Baritone Konstantin Krimmel and pianist Daniel Heide present Schubert’s song cycle about love and despair.
Category: Album Reviews
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Review: Handel – Water & Fire – B’Rock Orchestra, Sinkovsky
After recording the complete Schubert symphonies, the B’rock orchestra presents a new album featuring Handel’s Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks.
Review: Ysaÿe – Six Sonatas for Violin Solo, Op. 27 – Hilary Hahn, Violin
In her newest recording for Deutsche Grammophon, Hilary Hahn takes on the challenge of performing Eugene Ysaÿe’s complete sonatas for solo violin.
Review: Rachmaninoff – Symphonies 2 & 3 – Philadelphia Orchestra, Nézet-Séguin
Yannick Nézet-Séguin completes his Rachmaninoff Symphonies cycle with The Philadelphia Orchestra, performing Symphonies No. 2 & 3, with the Isle of the Dead (DG).
Double Review: C.P.E. Bach – Keith Jarrett, Einav Yarden
A double review of C.P.E. Bach works, including the Württemberg Sonatas featured by Keith Jarrett and selected Rondos and Prussian Sonata played by Einav Yarden.
Review: “Butterfly Lovers” – Joshua Bell, Violin
Joshua Bell in “Butterfly Lovers” violin concerto by Chen Gang & He Zhanhao, with works by Saint-Saëns, Massenet, and Sarasate.
Review: Forbidden Fruit – Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu
Baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist James Baillieu continue their collaboration in a recital that explores the themes of desire and its repercussions.
Review: Après un rêve – Emmanuel Despax, Piano
Emmanuel Despax plays works in the French piano repertoire including Poulenc’s Soirées de Nazelles, Debussy’s Claire de Lune, and Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit.
Review: Tchaikovsky – Orchestral Works – Alpesh Chauhan
Alpesh Chauhan’s debut recording features Tchaikovsky’s orchestral works, including The Tempest, Francesca Da Rimini, and the Voyevoda Overture.
Review: Beethoven – The 5 Piano Concertos – Garrick Ohlsson
A live performance of the complete Beethoven piano concerto cycle featuring Garrick Ohlsson, Sir Donald Runnicles and the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra.
