Album Reviews
Review: Bartòk – The Wooden Prince & Dance Suite – Măcelaru
Cristian Măcelaru and WDR Sinfonieorchester's second collaboration for Linn features Bartòk's The Wooden Prince and Dance Suite.
Orchestral
Album Reviews
Review: Rachmaninoff – Symphony No. 2 – Sinfonia of London, Wilson
John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London's second installment in their Rachmaninoff series features Symphony No. 2 and the C-sharp minor Prelude (arr. Stokowski).
Album Reviews
Review: The American Project – Yuja Wang, Piano
Yuja Wang performs Teddy Abram's jazz-inspired Piano Concerto with the Louisville Symphony along with a solo work by Michael Tilson Thomas.
Album Reviews
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 5 – Rafael Payare
Rafael Payare conducts the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal in Mahler's Symphony No. 5.
Album Reviews
Review: Clara & Robert Schumann – Piano Concertos – Rana, Nézet-Séguin
Beatrice Rana performs the piano concerti of Clara and Robert Schumann with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, led by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
Album Reviews
Double Review: Mozart Requiem – Savall, Chauvin
A double review of two period-instrument performances of Mozart's Requiem by Jordi Savall and Julien Chauvin.
Beginners Guides
Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”) – A Beginners Guide
A guide to Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3 ("Scottish"), with historical background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings.
Album Reviews
Review: Schubert Revisited – Matthias Goerne, Baritone
Matthias Goerne offers a unique angle on Schubert's lied via versions for voice and orchestra arranged by Alexander Schmalcz.
Album Reviews
Review: Poulenc – La Voix Humaine, Sinfonietta – Veronique Gens, Soprano
Soprano Veronique Gens presents Francis Poulenc's La Voix Humaine with the Orchestre National De Lille, who also perform the composer's Sinfonietta.
Best of
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, April 2024
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review this past month.