Album Reviews
Review: Arc I – Orion Weiss, Piano
The first of a tripartite series, Orion Weiss' new release presents the iconic works of three pre-WWI composers: Granados, Janáček, and Scriabin.
Romantic
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Review: Schubert – Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 – Blomstedt, Gewandhausorchester
In his debut recording for the DG label, Herbert Blomstedt leads the Gewandhausorchester in Schubert's Symphony No. 8 ('Unfinished') and No. 9 ('The Great').
Album Reviews
Review: Liszt – Piano Concertos, Sonata – Alexander Ullman, BBC Symphony, Litton
2017 Liszt Competition winner Alexander Ullman delivers an ambitious all-Liszt program featuring the B minor Sonata and piano concertos with the BBC symphony under Andrew Litton.
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Review: Strauss – Orchestral Songs – Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Soprano
Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Christoph Eschenbach, and the WDR Orchestra perform Richard's Strauss' finest orchestral songs, including the Four Last Songs.
Beginners Guides
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 – A Beginners Guide
A guide to Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral") with historical background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings.
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Review: Schumann – Complete Symphonies – Pablo Heras-Casado, Münchner Philharmoniker
In a new release for Harmonia Mundi, Pablo Heras-Casado and Münchner Philharmoniker perform the complete Schumann symphonies cycle.
Beginners Guides
Schubert – Winterreise – A Beginners Guide
A guide to one of Franz Schubert's defining song cycles with background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings.
Album Reviews
Review: Coleridge-Taylor – Nonet, Piano Trio, Piano Quintet – Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
The Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective presents three early chamber works of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
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Review: Franck – Les Djinns, Variations Symphoniques, Triptyques pour Piano – Tanguy de Williencourt, Piano
Pianist Tanguy de Williencourt performs Franck's Djinns and Variations Symphonies with the Flanders Symphony in addition to his best-loved solo works (2022).
Album Reviews
Review: Beethoven – Cello Sonatas – Alisa Weilerstein, Inon Barnatan
Alisa Weilerstein collaborates with Inon Barnatan in a performance of Beethoven's five cello sonatas.