In this double review, we compare two multi-track piano recitals - Khatia Buniatishvili's "Labyrinth", and Bertrand Chamayou's "Good Night!".
Mezzo Soprano Jamie Barton sings songs by contemporary composer Jake Heggie, who accompanies from the piano.
Hélène Grimaud plays Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor with the Camerata Salzburg and two Fantasies, with works by Valentin Silvestrov.
Niklas Sivelöv performs three of his own Piano Concertos, with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra.
Igor Levit plays piano transcriptions of music by Bach, Brahms and Reger, with Morton Feldman's “Palais de Mari”.
Patricia Kopatchinskaja presents a program which combines Violin Concertos by Vivaldi with contemporary works, together with Il Giardino Armonico and Giovanni Antonini.
The Vienna Philharmonic plays John Williams' theme music from iconic movies, with violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and conducted by the composer.
Three contemporary orchestral works by the late Christopher Rouse: Symphony No. 5, Concerto for Orchestra and "Supplica", with the Nashville Symphony under Giancarlo Guerrero.
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Inbal Segev is soloist in a new work by Anne Clyne, "DANCE" for cello and orchestra, and Elgar's Cello Concerto. With the London Philharmonic and Marin Alsop.
