Pianist Joanna Sochacka in a full program of piano music by Grażyna Bacewicz.
Review: Debussy – Fantaisie, Violin Sonata, Cello Sonata, La Mer – Argerich, Soltani, Barenboim
Martha Argerich on her first ever recording of Debussy’s Fantasie for Piano and Orchestra, with Staatskapelle Berlin and Daniel Barenboim, who accompanies in the Violin and Cello Sonatas with cellist Kian Soltani and violinist Michael Barenboim.
Debussy – Préludes – A Beginners Guide
A guide to Debussy’s two books of Préludes, with background, analysis and recommendations for the best recordings.
Review: “Mozart Momentum 1785” – Piano Concertos – Leif Ove Andsnes, Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra perform Mozart’s Piano Concertos No. 20-22, with a Piano Quartet and solo works.
Review: Beethoven – Complete Cello Sonatas – Yo Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax
Yo Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax return to Beethoven’s complete Cello and Piano music, 40 years after their first recording.
Review: Schubert – Winterreise – Joyce DiDonato, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato is accompanied by conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the piano, in Schubert’s “Winterreise”.
Review: Beethoven – The Last Three Piano Sonatas – Sunwook Kim
Sunwook Kim returns to Beethoven, with the last three Piano Sonatas, Op. 109-111.
Review: “Il delirio della passione” – Monteverdi Arias – Anna Lucia Richter, Soprano
Soprano Anna Lucia Richter in arias by Monteverdi, with Ensemble Claudiana and Luca Pianca.
Review: The Juilliard String Quartet Plays Beethoven, Bartók, Dvořák
The Juilliard String Quartet, with a new first violinist, perform Beethoven second “Razumovsky” quartet, Bartók’s String Quartet No. 3, and Dvořák’s “American Quartet.
Review: “Proust, Le Concert Retrouvé” – Théotime Langlois De Swarte, Tanguy De Williencourt
A recreation of a salon concert organized by writer Marcel Proust in 1907, played on period instruments.