John Eliot Gardiner finishes his new Schumann Symphonies cycle with the London Symphony Orchestra, with Symphony No. 1 (“Spring”) and no. 3 (“Rhenish”).
Tag: Romantic
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.
Review: Franck and Chopin – Cello Sonatas – Gautier Capuçon, Yuja Wang
Gautier Capuçon and Yuja Wang perform Cesar Franck’s Violin Sonata in a transcription for cello and piano, and Chopin’s Cello Sonata.
Review: “Encores” – Nelson Freire, Piano
Nelson Friere presents a diverse program of short piano pieces, from Baroque to Romantic and Latin miniatures.
Review: Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto – Lozakovich, Spivakov
In his second album for Deutsche Grammophon, violinist Daniel Lozakovich performs Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with violinist and conductor, Vladimir Spivakov.
Review: Weber – Der Freischütz – Marek Janowski
In his second version on record, Marek Janowski is joined by a talented cast of soloists and is accompanied by the Frankfurt Radio Symphony.
Review: Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1 – George Li
George Li performs Tchaikovsky First Piano Concerto and solo pieces by Liszt. He is accompanied by the London Philharmonic under Vasily Petrenko.
Review: Ethel Smyth – Mass in D – BBCSO, Oramo
Dame Ethel Smyth’s Mass in D is performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, with conductor Sakari Oramo (Chandos, 2019).
Review: Berlioz – Requiem – John Nelson
After his well received recording of Berlioz’s “Les Troyens”, John Nelson return to the composer with his masterful Requiem.
