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Classical Highlights for January 2025


Our January evaluations include some radiant and recognizable music. Trumpeter Romain Leleu (pictured) and pianist Julien Gernay created an creative program for Folies Parisiennes that not solely exhibits off their expertise, but additionally delights the listener. For a extra majestic sound, try Voices of Thunder, which exhibits off the choir and the brand new organ of Magdalen School, Oxford. John Williams Reimagined is one other artistic launch, inserting acquainted movie themes by the legendary composer within the extra intimate setting of the piano trio. Rinaldo Alessandrini additionally serves up new preparations of well-known works with Extra Bach, Please!

January Classical Evaluations

Bart Aerbeydt, Gijs Laceulle, Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz – Auf der Jagd nach Romantik

Rinaldo Alessandrini, Concerto Italiano- Extra Bach, Please!

BBC Live performance Orchestra, Paulina Voices- Fide et Literis: Gustav Holst

Tom Beghin- Keyboard Keyworks: C.P.E. Bach – Sonatas with Diversified Reprises, Wq 5

Omo Bello, Rebeca Omordia- African Artwork Track

Boulanger Trio- Who’s afraid of…?

Martyn Brabbins, Daniel Pioro, Anna Dennis. Andrew Gourlay, Elena Schwarz- Tom Coult: Items 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 Collectively

Yunjie Chen- Scriabin: The Full 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; 4 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 Competition 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, Nationwide 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 Track 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 ‘Demise and the Maiden’; Ter Schiphorst: Sei gutes muts; Andre: 7 Items 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: Live performance 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 School 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 12 months’s Live performance

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 Younger 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 Full String Quartets

Nemanja Radulovic, Double Sens- J.S. Bach

Patrick Rafter, Fiachra Garvey- Lekeu: Sonata; Ysaÿe: Poème; Ravel: Sonata; Boulanger: Nocturne

Simon Rattle, Verbier Competition 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 Full 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, Nationwide Symphony Orchestra of Eire – Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande – Suite; Prométhée (Excerpts); Shylock; Songs

Mikel Toms- Edward Smaldone: What nobody else sees…

Trinity Choir of Trinity Church, Boston; Colin Lynch- The Nice Glad Tidings Inform: Carols from Copley Sq.

Nobuyuki Tsujii- Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 “Hammerkalvier”; An die ferne Geliebte

Varied Artists- Linda Kouvaras: Piano Music, Chamber Works and Songs, Vol. 2

Lucienne Renaudin Fluctuate – 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 Solar Variations

Christopher Younger, onhalle-Orcheseter-Zürich, Frank Strobel- Christopher Younger: Nosferatu – A Symphony of Horror

Yajie Zhang, Gabriel Rollinson, Hartmut Höll- William Grant Nonetheless: Songs; Piano Music

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