James Ehnes in Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole, Saint-Saëns’ Violin Concerto No. 3, and Sarasate’s Carmen Concert Fantasy, with Juanjo Mena and the BBC Philharmonic.
Review: “Twilight” – Schumann Songs – Ian Bostridge, Saskia Giorgini
Ian Bostridge and Saskia Giorgini in songs by Robert Schumann, including Liederkreis, Op. 39.
Review: Ravel – Piano Concertos – Seong-Jin Cho, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Nelsons
Seong-Jin Cho rounds up his Ravel cycle with a recording of the two piano concertos, accompanied by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Andris Nelsons.
Review: Rachmaninoff – Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2, The Isle of the Dead – Boris Giltburg
Boris Giltburg performs Rachmaninoff’s two piano sonatas, with a new arrangement for piano of The Isle of the Dead.
Review: John Field – Complete Nocturnes – Alice Sara Ott
Alice Sara Ott plays John field’s 18 Nocturnes.
Review: Khachaturian – Piano Concerto, Solo Works – Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Jean-Yves Thibaudet is joined by the LA Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel in Khachaturian’s Piano Concerto and other works.
Double Review: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons – Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Daniel Pioro
Review of two recordings of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. Théotime Langlois de Swarte with Le Consort, and Daniel Pioro with the Manchester Camerata.
Review: Ravel – Complete Piano Works – Seong-Jin Cho
Seong-Jin Cho in a 2-CD set of the compete solo piano works by Maurice Ravel.
Review: Schubert – Piano Sonata D. 958, Impromptus D. 935 – Aimi Kobayashi
Aimi Kobayashi plays Schubert’s Piano Sonata in C Minor (D. 958) and the four Impromptus (D. 935).
Review: Prokofiev, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tsfasman – Works For Piano and Orchestra – Zlata Chochieva
Zlata Chochieva plays works for piano and orchestra by Prokofiev, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Tsfasman, with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Karl-Heinz Steffens.
