In his second volume of his Brahms Piano Concertos cycle, Lars Vogt once again conducts the Northern Sinfonia from the keyboard, in the Second Piano Concerto and the Handel Variations.
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Review: Bach – The 6 Cello Suites – Alisa Weilerstein
Alisa Weilerstein presents the complete Cello Suites for unaccompanied cello, in a new recording for Pentatone.
Review: “Stabat” – Pärt, Macmillan & Vasks – Ross
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge and the Dmitri Ensemble under Graham Ross perform Arvo Pärt’s Stabat Mater, with other choral works by Macmillan and Vasks
Review: Barbara Hannigan – “La Passione”
Soprano Barbara Hannigan perform and conducts the Ludwig Orchestra in works by Nono, Haydn and Grisey.
Review: Shostakovich – Symphony No. 11 – BBC Philharmonic – Storgårds
John Storgårds conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Shostakovich’s Eleventh Symphony, “The Year 1905”.
Review: Vikingur Ólafsson Plays Rameau and Debussy
Pianist Vikingur Ólafsson in a recital of works by Rameau and Debussy.
Review: César Franck – Piano Works – Nikolai Lugansky
Nikolai Lugansky perform all of César Franck’s famous works for piano, including the “Prélude, choral et fugue” and the “Prélude, aria et final”.
Review: Brahms, Schoenberg – Violin Concertos – Jack Liebeck
Violinist Jack Liebeck perform Schoenberg’s and Brahms’ Violin Concertos, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Andrew Gourlay.
Review: “Memento” – Vision String Quartet Play Schubert and Mendelssohn
The vision String Quartet play Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” Quartet and Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in F Minor, Op.80 (Warner Classics, 2020).
Review: Mozart – Symphonies No. 39-41 – Ensemble Resonanz, Minasi
Ensemble Resonanz and conductor Riccardo Minasi perform Mozart’s Symphonies No. 39-41 (“Jupiter).
