A double review of C.P.E. Bach works, including the Württemberg Sonatas featured by Keith Jarrett and selected Rondos and Prussian Sonata played by Einav Yarden.
Review: “Butterfly Lovers” – Joshua Bell, Violin
Joshua Bell in “Butterfly Lovers” violin concerto by Chen Gang & He Zhanhao, with works by Saint-Saëns, Massenet, and Sarasate.
Review: Après un rêve – Emmanuel Despax, Piano
Emmanuel Despax plays works in the French piano repertoire including Poulenc’s Soirées de Nazelles, Debussy’s Claire de Lune, and Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit.
Review: Beethoven – The 5 Piano Concertos – Garrick Ohlsson
A live performance of the complete Beethoven piano concerto cycle featuring Garrick Ohlsson, Sir Donald Runnicles and the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra.
Review: Music for a New Century – Daniel Hope, Violin
Daniel Hope presents works of living composers including Philip Glass and Tan Dun.
Review: Childhood Tales – Isata Kanneh-Mason, Piano
Isata Kanneh-Mason presents music about youth by Mozart, Schumann, Debussy, and Dohnányi, inspired by her own childhood memories.
Double Review: Violin Concertos by Bruch, Britten & Price – Goosby, Leong
A double review of Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto by Randall Goosby with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Nézet-Séguin, and Kerson Leong with Philharmonia under Hahn.
Review: Fantasie – Alexander Melnikov
Alexander Melnikov’s explores music from the Baroque to the 20th century on 7 different instruments.
Review: Steve Reich – Music for 18 Musicians – Colin Currie Group
The Colin Currie Group and Synergy Vocals on a new recording of Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians (1976).
Review: Maria Mater Meretrix – Anna Prohaska, Patricia Koparchinskaja
Anna Prohaska, Patricia Koparchinskaja, and the Camerata Bern present a millennia’s worth of music from Hildegard von Bingen to George Crumb