For terrific viola playing and some fresh repertoire by familiar names, look no further than Antoine Tamestit’s Bel Canto.
Harmonia Mundi
Classical CD Reviews: Kozhukhin plays Brahms and Emmanuelle Bertrand’s Saint-Saens
Pianist Denis Kozhukhin does right by Brahms and an all-Saint-Saens disc that, at its best, is a winner.
CD Reviews: Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 1 and Mozart Violin Concertos plus Wagner Overtures & Preludes
For recorded sound, for brilliance of orchestral execution, and for interpretive concept, Janowski is one of the 21st century’s best Wagnerians.
Classical Music CD Reviews: Hrůša’s Dvorák, “The Lost Songs of St. Kilda,” and Steve Richman’s Gershwin
The Lost Songs of St. Kilda is a disc that’s simple but profound, beautiful and enduring.
Classical CD Reviews: Leonidas Kavakos’ “Virtuoso,” Daniel Harding conducts Rameau and Berlioz, Ballet music by Roussel, Debussy, and Poulenc
Three CDs from musicians to be reckoned with.
Fuse CD Reviews: Kristian Bezuidenhout plays Mozart, Arabella Steinbacher’s “Fantasies,” Maya Beiser’s “TranceClassical”
New CDs from three outstanding musicians: pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout, violinist Arabella Steinbacher, and cellistMaya Beiser.
CD Reviews: Schumann’s Cello Concerto, “Visions,” and Janowski’s “Ring of the Nibelungen”
Jean-Guihen Queyras wraps up a Schumann concerto trilogy in style, pianists Christina and Michelle Naughton play with panache and color.
Fuse Classical CD Reviews: Pygmalion’s “Rhinemaidens,” Johann Strauss’s “Der Zigeunerbaron,” and Aurora Orchestra’s “Introit”
A superior classical music concept album, a reminder of how smart and sturdy Johan Strauss’s music can be..
Classical CD Reviews: Houston Symphony Orchestra plays Dvořák and Goerne and Eschenbach perform Brahms
An album of Brahms lieder from two musicians in their prime: Christoph Eschenbach and Matthias Goerne.
Fuse CD Reviews: Paul Lewis and Trio Wanderer play Brahms, and Hans Abrahamsen’s “let me tell you”
Three superb albums: two focusing on works by Brahms, one featuring Hans Abrahamsen’s meditation on Shakespeare’s Ophelia.
