Nadine Sierra’s new release with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai presents three iconic heroines from operas by Verdi, Donizetti, and Gounod.
Review: Schubert – Winterreise – Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu
Baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist James Baillieu perform a hallmark of the Romantic lied cycle, Schubert’s Winterreise.
Review: African Pianism – Rebeca Omordia, Piano
Pianist Rebeca Omordia performs a selection of vibrant works by African composers from Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco, and South Africa.
Review: Pergolesi – Stabat Mater – Jodie Devos, Adèle Charvet, Julien Chauvin
Julien Chauvin and Le Concert de la Loge perform Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, and Haydn’s Symphony No. 49, “La Passione.”
Review: Ivo Pogorelich Plays Chopin (2022)
Ivo Pogorelich releases his first Chopin album in over two decades with works he’s never recorded before, including the Fantaisie and B minor Sonata.
Review: Mozart x 3 – Elsa Dreisig, Soprano
Soprano Elsa Dreisig, in a collaboration with Kammerorchester Basel, performs some of Mozart’s best loved arias from his da Ponte and seria operas.
Review: Brahms – Late Piano Works – Paul Lewis
In a new recording for Harmonia Mundi, Paul Lewis performs Brahms’ Op. 116-119, the captivating final sets of works the composer wrote for piano.
Review: Transmission – Edgar Moreau, Cello
In a new release for Erato, cellist Edgar Moreau explores aspects of his own heritage in an eclectic curation of works by Bloch, Bruch, Korngold, and Ravel.
Review: Grieg – Songs – Lise Davidsen, Leif Ove Andsnes
In their first collaboration, Lise Davidsen and Leif Ove Andsnes perform Edvard Grieg’s finest songs from Haugtussa and the Op. 59 Five Poems, among others.
Review: Haydn – Die Schöpfung (The Creation) – Savall
Jordi Savall leads the Concert des Nations and Capella Reial de Catalunya in Haydn’s “The Creation,” featuring Matthias Winckhler, Tilman Lichdi, and Yeree Suh.
