Igor Levit’s Variations (Bach, Beethoven, Rzewski)
Even though I had been thinking of reviewing this 3CD set, the fact that it was recently awarded the Gramophone Recording of the Year...
Beethoven and Beyond (Violin Concerto and works by other composers), Duenas, Honeck, Vienna Symphony...
Music Review Beethoven and Beyond, Maria Duenas (violin), Manfred Honeck / Wiener Symphoniker / Deutsche GrammophonEvery time a new version of a popular classic...
Currentzis, Tchaikovsky Symphony 6 “Pathetique”
Currentzis seems to shock and awe with each new release. I had been eagerly anticipating this Tchaikovsky release, having been exposed to the conductor’s...
Mendelssohn, Scottish & Reformation Symphonies, Manacorda
There are many things to cherish in this new recording of Mendelssohn's 3rd and 5th symphonies. The Kammerakademie Potsdam with conductor Antonello Manacorda seem...
Review: Beethoven, Symphony 5 & 6, Janowski/WDR
Review - Beethoven, Symphony 5 & 6, Marek Janowski/WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne / PentatoneThe High Arts Review Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆This new coupling...
Album Review: Destination Rachmaninov – Arrival (Piano Concertos 1 & 3) – Trifonov /...
Music Review Destination Rachmaninov - Arrival (Piano Concerto 1 & 3) - Daniil Trifonov / The Philadelphia Orchestra / Yanick Nézet-Séguin / Deutsche GrammophonThe...
Beethoven, Piano Sonatas op. 109, op. 110, op. 111, Steven Osborne
Believe the hype and the accolades this release has received so far: this performance of the last three Beethoven sonatas is one for the ages.
Trifonov, “Evocations”
Trifonov has already established himself as a leading pianist of our generation and this release has been met with some great reviews. What we...
Review: Beethoven Symphony 7, Kirill Petrenko/Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Review - Beethoven Symphony 7, Berliner Philharmoniker / Kirill Petrenko (Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings)It's always a pleasure to see new releases from the once-renowned Berlin...
Podger, Vivaldi Four Seasons
This is not yet another recording of the Four Seasons. More importantly, this is not your standard historically informed account. This is fresh, insightful,...
