A double review of two period-instrument performances of Mozart’s Requiem by Jordi Savall and Julien Chauvin.
Tag: Classical
Review: Beethoven – Complete Violin Sonatas – Midori, Thibaudet
This new 2023 release presents Midori and Jean-Yves Thibaudet in their first major collaborative recording project: the complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas.
Review: Haydn – Complete Symphonies, Vol. 13 – Il Giardino Armonico, Antonini
In this 2023 release and ongoing Haydn symphony cycle, Giovanni Antonini and Il Giardino Armonico present three “horn-heavy” symphonies: 31, 48, and 59.
Review: Beethoven – Piano Sonatas Opp. 101 & 106 – Maurizio Pollini, Piano
Maurizio Pollini revisits two of Beethoven’s late sonatas, including the mighty Op. 106 “Hammerklavier.”
Review: Beethoven – The Five Piano Concertos – Haochen Zhang, Nathalie Stutzmann
Haochen Zhang, winner of the 2009 Cliburn Competition, presents the complete Beethoven piano concertos with Natalie Stutzmann and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Review: Song – Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Cello
In his most personal album yet, Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s latest Decca release features an eclectic range of works from Beethoven to Bacharach.
Review: Haydn – Piano Trios, Volume 1 – Trio Gaspard
Trio Gaspard embarks on an ambitious recording project of the complete Haydn piano trios, starting with five selections from 1785-1795.
Review: Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 (“Pastoral”) – Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Honeck
Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra continue their Beethoven symphony cycle, this time with Symphony No. 6 (“Pastoral”) and Steven Stucky’s Silent Spring.
Review: Beethoven – Cello Sonatas – Alisa Weilerstein, Inon Barnatan
Alisa Weilerstein collaborates with Inon Barnatan in a performance of Beethoven’s five cello sonatas.
Review: Beethoven – Diabelli Variations – Mitsuko Uchida, Piano
Pianist Mitsuko Uchida performs Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations.
