Julia Bullock’s eclectic solo debut visits the realms of opera, popular song, and folk-rock with works by Barber, Adams, Connie Converse, and Sandy Denny.
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Year In Review – Our Top Classical Albums for 2023
We go over a lot of classical music albums during the year, so when 2023 comes to an end it’s time for members of The Classic Review staff to pick their favorite albums of the year.
Review: Muse – Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason
Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason perform Cello Sonatas by Rachmaninoff and Barber, along with song transcriptions.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, September 2021
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Review: “Summertime” – Isata Kanneh-Mason, Piano
Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason in works by Gershwin, Barber, Beach, Copland and Coleridge-Taylor
Review: American Quintets – Beach, Price, Barber – Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective play works by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, Florence Beatrice Price and Samuel Barber.
Review: Tchaikovsky, Barber Violin Concertos – Johan Dalene
On his debut recording for BIS, violinist Johan Dalene plays Tchaikovsky and Barber’s Violin Concertos with Norrköping Symphony Orchestra and Daniel Blendulf.
Reissue Review: Moura Lympany – The Decca Legacy
Decca has reissued the entire recording of Dame Moura Lympany, made for the label in the 1940s and 1950s. The package includes previously unreleased material.
Review: “American Rapture” – Yolanda Kondonassis, Harp
This American-centric program contains two world premiere recordings; Jennifer Higdon’s Harp Concerto, written and dedicated to soloist Yolanda Kondonassis, and Patrick Harlin’s “Rapture” for a symphonic orchestra. In between these [ … ]
