We go over a lot of classical music albums during the year, so when 2023 comes to an end it’s time for members of The Classic Review staff to pick their favorite albums of the year.
Tag: Vocal
Review: Echo – Ruby Hughes, Soprano
Ruby Hughes collaborates with pianist-composer Huw Watkins in a vibrant recital of works by Watkins and Bach, as well as traditional songs arranged by Britten.
Review: Handel – Theodora – Il Pomo d’Oro, Emelyanychev
Maxim Emelyanychev leads Il Pomo d’Oro and soloists including Joyce DiDonato and Lisettte Oropesa in Handel’s recounting of the story of Theodora and Didymus.
Review: Insieme – Jonas Kaufman, Ludovic Tézier
Tenor Jonas Kaufmann and baritone Ludovic Tézier collaborate with Antonio Pappano in a selection from operas by Puccini and Verdi.
Review: Schwanengesang – Ian Bostridge, Lars Vogt
This recording, in collaboration with Lars Vogt, marks Ian Bostridge’s final installment of the Schubert song cycles trilogy for the Pentatone label.
Review: La Passione – Christina Landshamer, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Soprano Christina Landshamer and period-ensemble Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin explore the omnipresent theme of love in works by Haydn, Beethoven, and Mozart.
Review: Verdi – La Traviata – Oropesa, Barbera, Oren
Daniel Oren leads the Dresdner Philharmonie in a new recording of Verdi’s La Traviata with Lisette Oropesa as Violetta and René Barbera as Alfredo.
Review: Phrases – Héloïse Werner, Soprano
Soprano and composer Héloïse Werner takes the listener on a journey of contemporary works centered around the theme of ‘phrases’.
Review: Il Tenore – Freddie De Tommaso, Tenor
In a follow up to his debut album, tenor Freddie De Tommaso offers this new release, featuring several guest singers, in music by Puccini and Bizet.
Review: Strauss – Orchestral Songs – Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Soprano
Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Christoph Eschenbach, and the WDR Orchestra perform Richard’s Strauss’ finest orchestral songs, including the Four Last Songs.
