Nelson Friere presents a diverse program of short piano pieces, from Baroque to Romantic and Latin miniatures.
Review: “All Shall Not Die” – Haydn String Quartets – Quatuor Hanson
On their debut album for Aparté, Quatuor Hanson presents a selection of six String Quartets by Joseph Haydn.
Review: Beethoven – Violin Concerto, Septet – Kavakos
Leonidas Kavakos is the soloist and conductor in Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, and joined by members of Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks for the early Septet.
Review: Anamorfosi – Le Poème Harmonique, Dumestre
Le Poème Harmonique, with founder Vincent Dumestre, perform Allegri’s “Miserere” and works by Monteverdi and other baroque composers.
Review: Scarlatti – 52 Keyboard Sonatas – Lucas Debargue
Lucas Debargue plays 52 out of Scarlatti’s 555 keyboard sonatas on the piano, spanning over 4 CDs.
Review: Ethel Smyth – Mass in D – BBCSO, Oramo
Dame Ethel Smyth’s Mass in D is performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, with conductor Sakari Oramo.
Review: Schumann – Symphonies No. 2 and 4 – LSO, Gardiner
Sir John Eliot Gardiner returns to the Schumann Symphonies with a performance of the Second And Fourth, here played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Review: Beethoven – Piano Concertos (Complete) – Jan Lisiecki
As part of Deutsche Grammophon’s Beethoven 250 celebrations, Jan Lisiecki plays and conducts from the keyboard the Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields.
Review: Beethoven And Sibelius Violin Concertos – Christian Tetzlaff
In his second recording of both concertos, Christian Tetzlaff is joined by Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Robin Ticciati
Review: Bach – Six Cello Suites – Emmanuelle Bertrand
Emmanuelle Bertrand plays Bach’s six suites for solo cello, using a period instrument.