Soprano Jodie Devos and pianist Nicolas Krüger in a recital of English songs.
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: Haydn – String Quartets Op. 76 – Chiaroscuro Quartet
Chiaroscuro Quartet perform the six Strings Quartets, Op. 76, by Joseph Haydn.
Review: Prokofiev – Piano Works – Nicholas Angelich
Nicholas Angelich plays Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 8, Visions fugitives and excerpts from Romeo & Juliet.
Review: “Piazzolla Reflections” – Ksenija Sidorova, Accordion
Accordion player Ksenija Sidorova in a program ranging from Bach to Piazzolla.
Review: Bach-Busoni – Goldberg Variations, Chaconne – Chiyan Wong
Chiyan Wong performs Bach’s Goldberg Variations in the Busoni edition (1914), with the Busoni’s arrangement of Bach’s Chaconne from the second violin Partita.
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 10 – Minnesota Orchestra, Vänskä
Osmo Vänskä continues his Mahler cycle with the Minnesota Orchestra, in Symphony No. 10, completed by Deryck Cooke.
Review: “Hallgató” – Ferenc Snétberger, Keller Quartett
Guitarist Ferenc Snétberger in his own Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra with the Keller String Quartet, and Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8 (ECM, 2021)
Review: Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 – Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra return to Beethoven, performing Symphony No.9 (“Choral”).
Review: “Songs of Comfort & Hope” – Yo Yo Ma, Kathryn Stott
Yo Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott in a program of arrangements for cello and piano.
Review: Janáček – Piano Works – Lars Vogt
Lars Vogt in a piano recital of music by Leoš Janáček: Piano Sonata, “In the Mists” and “On an Overgrown Path”.
