Pianist Klàra Wurtz performs an arguably perennial favorite, Bach’s Goldberg Variations, for the Piano Classics label.
Tag: Baroque
Review: “Angelica Diabolica” – Giulia Semenzato, Soprano
In a 2022 performance of works by Handel, Pollarolo, and others, Giulia Semenzato explores the world of the Baroque aria through the lens of an epic poem.
Review: Bach – Matthäus Passion – Pichon (2022)
Raphaël Pichon leads Ensemble Pygmalion and soloists in a new recording of one of J.S. Bach’s sacred masterpieces.
Review: Bach – St. John Passion – John Eliot Gardiner (2022)
Sir John Eliot Gardiner leads the English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, and soloists in his third recording of Bach’s sacred masterpiece.
Review: Vivaldi, Leclair, Locatelli – Violin Concertos – Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Les Ombres
Violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte and Les Ombres chamber ensemble perform concertos by Vivaldi and two of his contemporaries, Leclair and Locatelli.
Review: Pergolesi – Stabat Mater – Jodie Devos, Adèle Charvet, Julien Chauvin
Julien Chauvin and Le Concert de la Loge perform Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, and Haydn’s Symphony No. 49, “La Passione.”
Review: Handel – Enchantresses – Sandrine Piau
Soprano Sandrine Piau’s latest collaboration with Les Paladins and Jérôme Correas adds to her already distinguished Handel discography.
Review: Bach – Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II – Andreas Staier, Harpsichord
Period instrumentalist Andreas Staier revisits Bach, performing the second book of the Well-Tempered Clavier on a harpsichord.
Year In Review – Our Top Classical Albums for 2021
We go over a lot of classical music albums during the year, so when 2021 comes to an end it’s time for members of The Classic Review staff to pick their favorite albums of the year.
Review: Bach – Goldberg Variations – David Fray, Piano
Pianist David Fray presents a new recording for Erato of Bach’s tour-de-force Goldberg Variations.
