The Diotima Quartet (Quatuor Diotima) presents an impressive version of the complete String Quartets by Béla Bartók.
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: Bach – Cello Suites 1-3 – Amit Peled (Casals’ Cello)
Amit Peled plays Bach’s Cello Suites No. 1-3 on an instrument used by Pablo Casals for his own recording of these pieces.
Review: Edgar Moreau Plays Offenbach and Gulda Cello Concertos
Edgar Moreau plays Offenbach “Military Concerto” and Gulda’s “Concerto for Cello, Wind Orchestra and Band” on this album by Erato / Warner Classics.
Review: Paul Lewis Plays Weber and Schubert Piano Sonatas
After a remarkably consistent flow of impressive releases of the Viennese repertoire, Paul Lewis combines two Weber and Schubert piano sonatas not heard often in concert or in the studio.
Review: “Launch” – The Admiral Launch Duo
Saxophone and harp duo “Admiral Launch” gives a divers program of contemporary music.
Album Review: c.1300-c.2000 – Jeremy Denk, Piano
Jeremy Denk presents 700 years of music, played on a piano in (roughly) a chronological order, spanning over 2 CDs.
Review: Jan Lisiecki Plays Mendelssohn (DG)
Jan Lisiecki plays Mendelssohn two piano concertos and solo works with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra on Deutsche Grammophon.
Review: Kristian Bezuidenhout Plays Haydn
Kristian Bezuidenhout plays sonatas and variations by Haydn on fortepiano, after completing his well-received Mozart cycle for Harmonia mundi.
Box Set Review: Field Piano Concertos And Nocturnes – Frith (Naxos)
This box set groups Benjamin Frith’s 6 volumes of the Irish composer’s Piano Concertos and Nocturnes, with four Piano Sonatas.
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 2 (“Resurrection”) – Osmo Vänskä, Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä continues his Mahler cycle with the Minnesota Orchestra, performing Symphony No. 2 (“Resurrection”).
