Jean-Efflam Bavouzet performs Piano Sonatas by Beethoven’s contemporaries, with works by Wölfl, Clementi, Hummel and Dussek.
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Classical music reviews, beginners guides and editor’s choice of album with piano.
Review: Poulenc – Piano Concertos, Chamber Works – Mark Bebbington
Pianist Mark Bebbington performs Poulenc’s Piano Concerto, “Concert Champêtre” and chamber works with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Jan Latham-Koenig.
Book Review: “Rough Ideas” – Stephen Hough
In his new book, pianist Stephen Hough presents his thoughts on music, piano practice, performing and recording.
Review: Schumann – Fantasy, Kreisleriana – Yeol Eum Son, Piano
Pianist Yeol Eum Son perform three works by Robert Schumann – The Fantasy in C, Kreisleriana, and Arabesque
Tchaikovsky – A beginners Guide
Where to start when you want to get to know the music of Tchaikovsky, one of the leading figures in the late Romantic era? Here are 10 pieces which represent a good place to start if one wants to get familiar with Tchaikovsky’s music.
Review: “The Wanderer” – Seong Jin-Cho Plays Schubert, Berg and Liszt
Seong Jin-Cho performs Schubert’s “Wanderer Fantasy”, Berg’s Piano Sonata Op.1 and Liszt’s Piano Sonata in B minor.
Review: Beethoven – Symphonies 1-3 – Britten Sinfonia, Adès
Composer, pianist and conductor Thomas Adès leads the Britten Sinfonia in Beethoven’s first three Symphonies, with two compositions by composer Gerald Barry.
Review: Beethoven – Complete Piano Concertos – Stewart Goodyear
Stewart Goodyear in a new Beethoven Piano Concertos cycle with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Andrew Constantine.
Review: Rachmaninov – Paganini Rhapsody, Symphony No. 3 – Abduraimov, Gaffigan
In “Rachmaninov in Lucern”, pianist Behzod Abduraimov performs the “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini” and the third Symphony, with conductor James Gaffigan.
My Collection: Umberto Jacopo Laureti, Pianist
Pianist Umberto Jacopo Laureti writes for The Classic Review about three classical music albums he couldn’t live without.
