We go over a lot of classical music albums during the year, so when 2020 comes to an end it’s time for members of The Classic Review staff to pick their favorite albums of the year.
Tag: Piano
Classical music reviews, beginners guides and editor’s choice of album with piano.
Review: Ammann, Ravel, Bartók – Piano Concertos – Haefliger, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Mälkki
Andreas Haefliger plays a new Piano Concerto by Dieter Ammann, with Ravel’s Concerto for the Left-Hand and Bartók’s Piano Concertos No. 3.
Review: Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 1 – Moog, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Milton
Joseph Moog plays Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 and Four Pieces Op. 119, with the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie and Nicholas Milton.
Review: Beethoven – Late Piano Sonatas – Nikolai Lugansky
Nikolai Lugansky plays Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Op. 101, 109 and 111.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, December 2020
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Review: Louis Lortie Plays Chopin, Volume 6
In the sixth volume of his ongoing Chopin cycle, Louis Lortie plays Mazurkas, Polonaises the Fantasie Op. 49 and the “La ci darem” variations.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, November 2020
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Double Review: Khatia Buniatishvili – “Labyrinth”, Bertrand Chamayou – “Good Night!”
In this double review, we compare two multi-track piano recitals – Khatia Buniatishvili’s “Labyrinth”, and Bertrand Chamayou’s “Good Night!”.
Review: “The Messenger” – Hélène Grimaud Plays Mozart and Silvestrov
Hélène Grimaud plays Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor with the Camerata Salzburg and two Fantasies, with works by Valentin Silvestrov.
Review: Niklas Sivelöv – Piano Concertos – Composer, Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Niklas Sivelöv performs three of his own Piano Concertos, with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra.
