Christopher Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques return to Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, with Soprano Sandrine Piau and Contralto Christopher Lowrey
Tag: Period Instruments
Review: Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 (“Pastoral”) – Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and its Concertmaster Bernhard Forck present two orchestral pieces which depicts nature – Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony and Knecht’s “Le portrait musical de la nature.”
Review: Haydn – Complete Symphonies, Vol. 8, “La Roxolana” – Antonini
In his eighth volume of the “Haydn 2032” project, Antonini returns to collaborates with Il Giardino Armonico, examining popular and oriental influences.
Review: Bach – Johannes Passion – Herreweghe (2020)
Philippe Herreweghe and the Collegium Vocale Gent return to Bach’s Johannes passion in their third recording of the piece.
Review: Bach – St. Matthew Passion – Bach Collegium Japan – Suzuki (2020)
Masaaki Suzuki and the Bach Collegium Japan return to the St. Mathew Passion, 20 years after their first recording.
Review: “‘Tis Too Late To Be Wise” – Kitgut Quartet
The Kitgut Quartet explores the connection between early string music to the classical String Quartet.
Review: Vox Luminis, A Nocte Temporis Perform Charpentier
Charpentier’s “Orphée Descendant Aux Enfers” and “La Descente D’orphée Aux Enfers” performed by Vox Luminis and A Nocte Temporis.
Review: "Farinelli" – Cecilia Bartoli, Antonini
Cicilia Bartoli in album of Baroque arias written for the famed castrato Farinelli.
Review: "Facce D'amore" – Jakub Józef Orliński, Emelyanychev
Countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński in an album which examines the male lover in the Baroque era. He is accompanied by Il Pomo D’oro and Maxim Emelyanychev.
Year in Review – The Top 10 Most Popular Classical Music Reviews of 2019
For our last post in 2019, we went back and checked our statistics, finding out which reviews were most popular this year.