Review: Rachmaninov – 24 Preludes – Boris Giltburg
Boris Giltburg presents preludes Op. 23 and 32, as well as the famous C Sharp Prelude, Op. 3 No. 2.
Album Reviews
Review: Markus Maskuniitty Plays Works For Horn And Orchestra
Horn player Markus Maskuniitty Plays Works For Horn And Orchestra - Schumann's Konzertstück for 4 horns, Saint-Saëns and Glière.
Review: “Reason in Madness” – Carolyn Sampson, Soprano
Soprano Carolyn Sampson and pianist Joseph Middleton present a program built around the theme of madness, with songs by German and French composers.
Review: Fauré – Requiem, Poulenc – Figure Humaine, Les Siècles, Ensemble Aedes, Romano
Mathieu Romano conducts the period instrument group Les Siècles and Ensemble Aedes, playing Fauré Requiem and Poulenc's "Figure Humaine".
Review: Mozart – Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 – Peter Donohoe
Peter Donohoe presents the first volume of what will become a complete cycle of the Mozart piano sonatas (Somm Recordings, 2019)
Review: “Something in Between” – Trio Zadig (Bernstein, Ravel, Attahir)
The Zadig Trio perform Ravel's Piano Trio and arrangements of Candid and West Side Story by Bernstein. Also included: a contemporary piece by Benjamin Attahir.
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 7 – Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer
Iván Fischer and his Budapest Festival Orchestra continues their ongoing cycle of the complete Mahler Symphonies. Read a review of their recent performance.
Review: Schumann – Violin Sonatas – Eriikka Maalismaa, Emil Homlström
Eriikka Maalismaa (violin) and Emil Homlström (piano) gives an account of the complete Violin Sonatas by Robert Schumann, played on period instruments.
“Ombra Mai Fu” – Cavalli Opera Arias – Philippe Jaroussky, Contratenor
Review: Contratenor Philippe Jaroussky performs Francesco Cavalli's opera arias with the “Artasere” ensemble (Warner Classics, 2019)
Review: Beethoven – “Revelations” – Complete String Quartets Vol. 2 – Cuarteto Casals
The second album of ("Revelations") of what will become a full cycle of the Beethoven's String Quartets for Harmonia Mundi. Read the full review.