In Short – 5 Albums Worth Your Listen – June 2024
Five new classical music albums worth checking out.
Album Reviews
Review: Margaret Brouwer – Rhapsodies – Marin Alsop
Marin Alsop leads the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra in contemporary works by composer Margaret Brouwer.
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 3 – Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
Osmo Vänskä finishes his Mahler Symphonies cycle with the Minnesota Orchestra, in Symphony No. 3.
Review: Henselt & Bronsart – Piano Concertos – Paul Wee
Paul Wee plays Adolf von Henselt and Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf's rarely played Piano Concertos, with the Swedish chamber Orchestra under Michael Collins.
Review: Schoenberg & Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande – Paavo Järvi
Paavo Järvi conducts the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in two version of Pelléas et Mélisande, by Schoenberg and Fauré
Review: Sibelius – Violin Concerto – Prokofiev – Violin Concerto No. 1 – Jansen, Mäkelä
In her first concerto recording in nine years, Janine Jansen is joined by the Oslo Philharmonic and Klaus Mäkelä in violin concertos by Sibelius and Prokofiev.
Review: Mozart – Symphonies No. 35, 36, 40 – The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen – Tarmo Peltokoski
Tarmo Peltokoski conducts The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen in Mozart's symphonies No. 35 ("Haffner"), 36 ("Linz") and 40.
Notable Classical Music Box Sets, June 2024
Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Review: Beethoven – Triple Concerto – Benedetti, Kanneh-Mason, Grosvnenor
Nicola Benedetti, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, and Benjamin Grosvenor in Beethoven's "Triple" Concerto for violin, cello and piano.
Review: Schumann – String Quartets, Piano Quintet – Quatuor Hanson, Adam Laloum
Quatuor Hanson plays Schumann three String Quartets and Piano Quintet with pianist Adam Laloum.