Pianist Umberto Jacopo Laureti writes for The Classic Review about three classical music albums he couldn’t live without.
Tag: Romantic
Review: César Franck – Piano Works – Nikolai Lugansky
Nikolai Lugansky perform all of César Franck’s famous works for piano, including the “Prélude, choral et fugue” and the “Prélude, aria et final”.
Review: Brahms, Schoenberg – Violin Concertos – Jack Liebeck
Violinist Jack Liebeck perform Schoenberg’s and Brahms’ Violin Concertos, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Andrew Gourlay.
Review: Chopin – 24 Preludes, Schumann – Ghost Variations – Eric Lu, Piano
Eric Lu plays Chopin’s 24 preludes and Schumann’s “Geistervariationen”, in his first solo album since winning the Leeds Piano Competition.
Review: “Incantation” – Virgil Boutellis-Taft, Violin
Violinist Virgil Boutellis-Taft presents works by Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns, Bruch, Chausson and Bloch.
Review: “Italian Inspirations” – Alessio Bax, Piano
Pianist Alessio Bax presents a recital of pieces by Bach, Rachmaninov, Liszt and Dallapiccola, all influenced by Italian culture.
Double Review: Chopin Piano Concertos – Grosvenor, Yundi
Benjamin Grosvenor and Yundi Li have both released albums with Chopin’s Piano Concertos.
Review: Schumann – Symphonies No. 1 and 3 – LSO, Gardiner
John Eliot Gardiner finishes his new Schumann Symphonies cycle with the London Symphony Orchestra, with Symphony No. 1 (“Spring”) and no. 3 (“Rhenish”).
Review: “Belle Epoque” – Daniel Hope, Violin
Violinist Daniel Hope in a new album with diverse program of romanticism to modernism, with the Zürcher Kammerorchester and a cast of fellow musicians.
Review: Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 1, Four Ballads – Lars Vogt
Lars Vogt conducts the mighty First Piano Concerto by Brahms from the keyboard, and performs the reflective Ballades, Op. 10.
