Brief reviews of five recent classical albums: Bach Cantatas with Ensemble Correspondances and Sébastien Daucé, the Nash Ensemble play Ravel, Mahler’s Symphony No. 7 with the National Symphony Orchestra under Gianandrea Noseda, Haydn’s Op. 76 String Quartets with Quatuor Arod, and Mikhail Pletnev in Preludes by Chopin and Scriabin.
Tag: Piano
Classical music reviews, beginners guides and editor’s choice of album with piano.
Review: Schubert – Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 – Martin Helmchen
Martin Helmchen in the first volume of Schubert complete Piano Sonatas cycle.
Review: Daniil Trifonov Plays Tchaikovsky
Daniil Trifonov plays Tchaikovsky’s piano sonata Op. 80, “Children’s Album”, and Pletnev’s piano arrangement of “The Sleeping Beauty”.
Top Five – Chopin – The Piano Concertos – The Best Recordings
The Classic Review editorial team’s recommendations for the best recordings of Chopin two piano concertos.
Review: Chopin – Mazurkas, Vol. 1 – Ingrid Fliter
Ingrid fliter in the first volume of Chopin’s complete Mazurkas.
Review: Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 2 – Piemontesi, Gewandhausorchester, Honeck
Francesco Piemontesi plays Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig under Manfred Honeck.
Review: River of Music – The Kanneh-Masons
The Kanneh-Masons play Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet, with other works by Coleridge-Taylor, Handel, Elgar, Chopin and Dvořák.
Review: Jonas Kaufmann & Helmut Deutsch in Schumann and Schubert
Jonas Kaufmann and Helmut Deutsch in Schumann’s Dichterliebe and Kerner-Lieder, with a bonus DVD featuring a staged production of Schubert’s Schwanengesang.
Review: Tchaikovsky – The Seasons – Yunchan Lim, Piano
Yunchan Lim plays Tchaikovsky’s The Seasons.
Review: Beethoven for Three, Vol. 4 – Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax
Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax perform Beethoven’s ‘Ghost’ and ‘Gassenhauer’ piano trios, and Shai Wosner’s arrangement of the first symphony.
