Album Reviews
Review: Muse – Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason
Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason perform Cello Sonatas by Rachmaninoff and Barber, along with song transcriptions.
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Review: À sa guitare – Philippe Jaroussky, Thibaut Garcia
Countertenor Philippe Jaroussky and guitarist Thibaut Garcia take us through a journey of 500 years in a series of diverse works.
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Review: Bruckner – Symphony No. 4 – Vienna Philharmonic, Thielemann
Christian Thielemann leads the Vienna Philharmonic in a continuation of their Bruckner cycle, featuring the Haas edition of Symphony No. 4.
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Review: Amata della Tenebre – Anna Netrebko, Soprano
Soprano Anna Netrebko presents her first solo album in five years with opera's most iconic arias from Purcell, Tchaikovsky, Puccini, and Wagner.
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Review: Brahms – Symphony No. 4 – Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
Continuing a distinguished collaboration, Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra perform Brahms' Symphony No. 4 and MacMillan's Larghetto.
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Review: Schubert – Impromptus, Moments Musicaux – Alexandre Tharaud, Piano
Pianist Alexandre Tharaud performs Schubert's D. 899 Impromptus and revisits the D. 780 Moments Musicaux.
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Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, November 2021
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
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Review: 12 Stradivari – Janine Jansen, Antonio Pappano
Janine Jansen collaborates with Antonio Pappano (piano) on an intriguing new album that brings together 12 of the world's rarest violins.
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Review: Etudes Op. 25, 4 Scherzi – Beatrice Rana, Piano
Pianist Beatrice Rana performs two sets of Frédéric Chopin's most challenging and well-loved works.
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Review: “Carte Blanche” – Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Piano
Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet celebrates a special birthday with a release featuring selections from classical, jazz, and film music.