Harpsichordist Justin Taylor plays a 20th-century program of concertos and solo works by Falla, Poulenc, Françaix, and Górecki.
Tag: Concerto
Review: Lutosławski – Cello Concerto, Concerto for Orchestra; Bloch: Schelomo – Jean-Guihen Queyras, Luxembourg Philharmonic, Gustavo Gimeno
Gustavo Gimeno leads the Luxembourg Philharmonic in Lutosławski’s Concerto for Orchestra and Cello Concerto, alongside Bloch’s Schelomo. Jean-Guihen Queyras is the soloist.
Top Five – Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2 – The Best Recordings
The Classic Review editorial team’s recommendations for the best recordings of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2.
Review: Sibelius – Violin Concerto, Lemminkäinen Suite – Bahari, Rouvali
Ava Bahari joins Santtu-Matias Rouvali and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra for Sibelius’s Violin Concerto and Lemminkäinen Suite.
Review: The Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto Edition – 1991-2007
Hyperion’s 50-CD box of the first 50 volumes of its Romantic Piano Concerto series: 130 works, 59 composers, 19 pianists, 14 orchestras.
Top Five – Bartók – Concerto for Orchestra – The Best Recordings
The Classic Review editorial team’s recommendations for the best recordings of Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra.
Classics Revisited: Karajan’s First Beethoven Cycle with the Philharmonia
Herbert von Karajan’s first Beethoven cycle, recorded with the Philharmonia Orchestra between 1951 and 1955, returns in a seven-disc box on Warner Classics.
Review: Mozart – Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 22 – Jan Lisiecki, Manfred Honeck
Jan Lisiecki plays Mozart’s Piano Concertos Nos. 9 (K. 271) and 22 (K. 482) with Manfred Honeck and the Bamberger Symphoniker.
Top Five – Grieg – Piano Concerto – The Best Recordings
The Classic Review editorial team’s recommendations for the best recordings of Grieg’s Piano Concerto.
Review: Isata Kanneh-Mason Plays Prokofiev
Isata Kanneh-Mason plays Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with Ryan Bancroft and the Philharmonia Orchestra, alongside a generous survey of solo piano works.