Notable Classical Music Box Sets, March 2025
Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Album Reviews
Review: Brahms – Ein deutsches Requiem (1868 Bremen Version) – Kent Nagano
Kent Nagano in a recreation of the 1868 Premier program of Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem.
Review: Lalo, Saint-Saëns, Sarasate – Works For Violin and Orchestra – James Ehnes
James Ehnes in Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole, Saint-Saëns' Violin Concerto No. 3, and Sarasate’s Carmen Concert Fantasy, with Juanjo Mena and the BBC Philharmonic.
Six Notable Classical Music Box Sets, June 2025
Six notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 3 – Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov
Semyon Bychkov continues his Mahler cycle with the Czech Philharmonic, performing symphony No. 3, with mezzo-soprano Catriona Morison.
Review: Sibelius – Symphonies No. 6 & 7, The Tempest – Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Rouvali
Santtu-Matias Rouvali concludes the complete Sibelius symphonies with a performance of Symphonies No. 6 & 7.
Review: “Twilight” – Schumann Songs – Ian Bostridge
Ian Bostridge and Saskia Giorgini in songs by Robert Schumann, including Liederkreis, Op. 39.
Review: Ravel – Piano Concertos – Seong-Jin Cho, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Nelsons
Seong-Jin Cho rounds up his Ravel cycle with a recording of the two piano concertos, accompanied by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Andris Nelsons.
Review: Rachmaninoff – Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2, The Isle of the Dead – Boris Giltburg
Boris Giltburg performs Rachmaninoff's two piano sonatas, with a new arrangement for piano of The Isle of the Dead.
Review: Ravel – Daphnis et Chloé – London Symphony Orchestra Sir Antonio Pappano
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in Ravel's music for the ballet Daphnis et Chloé.