The Pavel Haas Quartet releases their first performance of Shostakovich, including the second, seventh and eighth String Quartets.
Tag: Twentieth Century
Review: Pablo Heras-Casado Conducts Manuel de Falla
Pablo Heras-Casado and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra perform two of De Falla most famous works: “El sombrero de tres picos” and “El amor brujo”.
Review: “Soirée” – Magdalena Kožená and Friends
Magdalena Kožená, with Simon Rattle on the piano and other musicians, perform works by Dvořák, Janáček, Brahms, Ravel, Stravinsky, Chausson and Strauss.
Review – Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 – Haochen Zhang, Piano
Haochen Zhang, in his first concerto recording, presents Tchaikovsky first and Prokofiev’s second Piano Concertos.
Review: “Dance” – Jason Vieaux, Guitar, The Escher Quartet
In “Dance”, Guitarist Jason Vieaux and the Escher Quartet give a carefully programmed album, which includes old and contemporary pieces.
Review: “Gateways” – Vengerov, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Yu
Maxim Vengerov plays Qigang Chen’s new Violin Concerto, and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra under Long Yu perform Chen’s “The Five Elements suite” and Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances.
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Review: Elgar – Enigma Variations, Holst – The Planets – Litton, Bergen Philharmonic
Elgar – Enigma Variations and Holst – The planets are performed by the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra under Andrew Litton (BIS, 2019)
Review: “1939” – Violin Concertos By Walton, Hartmann, Bartók – Fabiola Kim, Violin
Violinist Fabiola Kim perfoms three Violin Concerto premiered in 1939, by Bartók, Walton and Hartmann.
Review: “L’Album des Six” – Corinna Simon, Piano
Pianist Corinna Simon plays music by Auric, Durey, Honegger, Poulenc, Tailleferre and Milhaud.
