Nicola Benedetti, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, and Benjamin Grosvenor in Beethoven’s “Triple” Concerto for violin, cello and piano.
Tag: Piano
Classical music reviews, beginners guides and editor’s choice of album with piano.
Year In Review – Our Top Classical Albums for 2024
We go over a lot of classical music albums during the year, so when 2024 comes to an end it’s time for members of The Classic Review staff to pick their favorite albums of the year.
Review: Schumann – String Quartets, Piano Quintet – Quatuor Hanson, Adam Laloum
Quatuor Hanson plays Schumann three String Quartets and Piano Quintet with pianist Adam Laloum.
Review: Schubert – “Ländler” – Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano
Pierre-Laurent Aimard plays over 100 dances for piano by Schubert.
In Short – 5 Albums Worth Your Listen – May 2024
Five new classical music albums worth checking out.
Review: Mozart & Poulenc – Double & Triple Piano Concertos – Kodama, Nagano
Kent Nagano, his daughter Karin, wife Mari Kodama, and her sister Momo in double and triple piano concertos by Mozart and Poulenc.
Review: Rachmaninoff – The Piano Concertos & Paganini Rhapsody – Pletnev, Nagano
Mikhail Pletnev and his newly formed ensemble in Rachmaninoff’s complete works for piano and orchestra.
Notable Classical Music Box Sets, May 2024
Four notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Review: The Vienna Recital – Yuja Wang, Piano
Yuja Wang in a live recording from Vienna’s Konzerthaus, with works by Beethoven, Scriabin, Albéniz, Kapustin, Ligeti, and Glass.
Review: Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5, Dean – Piano Concerto – Jonathan Biss
Jonathan Biss embarks on a new Beethoven Piano Concertos cycle, accompanying each concerto with a contemporary piece.
