The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review this past month.
Tag: Symphony
Review: Enescu – Symphonies Nos. 1-3 & 2 Romanian Rhapsodies – Cristian Mǎcelaru
Cristian Mǎcelaru conducts the Orchestre National de France in Enescu’s Symphonies No. 1-3 and 2 Romanian Rhapsodies.
Review: Schumann – Complete Symphonies – Dresdner Philharmonie, Janowski
Marek Janowski leads the Dresdner Philharmonie in Schumann’s complete symphonies.
Review: Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”) – Budapest Festival Orchestra – Iván Fischer
Iván Fischer continues his Beethoven cycle with the Budapest Festival Orchestra, conducting the “Eroica” Symphony and Coriolan Overture.
Review: Mendelssohn – Symphonies, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich – Paavo Järvi
Paavo Järvi leads the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich in Mendelssohn’s mature Symphonies and a midsummer night’s dream.
Review: Beethoven For Three – Symphony No. 4 and “Archduke” Trio – Ax, Kavakos, Ma
Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, and Yo-Yo Ma in Shai Wosner’s arrangement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 for piano trio. The group also performs the “Archduke” trio.
Review: Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 – Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Domingo Hindoyan
Domingo Hindoyan conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in Bruckner’s “Romantic” symphony.
Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”) – A Beginners Guide
A guide to Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”), with historical background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings.
Year In Review – Our Top Classical Albums for 2023
We go over a lot of classical music albums during the year, so when 2023 comes to an end it’s time for members of The Classic Review staff to pick their favorite albums of the year.
Review: Grazyna Bacewicz – Orchestral Works Vol. 1 – Oramo, BBC Philharmonic
Sakari Oramo and the BBC Philharmonic on the first in Chandos’ series focusing on Grazyna Bacewicz’s orchestral works.
