In an ambitious recording debut for Decca, Klaus Mäkelä leads the Oslo Philharmonic in a performance of the complete Sibelius symphony cycle.
Review: Bach – Matthäus Passion – Pichon (2022)
Raphaël Pichon leads Ensemble Pygmalion and soloists in a new recording of one of J.S. Bach’s sacred masterpieces.
Review: “Mozart Momentum 1786” – Leif Ove Andsnes, Mahler Chamber Orchestra
In a follow up his 2021 release, Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra present Mozart’s Piano Concertos No. 23-24 and chamber works.
Review: Bruckner – Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5 – Nelsons, Gewandhausorchester
This final release in Andris Nelsons and Gewandhausorchester’s Bruckner symphony cycle also features Wagner’s Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde.
Review: Bach – St. John Passion – John Eliot Gardiner (2022)
Sir John Eliot Gardiner leads the English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, and soloists in his third recording of Bach’s sacred masterpiece.
Review: Dance With Me – Barbara Hannigan, Soprano
Barbara Hannigan’s new album with the LUDWIG Orchestra explores dance through the worlds of salsa, cabaret, Broadway, and Viennese waltz.
Review: Mendelssohn – Piano Concertos – Vogt, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris
Lars Vogt features as soloist and conductor with the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris in a new recording of Mendelssohn’s piano concertos and Capriccio Brilliant.
Review: EDEN – Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-Soprano
Joyce DiDonato and Il Pomo d’Oro explore a connection to nature in a recital of works by Ives, Mysliveček, Mahler, Copland, and Handel, among others.
Review: Dohnányi – Concertos, Variations on a Nursery Song – Pitrenas, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
Modestas Pitrenas leads the Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz and soloists in three of Dohnányi’s concertos, including his Variations on a Nursery Song.
Review: Beethoven – Complete Symphonies – Nézet-Séguin, Chamber Orchestra of Europe
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Yannick Nézet-Séguin in a new recording of Beethoven’s 9 symphonies (2022).