The Nash Ensemble in chamber works by Maurice Ravel.
Tag: Harp
In Short – 5 Albums Worth Your Listen – December 2025
Brief reviews of five recent classical albums: Bach Cantatas with Ensemble Correspondances and Sébastien Daucé, the Nash Ensemble play Ravel, Mahler’s Symphony No. 7 with the National Symphony Orchestra under Gianandrea Noseda, Haydn’s Op. 76 String Quartets with Quatuor Arod, and Mikhail Pletnev in Preludes by Chopin and Scriabin.
Review: Dohnányi – Concertos, Variations on a Nursery Song – Pitrenas, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
Modestas Pitrenas leads the Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz and soloists in three of Dohnányi’s concertos, including his Variations on a Nursery Song.
Review: Aho – Double & Triple Concertos – Antwerp Symphony, Elts
The Antwerp Symphony, led by Olari Elts and featuring Dimitri Mestdag, Anneleen Lenaerts, and the Storioni Trio, presents Aho’s Double and Triple Concertos.
Review: “American Rapture” – Yolanda Kondonassis, Harp
This American-centric program contains two world premiere recordings; Jennifer Higdon’s Harp Concerto, written and dedicated to soloist Yolanda Kondonassis, and Patrick Harlin’s “Rapture” for a symphonic orchestra. In between these [ … ]
Review: “Launch” – The Admiral Launch Duo
Saxophone and harp duo “Admiral Launch” gives a divers program of contemporary music.
Review: “Toccata” – Elisa Netzer, Harp
Elisa Netzer gives an impressive début album for Naxos, which contains old and new composers, with arrangements and original pieces written for the harp.
