Marc Albrecht conducts the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra in Zemlinsky’s “Die Seejungfrau” – Fantasy in for large orchestra after a fairy-tale by Andersen.
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: Beethoven – Symphony No. 9, Choral Fantasy – Bezuidenhout, Heras-Casado
Pablo Heras-Casado conducts the Freiburger Barockorchester in Beethoven “choral” Symphony. Kristian Bezuidenhout joins for the Choral Fantasy.
Review: Cantatas of the Bach Family – Benjamin Appl, Reinhard Goebel
Baritone Benjamin Appl performs Bach’s “Ich habe genug” and other Cantatas by members of the Bach family. Goebel conducts two world premieres orchestral pieces.
Review: Shostakovich – Cello Concerto No. 2, “Three Continents” – Jan Vogler
Cellist Jan Vogler performs Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 2 with a new Concerto by three contemporary composers, named “Three Continents”.
Review: Vivaldi, Piazzolla – Four Seasons – Arabella Steinbacher
Arabella Steinbacher combines Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” with Piazzolla’s “Four Seasons of Buenos Aires”, in a new recording with the Münchener Kammerorchester.
Review: Songs By Sir Hamilton Harty – Kathryn Rudge, Christopher Glynn
This new album contains 17 new premier recording of songs by the Irish composer (Somm Recordings, 2020).
Review: Bruckner, Stravinsky – Mass for Choir and Wind – Rundfunkchor Berlin
Gijs Leenaars performs Bruckner and Stravinsky’s two Masses for choir and wind instruments, with the Rundfunkchor and Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin.
Review: Verdi – Otello – Kaufmann, Pappano (2020)
Few years after his live DVD in the same role, tenor Jonas Kaufmann and conductor Antonio Pappano return to Verdi’s Otello, in a new studio production.
Review: “Cantilena” – Tabea Zimmermann, Viola and Javier Perianes, Piano
In this collection of arrangements for viola and piano, Tabea Zimmermann and Javier Perianes take us on a journey through Spain and South America (2020)
Review: Cyrillus Kreek – The Suspended Harp of Babel – Vox Clamantis
ECM Records presents a collection of psalms and folk-songs arranged for choir by the Estonian composer Cyrillus Kreek, by Estonian choir Vox Clamantis (2020).
