We go over a lot of classical music albums during the year, so when 2024 comes to an end it’s time for members of The Classic Review staff to pick their favorite albums of the year.
Tag: Period Instruments
In Short – 5 Albums Worth Your Listen – May 2024
Five new classical music albums worth checking out.
Review: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons – Alfia Bakieva, Jordi Savall
Alfia Bakieva performs Vivaldi’s Le quattro stagioni and other concertos with Les Musiciennes Du Concert Des Nations under Jordi Savall.
Review: Gluck – Orfeo ed Euridice – Jakub Józef Orliński
Jakub Józef Orliński takes the leading role in Gluck’s famous opera.
Notable Classical Music Box Sets, May 2024
Four notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Review: Pergolesi – Stabat Mater, Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus – Patchornik, Engeltjes, PRJCT Amsterdam
Shira Patchornik, Maarten Engeltjes and Prjct Amsterdam perform Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater & Vivaldi’s Nisi Dominus.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, June 2024
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review this past month.
My Collection: Olga Pashchenko, Keyboardist
Multi-keyboardist Olga Pashchenko writes for The Classic Review about three classical music albums she couldn’t live without.
Review: Vivaldi – Concerti per una Vita – Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Violin
Violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte and Le Consort present a program of Vivaldi’s violin concertos, including many premier recordings.
Review – Mendelssohn – Cello Works – Sol Gabetta, Bertrand Chamayou
Sol Gabetta and Bertrand Chamayou perform works for cello and piano by Mendelssohn, Holliger, Rihm, Widmann, and Coll on period instruments.
