Salonen to Serve as Music Director Designate Effective Immediately, Will Lead the SFS in Concerts this Coming January 18–20, and Begin His Tenure September 2020
Tag: Orchestral
Review: Seong-Jin Cho Plays Mozart (DG)
Seong-Jin Cho (조성진) , winner of the 2015 Chopin Competition, has already produced good albums with music by Chopin and Debussy. Now he turns his attention to Mozart, giving a persuasive account of the dark D Minor Piano Concerto and two solo Sonatas.
Mendelssohn – A Beginners Guide
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) is one of the most beloved composers from the “Romantic Era” in classical music. Here are 10 pieces which represent a good place to start.
Review: Daniel Harding Conducts Mahler Symphony No. 5
This release of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony is the second of what Harmonia Mundi says will be a cycle of the Mahler Symphonies from Daniel Harding and the orchestra he elevated to impressive artistic heights – The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Read the full review.
Review: Philip Glass Symphony No. 11 – Dennis Russell Davies
It seems that the time when music critics debated whether Philip Glass can be considered a “classical music” composer, or rather frame him forcefully into this or that category has [ … ]
Album Review: Maxim Emelyanychev Conducts Beethoven And Brahms
Maxim Emelyanychev conducts the soloists of Nizhny Novgorod in Beethoven’s “Eroica” Symphony and Brahms’s Haydn Variations.
Review: “Destination Rachmaninov – Departure” – Piano Concertos No. 2 & 4 – Daniil Trifonov
Following their much-praised release of Rachmaninov’s “Paganini Variations”, Daniil Trifonov, the Philadelphia Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin start with what will become a complete cycle of the Rachmaninov Piano Concertos. This release includes the famous Second Concerto, along with the less popular Fourth, the later recorded live in Philadelphia.
The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Announces New Chief
Omer Meir Wellber has been appointed as the new Chief Conductor for the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, the British Broadcast Corporation has announced.
New Album Review: Zefiro Performs Bach Brandenburg Concertos
Zefiro Performs Bach Brandenburg Concertos and the second orchestral suite.
Beethoven – A Beginners Guide
One of the leading figures of classical music and western culture, Beethoven’s music continues to inspire in the 21st century. Here is The Classic Review beginners guide to Beethoven, including some recordings recommendations.
