Pianist Inna Faliks combines Beethoven’s Op. 126 Bagatelles with nine new contemporary pieces, some influenced by Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit.
Tag: Piano
Classical music reviews, beginners guides and editor’s choice of album with piano.
Review: When Do We Dance? – Lise de la Salle, Piano
Lise de la Salle in a piano program of dances from around the globe.
Review: Grażyna Bacewicz – Piano Music – Joanna Sochacka
Pianist Joanna Sochacka in a full program of piano music by Grażyna Bacewicz.
Review: Debussy – Fantaisie, Violin Sonata, Cello Sonata, La Mer – Argerich, Soltani, Barenboim
Martha Argerich on her first ever recording of Debussy’s Fantasie for Piano and Orchestra, with Staatskapelle Berlin and Daniel Barenboim, who accompanies in the Violin and Cello Sonatas with cellist Kian Soltani and violinist Michael Barenboim.
Debussy – Préludes – A Beginners Guide
A guide to Debussy’s two books of Préludes, with background, analysis and recommendations for the best recordings.
Review: “Mozart Momentum 1785” – Piano Concertos – Leif Ove Andsnes, Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra perform Mozart’s Piano Concertos No. 20-22, with a Piano Quartet and solo works.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, June 2021
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Review: Strauss – Ein Heldenleben, Burleske – Chamayou, Pappano
Antonio Pappano conducts the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben and Burleske, with pianist Bertrand Chamayou.
Brahms – Piano Concertos – András Schiff, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
András Schiff plays and conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in Brahms’ two Piano Concertos, using period instruments.
Review: Four Recent Chopin Albums (2021)
Every month, there are numerous Chopin recordings being released. Tal Agam writes about four new Chopin albums worthy of attention.
