Review: Jake Heggie – “Unexpected Shadows” – Jamie Barton, Mezzo-Soprano
Mezzo Soprano Jamie Barton sings songs by contemporary composer Jake Heggie, who accompanies from the piano.
Album Reviews
Review: “The Messenger” – Hélène Grimaud Plays Mozart and Silvestrov
Hélène Grimaud plays Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor with the Camerata Salzburg and two Fantasies, with works by Valentin Silvestrov.
Review: Bach – Motets – Ensemble Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon
Ensemble Pygmalion, under the direction of Raphaël Pichon, perform Bach's six Motets, together with motets by other composers on a new recording for Harmonia Mundi.
Review: “Anima Rara” – Ermonela Jaho, Soprano
Soprano Ermonela Jaho performs opera arias by Puccini, Verdi, Mascagni, Massenet and Leoncavallo with the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana and Andrea Battistoni.
Review: “Aranjuez” – Thibaut Garcia, Guitar
Thibaut Garcia plays Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse and Ben Glasser, with more works by Tansman and Visée.
Review: Haydn – String Quartets Op. 33 – Doric String Quartet
In their fourth volume of Haydn's String Quartets for Chandos, the Doric Quartet play the six String Quartets of opus 33.
Review: Niklas Sivelöv – Piano Concertos – Composer, Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Niklas Sivelöv performs three of his own Piano Concertos, with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra.
Review: Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 – Les Siècles, Roth
François-Xavier Roth conducts Les Siècles in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and Gossec's "Symphonie à Dix-Sept Parties".
Review: Franz Schmidt – Complete Symphonies – Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi
Paavo Järvi conducts the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in Franz Schmidt's Complete Symphonies. An in-depth review of the new performance and how it compares to past recordings.
Review: Mozart – String Quintets K. 515, 516 – Quatuor Van Kuijk
In their third Mozart recording on Alpha Classics, the Quatuor Van Kuijk plays Mozart's Strings Quintets in C Major (K.515) and G minor (K.516) with violist Adrien La…