Amit Peled plays Bach’s Cello Suites No. 1-3 on an instrument used by Pablo Casals for his own recording of these pieces.
Tag: Instrumental
Review: Paul Lewis Plays Weber and Schubert Piano Sonatas
After a remarkably consistent flow of impressive releases of the Viennese repertoire, Paul Lewis combines two Weber and Schubert piano sonatas not heard often in concert or in the studio.
Album Review: c.1300-c.2000 – Jeremy Denk, Piano
Jeremy Denk presents 700 years of music, played on a piano in (roughly) a chronological order, spanning over 2 CDs.
Review: Jan Lisiecki Plays Mendelssohn (DG)
Jan Lisiecki plays Mendelssohn two piano concertos and solo works with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra on Deutsche Grammophon.
Review: Maurizio Pollini Plays Chopin Op. 55-58 (2019)
Maurizio Pollini continues his Chopin recital series for Deutsche Grammophon, playing the Third Sonata, Nocturnes Op. 55, Mazurkas Op. 56 and Berceuse. The Mazurkas are new to Pollini’s long and distinguished Chopin discography.
Review: Bach Violin Concertos – Shunske Sato
Violinist Shunske Sato performs Bach’s violin concertos and Double Concerto, with the period instruments group “Il Pomo D’oro”.
Review – Ronald Brautigam Plays Mendelssohn’s Piano Concertos (2018)
Ronald Brautigam performs Mendelssohn Piano Concertos on period instruments, in his second version for these pieces.
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.
Review: Bach – Concertos For 2, 3, 4 Pianos – David Fray
David Fray joins a group of 3 more pianists to record Bach’s multiple pianos concertos.
Schubert – A Beginners Guide
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) is perhaps the clearest representation of a bridge between the classical and romantic era in classical music.
Here are 10 pieces which represent a good place to start if one wants to get familiar with Schubert’s music.
