Jonathan Biss embarks on a new Beethoven Piano Concertos cycle, accompanying each concerto with a contemporary piece.
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Review: The Vienna Recital – Yuja Wang, Piano
Yuja Wang in a live recording from Vienna’s Konzerthaus, with works by Beethoven, Scriabin, Albéniz, Kapustin, Ligeti, and Glass.
Review: Beethoven – Complete Symphonies – Kammerakademie Potsdam, Antonello Manacorda
Antonello Manacorda leads the Kammerakademie Potsdam in Beethoven’s complete Symphonies.
Review: Chopin – Études – Yunchan Lim
Yunchan Lim performs Chopin’s Études opus 10 & 25.
Review: “Four Hands” – Alexandre Tharaud
Pianist Alexandre Tharaud is joined by 22 pianists and musicians in works for piano four hands.
Review: “Mozart, You Drive Me Crazy!” – Golda Schultz, Soprano
Golda Schultz in Mozart’s opera arias.
Review: Britten – Violin Concerto, Chamber Works – Isabelle Faust
Isabelle Faust in an all-Britten album, with Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under Jakub Hrůša.
Review: Schumann – Complete Symphonies – Dresdner Philharmonie, Janowski
Marek Janowski leads the Dresdner Philharmonie in Schumann’s complete symphonies.
Review: Mozart – The Sonata Project, Salzburg – Yundi, Piano
Yundi plays Mozart’s piano sonatas K. 310, 331 and 457, with the C Minor Fantasie, K. 475
Review: Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”) – Budapest Festival Orchestra – Iván Fischer
Iván Fischer continues his Beethoven cycle with the Budapest Festival Orchestra, conducting the “Eroica” Symphony and Coriolan Overture.