Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Tag: Schumann
Review: Movements – George Li, Piano
George Li performs Schumann’s Davidsbündlertänze, Ravel’s Valses nobles et sentimentales and Stravinsky’s Petrushka.
Review: Schumann – String Quartets, Piano Quintet – Quatuor Hanson, Adam Laloum
Quatuor Hanson plays Schumann three String Quartets and Piano Quintet with pianist Adam Laloum.
Notable Classical Music Box Sets, May 2024
Four notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Review: “Four Hands” – Alexandre Tharaud
Pianist Alexandre Tharaud is joined by 22 pianists and musicians in works for piano four hands.
Review: Schumann – Complete Symphonies – Dresdner Philharmonie, Janowski
Marek Janowski leads the Dresdner Philharmonie in Schumann’s complete symphonies.
Review: For Clara – Hélène Grimaud, Piano
Hélène Grimaud revisits Schumann and Brahms, composers who have featured prominently in her career, via solo works and a song cycle with Konstantin Krimmel.
Review: An Invitation at the Schumanns’ – Trio Dichter
In a recreation of a salon concert at the Schumanns, Trio Dichter performs a recital of songs and chamber music on period instruments
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: Childhood Tales – Isata Kanneh-Mason, Piano
Isata Kanneh-Mason presents music about youth by Mozart, Schumann, Debussy, and Dohnányi, inspired by her own childhood memories.
