credit: Jean-Baptiste Millot
Feb. 11, 2025
Our January reviews contain some radiant and recognizable music. Trumpeter Romain Leleu (pictured) and pianist Julien Gernay created an inventive program for Folies Parisiennes that not only shows off their skills, but also delights the listener. For a more majestic sound, check out Voices of Thunder, which shows off the choir and the new organ of Magdalen College, Oxford. John Williams Reimagined is another creative release, placing familiar film themes by the legendary composer in the more intimate setting of the piano trio. Rinaldo Alessandrini also serves up new arrangements of well-known works with More Bach, Please!
Bart Aerbeydt, Gijs Laceulle, Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz - Auf der Jagd nach Romantik
Rinaldo Alessandrini, Concerto Italiano- More Bach, Please!
BBC Concert Orchestra, Paulina Voices- Fide et Literis: Gustav Holst
Tom Beghin- Keyboard Keyworks: C.P.E. Bach - Sonatas with Varied Reprises, Wq 5
Omo Bello, Rebeca Omordia- African Art Song
Boulanger Trio- Who's afraid of...?
Martyn Brabbins, Daniel Pioro, Anna Dennis. Andrew Gourlay, Elena Schwarz- Tom Coult: Pieces That Disappear
Alfred Brendel- Busoni: Fantasia Contrappuntistica; Liszt: Weihnachtsbaum
Yefim Bronfman, Münchner Philharmoniker, Zubin Mehta- Brahms: The Piano Concertos
Jürgen Bruns, Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz- Karl Weigl: Symphony No. 3; Symphonic Prelude
Cantus- Alone Together
Yunjie Chen- Scriabin: The Complete Piano Sonatas
Alessandro Corbelli, Alex Esposito, Vincenzo Milletarì - Donizetti: L'ajo nell'imbarazzo
Dallas Bach Society, James Richman- Charpentier: Les Arts Florissants
Dallas Bach Society- Handel: Messiah - 1741
Francesca Dego, Francesca Leonardi- Busoni: Violin Sonatas; Four Bagatelles
Bruno de Sá, David Hansen, Philippe Jaroussky, Julia Lezhneva, Jakub Józef Orliński, Carlo Vistoli, Thibault Noally, Les Accents- Hasse: Serpentes ignei in deserto
ETHEL, Allison Loggins-Hull- Persist
Holger Falk, Steffen Schleiermacher- Georges Auric: Melodies & Chansons
Flûte Alors!- Scherzi Forastieri
Amanda Forsythe, Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra- Georg Philipp Telemann: Ino - Opera Arias for Soprano
Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra- Verdi: Requiem; Quattro Pezzi Sacri
Frederick Grinke, Arthur Benjamin, Michael Mullinar, Boyd Neel- Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Grinke Legacy
Joe Hisaishi, Wiener Symphoniker- Mládi
Magdalena Hoffmann- Fantasia
Choir of the Holy Sepulchre, National Musicians' Church; Toby Ward- Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Sacred Choral Music
Paul Huang, Helen Huang- Mirrors: Poulenc, Pärt, Prokofiev
Anna Huntley, Gwilym Bowen, Thomas Mole, English Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Woods- The Song of Songs, the Poet in Exile: Works by Walter Arlen
Philippe Jaroussky, Jérôme Ducros- Schubert: Lieder
Aimi Kobayashi- Schubert: Sonata in C minor D.958; 4 Impromptus D.935; Rondo in A D.951
Kuss Quartett, Maurice Steger- Schubert: String Quartet No.14 'Death and the Maiden'; Ter Schiphorst: Sei gutes muts; Andre: 7 Pieces for String Quartet
Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Le Consort- Antonio Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni
Romain Leleu, Julien Gernay- Folies parisiennes
Gabriel Le Magadure, Frank Braley- Chausson, Lekeu
Éric Le Sage, Daishin Kashimoto- Ernest Chausson: Concert pour piano, violon et quatuor; Louis Vierne: Quintette pour piano et cordes
Yoav Levanon, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Michael Sanderling- Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Totentanz
Matilda Lloyd- Resonance: Rachmaninoff, Schönberger, Weinberg, Goedicke
London Philharmonic Orchestra- Brett Dean: In spe contra spem; Viola & Cello Concertos; Orchestral Works
Alexander Lonquich, Münchener Kammerorchester- Ludwig van Beethoven: The Piano Concertos
Lucy- Lucy
Magdalen College Choir, Oxford; Mark Williams- Voices of Thunder: Works for Choir & Organ
Maîtrise Notre-Dame de Paris, Henri Chalet- Yves Castagnet: Magnificat
Sofia Melikyan, David Haroutunian, Mikayel Hakhnazar- Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1; Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht
Edgar Moreau, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Michael Sanderling, David Kadouch - Rococo
Riccardo Muti, Wiener Philharmoniker- Neujahrskonzert 2025 New Year's Concert
Andris Nelsons, Yuja Wang, Boston Symphony Orchestra - Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie
Tomás Netopil, Czech Philharmonic- Dvorák: Legends & Rhapsodies
Nodoka Okisawa, Saito Kinen Orchestra- Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 & No. 2; Richard Strauss: Don Juan
Jakub Josef Orlinski, Aleksander Debicz- #LetsBaRock
Charles Owen- The Young Schumann
Martin Owen, BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba - Ruth Gipps: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3
Kun-Woo Paik- Mozart: Piano Works 2
Dina Parakhina- 200 Years Diabelli Variations
Roberto Prosseda- Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonatas, Op. 2
Quatuor Ébène- Milestones
Quatuor Ysaÿe- Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets
Nemanja Radulovic, Double Sens- J.S. Bach
Patrick Rafter, Fiachra Garvey- Lekeu: Sonata; Ysaÿe: Poème; Ravel: Sonata; Boulanger: Nocturne
Simon Rattle, Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra - Simon Rattle in Verbier: Beethoven - Symphonies Nos. 3 & 5
Jérémie Rhorer, Le Cercle de l'Harmonie- Beethoven: Missa solemnis
Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot - Distracted Tymes
Eirin Rognerud, Astrid Nordstad, Lars-Erik ter Jung- Tyler Futrell: Stabat Mater; Brittle Fluid; Vuggesang
Christophe Rousset- Bach: The Complete Toccatas
Roman Simovic, London Symphony Orchestra, Kevin John Edusei, Simon Rattle - Rózsa, Bartók: Violin Concertos
Alexander Soares- Tippett, Beethoven, Knussen
Tempesta di Mare- Johann Friedrich Fasch: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4
Jean-Luc Tingaud, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland - Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande - Suite; Prométhée (Excerpts); Shylock; Songs
Mikel Toms- Edward Smaldone: What no one else sees...
Trinity Choir of Trinity Church, Boston; Colin Lynch- The Great Glad Tidings Tell: Carols from Copley Square
Nobuyuki Tsujii- Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 "Hammerkalvier"; An die ferne Geliebte
Various Artists- Linda Kouvaras: Piano Music, Chamber Works and Songs, Vol. 2
Lucienne Renaudin Vary - Jardins d'Hiver
Andrew von Oeyen - Angels & Demons
Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier- Heinrich Schütz: Weihnachtshistorie
Jeremy Huw Williams, Paula Fan, Peter Esswood, Caryl Hughes- Prayer: The Songs of Morten Lauridsen
Bruce Wolosoff- Rising Sun Variations
Christopher Young, onhalle-Orcheseter-Zürich, Frank Strobel- Christopher Young: Nosferatu - A Symphony of Horror
Yajie Zhang, Gabriel Rollinson, Hartmut Höll- William Grant Still: Songs; Piano Music