Harmonia Mundi
Nobody, these days, plays the music of the Strauss family better than the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
Three new classical music albums: two are superior, one is a bit of a mixed bag.
Soprano Elizabeth Watts’ voice is as clear as crystal in every musical context and texture.
Just about anything Isabelle Faust touches these days is gold – she’s one of the finest violinists out there
Javier Perianes is a musician of sweeping, Romantic sensibilities, eager to take a stand, and the result is a triumphant recording
Two recent albums feature compositions by James MacMillan, one of Europe’s leading composers, as well as an opportunity to hear him conducting.
Evaluations of a number of intriguing new albums, including praise for a disc of string trios by Eastern European composers performed by Ensemble Epomeo.
Camerata Pacifica does right by John Harbison. And when it comes to Beethoven’s music for cello and piano, Jean-Guihen Queyras and Alexander Melnikov are tops.
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