The Helsinki Baroque Orchestra under Aapo Häkkinen presents the complete incidental music for Goethe’s play, “Egmont”.
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 – Symphonies Transcriptions By Stegmann – Ivan Ilić, Piano
Piano transcriptions of Haydn’s symphonies No. 44, 75 & 92, made by Carl David Stegmann.
Review: Kile Smith – “Arc in the Sky” – The Crossing, Donald Nally
The Crossing presents Kile Smith’s hour-long contemporary piece, “Arc in the Sky”, based on poems by Robert Lax.
Review – Mahler – Symphony No. 1 (“Titan”) – Minnesota Orchestra, Vänskä
Osmo Vänskä’s Mahler cycle with the Minnesota Orchestra continues with a performance of Mahler’s first symphony (“Titan”).
Review: Mozart – Die Zauberflöte – COE, Nézet-Séguin
Yannick Nézet-Séguin continues his Mozart opera series for Deutsche Grammophon, this time conducting “Die Zauberflöte”
Review – Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 – Haochen Zhang, Piano
Haochen Zhang, in his first concerto recording, presents Tchaikovsky first and Prokofiev’s second Piano Concertos.
Review: “Dance” – Jason Vieaux, Guitar, The Escher Quartet
In “Dance”, Guitarist Jason Vieaux and the Escher Quartet give a carefully programmed album, which includes old and contemporary pieces.
Review: Handel – Concerto Grossi Op. 6 (1-6) – Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Forck
The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin presents the first of what will become a three album series of Handel Concerti Grossi.
Review: “Bach to the Future” – Olivier Latry, Organ
Olivier Latry gives a recital of Bach’s organ works on the famous organ of the Notre-Dame de Paris.
Review: “Gateways” – Vengerov, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Yu
Maxim Vengerov plays Qigang Chen’s new Violin Concerto, and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra under Long Yu perform Chen’s “The Five Elements suite” and Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances.
