Iván Fischer and his Budapest Festival Orchestra continues their ongoing cycle of the complete Mahler Symphonies. Read a review of their recent performance.
Tag: Orchestral
Review: Haydn – Complete Symphonies (Vol 7 – No. 9, 65, 67) – Antonini
Giovanni Antonini continues his ambitious Haydn project, committing the entire Symphonies on record. This is the 7th volume, with Symphonies No. 9, 65 & 67
Schumann – A Beginners Guide
Robert Schumann (1810-1856) is universally considered among the most important figures in the art world of the first half of the 19th century. Here are 10 pieces which represent a good place to start if one wants to get familiar with Schumann’s music.
Review: Stravinsky Rite of Spring, Debussy La Mer – New York Philharmonic, van Zweden
Review: The newly appointed chief of the new York Philharmonic, Jaap van Zweden, performs Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring” and Debussy’s “La Mer”.
Winners of the 2019 Grammy Awards for Classical Music Announced
Read our coverage of all the winners of the classical music categories in the 2019 Grammy Awards.
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 2 (“Resurrection”) – Osmo Vänskä, Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä continues his Mahler cycle with the Minnesota Orchestra, performing Symphony No. 2 (“Resurrection”).
Review: Gautier Capuçon Plays Schumann
Review: Gautier Capuçon plays Schumann’s Cello Concerto and chamber works with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe under Bernard Haitink and Martha Argerich.
Review – Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 – Antonini, Kammerorchester Basel
Review: Giovanni Antonini with the Kammerorchester Basel complete their Beethoven Symphonies cycle with this freshly conceived account of the 9th (Sony Classical)
A Year In Review – The Top 10 Most Popular Classical Music Album Reviews Of 2018
Photo by Steven VanDesande Jr on Unsplash As we say goodbye to 2018, we took a look at our stats and checked which were the most read classical music reviews in the past [ … ]
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.
