A guide to Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3, with historical background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings.
Tag: Twentieth Century
Review: Shostakovich – Symphonies No. 4-6 – Klaus Mäkelä
Klaus Mäkelä conducts the Oslo Philharmonic in Shostakovich’s Symphonies No. 4, 5 & 6.
Notable Classical Music Box Sets, July 2024
Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Review: Debussy – “Images” – Piano Works – Saskia Giorgini
Saskia Giorgini in piano works by Debussy, including the two books of Images, Estampes, Pour le Piano and Deux arabesques.
Review: Schoenberg & Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande – Paavo Järvi
Paavo Järvi conducts the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in two version of Pelléas et Mélisande, by Schoenberg and Fauré
Review: Sibelius – Violin Concerto – Prokofiev – Violin Concerto No. 1 – Jansen, Mäkelä
In her first concerto recording in nine years, Janine Jansen is joined by the Oslo Philharmonic and Klaus Mäkelä in violin concertos by Sibelius and Prokofiev.
Notable Classical Music Box Sets, June 2024
Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
In Short – 5 Albums Worth Your Listen – May 2024
Five new classical music albums worth checking out.
Review: Laura van der Heijden – Cello Concertos by Walton, Bridge, Frances-Hoad
Laura van der Heijden perform three cello concertos by Sir William Walton, Frank Bridge, and Cheryl Frances-Hoad.
Review: Mozart & Poulenc – Double & Triple Piano Concertos – Kodama, Nagano
Kent Nagano, his daughter Karin, wife Mari Kodama, and her sister Momo in double and triple piano concertos by Mozart and Poulenc.
