Cristian Măcelaru leads Orchestre National de France in Elsa Barraine’s symphonies No. 1 & 2 and other works.
Tag: Twentieth Century
Review: Bartók – The Miraculous Mandarin, Concerto for Orchestra – Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Choir, Gustavo Gimeno
Gustavo Gimeno leads the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Mendelssohn Choir in Bartók’s The Miraculous Mandarin and Concerto for Orchestra.
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 9 – London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski
Vladimir Jurowski conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in Mahler’s Symphony No. 9.
Review: “Piano Heroines” – Claire Huangci
Pianist Claire Huangci plays works by female composers, including Fanny Hensel, Amy Beach, Clara Wiek, and Florence Price.
Review: Elgar – The Dream of Gerontius – Huddersfield Choral Society, Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins
Martyn Brabbins conducts The Huddersfield Choral Society and the Orchestra of Opera North in Elgar’s oratorio, The Dream of Gerontius.
Notable Classical Music Box Sets, February 2026
Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Review: Giorgi Gigashvili Plays Prokofiev – ‘With All My Breath and All My Blood’
Giorgi Gigashvili plays Prokofiev’s “War Sonatas” for piano. Violinist Lisa Batiashvili joins in two short pieces.
Review: Mendelssohn, Enescu – Octets – Quatuor Ébène, Belcea Quartet
Quatuor Ébène and the Belcea Quartet join forces to play Octets by Mendelssohn and Enescu.
Review: Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 3, Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suite – Nobuyuki Tsujii
Nobuyuki Tsujii plays Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, and Pletnev’s piano arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. With the Liverpool Philharmonic under Domingo Hindoyan.
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 7 – National Symphony Orchestra – Gianandrea Noseda
Gianandrea Noseda conducts the National Symphony Orchestra in Mahler’s Symphony No. 7 (“Song of the Night”).
