James Ehnes plays Sibelius’ Violin Concerto and other works for violin and orchestra, with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Edward Gardner.
Category: Album Reviews
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Review: Mozart – Piano Concertos No. 20 & 23 – Khatia Buniatishvili
Khatia Buniatishvili plays Mozart’s Piano Concertos No. 20 (K. 466) and 23 (K. 488) with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
Notable Classical Music Box Sets, January 2025
Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Review: Beethoven – Piano Sonatas No. 3 & 29 (“Hammerklavier”) – Marc-André Hamelin
Marc-André Hamelin plays Beethoven Piano Sonatas No. 3 & 29 (“Hammerklavier”).
Review: Mendelssohn – Elijah – LSO, Pappano
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra in Mendelssohn’s Elijah, performed in English.
Review: Brahms – Piano Concertos, Late Solo Works – Igor Levit, VPO, Christian Thielemann
Igor Levit plays both Brahms’ Piano Concertos and late piano works, Op. 116-119.
Review: Daniil Trifonov – My American Story: North
Daniil Trifonov plays Gershwin and Bates’ Piano Concertos, with solo works by American composers.
Review: Mozart – Requiem – Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon
Raphaël Pichon conducts Pygmalion in a program that combines Mozart’s Requiem with his earlier choral works.
Review: Chopin Voyage – Yulianna Avdeeva, Piano
Yulianna Avdeeva plays Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 3, with Nocturnes, Mazurkas, Polonaise-Fantaisie, and Barcarolle.
Review: Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 2 & 3, Piano Sonata No. 7 – Stewart Goodyear
Stewart Goodyear plays Prokofiev’s Piano Concertos No. 2 & 3 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Andrew Litton.
