Review: Bartók – Concerto for Orchestra, Suite No. 1 – Dausgaard
Thomas Dausgaard and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra begin a cycle of Bartók’s orchestral works, which will program contrasting works on each release.
Album Reviews
Review: Ravel – Piano Concerto, Le Tombeau de Couperin – Perianes, Pons
Ravel's Piano Concerto is programmed with Le Tombeau de Couperin and “Alborada del gracioso” from “Miroirs”, in both piano and orchestra versions.
Review: "Farinelli" – Cecilia Bartoli, Antonini
Cicilia Bartoli in album of Baroque arias written for the famed castrato Farinelli.
Review: Beethoven – Late String Quartets – Brodsky Quartet
The Brodsky Quartet perform Beethoven's late String Quartets, No. 11-16 and the Große Fuge.
Review: Paul Moravec – "Sanctuary Road" (Naxos)
Paul Moravec's 2017 work, “Sanctuary Road” is a 50-minute large scale oratorio for five soloists, chorus and orchestra. Here released in its premiere recording.
Review: "Facce D'amore" – Jakub Józef Orliński, Emelyanychev
Countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński in an album which examines the male lover in the Baroque era. He is accompanied by Il Pomo D'oro and Maxim Emelyanychev.
Review: Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 1, Four Ballads – Lars Vogt
Lars Vogt conducts the mighty First Piano Concerto by Brahms from the keyboard, and performs the reflective Ballades, Op. 10.
Review: Vilde Frang and Michail Lifits Play Paganini and Schubert
Vilde Frang and Michail Lifits perform virtuosic pieces for violin along with the Fantasied D. 394 and Rondo D.895 by Schubert.
Review: Beethoven – "Leonore" – René Jacobs
In his new release of "Leonore", René Jacobs perform the early version of Beethoven's opera, "Fidelio", with soloists and the Freiburger Barockorchester.
Reissue Review: Moura Lympany – The Decca Legacy
Decca has reissued the entire recording of Dame Moura Lympany, made for the label in the 1940s and 1950s. The package includes previously unreleased material.