John Wilson leads the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Sir Richard Rodney Bennett’s Concerto for Orchestra, the Sonnets to Orpheus for cello and orchestra and Diversions.
Tag: Cello
In Short – 5 Albums Worth Your Listen – February 2025
Five new classical music albums worth checking out.
Review: Brahms – Cello Sonatas – Alisa Weilerstein, Inon Barnatan
Alisa Weilerstein and Inon Barnatan plays Brahms’ two cello sonatas and an arrangement of the first violin sonata.
Review: Mendelssohn – Piano Trios – Joshua Bell, Steven Isserlis, Jeremy Denk
Joshua Bell, Steven Isserlis, and Jeremy Denk perform Mendelssohn’s two piano trios.
Review: Tchaikovsky – Variations, Dvořák – Cello Concerto – John-Henry Crawford
John-Henry Crawford in Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme and Dvořák’s Cello Concerto.
Review: Beethoven – Triple Concerto – Benedetti, Kanneh-Mason, Grosvnenor
Nicola Benedetti, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, and Benjamin Grosvenor in Beethoven’s “Triple” Concerto for violin, cello and piano.
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.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, July 2024
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review this past month.
Review: Beethoven For Three – Symphony No. 4 and “Archduke” Trio – Ax, Kavakos, Ma
Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, and Yo-Yo Ma in Shai Wosner’s arrangement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 for piano trio. The group also performs the “Archduke” trio.
Review – Mendelssohn – Cello Works – Sol Gabetta, Bertrand Chamayou
Sol Gabetta and Bertrand Chamayou perform works for cello and piano by Mendelssohn, Holliger, Rihm, Widmann, and Coll on period instruments.
