Alfia Bakieva performs Vivaldi’s Le quattro stagioni and other concertos with Les Musiciennes Du Concert Des Nations under Jordi Savall.
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: Rachmaninoff – The Piano Concertos & Paganini Rhapsody – Pletnev, Nagano
Mikhail Pletnev and his newly formed ensemble in Rachmaninoff’s complete works for piano and orchestra.
Review: Gluck – Orfeo ed Euridice – Jakub Józef Orliński
Jakub Józef Orliński takes the leading role in Gluck’s famous opera.
Review: All These Lighted Things: Prokofiev, Ogonek & Ravel – Elim Chan
Elim Chan leads the Antwerp Symphony orchestra in works by Prokofiev, Ogonek, and Ravel.
Notable Classical Music Box Sets, May 2024
Four notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Review: The Vienna Recital – Yuja Wang, Piano
Yuja Wang in a live recording from Vienna’s Konzerthaus, with works by Beethoven, Scriabin, Albéniz, Kapustin, Ligeti, and Glass.
Review: Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5, Dean – Piano Concerto – Jonathan Biss
Jonathan Biss embarks on a new Beethoven Piano Concertos cycle, accompanying each concerto with a contemporary piece.
Review: Beethoven – Complete Symphonies – Kammerakademie Potsdam, Antonello Manacorda
Antonello Manacorda leads the Kammerakademie Potsdam in Beethoven’s complete Symphonies.
Review: Chopin – Études – Yunchan Lim
Yunchan Lim performs Chopin’s Études opus 10 & 25.
Review: “Four Hands” – Alexandre Tharaud
Pianist Alexandre Tharaud is joined by 22 pianists and musicians in works for piano four hands.