Andris Nelsons and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra presents Beethoven’s nine Symphonies, recorded at the Musikverein.
Review: Beethoven – Complete Piano Sonatas – Igor Levit
Following his 2013 debut recording of Beethoven’s five last Piano Sonatas, Igor Levit presents the remaining 27, completing the cycle.
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 4 – LPO, Jurowski
Vladimir Jurowski conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and soprano Sofia Fomina (2019).
Review: Haydn – Symphonies Transcriptions By Stegmann – Ivan Ilić, Piano
Piano transcriptions of Haydn’s symphonies No. 44, 75 & 92, made by Carl David Stegmann.
Review: Handel – Concerto Grossi Op. 6 (1-6) – Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Forck
The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin presents the first of what will become a three album series of Handel Concerti Grossi.
Review: “Bach to the Future” – Olivier Latry, Organ
Olivier Latry gives a recital of Bach’s organ works on the famous organ of the Notre-Dame de Paris.
Review: “Gateways” – Vengerov, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Yu
Maxim Vengerov plays Qigang Chen’s new Violin Concerto, and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra under Long Yu perform Chen’s “The Five Elements suite” and Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances.
Review: Four Recent Chopin Albums (2019)
Four recent Chopin release reviewed: Albums by pianists Gábor Farkas, Chen Xue-Hong, Vladimir Feltsman and Charles Richard-Hamelin.
Review: “1939” – Violin Concertos By Walton, Hartmann, Bartók – Fabiola Kim, Violin
Violinist Fabiola Kim perfoms three Violin Concerto premiered in 1939, by Bartók, Walton and Hartmann.
Review: Denis Kozhukhin Plays Grieg And Mendelssohn
Denis Kozhukhin presents excerpts from Grieg’s “Lyric Pieces” and Mendelssohn’s “Songs without Words”.
