Bruce Liu, newly-crowned winner of the 18th Fryderyk Chopin Competition, features in Deutsche Grammophon’s compilation of his competition highlights.
Tag: Instrumental
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: Bach – Goldberg Variations – David Fray, Piano
Pianist David Fray presents a new recording for Erato of Bach’s tour-de-force Goldberg Variations.
Review: ’round midnight – Quatuor Ébène
Quatuor Ébène embarks on an intriguing journey through the night in a feature of works by Dutilleux, Merlin, and Schoenberg.
Review: Bartók – Concerto for Orchestra and Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta – Mälkki
Susanna Mälkki and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra continue their Bartók series with new readings of masterpieces from his final years.
Review: 12 Stradivari – Janine Jansen, Antonio Pappano
Janine Jansen collaborates with Antonio Pappano (piano) on an intriguing new album that brings together 12 of the world’s rarest violins.
Review: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons – Christian Li, Violin
Thirteen-year old violin prodigy Christian Li presents Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Review: Saint-Saëns – Symphonies No. 3 & Urbs Roma – Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Kantorow
Jean-Jacques Kantorow and the Liège Royal Philharmonic complete their cycle of Saint-Saëns’ Symphonies.
Review: Mozart – Piano Concertos 20 & 25 – Jeremy Denk, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Jeremy Denk features as both soloist and conductor with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, performing Mozart’s Piano Concertos K. 466 and K. 503.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, September 2021
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
