Album Reviews
Review: “Summertime” – Isata Kanneh-Mason, Piano
Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason in works by Gershwin, Barber, Beach, Copland and Coleridge-Taylor
Twentieth Century
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Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, August 2021
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Album Reviews
Review: “Diffusion” – The Verona Quartet Play Janáček, Szymanowski and Ravel
On their debut album, the Verona Quartet play Janáček's ‘Intimate letters’ quartet, with Szymanowski's String Quartet No. 2 and Ravel's String Quartet in F Major.
Album Reviews
Review: “Roots” – Randall Goosby, Violin
Violinist Randall Goosby in his debut album, with pianist Zhu Wang and contrabass player and composer Xavier Dubois Foley.
Album Reviews
Review: Shostakovich – Symphonies 1, 14 & 15 – Boston Symphony Orchestra, Nelsons
Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra continue their Shostakovich cycle, with Symphonies No. 1, 14 and 15, with the chamber Symphony in C Minor.
Album Reviews
Review: Dvořák – Dumky Trio, Kodály – Duo – Kelemen, Altstaedt, Lonquich
Barnabás Kelemen, Nicolas Altstaedt and Alexander Lonquich play Kodály's Duo for Violin and Cello with Dvořák's "Dumky" piano Trio.
Album Reviews
Review: Grażyna Bacewicz – Piano Music – Joanna Sochacka
Pianist Joanna Sochacka in a full program of piano music by Grażyna Bacewicz.
Album Reviews
Review: “Divertissement!” – c/o Chamber Orchestra play Ibert, Bernard, Bartók and Ippolito
On their debut recording, the c/o Chamber Orchestra perform Divertimenti by Ibert, Bernard, Bartók and Ippolito.
Beginners Guides
Debussy – Préludes – A Beginners Guide
A guide to Debussy’s two books of Préludes, with background, analysis and recommendations for the best recordings.
Album Reviews
Review: American Quintets – Beach, Price, Barber – Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective play works by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, Florence Beatrice Price and Samuel Barber.