Classical CDs Weekly: Sibelius, Vivaldi, Weill

CLASSICAL CDS WEEKLY: SIBELIUS, VIVALDI, WEILL Neglected piano music, baroque violin concertos and songs from the Weimar Republic

Neglected piano music, baroque violin concertos and songs from the Weimar Republic


Andsnes's SibeliusSibelius: Piano Music Leif Ove Andsnes (Sony)

Classical CDs Weekly: Antheil, Barsanti, Handel, Laks

CLASSICAL CDS WEEKLY Fun sounds from a self-confessed bad boy, a snapshot of musical life in 18th century Scotland, beguiling chamber works from an Auschwitz survivor

Fun sounds from a self-confessed bad boy, a snapshot of musical life in 18th century Scotland, and beguiling chamber works from an Auschwitz survivor


Antheil's Jazz SymphonyAntheil: A Jazz Symphony, Piano Concerto No. 1, Capital of the Word, Archipelago “Rhumba” Frank Dupree (piano), Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz/Karl-Heinz Steffens (Capriccio)

Classical CDs Weekly: Cage, Mahler, Satie

American experimentalism, vintage recordings from a fiery conductor and more oddities from a Parisian maverick

 

Cage Two4John Cage: Two4 Aisha Orazbayeva (violin), Naomi Sato (shō) (SN Variations)

Classical CDs Weekly: Henze, Reicha, Shostakovich

Quirky pianism from a Bohemian in Paris, an iconic 20th century symphony, plus music from a post-war German master


Henze's New FolksongsHenze: Neue Volkslieder und Hirtengesänge, Kammermusik 1958 Scharoun Ensemble Berlin/Daniel Harding, with Andrew Staples (tenor), Markus Weidmann (bassoon) and Jürgen Ruck (guitar) (Tudor)

Classical CDs Weekly: Mansurian, Ristori, Duo van Vliet

CLASSICAL CDS WEEKLY: MANSURIAN, RISTORI, DUO VAN VLIET A powerful new requiem, baroque cantatas exhumed, and duets for accordion and viola

A powerful new requiem, baroque cantatas exhumed, and duets for accordion and viola


Mansurian's RequiemMansurian: Requiem RIAS Kammerchor, Münchener Kammerorchester/Alexander Liebreich (ECM)