Guitarist Manuel Barrueco and harmonica player José Staneck plays two of Villa Lobos’ Concerto, together with the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra under Giancarlo Guerrero.
Tag: Twentieth Century
Review: Beatrice Rana Plays Ravel and Stravinsky
Beatrice Rana plays Ravel’s Miroirs and La Valse, and Stravinsky’s Petrushka, The Firebird.
Review: “Her Voice” – Piano Trios by Farrenc, Beach, and Clarke – Neave Trio
The Neave Trio presents piano trios of Louise Ferrenc, Amy Beach, and Rebecca Clarke.
Review: Shostakovich – String Quartets No. 2, 7 & 8 – Pavel Haas Quartet
The Pavel Haas Quartet releases their first performance of Shostakovich, including the second, seventh and eighth String Quartets.
Review: Pablo Heras-Casado Conducts Manuel de Falla
Pablo Heras-Casado and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra perform two of De Falla most famous works: “El sombrero de tres picos” and “El amor brujo”.
Review: “Soirée” – Magdalena Kožená and Friends
Magdalena Kožená, with Simon Rattle on the piano and other musicians, perform works by Dvořák, Janáček, Brahms, Ravel, Stravinsky, Chausson and Strauss.
Review – Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 – Haochen Zhang, Piano
Haochen Zhang, in his first concerto recording, presents Tchaikovsky first and Prokofiev’s second Piano Concertos.
Review: “Dance” – Jason Vieaux, Guitar, The Escher Quartet
In “Dance”, Guitarist Jason Vieaux and the Escher Quartet give a carefully programmed album, which includes old and contemporary pieces.
Review: “Gateways” – Vengerov, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Yu
Maxim Vengerov plays Qigang Chen’s new Violin Concerto, and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra under Long Yu perform Chen’s “The Five Elements suite” and Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances.
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