Soprano Mary Bevan and pianist Joseph Middleton perform songs by Haydn, Schubert and Wolf.
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: Haydn – String Quartets Op. 20 – Dudok Quartet Amsterdam
The Dudok Quartet Amsterdam present Haydn’s six String Quartets Op. 20 in two volumes.
Review: Beethoven – Symphonies 1-3 – Britten Sinfonia, Adès
Composer, pianist and conductor Thomas Adès leads the Britten Sinfonia in Beethoven’s first three Symphonies, with two compositions by composer Gerald Barry.
Review: “From Five Continents” – Penelope Thwaites
Somm Recordings presents Choral music and songs by Penelope Thwaites, with soloists including Carolyn Sampson and James Gilchrist. Conduced by Jeffrey Skidmore.
Review: Beethoven – String Quartets No. 13, 15 – Tetzlaff Quartet
The Tetzlaff Quartet perform Beethoven’s late String Quartets, No. 13, Op. 130 and No. 15, Op. 132 (Ondine Records, 2020)
Review: “Nuits” – Véronique Gens, I Giardini
Soprano Véronique Gens is joined by “I Giardini” in French Melodies, with works by Fauré, Berlioz, Massenet, Saint-Saëns, Chausson and Liszt and others.
Review: Beethoven – Complete Piano Concertos – Stewart Goodyear
Stewart Goodyear in a new Beethoven Piano Concertos cycle with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Andrew Constantine.
Review: Purcell – The Fairy Queen – Gabrieli Consort – McCreesh
Paul Mccreesh soloists and the Gabrieli Consort & Players in Henry Purcell’s “The Fairy Queen”, based on a new addition by McCreesh and Christopher Suckling.
Review: Dvořák – Requiem, Te Deum, Biblical Songs – Hrůša, Bělohlávek
Jakub Hrůša conducts the Czech Philharmonic and Prague Philharmonic Choir in Dvořák’s Requiem and Te Deum. The late Jiří Bělohlávek conducts “Biblical Songs”.
Review: Beethoven – Songs – Matthias Goerne, Jan Lisiecki
Baritone Matthias Goerne and pianist Jan Lisiecki perform Beethoven songs.
