Gustavo Gimeno leads the Luxembourg Philharmonic in Lutosławski’s Concerto for Orchestra and Cello Concerto, alongside Bloch’s Schelomo. Jean-Guihen Queyras is the soloist.
Tag: Twentieth Century
Review: Sibelius – Violin Concerto, Lemminkäinen Suite – Bahari, Rouvali
Ava Bahari joins Santtu-Matias Rouvali and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra for Sibelius’s Violin Concerto and Lemminkäinen Suite.
Review: Martinů – The Symphonies – Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša
Jakub Hrůša and the Bamberger Symphoniker play Bohuslav Martinů’s six symphonies.
Review: The Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto Edition – 1991-2007
Hyperion’s 50-CD box of the first 50 volumes of its Romantic Piano Concerto series: 130 works, 59 composers, 19 pianists, 14 orchestras.
Top Five – Bartók – Concerto for Orchestra – The Best Recordings
The Classic Review editorial team’s recommendations for the best recordings of Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra.
Review: Arvo Pärt — Complete Symphonies — Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Eva Ollikainen
Eva Ollikainen and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra perform Arvo Pärt’s complete symphonies.
Review: Mahler – Symphonies 1-9 – Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov
Semyon Bychkov completes his Mahler cycle with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra on Pentatone.
Top Five – Grieg – Piano Concerto – The Best Recordings
The Classic Review editorial team’s recommendations for the best recordings of Grieg’s Piano Concerto.
Review: Isata Kanneh-Mason Plays Prokofiev
Isata Kanneh-Mason plays Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with Ryan Bancroft and the Philharmonia Orchestra, alongside a generous survey of solo piano works.
Review: “Invocation” – Elsa Dreisig, Soprano
Elsa Dreisig presents a varied program of soprano arias from Dvořák, Janáček, Puccini, Bellini, Beach, Uccelli, Wagner, and Grieg.