Dame Ethel Smyth’s Mass in D is performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, with conductor Sakari Oramo (Chandos, 2019).
Tag: Romantic
Review: Berlioz – Requiem – John Nelson
After his well received recording of Berlioz’s “Les Troyens”, John Nelson return to the composer with his masterful Requiem.
Review: Schumann – Symphonies No. 2 and 4 – LSO, Gardiner
Sir John Eliot Gardiner returns to the Schumann Symphonies with a performance of the Second And Fourth, here played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Review: “Soirée” – Magdalena Kožená and Friends
Magdalena Kožená, with Simon Rattle on the piano and other musicians, perform works by Dvořák, Janáček, Brahms, Ravel, Stravinsky, Chausson and Strauss.
Review: Brahms – A German Requiem – SRSO, Daniel Harding
Review: Daniel Harding, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Choir perform Brahms’ German Requiem. Christiane Karg (Soprano) and Matthias Goerne (Baritone) join in the solo arias.
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.
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Review: Denis Kozhukhin Plays Grieg And Mendelssohn
Denis Kozhukhin presents excerpts from Grieg’s “Lyric Pieces” and Mendelssohn’s “Songs without Words”.
Review: “Romance” – Isata Kanneh-Mason Plays Clara Schumann
Isata Kanneh-Mason presents a varied program of Clara Schumann’s music with piano, celebrating the famous pianist and composer’s bicentenary.
Double Review: Philippe Jordan and Sir Andrew Davis Conduct Berlioz
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique recives two new renditions, one by Philippe Jordan with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and another with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis.
