Jonathan Biss continues his Beethoven piano concertos cycle, with the second concerto, adding Timo Andres’ ‘the Blind Banister’.
Review: Liszt – Via Crucis & Solo Works – Leif Ove Andsnes
Leif Ove Andsnes performs Liszt’s Consolations and late religious works with The Norwegian Soloists’ Choir.
Review: Brahms – Piano Quartets No. 2 & 3 – Zimerman, Nowak, Budnik, Okamoto
Krystian Zimerman joins Maria Nowak, Katarzyna Budnik and Yuya Okamoto in Brahms’ piano quartets No. 2 and 3.
Review: Dvořák and Price – Piano Quintet – Takács Quartet, Marc-André Hamelin
Marc-André Hamelin joins the Takács Quartet in Dvořák and Price’s piano quintets.
Review: Bach – Keyboard Concertos – Beatrice Rana
Pianist Beatrice Rana lead the Amsterdam Sinfonietta in Bach’s keyboard concertos.
Review: “Preludes” – Jan Lisiecki, Piano
Jan Lisiecki plays preludes by Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Bach, Messiaen and Górecki.
Review: Lalo, Saint-Saëns, Sarasate – Works For Violin and Orchestra – James Ehnes
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
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.