Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet celebrates a special birthday with a release featuring selections from classical, jazz, and film music.
Tag: Brahms
Review: Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 1 – Melnikov, Sinfonieorchester Basel, Bolton
Alexander Melnikov plays a Blüthner piano from 1859 in Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1, with Sinfonieorchester Basel under Ivor Bolton.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, June 2021
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Brahms – Piano Concertos – András Schiff, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
András Schiff plays and conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in Brahms’ two Piano Concertos, using period instruments.
Brahms – Symphony No. 1 – A Beginners Guide
A guide to Brahms’ First Symphony, with background, analysis and recommendations for the best recordings.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, January 2021
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Review: Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 1 – Moog, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Milton
Joseph Moog plays Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 and Four Pieces Op. 119, with the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie and Nicholas Milton.
Double Review: Khatia Buniatishvili – “Labyrinth”, Bertrand Chamayou – “Good Night!”
In this double review, we compare two multi-track piano recitals – Khatia Buniatishvili’s “Labyrinth”, and Bertrand Chamayou’s “Good Night!”.
Review: Brahms – Clarinet Sonatas – Jörg Widmann, András Schiff
Jörg Widmann and András Schiff perform Brahms’ two Clarinet Sonatas (op. 120), with Widmann’s own Intermezzi for piano (ECM, 2020).
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, October 2020
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.