Gianandrea Noseda leads the London Symphony Orchestra as they continue their cycle of Shostakovich symphonies, this time with No. 7 (“Leningrad”).
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.
Double Review: Ravel – Orchestral Works – Wilson, Oramo
A double review of Ravel’s orchestral works, including ‘La Valse’ by Sinfonia of London with John Wilson and Royal Stockholm Philharmonic with Sakari Oramo.
Review: Ivo Pogorelich Plays Chopin (2022)
Ivo Pogorelich releases his first Chopin album in over two decades with works he’s never recorded before, including the Fantaisie and B minor Sonata.
Review: Haydn – Complete Symphonies, Vol. 11 – Kammerorchester Basel, Antonini
Giovanni Antonini continues on his quest of presenting the complete Haydn symphonies, this time with Kammerorchester Basel in Symphonies 2, 24, 82, and 87.
Review: Mendelssohn – Songs Without Words, Vol. 1 – Donohoe
With this first installment, pianist Peter Donohoe embarks on a new project of recording Mendelssohn’s eight volumes of Songs Without Words.
Review: Mozart x 3 – Elsa Dreisig, Soprano
Soprano Elsa Dreisig, in a collaboration with Kammerorchester Basel, performs some of Mozart’s best loved arias from his da Ponte and seria operas.
Review: Brahms – Late Piano Works – Paul Lewis
In a new recording for Harmonia Mundi, Paul Lewis performs Brahms’ Op. 116-119, the captivating final sets of works the composer wrote for piano.
Review: Transmission – Edgar Moreau, Cello
In a new release for Erato, cellist Edgar Moreau explores aspects of his own heritage in an eclectic curation of works by Bloch, Bruch, Korngold, and Ravel.
Review: Handel – Enchantresses – Sandrine Piau
Soprano Sandrine Piau’s latest collaboration with Les Paladins and Jérôme Correas adds to her already distinguished Handel discography.
Review: Florence Price – Symphonies 1 & 3 – Nézet-Séguin
Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra perform Florence Price’s first and third Symphonies.
