Vikingur Ólafsson’s new album features a recital of works by Bach, Brahms, Bartók, and Kurtág – played once on Steinway Grand and again on an upright piano.
Review: Beethoven – The Five Piano Concertos – Haochen Zhang, Nathalie Stutzmann
Haochen Zhang, winner of the 2009 Cliburn Competition, presents the complete Beethoven piano concertos with Natalie Stutzmann and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Review: Schumann – Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 (Re-orchestrated by Mahler) – ORF Vienna Radio Symphony, Alsop
Marin Alsop leads the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Schumann’s first two symphonies, re-orchestrated by Gustav Mahler.
Review: Song – Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Cello
In his most personal album yet, Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s latest Decca release features an eclectic range of works from Beethoven to Bacharach.
Review: Bruckner – Symphony No. 4 – LSO, Rattle
Simon Rattle records his third Bruckner symphony as Music Director of the London Symphony Orchestra.
Review: Brahms and Berg – Violin Concertos – Christian Tetzlaff
In this new release for the Ondine label, Christian Tetzlaff revisits the Brahms Violin Concerto and records the Berg for the very first time.
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 4 – Les Siècles, Roth
François-Xavier Roth leads Les Siècles in a period instrument performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 4.
Review: Martinů – Symphonies 5 & 6 – SWR, Norrington
Sir Roger Norrington leads the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR in Martinů’s symphonies No. 5 & 6.
Review: Schumann – The Symphonies – Staatskapelle Berlin, Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim in his third recording of the Schumann symphonies cycle.
Review: Brahms – Complete Symphonies – Àdàm Fischer, Danish Chamber Orchestra
Ádám Fischer and the Danish Chamber Orchestra add Brahm’s four symphonies to their list of symphonic cycles.