Osmo Vänskä’s Mahler cycle with the Minnesota Orchestra continues with a performance of Mahler’s first symphony (“Titan”).
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: 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.
Review: Four Recent Chopin Albums (2019)
Four recent Chopin release reviewed: Albums by pianists Gábor Farkas, Chen Xue-Hong, Vladimir Feltsman and Charles Richard-Hamelin.
Review: Elgar – Enigma Variations, Holst – The Planets – Litton, Bergen Philharmonic
Elgar – Enigma Variations and Holst – The planets are performed by the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra under Andrew Litton (BIS, 2019)
Review: “1939” – Violin Concertos By Walton, Hartmann, Bartók – Fabiola Kim, Violin
Violinist Fabiola Kim perfoms three Violin Concerto premiered in 1939, by Bartók, Walton and Hartmann.




















