On her second album for Delphian, Héloïse Werner curates works from Hildegard von Bingen to her own compositions.
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 – Variations, Dvořák – Cello Concerto – John-Henry Crawford
John-Henry Crawford in Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme and Dvořák’s Cello Concerto.
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 9 On Period Instruments – Philipp von Steinaecker
Philipp von Steinaecker leads the Mahler Academy Orchestra in the composer’s 9th Symphony, on period instruments.
Review: Debussy – “Images” – Piano Works – Saskia Giorgini
Saskia Giorgini in piano works by Debussy, including the two books of Images, Estampes, Pour le Piano and Deux arabesques.
In Short – 5 Albums Worth Your Listen – June 2024
Five new classical music albums worth checking out.
Review: Margaret Brouwer – Rhapsodies – Marin Alsop
Marin Alsop leads the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra in contemporary works by composer Margaret Brouwer.
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 3 – Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
Osmo Vänskä finishes his Mahler Symphonies cycle with the Minnesota Orchestra, in Symphony No. 3.
Review: Henselt & Bronsart – Piano Concertos – Paul Wee
Paul Wee plays Adolf von Henselt and Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf’s rarely played Piano Concertos, with the Swedish chamber Orchestra under Michael Collins.
Review: Schoenberg & Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande – Paavo Järvi
Paavo Järvi conducts the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in two version of Pelléas et Mélisande, by Schoenberg and Fauré
Review: Sibelius – Violin Concerto – Prokofiev – Violin Concerto No. 1 – Jansen, Mäkelä
In her first concerto recording in nine years, Janine Jansen is joined by the Oslo Philharmonic and Klaus Mäkelä in violin concertos by Sibelius and Prokofiev.
