Four notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Tag: Schubert
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, June 2024
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review this past month.
Review: “Four Hands” – Alexandre Tharaud
Pianist Alexandre Tharaud is joined by 22 pianists and musicians in works for piano four hands.
Review: Schubert – Late Piano Sonatas – Claire Huangci
Claire Huangi’s ambitious all-Schubert program features the late sonatas, excerpts from Schwanengaseng, and the Drei Klavierstücke.
Review: Schubert – Die Schöne Müllerin – Konstantin Krimmel, Daniel Heide
Baritone Konstantin Krimmel and pianist Daniel Heide present Schubert’s song cycle about love and despair.
Review: Forbidden Fruit – Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu
Baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist James Baillieu continue their collaboration in a recital that explores the themes of desire and its repercussions.
Review: Schubert – Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 ‘Unfinished’ – Pablo Heras-Casado, Freiburger Barockorchester
Pablo Heras-Casado leads the Freiburger Barockorchester in a period-instrument performance of Schubert’s Symphonies Nos. 5 and 7 (“Unfinished”).
Double Review: Schubert – Schwanengesang – Padmore & Uchida, Kanabas & Heide
A double review of Schubert’s Schwanengesang by Mark Padmore with Mitsuko Uchida and Andreas Bauer Kanabas with Daniel Heide.
Review: Schubert – Sonatas D. 784 & 959 – Eric Lu, Piano
Pianist Eric Lu’s new 2023 release features two of Franz Schubert’s best-loved piano sonatas, D. 784 and D. 959, along with the C minor Allegretto, D. 915.
Review: Schubert Revisited – Matthias Goerne, Baritone
Matthias Goerne offers a unique angle on Schubert’s lied via versions for voice and orchestra arranged by Alexander Schmalcz.
