Best Classical Music Albums of 2018 (Top 5)
This has been a great year for classical music and I've found it really hard to select only 5 releases. Many of...
Suzuki, Beethoven “Missa Solemnis”
The expectations run high when there is a new Suzuki release with his Bach Collegium Japan. It is really hard to find a weak...
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.
Mahler Symphony 6, Currentzis, MusicAeterna
Review:
Mahler, Symphony 6 "Tragic"
MusicAeterna
Teodor Currentzis (conductor)
Sony Classical
This is not just another Mahler 6th. And this is no easy thing to say considering that the competition...
Bruckner Symphony 9, Jansons, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Furtwangler, Jochum and Knappertsbusch knew how to mould these phrases and how to adjust tempo relations, making their performances unique. Jansons follows suit.
Currentzis and the BBC Music Magazine Opera Award 2017
The BBC Music Magazine award for Best Opera recording has been a justifiable victory for Currentzis and his forces for their recording of Don...
Beethoven, Complete Piano Concertos, Lisiecki / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
There were times that I found the changes of tempo distracting, as in the Second Concerto which needed more energy and less thinking...
Bruckner – Symphony 9 with completed finale (completion Gerd Schaller 2018), Schaller
Review – Bruckner Symphony 9 with completed finale (Schaller completion 2018) / Philharmonie Festiva, Gerd Schaller (conductor) / Hänssler Classic
Perahia, Beethoven Sonatas Moonlight & Hammerklavier
This has been an anticipated release. Perahia recording two of the most famous Beethoven piano sonatas. Do we need another recording of the Moonlight...
Nelsons, Shostakovich Symphonies 4 & 11
First the good news: This Shostakovich album by Nelsons is better recorded than the previous releases in this set (symphonies 5, 8, 9 and...
