Review: “Élégie” – Anita Rachvelishvili, Vincenzo Scalera
Mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili and pianist Vincenzo Scalera present a varied program of songs by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, de Falla and more.
Album Reviews
Review: Beethoven – Complete Piano Concertos – Zimerman, LSO, Rattle
Three decades after his famous cycle with Bernstein, Krystian Zimerman returns to Beethoven's five Piano Concertos with Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra.
Review: Chopin – Complete Nocturnes – Alain Planès
Alain Planès performs Chopin complete Nocturnes on 1836 Pleyel piano.
Review: Beethoven – Fidelio – Davidsen, Janowski
Lise Davidsen takes on the role of Leonore in Beethoven's Fidelio, with Dresdner Philharmonie under Marek Janowski.
Review: Bruch – String Quintets & Octet – WDR Sinfonieorchester Chamber Players
Three chamber works for strings by Max Bruch with the WDR Sinfonieorchester Chamber Players.
Review: Beethoven – “Hammerklavier” Sonata, Eroica Variations – Aimard
Pierre-Laurent Aimard combines Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 29, Op. 106 ("Hammerklavier") with the Eroica Variations, Op. 35.
Review: “Magnificat 2” – The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Nethsingha
The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge and Andrew Nethsingha on their second installment completely dedicated to settings of the Evening Canticles — the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis.
Review: Shostakovich – Symphonies 1, 14 & 15 – Boston Symphony Orchestra, Nelsons
Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra continue their Shostakovich cycle, with Symphonies No. 1, 14 and 15, with the chamber Symphony in C Minor.
Review: Mozart – “Prussian” String Quartets – Doric String Quartet
The Doric String Quartet launch their Mozart cycle with the late "Prussian" quartets.
Review: “Reimagine: Beethoven and Ravel” – Inna Faliks, Piano
Pianist Inna Faliks combines Beethoven’s Op. 126 Bagatelles with nine new contemporary pieces, some influenced by Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit.