Album Reviews
Review: Mozart – Piano Concertos No. 20 & 27 – Anne Queffélec
Anne Queffélec plays Mozart's piano concertos No. 20 & 27 with Orchestre de Chambre de Paris under Lio Kuokman.
Piano
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Review: Beatrice Rana Plays Beethoven and Chopin Piano Sonatas
Beatrice Rana explores two great Piano Sonatas, the "Hammerklavier" by Beethoven and "Funeral March" by Chopin.
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Review: Gershwin Rhapsody – Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Michael Feinstein
Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Michael Feinstein perform Gershwin’s piano duos and songs, including Rhapsody in Blue.
Album Reviews
Review: Rachmaninoff for Two – Daniil Trifonov, Sergei Babayan
Daniil Trifonov and Sergei Babayan play Rachmaninoff's two Suites for two pianos, together with the Symphonic Dances.
Interviews
My Collection: Olga Pashchenko, Keyboardist
Multi-keyboardist Olga Pashchenko writes for The Classic Review about three classical music albums she couldn't live without.
Album Reviews
Review: Saint-Saëns – Lang Lang, Piano
Lang Lang presents Saint-Saëns' The Carnival of the Animals and the Second Piano Concerto with other works by Ravel, Debussy, Boulanger, and Tailleferre.
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Review: Messiaen – Turangalîla-Symphonie – Hamelin, Forget, Gimeno
Marc-André Hamelin, Nathalie Forget, and the Toronto Symphony feature in Messiaen’s mind-bending masterpiece about love.
Album Reviews
Review – Bartók, Szymanowski, Janáček – Piotr Anderszewski, Piano
Pianist Piotr Anderszewski aims to capture the “spirit of rebellion” through the voices of Bartòk, Szymanowski, and Janáček.
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Review: Shadows of My Ancestors – Behzod Abduraimov, Piano
Pianist Behzod Abduraimov with a solo release featuring Ravel, Prokofiev, and Dilorom Saidaminova.
Album Reviews
Review – The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 86 – Tellefsen & Kalkbrenner – Howard Shelley
Hyperion’s exploration of Romantic Piano Concertos continues with this 86th volume of Tellefsen and Kalkbrenner.