Jean-Efflam Bavouzet performs Maurice Ravel’s complete works for solo piano.
Tag: Piano
Classical music reviews, beginners guides and editor’s choice of album with piano.
Review: Dvořák and Price – Piano Quintet – Takács Quartet, Marc-André Hamelin
Marc-André Hamelin joins the Takács Quartet in Dvořák and Price’s piano quintets.
Review: Bach – Keyboard Concertos – Beatrice Rana
Pianist Beatrice Rana lead the Amsterdam Sinfonietta in Bach’s keyboard concertos.
Review: “Preludes” – Jan Lisiecki, Piano
Jan Lisiecki plays preludes by Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Bach, Messiaen and Górecki.
Review: Ravel – Piano Concertos – Seong-Jin Cho, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Nelsons
Seong-Jin Cho rounds up his Ravel cycle with a recording of the two piano concertos, accompanied by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Andris Nelsons.
Review: Rachmaninoff – Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2, The Isle of the Dead – Boris Giltburg
Boris Giltburg performs Rachmaninoff’s two piano sonatas, with a new arrangement for piano of The Isle of the Dead.
In Short – 5 Albums Worth Your Listen – February 2025
Five new classical music albums worth checking out.
Review: John Field – Complete Nocturnes – Alice Sara Ott
Alice Sara Ott plays John field’s 18 Nocturnes.
Review: Khachaturian – Piano Concerto, Solo Works – Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Jean-Yves Thibaudet is joined by the LA Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel in Khachaturian’s Piano Concerto and other works.
10 Questions With: Lise de la Salle
Pianist Lise de la Salle answers The Classic Review’s 10 questions. Where will she most likely find inspiration? How many hours does she practice each day? And what is the classical music albums she couldn’t live without?
