Jul. 3, 2014
Our classical editors bring you the finest classical music they reviewed in the month of June, from piano quintets to guitar quartets to the works of the great masters.
Blair Sanderson
Vladimir Ashkenazy - Walking in the Air: The Piano Music of Howard Blake
Marcus Bosch, Aachen Symphony Orchestra - Bruckner: Symphonies 0 & 00
Marcus Bosch, Nuremberg State Philharmonic - Dvorák: Symphony No. 6
Max Emanuel Cencic, George Petrou, Armonia Atenea - Rokoko: Hasse Opera Arias
Philip Dukes, Piers Lane - Berlioz: Harold en Italie
James Ehnes, Mark Wigglesworth, Ehnes Quartet - Khachaturian, Shostakovich
Ensemble Prisma Wien - Schubert: Octet
Melissa Errico - One Touch of Venus
Vladimir Feltsman - Haydn: Keyboard Sonatas
Vladimir Feltsman - Liszt: Bénédiction de Dieu
Carlo Maria Giulini, Vienna Symphony Orchestra - Bruckner: Symphony No. 2
Daniel Harding, Saito Kinen Orchestra - Richard Strauss: Alpine Symphony
Angela Hewitt - Fauré: Piano Music
Juilliard String Quartet - Elliott Carter: The Five String Quartets
Kirill Karabits, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Prokofiev: Symphonies, Vol. 1
Roderich Kreile, Dresden Kreuzchor - Johannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem
Hannu Lintu, Valérie Hartmann-Claverie, Angela Hewitt - Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie
London Soloists Ensemble - Vaughan Williams: Piano Quintet; Quintet in D major; Six Studies in English Folk Song; Romance for Viola and Piano
Ana-Maria Lungu, Christoph Weinhart - Amy
Loren Maazel, Philharmonia Orchestra -
Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 4-6
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Lambert Orkis - The Silver Album
Andris Nelsons, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Don Juan; Till Eulenspiegel
Peter Orth - Beethoven: Diabelli Variations
Jonathan Plowright, Lukasz Borowicz, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 59: Zelenski, Zarzycki
Mee-Hae Ryo, Amaury du Closel, Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra - Elgar, Saint-Saëns: Cello Concertos
Michael Schønwandt, Danish National Symphony Orchestra - Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9
Gil Shaham - Gil Shaham: 3 Classic Albums
Karl-Heinz Steffens, Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz - Schumann: Symphonies
Markus Stenz, Gürzenich Orchestra of Cologne - Gustav Mahler: Symphonie Nr. 6
Robin Ticciati, Bavarian Radio Chorus - Bruckner: Messe No. 3
Various Artists - Richard Strauss: Complete Works for Voice and Piano
Various Artists - Xenakis: Ensemble Music 3
Mario Venzago, Bern Symphony Orchestra - Bruckner 9
Xuefei Yang - Sojourn: The Very Best of Xuefei Yang
Frank Peter Zimmermann, Enrico Pace - Bach: The Violin Sonatas
James Manheim
Ildar Abdrazakov - Power Players: Russian Arias for Bass
Anonymous 4 - David Lang: Love Fail
Karen Cargill, Simon Lepper - Alma & Gustav Mahler Lieder
Cinquecento - Amorosi Pensieri
Mirian Conti - Panorama Argentino
Ottavio Dantone, Accademia Bizantina - Vivaldi: L'incoronazione di Dario
Dennis Russell Davies - Philip Glass: Symphony No. 1 "Low"
Dublin Guitar Quartet - Dublin Guitar Quartet Performs Philip Glass
Duo Gazzana - Poulenc, Walton, Dallapiccola, Schnittke, Silvestrov
Ensemble Plus Ultra - From Spain to Eternity
Vladimir Feltsman - Beethoven: Diabelli Variations
Stewart Goodyear - Tchaikovsky, Grieg
Andreas Haefliger - Perspectives 6: Beethoven, Berio, Schumann
Marc-André Hamelin - Schumann: Kinderszenen; Waldszenen; Janácek: On the Overgrown Path 1
Pablo Heras-Casado, Concerto Köln - El Maestro Farinelli
John Holloway - Pavans and Fantasies from the Age of Dowland
Mariss Jansons, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - Mozart: Requiem
Jennifer Koh, Jaime Laredo - Two x Four: Bach, Glass, Clyne, Ludwig
Pavel Kolesnikov - Tchaikovsky: The Seasons Yevgeny Kutik - Music from the Suitcase
Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra - The Baroque Virtuoso
Jenny Lin - Night Stories
Alexei Lubimov - Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Christ
Magnificat, Philip Cave - Tudors at Prayer
Maximiliano Martín, Badke Quartet - Brahms, Mozart: Quintets
Bejun Mehta, B'Rock Orchestra, René Jacobs - Handel: Orlando
New Music Raleigh, Hexnut, Donna Shin, Karen Galvin - D.J. Sparr: 21207
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra - Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7
Ailyn Pérez, Stephen Costello - Love Duets
Polyphony, Stephen Layton - Karl Jenkins: Motets
Lawrence Power, Simon Crawford-Phillips - Arthur Benjamin: Violin Sonatina; Viola Sonata
Carolyn Sampson - French Baroque Diva
Jordi Savall, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hespèrion XXI - Dinastia Borja
Midori Seiler, Concerto Köln - Joseph Haydn: Violin Concertos
Hagai Shaham, Arnon Erez - Pizzetti & Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Violin Sonatas
The Sixteen, Eamonn Dougan - Blossoming Vine: Italian Maestri in Poland
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers - Palestrina, Vol. 5
Miklós Spányi - C.P.E. Bach: The Complete Keyboard Concertos, Vol. 20 - Double Concerti
Michael Tilson Thomas - West Side Story
Regina Zona, Kathleen Tagg - Heggie: Connection
