Review: Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 – Masaaki Suzuki
Masaaki Suzuki and the Bach Collegium Japan turns their attention to Beethoven Symphony No. 9.
Album Reviews
Review: Beethoven – Complete Symphonies – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra – Nelsons
Andris Nelsons and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra presents Beethoven's nine Symphonies, recorded at the Musikverein.
Review: “Beethoven Around the World” – Quatuor Ébène
Quatuor Ebene begin their Beethoven complete String Quartets cycle with two of the "Rasumovsky" Quartets, Op. 59 No. 1 and 2.
Review: Berlioz – Requiem – John Nelson
After his well received recording of Berlioz's "Les Troyens", John Nelson return to the composer with his masterful Requiem.
Review: Schumann – Symphonies No. 2 and 4 – LSO, Gardiner
Sir John Eliot Gardiner returns to the Schumann Symphonies with a performance of the Second And Fourth, here played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Review: Peñalosa -“Lamentations” – New York Polyphony
New York Polyphony builds a program around Francisco De Peñalosa's "Lamentationes Jeremiae Feria V".
Review: Pablo Heras-Casado Conducts Manuel de Falla
Pablo Heras-Casado and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra perform two of De Falla most famous works: “El sombrero de tres picos” and “El amor brujo”.
Review: Beethoven – Piano Concertos (Complete) – Jan Lisiecki
As part of Deutsche Grammophon's Beethoven 250 celebrations, Jan Lisiecki plays and conducts from the keyboard the Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields.
Review: “Soirée” – Magdalena Kožená and Friends
Magdalena Kožená, with Simon Rattle on the piano and other musicians, perform works by Dvořák, Janáček, Brahms, Ravel, Stravinsky, Chausson and Strauss.
Review: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons – Leila Schayegh, Violin
Leila Schayegh and Musica Fiorita perform Vivaldi's The Four Seasons (Il Quattro Stagione) for the Glossa label.