Yuja Wang performs Teddy Abram’s jazz-inspired Piano Concerto with the Louisville Symphony along with a solo work by Michael Tilson Thomas.
Tag: Contemporary
Year In Review – Our Top Classical Albums for 2022
We go over a lot of classical music albums during the year, so when 2022 comes to an end it’s time for members of The Classic Review staff to pick their favorite albums of the year.
Review: Phrases – Héloïse Werner, Soprano
Soprano and composer Héloïse Werner takes the listener on a journey of contemporary works centered around the theme of ‘phrases’.
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: George Walker – Five Piano Sonatas – Steven Beck, Piano
In a new release for Bridge Records, pianist Steven Beck performs the five piano sonatas of Pulitzer Prize-winning contemporary composer, George Walker.
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: Aho – Double & Triple Concertos – Antwerp Symphony, Elts
The Antwerp Symphony, led by Olari Elts and featuring Dimitri Mestdag, Anneleen Lenaerts, and the Storioni Trio, presents Aho’s Double and Triple Concertos.
Review: “Tribute to Gulda” – Adam Kośmieja, Piano
Pianist Adam Kośmieja in original works by Friedrich Gulda, along with Beethoven’s last Piano Sonata, Op. 111.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, December 2021
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Review: ’round midnight – Quatuor Ébène
Quatuor Ébène embarks on an intriguing journey through the night in a feature of works by Dutilleux, Merlin, and Schoenberg.
