Album Reviews
Review: ‘L’extase’ – Debussy & Messiaen Songs – Magdalena Kožená, Mitsuko Uchida
Magdalena Kožená and Mitsuko Uchida perform songs by Debussy and Messiaen.
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Review: Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique, Ravel – La valse – Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä
Klaus Mäkelä leads Orchestre de Paris in Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique and Ravel's La valse.
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Review: Ravel – Complete Works For Solo Piano – Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet performs Maurice Ravel's complete works for solo piano.
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Review: Ravel – Piano Concertos – Seong-Jin Cho, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Nelsons
Seong-Jin Cho rounds up his Ravel cycle with a recording of the two piano concertos, accompanied by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Andris Nelsons.
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Review: Ravel – Daphnis et Chloé – London Symphony Orchestra Sir Antonio Pappano
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in Ravel's music for the ballet Daphnis et Chloé.
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In Short – 5 Albums Worth Your Listen – February 2025
Five new classical music albums worth checking out.
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Notable Classical Music Box Sets, February 2025
Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
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Ravel: Complete Piano Works – Seong-Jin Cho
Seong-Jin Cho in a 2-CD set of the compete solo piano works by Maurice Ravel.
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Review: Concert de Chausson, Quintette de Vierne – Le Sage, Kashimoto, Schumann Quartett
Eric Le Sage (piano) Daishin Kashimoto (violin) and the Schumann Qaurtett play Chausson’s 'Concerto for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet' and Vierne’s Quintet.
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Review: Contemplation – Huw Montague Rendall
Baritone Huw Montague Rendall in opera arias by Mozart, Mahler, Korngold, Britten, Gounod, Duparc and more.