The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review this past month.
Tag: Contemporary
Review: But Not My Soul – Price, Dvořák, Giddens – Ragazze Quartet
The Ragazze Quartet perform String Quartets by Price, Dvořák, and Giddens.
My Collection: Olga Pashchenko, Keyboardist
Multi-keyboardist Olga Pashchenko writes for The Classic Review about three classical music albums she couldn’t live without.
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.
Review: Jennifer Higdon – Duo Duel, Concerto for Orchestra – Houston Symphony, Spano
The Houston Symphony under Robert Spano performs Jennifer Higdon’s Concerto for Orchestra and Duo Duel with soloists Svet Stoyanov and Matthew Strauss.
Review: Tan Dun – Buddha Passion
Tan Dun’s six-year compositional effort culminates in a work that encompasses Western and Chinese opera, classical music, and the Asian folk tradition.
Review: Kenneth Fuchs – Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 – Wilson, Sinfonia of London
John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London in four new premiere recordings of Kenneth Fuchs’ orchestral music.
Review: “Butterfly Lovers” – Joshua Bell, Violin
Joshua Bell in “Butterfly Lovers” violin concerto by Chen Gang & He Zhanhao, with works by Saint-Saëns, Massenet, and Sarasate.
Review: Steve Reich – Music for 18 Musicians – Colin Currie Group
The Colin Currie Group and Synergy Vocals on a new recording of Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians (1976).
Review: The American Project – Yuja Wang, Piano
Yuja Wang performs Teddy Abram’s jazz-inspired Piano Concerto with the Louisville Symphony along with a solo work by Michael Tilson Thomas.
