We go over a lot of classical music albums during the year, so when 2024 comes to an end it’s time for members of The Classic Review staff to pick their favorite albums of the year.
Tag: Soprano
Review: Mozart – Requiem – Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon
Raphaël Pichon conducts Pygmalion in a program that combines Mozart’s Requiem with his earlier choral works.
Review: Fauré – Requiem, Gounod – Messe de Clovis – Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet
Hervé Niquet leads Le Concert Spirituel in Fauré’s Requiem and Gounod’s Messe de Clovis.
Review: The Kurt Weill Album – Joana Mallwitz
Joana Mallwitz conducts the Konzerthausorchester Berlin in Kurt Weill’s two symphonies and “The Seven Deadly Sins”.
Review: “Close Ups” – Héloïse Werner
On her second album for Delphian, Héloïse Werner curates works from Hildegard von Bingen to her own compositions.
Review: Gluck – Orfeo ed Euridice – Jakub Józef Orliński
Jakub Józef Orliński takes the leading role in Gluck’s famous opera.
Review: “Mozart, You Drive Me Crazy!” – Golda Schultz, Soprano
Golda Schultz in Mozart’s opera arias.
Review: Pergolesi – Stabat Mater, Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus – Patchornik, Engeltjes, PRJCT Amsterdam
Shira Patchornik, Maarten Engeltjes and Prjct Amsterdam perform Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater & Vivaldi’s Nisi Dominus.
Review: Mozart and Strauss Lieder – Sabine Devieilhe, Mathieu Pordoy
Soprano Sabine Devieilhe and pianist Mathieu Pordoy in a recital of songs by Mozart and Richard Strauss.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, May 2024
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review this past month.