The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review this past month.
Tag: Symphony
Review: Enescu – Symphonies Nos. 1-3 & 2 Romanian Rhapsodies – Cristian Mǎcelaru
Cristian Mǎcelaru conducts the Orchestre National de France in Enescu’s Symphonies No. 1-3 and 2 Romanian Rhapsodies.
Review: Beethoven For Three – Symphony No. 4 and “Archduke” Trio – Ax, Kavakos, Ma
Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, and Yo-Yo Ma in Shai Wosner’s arrangement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 for piano trio. The group also performs the “Archduke” trio.
Review: Mendelssohn – Symphonies, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich – Paavo Järvi
Paavo Järvi leads the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich in Mendelssohn’s mature Symphonies and a midsummer night’s dream.
Review: Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 – Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Domingo Hindoyan
Domingo Hindoyan conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in Bruckner’s “Romantic” symphony.
Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”) – A Beginners Guide
A guide to Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”), with historical background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings.
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.
Review: Grazyna Bacewicz – Orchestral Works Vol. 1 – Oramo, BBC Philharmonic
Sakari Oramo and the BBC Philharmonic on the first in Chandos’ series focusing on Grazyna Bacewicz’s orchestral works.
Review: Shostakovich – Symphonies Nos. 2, 3, 12 & 13 – BSO, Nelsons
This final installment of Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Shostakovich symphony cycle features No. 13 (“Babi Yar”).
Review: Bruckner – Symphony No. 7 – Rattle, LSO
Sir Simon Rattle continues his Bruckner cycle with the LSO, this time conducting the Seventh Symphony.
