Review: Saint-Saëns – Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 – Alexandre Kantorow
In a new 2022 release, Alexandre Kantorow and father Jean-Jacques complete their Saint-Saëns piano concerto cycle with a performance of Nos. 1 and 2.
Album Reviews
Review: Bach – St. John Passion – John Eliot Gardiner (2022)
Sir John Eliot Gardiner leads the English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, and soloists in his third recording of Bach's sacred masterpiece.
Review: Dance With Me – Barbara Hannigan, Soprano
Barbara Hannigan's new album with the LUDWIG Orchestra explores dance through the worlds of salsa, cabaret, Broadway, and Viennese waltz.
Review: Rhapsody – Martin James Bartlett, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Martin James Bartlett, 2014 BBC Young Musician of the Year, performs with the London Philharmonic Orchestra two best-loved works by Rachmaninoff and Gershwin.
Review: Made for Opera – Nadine Sierra, Soprano
Nadine Sierra's new release with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai presents three iconic heroines from operas by Verdi, Donizetti, and Gounod.
Review: Mendelssohn – Piano Concertos – Vogt, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris
Lars Vogt features as soloist and conductor with the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris in a new recording of Mendelssohn's piano concertos and Capriccio Brilliant.
Review: EDEN – Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-Soprano
Joyce DiDonato and Il Pomo d'Oro explore a connection to nature in a recital of works by Ives, Mysliveček, Mahler, Copland, and Handel, among others.
Review: Schubert – Winterreise – Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu
Baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist James Baillieu perform a hallmark of the Romantic lied cycle, Schubert's Winterreise.
Review: Dohnányi – Concertos, Variations on a Nursery Song – Pitrenas, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
Modestas Pitrenas leads the Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz and soloists in three of Dohnányi's concertos, including his Variations on a Nursery Song.
Review: African Pianism – Rebeca Omordia, Piano
Pianist Rebeca Omordia performs a selection of vibrant works by African composers from Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco, and South Africa.