Music reviews

Music Review: Bruckner Symphony 7, Bates Resurrexit / Manfred Honeck / Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra / Reference Recordings Manfred Honeck's interpretation of Bruckner's Symphony No. 7...

Music Review Sibelius Sibelius & Prokofiev, Violin Concertos, Janine Jansen, Klaus Mäkelä / Oslo Philharmonic / Decca This release has garnered significant attention for...

Music review Teddy Abrams, Michael Tilson Thomas, The American Project, Yuja Wang (piano), Teddy Abrams (conductor), Louisville Orchestra, Deutsche Grammophon So, here's how it unfolded: Teddy Abrams,...

On a High Note Technical Brilliance: Yuja Wang's exceptional skill at the piano is evident, particularly in the first concerto and the last movement of the third. First Concerto Excellence: Both the orchestra and Wang deliver a top-tier rendition in the first concerto, with no apparent flaws. Fourth Concerto Surprise: Often considered the underdog, the Fourth Concerto stands out in this set, especially in terms of orchestral and soloist interplay.

Music Review Beethoven and Beyond, Maria Duenas (violin), Manfred Honeck / Wiener Symphoniker / Deutsche Grammophon Every time a new version of a popular classic...

Music Review Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 2, Kirill Gerstein (piano), Kirill Petrenko (conductor) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings Apple Music has almost 300...

Music Review Mahler Symphony 9 / Osmo Vänskä / Minnesota Orchestra / BIS This is indeed an exceptional rendition of Mahler's 9th, distinguished, in large...

Review - Nimrod Borenstein, Concerto for Piano & Orchestra (Op. 91), Light and Darkness (Op. 80), Shirim (Op.94) / Clélia Iruzun (piano) / I...

Review - Dvorak Symphony 7, 8, 9, Gustavo Dudamel / Los Angeles Philharmonic / Deutsche Grammophon Dvorak Symphonies 7, 8, 9 by Dudamel and the...

Review - Bruckner Symphony 8, Christian Thielemann / Vienna Philharmonic / Sony Classical The booklet informs us that this is a captured live performance from...