Clarinet player Kilian Herold writes for The Classic Review about three classical music albums he couldn’t live without.
Tag: Contemporary
Review: Beethoven – Symphonies 1-3 – Britten Sinfonia, Adès
Composer, pianist and conductor Thomas Adès leads the Britten Sinfonia in Beethoven’s first three Symphonies, with two compositions by composer Gerald Barry.
Review: “From Five Continents” – Penelope Thwaites
Somm Recordings presents Choral music and songs by Penelope Thwaites, with soloists including Carolyn Sampson and James Gilchrist. Conduced by Jeffrey Skidmore.
My Collection: Umberto Jacopo Laureti, Pianist
Pianist Umberto Jacopo Laureti writes for The Classic Review about three classical music albums he couldn’t live without.
Review: “Stabat” – Pärt, Macmillan & Vasks – Ross
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge and the Dmitri Ensemble under Graham Ross perform Arvo Pärt’s Stabat Mater, with other choral works by Macmillan and Vasks
Review: Barbara Hannigan – “La Passione”
Soprano Barbara Hannigan perform and conducts the Ludwig Orchestra in works by Nono, Haydn and Grisey.
Review: Adès Conducts Adès – Kirill Gerstein, Piano
Thomas Adès performs two of his works with the Boston Symphony Orchestra – the Piano Concerto with soloist Kirill Gerstein and “Totentanz”.
Review: “The Mythos Suite” – Debbie Wiseman, Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry narrates from his book “Mythos”, to music by Debbie Wiseman with the National Symphony Orchestra.
Review: "Clytemnestra" – Ruby Hughes, Soprano
Ruby Hughes performs Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder, Berg’s Altenberg Lieder and Rhian Samuel’s “Clytemnestra” with BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Jac van Steen.
Review: Paul Moravec – "Sanctuary Road" (Naxos)
Paul Moravec’s 2017 work, “Sanctuary Road” is a 50-minute large scale oratorio for five soloists, chorus and orchestra. Here released in its premiere recording.
