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Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, April 2021
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Prokofiev
Album Reviews
Review: “Paris” – Hilary Hahn, Violin
Hilary Hahn plays Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 1, Chausson's Poèm and two Sèrènades by Rautavaara, with Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France under Mikko Franck.
Album Reviews
Review: Prokofiev – Piano Works – Nicholas Angelich
Nicholas Angelich plays Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No. 8, Visions fugitives and excerpts from Romeo & Juliet.
Album Reviews
Review: Prokofiev – Symphony No. 5 – Oslo Philharmonic, Petrenko
Vasily Petrenko explores two Russian Symphonies with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra - Prokofiev's Symphony No. 5 and Myaskovsky's Symphony No. 21.
Best of
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, December 2020
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Album Reviews
Review: “Silver Age” – Daniil Trifonov Plays Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Scriabin
Daniil Trifonov plays concertos and solo works by Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Scriabin.
Album Reviews
Review: Vadym Kholodenko Plays Prokofiev’s Solo Piano Music
Vadym Kholodenko, winner of the Van Cliburn Competition, performs solo works by Prokofiev - Piano Sonata No. 6 and "Visions Fugitives".
Beginners Guides
Guide: Classical Music For Children
Where to start when you want to introduce classical music for children? This guide gives you some recommended pieces and recordings.
Album Reviews
Review – Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 – Haochen Zhang, Piano
Haochen Zhang, in his first concerto recording, presents Tchaikovsky first and Prokofiev's second Piano Concertos.