Review: Schubert – Symphony No. 9 ("The Great") – Scottish Chamber Orchestra – Emelyanychev
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra and their new chief conductor, Maxim Emelyanychev, perform Schubert Symphony No. 9 ("The Great").
Album Reviews
Review: Bach – Overtures (Orchestral Suites) – Concerto Italiano, Alessandrini
Rinaldo Alessandrini and Concerto Italiano perform the 4 "Overtures" (Orchestral Suites) by Bach and other siblings.
Review: “Like to the Lark” – The Swedish Chamber Choir – Pike, Forsström, Phipps
Violinist Jennifer Pike and Mezzo Maria Forsström join the Swedish Chamber Choir under Simon Phipps, in music by Vaughan Williams and others.
Review: “Joy and Desolation” – Tesla Quartet, Alexander Fiterstein, Clarinet
The Tesla Quartet is joined by Clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein in Mozart's Clarinet Quintet and works by Finzi, Corigliano and Heredia
Review: Villa Lobos – Guitar and Harmonica Concertos – Barrueco, Staneck
Guitarist Manuel Barrueco and harmonica player José Staneck plays two of Villa Lobos' Concerto, together with the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra under Giancarlo Guerrero.
Review: Beatrice Rana Plays Ravel and Stravinsky
Beatrice Rana plays Ravel's Miroirs and La Valse, and Stravinsky's Petrushka, The Firebird.
Review: Purcell – King Arthur – Gabrieli Consort & Players – Paul McCreesh
Paul McCreesh conducts the Gabrieli Consort & Players in Purcell dramatic opera.
Review: “Encores” – Nelson Freire, Piano
Nelson Friere presents a diverse program of short piano pieces, from Baroque to Romantic and Latin miniatures.
Review: Benjamin Bernheim, Tenor – Deutsche Grammophon (2019)
In his debut album for Deutsche Grammophon, tenor Benjamin Bernheim sings opera arias by French and Italian composers.
Review: “All Shall Not Die” – Haydn String Quartets – Quatuor Hanson
On their debut album for Aparté, Quatuor Hanson presents a selection of six String Quartets by Joseph Haydn.