Gianandrea Noseda leads the London Symphony Orchestra as they continue their cycle of Shostakovich symphonies, this time with No. 7 (“Leningrad”).
Tag: Orchestral
Double Review: Ravel – Orchestral Works – Wilson, Oramo
A double review of Ravel’s orchestral works, including ‘La Valse’ by Sinfonia of London with John Wilson and Royal Stockholm Philharmonic with Sakari Oramo.
Review: Haydn – Complete Symphonies, Vol. 11 – Kammerorchester Basel, Antonini
Giovanni Antonini continues on his quest of presenting the complete Haydn symphonies, this time with Kammerorchester Basel in Symphonies 2, 24, 82, and 87.
Review: Transmission – Edgar Moreau, Cello
In a new release for Erato, cellist Edgar Moreau explores aspects of his own heritage in an eclectic curation of works by Bloch, Bruch, Korngold, and Ravel.
Review: Florence Price – Symphonies 1 & 3 – Nézet-Séguin
Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra perform Florence Price’s first and third Symphonies.
Review: Haydn – Die Schöpfung (The Creation) – Savall
Jordi Savall leads the Concert des Nations and Capella Reial de Catalunya in Haydn’s “The Creation,” featuring Matthias Winckhler, Tilman Lichdi, and Yeree Suh.
Review: Saint-Saëns: Complete Symphonies – Măcelaru
Cristian Măcelaru and the Orchestre National de France present the complete symphonies of Saint-Saëns on the 100th anniversary of the composer’s death.
Year In Review – Our Top Classical Albums for 2021
We go over a lot of classical music albums during the year, so when 2021 comes to an end it’s time for members of The Classic Review staff to pick their favorite albums of the year.
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.
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.
