Five new classical music albums worth checking out.
Tag: Piano
Classical music reviews, beginners guides and editor’s choice of album with piano.
Review: ‘Beethoven 5, Vol. 3’ – Jonathan Biss
Jonathan Biss continues his Beethoven piano concertos cycle, with the second concerto, adding Timo Andres’ ‘the Blind Banister’.
Review: Liszt – Via Crucis & Solo Works – Leif Ove Andsnes
Leif Ove Andsnes performs Liszt’s Consolations and late religious works with The Norwegian Soloists’ Choir.
Review: Ravel – Complete Works For Solo Piano – Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet performs Maurice Ravel’s complete works for solo piano.
Review: Dvořák and Price – Piano Quintet – Takács Quartet, Marc-André Hamelin
Marc-André Hamelin joins the Takács Quartet in Dvořák and Price’s piano quintets.
Review: Bach – Keyboard Concertos – Beatrice Rana
Pianist Beatrice Rana lead the Amsterdam Sinfonietta in Bach’s keyboard concertos.
Review: “Preludes” – Jan Lisiecki, Piano
Jan Lisiecki plays preludes by Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Bach, Messiaen and Górecki.
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Review: Ravel – Piano Concertos – Seong-Jin Cho, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Nelsons
Seong-Jin Cho rounds up his Ravel cycle with a recording of the two piano concertos, accompanied by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Andris Nelsons.
Review: Rachmaninoff – Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2, The Isle of the Dead – Boris Giltburg
Boris Giltburg performs Rachmaninoff’s two piano sonatas, with a new arrangement for piano of The Isle of the Dead.
