Five new classical music albums worth checking out.
Tag: Mezzo-Soprano
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 3 – Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
Osmo Vänskä finishes his Mahler Symphonies cycle with the Minnesota Orchestra, in Symphony No. 3.
Review: Folk Songs – Magdalena Kožená – Mezzo-Soprano
Magdalena Kožená’s exploring the intersection of folk and classical music with works by Bartók, Berio, and Ravel.
Review: Purcell – Dido and Aeneas – Fleur Barron, Matthew Brook, La Nuova Musica, Bates
Fleur Barron and Matthew Brook take the leading roles in Purcell’s famous opera, with Giulia Semenzato as Belinda. Conducted by David Bates with La Nuova Musica.
Review: Handel – Theodora – Il Pomo d’Oro, Emelyanychev
Maxim Emelyanychev leads Il Pomo d’Oro and soloists including Joyce DiDonato and Lisettte Oropesa in Handel’s recounting of the story of Theodora and Didymus.
Review: Verdi – La Traviata – Oropesa, Barbera, Oren
Daniel Oren leads the Dresdner Philharmonie in a new recording of Verdi’s La Traviata with Lisette Oropesa as Violetta and René Barbera as Alfredo.
Review: Bach – Matthäus Passion – Pichon (2022)
Raphaël Pichon leads Ensemble Pygmalion and soloists in a new recording of one of J.S. Bach’s sacred masterpieces.
Review: EDEN – Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-Soprano
Joyce DiDonato and Il Pomo d’Oro explore a connection to nature in a recital of works by Ives, Mysliveček, Mahler, Copland, and Handel, among others.
Review: Puccini – Madama Butterfly – Foster
Soprano Melody Moore, tenor Stefano Secco, and Orquestra Gulbenkian feature in a new performance of Puccini’s iconic Madama Butterfly.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, December 2021
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.