The Kanneh-Masons play Saint-Saëns’ “Carnival of the Animals” with a selection of miscellaneous pieces. With poems by Michael Morpurgo, read by the author and actress Olivia Colman.
Category: Album Reviews
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Review: Louis Lortie Plays Chopin, Volume 6
In the sixth volume of his ongoing Chopin cycle, Louis Lortie plays Mazurkas, Polonaises the Fantasie Op. 49 and the “La ci darem” variations.
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 9 – Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Ádám Fischer
Ádám Fischer continues his ongoing Mahler cycle with the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, performing the Ninth Symphony.
Review: Schubert – Die schöne Müllerin – Ian Bostridge
Ian Bostridge returns to Schubert’s song cycle, in a new live recording from London’s Wigmore Hall.
Review: Beethoven – Violin Concerto, Romances – Midori
In her first recording of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, Midori is joined by the Festival Strings Lucerne.
Review: “Portraits de la Folie” – Stéphanie d’Oustrac, Ensemble Amarillis, Gaillard
Mezzo-soprano Stéphanie d’Oustrac joins Ensemble Amarillis and Héloïse Gaillard in a program of baroque music.
Review: Ravel – Piano Trio, Chausson – Piano Quartet – Trio Machiavelli
Pianist Claire Huangci is joined by violinist Solenne Païdassi and cellist Tristan Cornut to perform Ravel’s Piano Trio. Violist Adrien Bosseau joins for Chausson’s Piano Quartet.
Review: “El Nour” – Fatma Said, Soprano
In a debut album, soprano Fatma Said presents a program that combines French, Spanish and Arabic songs.
Review: “Silver Age” – Daniil Trifonov Plays Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Scriabin
Daniil Trifonov plays concertos and solo works by Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Scriabin.
Review: “Tudor Queens” – Diana Damrau, Soprano
Soprano Diana Damrau performs three acts from Donizetti’s “Tudor” opera trilogy, with the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and Antonio Pappano.