Peter Donohoe and the BBC Philharmonic under Yan Pascal Tortelier play Schmitt’s Symphonie concertante and three works in first recordings.
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 2 – Simon Rattle (2026)
Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, with Louise Alder and Beth Taylor.
Double Review: Mozart – Piano Concertos – Kristian Bezuidenhout, Marie-Ange Nguci
Two new Mozart piano concerto albums: Marie-Ange Nguci plays Nos. 20 & 22 with Howard Griffiths, Kristian Bezuidenhout Nos. 5, 14 & 20 on fortepiano.
Review: Emilie Mayer – Symphonic Works, Volume 1 – Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bernhard Forck
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and Bernhard Forck play Emilie Mayer’s Symphony No. 1 and two overtures, with Alexander Melnikov in the Piano Concerto.
Review: Verdi – Opera Arias – Lise Davidsen, Edward Gardner
Lise Davidsen sings scenes from five Verdi operas, including Macbeth, Don Carlo and Aida, with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Edward Gardner.
Review: Beethoven and the Italians – Münchener Kammerorchester, Enrico Onofri
Enrico Onofri conducts the Münchener Kammerorchester in Beethoven’s Symphonies Nos. 5, 6 and 7 with works by Cherubini, Spontini and Rossini.
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 5 on Period Instruments – Philipp von Steinaecker
Philipp von Steinaecker conducts the Mahler Academy Orchestra in Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 on period instruments.
Review: “Sir!” – Elgar – Cello Concerto, Bruch – Kol Nidrei – Astrig Siranossian
Astrig Siranossian plays Elgar’s Cello Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra and François-Xavier Roth, and Britten’s Cello Sonata with Nathanaël Gouin.
Review: Schumann – Complete Symphonies – Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra – Gustavo Dudamel
Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Schumann’s four symphonies, recorded live at Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2018, on Platoon.
Review: Hisaishi – Symphony No. 3, Harp Concerto – Ceysson, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Composer
Joe Hisaishi conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in his Symphony No. 3 ‘Metaphysica’ and Harp Concerto, with harpist Emmanuel Ceysson.