The Classic Review editorial team’s recommendations for the best recordings of Holst’s The Planets.
Tag: Twentieth Century
Review: Copland – Symphony No. 3, Walker – Sinfonia No. 5 – London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Antonio Pappano
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in Copland’s Symphony No. 3 and George Walker’s Sinfonia No. 5 ‘Visions’ on LSO Live.
Review: Rachmaninoff – The Bells, Symphonic Dances – Karina Canellakis
Karina Canellakis leads the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir in Rachmaninoff’s The Bells, paired with the Symphonic Dances.
Review: Clavecin XX – Justin Taylor in Harpsichord Concertos by Falla, Poulenc, Françaix and Górecki
Harpsichordist Justin Taylor plays a 20th-century program of concertos and solo works by Falla, Poulenc, Françaix, and Górecki.
Review: Inferno – Behzod Abduraimov, Piano
Behzod Abduraimov plays Czerny, Liszt, Debussy, Stravinsky, and Brahms on Inferno, a fire-themed piano recital.
Review: Lutosławski – Cello Concerto, Concerto for Orchestra; Bloch: Schelomo – Jean-Guihen Queyras, Luxembourg Philharmonic, Gustavo Gimeno
Gustavo Gimeno leads the Luxembourg Philharmonic in Lutosławski’s Concerto for Orchestra and Cello Concerto, alongside Bloch’s Schelomo. Jean-Guihen Queyras is the soloist.
Review: Sibelius – Violin Concerto, Lemminkäinen Suite – Bahari, Rouvali
Ava Bahari joins Santtu-Matias Rouvali and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra for Sibelius’s Violin Concerto and Lemminkäinen Suite.
Review: Martinů – The Symphonies – Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša
Jakub Hrůša and the Bamberger Symphoniker play Bohuslav Martinů’s six symphonies.
Review: The Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto Edition – 1991-2007
Hyperion’s 50-CD box of the first 50 volumes of its Romantic Piano Concerto series: 130 works, 59 composers, 19 pianists, 14 orchestras.
Top Five – Bartók – Concerto for Orchestra – The Best Recordings
The Classic Review editorial team’s recommendations for the best recordings of Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra.