Baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist James Baillieu continue their collaboration in a recital that explores the themes of desire and its repercussions.
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: Tchaikovsky – Orchestral Works – Alpesh Chauhan
Alpesh Chauhan’s debut recording features Tchaikovsky’s orchestral works, including The Tempest, Francesca Da Rimini, and the Voyevoda Overture.
Review: Après un rêve – Emmanuel Despax, Piano
Emmanuel Despax plays works in the French piano repertoire including Poulenc’s Soirées de Nazelles, Debussy’s Claire de Lune, and Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit.
Review: Beethoven – The 5 Piano Concertos – Garrick Ohlsson
A live performance of the complete Beethoven piano concerto cycle featuring Garrick Ohlsson, Sir Donald Runnicles and the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra.
Review: Schubert – Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 ‘Unfinished’ – Pablo Heras-Casado, Freiburger Barockorchester
Pablo Heras-Casado leads the Freiburger Barockorchester in a period-instrument performance of Schubert’s Symphonies Nos. 5 and 7 (“Unfinished”).
Review: Music for a New Century – Daniel Hope, Violin
Daniel Hope presents works of living composers including Philip Glass and Tan Dun.
Review: Childhood Tales – Isata Kanneh-Mason, Piano
Isata Kanneh-Mason presents music about youth by Mozart, Schumann, Debussy, and Dohnányi, inspired by her own childhood memories.
Review: Bruckner – Symphony No. 4 – Dausgaard, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard leads the Bergen Philharmonic in the 1886 Nowak edition of Bruckner’s symphony No. 4.
Review: Haydn – Late Symphonies, Vol. 1 – Ádám Fischer
Ádám Fischer and the Danish Chamber Orchestra embark on a series for the Naxos label to record Haydn’s last 25 symphonies, including the Paris and London sets.
Double Review: Violin Concertos by Bruch, Britten & Price – Goosby, Leong
A double review of Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto by Randall Goosby with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Nézet-Séguin, and Kerson Leong with Philharmonia under Hahn.
