Review: Ivo Pogorelich Plays Beethoven and Rachmaninov (2019)
In his first album in more than 20 years, pianist Ivo Pogorelich plays two sonatas by Beethoven and Rachmaninov's second Piano Sonata.
Album Reviews
Review: Beethoven – Egmont (Complete) – Helsinki Baroque Orchestra, Häkkinen
The Helsinki Baroque Orchestra under Aapo Häkkinen presents the complete incidental music for Goethe's play, "Egmont".
Review: Haydn – Symphonies Transcriptions By Stegmann – Ivan Ilić, Piano
Piano transcriptions of Haydn’s symphonies No. 44, 75 & 92, made by Carl David Stegmann.
Review: Kile Smith – “Arc in the Sky” – The Crossing, Donald Nally
The Crossing presents Kile Smith’s hour-long contemporary piece, “Arc in the Sky”, based on poems by Robert Lax.
Review – Mahler – Symphony No. 1 (“Titan”) – Minnesota Orchestra, Vänskä
Osmo Vänskä’s Mahler cycle with the Minnesota Orchestra continues with a performance of Mahler’s first symphony (“Titan”).
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.