Dec. 2, 2019
Our classical editors' November explorations stretched from the keyboard genre, which included a new Angela Hewitt recording of Bach's partitas and Pierre Hantaï playing Scarlatti, to regional studies like Christopher Croisé's album of Russian cello music or Semyon Bychkov's box set of Tchaikovsky symphonies and concertos. From the Baroque era, the Theatre of the Ayre gives us a 17th Century Playlist, while La Nuova Musica gives us Gluck's opera Orfeo ed Euridice. Contemporary selections include orchestral works by Peter Eötvös and new music for violin and electronics with Jennifer Koh (pictured).
Apollo5, Ingenium Ensemble- The Spirit Like a Dove
Sophie Bevan, Iestyn Davies, La Nuova Musica, David Bates - Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice
Martyn Brabbins, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group - David Sawer: Rumpelstiltskin
The 5 Browns - Christmas with the 5 Browns
Semyon Bychkov, Kirill Gerstein, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra - Tchaikovsky Project: Complete Symphonies, Orchestral Works, Complete Piano Concertos
Christoph Croisé, Alexander Panfilov - The Russian Album
Iestyn Davies, James Hall, King's Consort, Robert King - Elegy: Purcell & Blow
The Dessoff Choirs, Malcolm J. Merriweather, Ashley Jackson - Margaret Bonds: The Ballad of the Brown King & Selected Songs
Richard Egarr, Choir of Academy of Ancient Music - Handel: Brockes-Passion
Ensemble Resonanz, Moses Sumney - Bryce Dessner: Tenebre
Peter Eötvös - Peter Eötvös: Gliding - Four Works for Symphonic Orchestra
Thierry Fischer, Utah Symphony - Saint-Saëns: Symphony No 1 in E flat major; Symphony in A major; The Carnival of the Animals
Nelson Freire - Encores
Christian Gerhaher, Camilla Tilling, Gerold Huber- Schumann: Myrthen
Boris Giltburg, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Vasily Petrenko - Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2; Rondo, WoO 6
Christopher Gray, BBC Concert Orchestra, Truro Cathedral Choir - Dobrinka Tabakova: Kynance Cove; On the South Downs
Andrey Gugnin - Shostakovich: 24 Preludes Op. 34; Piano Sonatas Nos 1 & 2
Pierre Hantaï -
Angela Hewitt - Bach: The Six Partitas [2018 Recording]
David Horton, Julien Van Mellaerts, Toby Purser - Stanford: The Travelling Companion
Jonas Kaufmann - Wien
Leonidas Kavakos - Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Jennifer Koh - Limitless
Harriet Krijgh - Vivaldi
Daniel Lozakovich - None but the Lonely Heart
Wei Luo- Wei Luo
Ed Lyon, Theatre of the Ayre - 17th Century Playlist
Mischa Maisky, Lily Maisky - 20th Century Classics
Scott Metcalfe, Blue Heron - Johannes Ockeghem: Complete Songs, Vol. 1
Kent Nagano, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal - The John Adams Album
John Nelson, Philharmonia Orchestra - Hector Berlioz: Requiem – Grand Messe des Morts
Paul O'Dette - Albert de Rippe: Un Perfaict Sonneur de Leut
Sakari Oramo, BBC Symphony Orchestra - Dame Ethel Smyth: Mass in D; Overture to 'The Wreckers'
Laurence Perkins, Sarah Watts, Martin Roscoe - The Princess & the Bear
Plus-Minus Ensemble - Joanna Bailie: Artificial Environments
Polyphony, Stephen Layton - Miserere: Songs of Mercy and Redemption
Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra - Bruckner: Symphony No. 6
François-Xavier Roth, Les Siècles - Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique [2019]
Sfera Armoniosa, Mike Fentross - Francesco Cavalli: L'Ipermestra
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Vol. 8
Conrad Tao - American Rage
La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion - Monteverdi: Vespro
Tesla Quartet, Alexander Fiterstein - Joy & Desolation
Daniil Trifonov - Destination Rachmaninov: Arrival – Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3
Rosemary Tuck, English Chamber Orchestra, Richard Bonynge - Carl Czerny: Second Grand Concerto in E flat major; Concertino Rondino
Jaap Van Zweden, New York Philharmonic - Julia Wolfe: Fire in My Mouth
