James Ehnes in Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole, Saint-Saëns’ Violin Concerto No. 3, and Sarasate’s Carmen Concert Fantasy, with Juanjo Mena and the BBC Philharmonic.
Tag: Twentieth Century
Review: Rachmaninoff – Orchestral Works – WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Măcelaru
Cristian Măcelaru leads the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln in Rachmaninoff’s three symphonies and other orchestral works.
Review: Sibelius – Symphonies No. 6 & 7, The Tempest – Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Rouvali
Santtu-Matias Rouvali concludes the complete Sibelius symphonies with a performance of Symphonies No. 6 & 7.
Review: Ravel – Piano Concertos – Seong-Jin Cho, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Nelsons
Seong-Jin Cho rounds up his Ravel cycle with a recording of the two piano concertos, accompanied by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Andris Nelsons.
Review: Rachmaninoff – Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2, The Isle of the Dead – Boris Giltburg
Boris Giltburg performs Rachmaninoff’s two piano sonatas, with a new arrangement for piano of The Isle of the Dead.
Review: Ravel – Daphnis et Chloé – London Symphony Orchestra Sir Antonio Pappano
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in Ravel’s music for the ballet Daphnis et Chloé.
In Short – 5 Albums Worth Your Listen – February 2025
Five new classical music albums worth checking out.
Notable Classical Music Box Sets, February 2025
Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Review: Khachaturian – Piano Concerto, Solo Works – Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Jean-Yves Thibaudet is joined by the LA Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel in Khachaturian’s Piano Concerto and other works.
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 7 – Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Simon Rattle
Sir Simon Rattle in his third recording of Mahler’s symphony No. 7, with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
