Thomas Adès performs two of his works with the Boston Symphony Orchestra – the Piano Concerto with soloist Kirill Gerstein and “Totentanz”.
Tag: Piano
Classical music reviews, beginners guides and editor’s choice of album with piano.
Review: Mozart – Piano Concertos, Vol 5 – Bavouzet
In the fifth volume of Bavouzet’s Mozart Piano Concertos cycle for Chandos, Bavouzet player the early Concertos No. 5 to 9 (“Jeunehomme”).
Review: Chopin – 24 Preludes, Schumann – Ghost Variations – Eric Lu, Piano
Eric Lu plays Chopin’s 24 preludes and Schumann’s “Geistervariationen”, in his first solo album since winning the Leeds Piano Competition.
My Collection: Martina Filjak, Pianist
Pianist Martina Filjak tells The Classic Review about three classical music albums she couldn’t live without.
Double Review: Chopin Piano Concertos – Grosvenor, Yundi
Benjamin Grosvenor and Yundi Li have both released albums with Chopin’s Piano Concertos.
Review: Beethoven – The Last Three Sonatas – Pollini (2020)
40 years after his original recordings of Beethoven’s late Piano Sonatas, Maurizio Pollini return to the last three sonatas in a new live recording for DG.
Review: Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 2 and 5 – Bezuidenhout, Heras-Casado
Kristian Bezuidenhout begins a new cycle of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto, with the Freiburger Barockorchestrer under Pablo Heras-Casado.
Review: Beethoven – Complete Piano Sonatas – Fazil Say
Fazil Say presents Beethoven’s 32 Piano Sonatas for Warner Classics (2020).
Review: Saint-Saëns – Piano Concertos 3 and 5 – Lortie, Gardner
The second volume of Louis Lortie and Edward Gardner’s cycle of the complete Piano Concertos by Saint-Saëns, with the BBC Philharmonic.
Review: Ravel – Piano Concerto, Le Tombeau de Couperin – Perianes, Pons
Ravel’s Piano Concerto is programmed with Le Tombeau de Couperin and “Alborada del gracioso” from “Miroirs”, in both piano and orchestra versions.