Roderick Williams, Mary Bevan, Jack Liebeck, William Vann - Time and Space: Songs by Holst and Vaughan Williams
John Wilson, BBC Philharmonic - Eric Coates: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1
Thomas Zehetmair - Johann Sebastian Bach: Sei Solo - The Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo
Apollo5, Ingenium Ensemble- The Spirit Like a Dove
Sophie Bevan, Iestyn Davies, La Nuova Musica, David Bates - Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice
Martyn Brabbins, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group - David Sawer: Rumpelstiltskin
The 5 Browns - Christmas with the 5 Browns
Semyon Bychkov, Kirill Gerstein, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra - Tchaikovsky Project: Complete Symphonies, Orchestral Works, Complete Piano Concertos
Christoph Croisé, Alexander Panfilov - The Russian Album
Iestyn Davies, James Hall, King's Consort, Robert King - Elegy: Purcell & Blow
The Dessoff Choirs, Malcolm J. Merriweather, Ashley Jackson - Margaret Bonds: The Ballad of the Brown King & Selected Songs
Richard Egarr, Choir of Academy of Ancient Music - Handel: Brockes-Passion
Ensemble Resonanz, Moses Sumney - Bryce Dessner: Tenebre
Peter Eötvös - Peter Eötvös: Gliding - Four Works for Symphonic Orchestra
Thierry Fischer, Utah Symphony - Saint-Saëns: Symphony No 1 in E flat major; Symphony in A major; The Carnival of the Animals
Nelson Freire - Encores
Christian Gerhaher, Camilla Tilling, Gerold Huber- Schumann: Myrthen
Boris Giltburg, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Vasily Petrenko - Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2; Rondo, WoO 6
Christopher Gray, BBC Concert Orchestra, Truro Cathedral Choir - Dobrinka Tabakova: Kynance Cove; On the South Downs
Andrey Gugnin - Shostakovich: 24 Preludes Op. 34; Piano Sonatas Nos 1 & 2
Pierre Hantaï -
Angela Hewitt - Bach: The Six Partitas [2018 Recording]
David Horton, Julien Van Mellaerts, Toby Purser - Stanford: The Travelling Companion
Jonas Kaufmann - Wien
Leonidas Kavakos - Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Jennifer Koh - Limitless
Harriet Krijgh - Vivaldi
Daniel Lozakovich - None but the Lonely Heart
Wei Luo- Wei Luo
Ed Lyon, Theatre of the Ayre - 17th Century Playlist
Mischa Maisky, Lily Maisky - 20th Century Classics
Scott Metcalfe, Blue Heron - Johannes Ockeghem: Complete Songs, Vol. 1
Kent Nagano, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal - The John Adams Album
John Nelson, Philharmonia Orchestra - Hector Berlioz: Requiem – Grand Messe des Morts
Paul O'Dette - Albert de Rippe: Un Perfaict Sonneur de Leut
Sakari Oramo, BBC Symphony Orchestra - Dame Ethel Smyth: Mass in D; Overture to 'The Wreckers'
Laurence Perkins, Sarah Watts, Martin Roscoe - The Princess & the Bear
Plus-Minus Ensemble - Joanna Bailie: Artificial Environments
Polyphony, Stephen Layton - Miserere: Songs of Mercy and Redemption
Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra - Bruckner: Symphony No. 6
François-Xavier Roth, Les Siècles - Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique [2019]
Sfera Armoniosa, Mike Fentross - Francesco Cavalli: L'Ipermestra
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Vol. 8
Conrad Tao - American Rage
La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion - Monteverdi: Vespro
Tesla Quartet, Alexander Fiterstein - Joy & Desolation
Daniil Trifonov - Destination Rachmaninov: Arrival – Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3
Rosemary Tuck, English Chamber Orchestra, Richard Bonynge - Carl Czerny: Second Grand Concerto in E flat major; Concertino Rondino
Jaap Van Zweden, New York Philharmonic - Julia Wolfe: Fire in My Mouth
Roderick Williams, Mary Bevan, Jack Liebeck, William Vann - Time and Space: Songs by Holst and Vaughan Williams
John Wilson, BBC Philharmonic - Eric Coates: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1
Thomas Zehetmair - Johann Sebastian Bach: Sei Solo - The Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo