We go over a lot of classical music albums during the year, so when 2021 comes to an end it’s time for members of The Classic Review staff to pick their favorite albums of the year.
Tag: Orchestral
Review: Aho – Double & Triple Concertos – Antwerp Symphony, Elts
The Antwerp Symphony, led by Olari Elts and featuring Dimitri Mestdag, Anneleen Lenaerts, and the Storioni Trio, presents Aho’s Double and Triple Concertos.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, December 2021
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Review: Anima Aeterna – Jakub Józef Orlińsky, Countertenor
Jakub Józef Orlińsky’s third solo album with Il Pomo d’Oro continues his Baroque journey and presents a selection of well-known works with world premieres.
Review: Bruckner – Symphony No. 4 – Vienna Philharmonic, Thielemann
Christian Thielemann leads the Vienna Philharmonic in a continuation of their Bruckner cycle, featuring the Haas edition of Symphony No. 4.
Review: Brahms – Symphony No. 4 – Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
Continuing a distinguished collaboration, Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra perform Brahms’ Symphony No. 4 and MacMillan’s Larghetto.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, November 2021
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Review: Bartók – Concerto for Orchestra and Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta – Mälkki
Susanna Mälkki and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra continue their Bartók series with new readings of masterpieces from his final years.
Review: Saint-Saëns – Symphonies No. 3 & Urbs Roma – Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Kantorow
Jean-Jacques Kantorow and the Liège Royal Philharmonic complete their cycle of Saint-Saëns’ Symphonies.
Review: Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6 – Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich, Paavo Järvi
Paavo Järvi leads the Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich in a new recording of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 and the Romeo & Juliet Fantasy-Overture.
