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Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, May 2021
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
German
Album Reviews
Review: Lise Davidsen – Beethoven, Verdi, Wagner
Soprano Lise Davidsen in works for soprano and orchestra with the London Philharmonic under Sir Mark Elder.
Album Reviews
Review: Hammerschmidt – “Ach Jesus Stirbt” – Vox Luminis, Meunier
Vox Luminis and Lionel Meunier perform church music by Andreas Hammerschmidt (1611-1675).
Album Reviews
Review: Strauss – Also sprach Zarathustra, Don Juan, Till Eulenspiegel – Urbański
Krzysztof Urbanski and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra perform orchestral tone poems by Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra, Don Juan, and Till Eulenspiegel.
Interviews
My Collection: Sarah Traubel, Soprano
Soprano Sarah Traubel writes for The Classic Review about three classical music albums she couldn't live without.
Album Reviews
Review: “Lieder” Renée Fleming, Soprano
Renée Fleming ads to her diverse discography with songs by Brahms, Schumann and Mahler.
Album Reviews
Review: Schumann – Dichterliebe – Julian Prégardien, Eric Le Sage
Julian Prégardien gives a cleverly programmed album, with the famous Dichterliebe at its center. Eric Le Sage is accompanying with an original Blüthner instrument.
Album Reviews
Review: “Reason in Madness” – Carolyn Sampson, Soprano
Soprano Carolyn Sampson and pianist Joseph Middleton present a program built around the theme of madness, with songs by German and French composers.