François-Xavier Roth conducts Les Siècles in Beethoven’s Third Symphony and an overture by Étienne-Nicolas Méhul.
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: Schubert – Winterreise – Joyce DiDonato, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato is accompanied by conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the piano, in Schubert’s “Winterreise”.
Review: Bach – Cantatas BWV 45, 198 (“Trauer Ode”) – Collegium Vocale Gent, Herreweghe
Philippe Herreweghe conducts Collegium Vocale Gent in his second recording of Bach’s Cantata “Trauer Ode” BWV 198, with Cantata BWV 45 and Motet 118.
Review: Vaughan Williams – Symphonies No. 4 & 6 – LSO, Pappano
Antonio Pappano conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in Vaughan Williams’ Symphonies No. 4 and 6.
Review: Beethoven – The Last Three Piano Sonatas – Sunwook Kim
Sunwook Kim returns to Beethoven, with the last three Piano Sonatas, Op. 109-111.
Review: Bach – Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin – Augustin Hadelich
Augustin Hadelich performs Bach’s complete Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin.
Review: “Il delirio della passione” – Monteverdi Arias – Anna Lucia Richter, Soprano
Soprano Anna Lucia Richter in arias by Monteverdi, with Ensemble Claudiana and Luca Pianca.
Review: “Good Night, Beloved” – The Sixteen, Christophers
Harry Christophers and the Sixteen in a selection of English choral works.
Review: Beethoven – Symphony 5, 7 – musicAeterna, Teodor Currentzis
Teodor Currentzis conducts the period instruments group musicAeterna in Beethoven’s Symphonies 5 and 7. A review of both albums.
Review: The Juilliard String Quartet Plays Beethoven, Bartók, Dvořák
The Juilliard String Quartet, with a new first violinist, perform Beethoven second “Razumovsky” quartet, Bartók’s String Quartet No. 3, and Dvořák’s “American Quartet.
