Vilde Frang plays Elgar Violin Concerto with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Robin Ticciati.
Tag: Twentieth Century
In Short – 5 Albums Worth Your Listen – August 2024
Five new classical music albums worth checking out.
Review: Movements – George Li, Piano
George Li performs Schumann’s Davidsbündlertänze, Ravel’s Valses nobles et sentimentales and Stravinsky’s Petrushka.
Review: The Kurt Weill Album – Joana Mallwitz
Joana Mallwitz conducts the Konzerthausorchester Berlin in Kurt Weill’s two symphonies and “The Seven Deadly Sins”.
Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 3 – A Beginners Guide
A guide to Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3, with historical background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings.
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.
Year In Review – Our Top Classical Albums for 2024
We go over a lot of classical music albums during the year, so when 2024 comes to an end it’s time for members of The Classic Review staff to pick their favorite albums of the year.
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