Four notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Tag: Grieg
Review: “Four Hands” – Alexandre Tharaud
Pianist Alexandre Tharaud is joined by 22 pianists and musicians in works for piano four hands.
Review: Forbidden Fruit – Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu
Baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist James Baillieu continue their collaboration in a recital that explores the themes of desire and its repercussions.
Review: Grieg – Songs – Lise Davidsen, Leif Ove Andsnes
In their first collaboration, Lise Davidsen and Leif Ove Andsnes perform Edvard Grieg’s finest songs from Haugtussa and the Op. 59 Five Poems, among others.
Review: Grieg – Violin Sonatas – Hemsing, Trpčeski
Violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing and pianist Simon Trpčeski perform the complete Violin Sonatas by Edvard Grieg.
Year In Review – The Classic Review Staff's Picks For 2019
We go over a lot of classical music albums during the year, so when 2019 comes to an end it’s time for members of The Classic Review staff to pick their favorite albums of the year.
Reissue Review: Moura Lympany – The Decca Legacy
Decca has reissued the entire recording of Dame Moura Lympany, made for the label in the 1940s and 1950s. The package includes previously unreleased material.
Review: “Encores” – Nelson Freire, Piano
Nelson Friere presents a diverse program of short piano pieces, from Baroque to Romantic and Latin miniatures.
Review: Denis Kozhukhin Plays Grieg And Mendelssohn
Denis Kozhukhin presents excerpts from Grieg’s “Lyric Pieces” and Mendelssohn’s “Songs without Words”.
Review: Grieg – Peer Gynt, Piano Concerto – Bavouzet, Gardner
Jean-Efflan Bacouzet performs Grieg’s Piano Concerto with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Edward Gardner , who also perform highlights from “Peer Gynt”.
