Hilary Hahn and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony present a challenging program of violin concertos by Dvořák and Ginastera, as well as Sarasate’s Carmen Fantasy.
Tag: Concerto
Review: Beethoven – The Five Piano Concertos – Haochen Zhang, Nathalie Stutzmann
Haochen Zhang, winner of the 2009 Cliburn Competition, presents the complete Beethoven piano concertos with Natalie Stutzmann and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Review: Tristan – Igor Levit, Piano
Igor Levit explores the themes of love and death on his new album, Tristan, through works by Liszt, Henze, and Mahler.
Review: Brahms and Berg – Violin Concertos – Christian Tetzlaff
In this new release for the Ondine label, Christian Tetzlaff revisits the Brahms Violin Concerto and records the Berg for the very first time.
Review: Secret Love Letters – Lisa Batiashvili, Violin
Violinist Lisa Batiashvili collaborates with pianist Giorgi Gigashvili and the Philadelphia Orchestra in works that explore the theme of hidden love.
Year in Review – The Top 10 Most Popular Classical Music Reviews of 2022
For our last post in 2019, we went back and checked our statistics, finding out which reviews were most popular this year.
Year In Review – Our Top Classical Albums for 2022
We go over a lot of classical music albums during the year, so when 2022 comes to an end it’s time for members of The Classic Review staff to pick their favorite albums of the year.
Review: Liszt – Piano Concertos, Sonata – Alexander Ullman, BBC Symphony, Litton
2017 Liszt Competition winner Alexander Ullman delivers an ambitious all-Liszt program featuring the B minor Sonata and piano concertos with the BBC symphony under Andrew Litton.
Review: Ravel – Piano Concertos – Céderic Tiberghien, Les Siècles
Céderic Tiberghien and Les Siècles deliver a period-instrument performance of Ravel’s piano concertos and songs, featuring an 1892 Pleyel grand piano.
Review: Franck – Les Djinns, Variations Symphoniques, Triptyques pour Piano – Tanguy de Williencourt, Piano
Pianist Tanguy de Williencourt performs Franck’s Djinns and Variations Symphonies with the Flanders Symphony in addition to his best-loved solo works (2022).
