Lars Vogt features as soloist and conductor with the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris in a new recording of Mendelssohn’s piano concertos and Capriccio Brilliant.
Tag: Piano
Classical music reviews, beginners guides and editor’s choice of album with piano.
Review: Schubert – Winterreise – Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu
Baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist James Baillieu perform a hallmark of the Romantic lied cycle, Schubert’s Winterreise.
Review: Dohnányi – Concertos, Variations on a Nursery Song – Pitrenas, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
Modestas Pitrenas leads the Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz and soloists in three of Dohnányi’s concertos, including his Variations on a Nursery Song.
Review: African Pianism – Rebeca Omordia, Piano
Pianist Rebeca Omordia performs a selection of vibrant works by African composers from Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco, and South Africa.
Review: Ivo Pogorelich Plays Chopin (2022)
Ivo Pogorelich releases his first Chopin album in over two decades with works he’s never recorded before, including the Fantaisie and B minor Sonata.
Review: Mendelssohn – Songs Without Words, Vol. 1 – Donohoe
With this first installment, pianist Peter Donohoe embarks on a new project of recording Mendelssohn’s eight volumes of Songs Without Words.
Review: Brahms – Late Piano Works – Paul Lewis
In a new recording for Harmonia Mundi, Paul Lewis performs Brahms’ Op. 116-119, the captivating final sets of works the composer wrote for piano.
Review: George Walker – Five Piano Sonatas – Steven Beck, Piano
In a new release for Bridge Records, pianist Steven Beck performs the five piano sonatas of Pulitzer Prize-winning contemporary composer, George Walker.
Review: Bruce Liu Plays Chopin
Bruce Liu, newly-crowned winner of the 18th Fryderyk Chopin Competition, features in Deutsche Grammophon’s compilation of his competition highlights.
Year In Review – Our Top Classical Albums for 2021
We go over a lot of classical music albums during the year, so when 2021 comes to an end it’s time for members of The Classic Review staff to pick their favorite albums of the year.
