Fabio Luisi and the Danish National Symphony Orchestra perform Nielsen 6 symphonies, on a newly recorded album for Deutsche Grammophon.
Category: Album Reviews
Unveiling the newest in classical music! The Classic Review’s Album Reviews offer insightful critiques of recent releases. Explore a range of artists, ensembles, and repertoire – all expertly analyzed for music lovers, new and experienced. Discover your next favorite recording here.
Review: Maria Mater Meretrix – Anna Prohaska, Patricia Koparchinskaja
Anna Prohaska, Patricia Koparchinskaja, and the Camerata Bern present a millennia’s worth of music from Hildegard von Bingen to George Crumb
Review: Beethoven – Violin Concerto – María Dueñas, Wiener Symphoniker, Honeck
María Dueñas in a new rendition of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with the Wiener Symphoniker, conducted by Manfred Honeck.
Review: Mozart – Quintets – Quatuor Ébène
Quatuor Ébène’s new release with violist Antoine Tamestit marks a return to Mozart, with the K. 515 and 516 String Quintets.
Review: Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring & The Firebird – Orchestre de Paris, Mäkelä
In a new release for Decca, Klaus Mäkelä and the Orchestre de Paris present two of Stravinsky’s best known ballets, Le Sacre du printemps and The Firebird.
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 9 – Minnesota Orchestra, Vänskä
Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra continue their Mahler Symphonies cycle on the BIS label, this time with a performance of No. 9.
Review: Compositrices – Bru Zane
Bru Zane’s ongoing advocacy of French music from 1780-1920 continues with a boxed set of over 10 hours of music by 21 French women composers.
Review: Chopin – Rafał Blechacz, Piano
Pianist Rafał Blechacz presents an all-Chopin disc featuring two sonatas, the Barcarolle, and a nocturne.
Review: Bartòk – The Wooden Prince & Dance Suite – Măcelaru
Cristian Măcelaru and WDR Sinfonieorchester’s second collaboration for Linn features Bartòk’s The Wooden Prince and Dance Suite.
Review: Schumann & Brahms – Benjamin Grosvenor, Piano
Benjamin Grosvenor continues to explore composers of the Romantic era, this time with works by Clara and Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms.
