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.
Tag: Schubert
Review: Schubert – Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 – René Jacobs, B’rock Orchestra
The final installment of René Jacob’s Schubert symphony cycle features the B’rock Orchestra performing Symphony No. 8 (‘Unfinished’) and No. 9 (‘The Great’).
Review: Schubert – Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 – Blomstedt, Gewandhausorchester
In his debut recording for the DG label, Herbert Blomstedt leads the Gewandhausorchester in Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 (‘Unfinished’) and No. 9 (‘The Great’).
Schubert – Winterreise – A Beginners Guide
A guide to one of Franz Schubert’s defining song cycles with background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings.
Review: Schubert – Winterreise – Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu
Baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist James Baillieu perform a hallmark of the Romantic lied cycle, Schubert’s Winterreise.
Review: Schubert – Impromptus, Moments Musicaux – Alexandre Tharaud, Piano
Pianist Alexandre Tharaud performs Schubert’s D. 899 Impromptus and revisits the D. 780 Moments Musicaux.
Review: Schubert – Winterreise – Joyce DiDonato, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato is accompanied by conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the piano, in Schubert’s “Winterreise”.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, December 2020
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Double Review: Quatuor Arod and the Signum Quartett Play Schubert
Quatuor Arod and the Signum Quartett both play Schubert’s famous “Death and the Maiden” String Quartet with other works by Schubert.
Review: Schubert – Die schöne Müllerin – Bostridge, Giorgini
Ian Bostridge returns to Schubert’s song cycle with pianist Saskia Giorgini, in a new live recording from London’s Wigmore Hall.