Marc-André Hamelin, Nathalie Forget, and the Toronto Symphony feature in Messiaen’s mind-bending masterpiece about love.
Tag: Piano
Classical music reviews, beginners guides and editor’s choice of album with piano.
Review – Bartók, Szymanowski, Janáček – Piotr Anderszewski, Piano
Pianist Piotr Anderszewski aims to capture the “spirit of rebellion” through the voices of Bartòk, Szymanowski, and Janáček.
Review: Shadows of My Ancestors – Behzod Abduraimov, Piano
Pianist Behzod Abduraimov with a solo release featuring Ravel, Prokofiev, and Dilorom Saidaminova.
Review – The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 86 – Tellefsen & Kalkbrenner – Howard Shelley
Hyperion’s exploration of Romantic Piano Concertos continues with this 86th volume of Tellefsen and Kalkbrenner.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, May 2024
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review this past month.
Review: Latter(s) to Satie – Bertrand Chamayou, Piano
Pianist Bertrand Chamayou pairs Erik Satie with John Cage.
Review: Debussy – Etudes – Steven Osborne, Piano
For his fourth Debussy album for Hyperion, Steven Osborne presents two of the composer’s finest piano works, the 12 Etudes and Pour le piano.
Review: Waves – Bruce Liu, Piano
Bruce Liu’s juxtaposes works by Rameau, Ravel, and Alkan in an intriguing and exploratory program.
Review: Brahms – Piano Concertos – Simon Trpčeski, Christian Măcelaru
Simon Trpčeski collaborates with Christian Măcelaru and the WDR Sinfonieorchester in Brahms’ two piano concertos.
Review: Schubert – Late Piano Sonatas – Claire Huangci
Claire Huangi’s ambitious all-Schubert program features the late sonatas, excerpts from Schwanengaseng, and the Drei Klavierstücke.
