Ronald Brautigam performs Mendelssohn Piano Concertos on period instruments, in his second version for these pieces.
Review: “Toccata” – Elisa Netzer, Harp
Elisa Netzer gives an impressive début album for Naxos, which contains old and new composers, with arrangements and original pieces written for the harp.
Review: Xiayin Wang Plays Tchaikovsky Piano Concertos No. 1&3, Scriabin Piano Concerto
Review: Pianist Xiayin Wang performs Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concertos No. 1 & 3, along with Scriabin rarely heard Piano Concerto.
Review: Mozart String Quintets (Complete) – The Klenke Quartett
A decade after their Mozart String Quartet cycle, the Klenke Quartett turn their attention to the Masterfull String Quintets, along with violist Harald Schoneweg.
Review: “FRAGE” – Gerhaher and Huber Perform Schumann Lieder
Baritone Christian Gerhaher and Pianist Gerold Huber present the first of a complete Schumann song cycle for Sony
Review: Bach – Concertos For 2, 3, 4 Pianos – David Fray
David Fray joins a group of 3 more pianists to record Bach’s multiple pianos concertos.
Review: “In Concert” – Till Fellner Plays Liszt, Beethoven (ECM)
Till Fellner in impressive two concerts recordings, playing Liszt’s Années de pèlerinage and Beethoven’s last piano sonata, Op. 111.
Review: “BAÏKA” – Nemanja Radulovic
Khachaturian’s Violin Concerto is quite a rarity these days, unjustifiably so. Violinist Nemanja Radulovic puts this concerto as the center of a well planned, “oriental” related theme album, named “BAÏKA” (“Tale”).
Review: Les Défis de Monsieur Forqueray – Lucile Boulanger, Viola da Gamba
Antoine Forqueray (1672-1745), a French Baroque composer and Viola da Gamba master, is the center of this fascinating album. Lucie Boulanger chose pieces which this rather forgotten figure either played or composed. Some are transcribed from violin to Viola da Gamba, other written specifically for the Viola.
Review: Seong-Jin Cho Plays Mozart (DG)
Seong-Jin Cho (조성진) , winner of the 2015 Chopin Competition, has already produced good albums with music by Chopin and Debussy. Now he turns his attention to Mozart, giving a persuasive account of the dark D Minor Piano Concerto and two solo Sonatas.
