Violinist Shunske Sato performs Bach’s violin concertos and Double Concerto, with the period instruments group “Il Pomo D’oro”.
Review – Ronald Brautigam Plays Mendelssohn’s Piano Concertos (2018)
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: Tchaikovsky – Piano Concertos No. 1 & 3, Scriabin – Piano Concerto – Xiayin Wang
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: 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.
