Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Category: Album Reviews
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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.
Review: Schubert – Piano Sonatas D. 959, 960 – Ronald Brautigam
Ronald Brautigam plays Schubert’s last two piano sonatas on a fortepiano.
Review: Contemplation – Huw Montague Rendall
Baritone Huw Montague Rendall in opera arias by Mozart, Mahler, Korngold, Britten, Gounod, Duparc and more.
