Review: Beethoven – Symphonies No. 5 and 7 – NDR Radiophilharmonie, Andrew Manze
NDR Radiophilharmonie and Andrew Manze in Beethoven's famous fifth's and Seventh Symphonies.
Album Reviews
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 8 – Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra in Mahler's "Symphony of a Thousand".
Review: Nielsen, Ibert, Arnold – Flute Concertos – Clara Andrada
Flutist Clara Andrada plays three flute concertos from the twentieth century, with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra under Jaime Martín.
Review: "Clytemnestra" – Ruby Hughes, Soprano
Ruby Hughes performs Mahler's Rückert-Lieder, Berg's Altenberg Lieder and Rhian Samuel’s "Clytemnestra" with BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Jac van Steen.
Review: Saint-Saëns – Piano Concertos 3 and 5 – Lortie, Gardner
The second volume of Louis Lortie and Edward Gardner's cycle of the complete Piano Concertos by Saint-Saëns, with the BBC Philharmonic.
Review: Elgar – Cello Concerto – Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Rattle
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason performs Elgar's Cello Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle.
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.
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.