Daniel Reuss conducts Cappella Amsterdam in a program which combines Renaissance composer Giaches de Wert and contemporary composer Wolfgang Rihm.
Tag: Contemporary
Review: “The Brandenburg Project” – Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard
Thomas Dausgaard and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra in a program of Bach’s six Brandenburg Concertos with 6 works by contemporary composers.
Review: “Paris” – Hilary Hahn, Violin
Hilary Hahn plays Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1, Chausson’s Poèm and two Sèrènades by Rautavaara, with Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France under Mikko Franck.
Review: “Hallgató” – Ferenc Snétberger, Keller Quartett
Guitarist Ferenc Snétberger in his own Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra with the Keller String Quartet, and Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8 (ECM, 2021)
Review: “Mirrors” – Lysander Piano Trio
The Lysander Piano Trio perform 21st century American piano trios.
Review: “labyrinth” – David Greilsammer, Piano
David Greilsammer in a unique piano recital with works ranging from early Baroque to contemporary.
Review: “2017” – Christian Lindberg
Christian Lindberg plays and conducts three of his compositions, with Evelyn Glennie and the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, January 2021
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Review: Mozart – Grand Partita, Simpson – “Geysir” (2020)
This new album from Orchid Classics combines Mozart’s “Grand Partita” with a new work by Mark Simpson for winds, “Geysir”.
Year In Review – Our Top 10 Classical Albums for 2020
We go over a lot of classical music albums during the year, so when 2020 comes to an end it’s time for members of The Classic Review staff to pick their favorite albums of the year.
