5 Albums to Listen to from January 2023

Primuz Chamber Orchestra & Łukasz Błascyk
Grażyna Bacewicz Music for String Orchestra
Recommended Track: 8. Sinfonietta for String Orchestra: I. Allegro

Protean Quartet
Haydn - Almeuda - Beethoven
Recommended Track: 2. Haydn: String Quartet Op. 33 No. 6, in D Major, Hob III:42: II. Andante

Frankfurt Radio Symphony with Alain Altinoglu
Franck: Symphony in D Minor - Rédemption - Le chasseur maudit
Recommended Track: 4. Franck: Rédemption, FWV 52: Interlude symphonique

WDR Sinfonie-Orchester & Łukasz Borowicz
Bacewicz: Complete Symphonic Works Vol. 1
Recommended Track: 7. Symphony No. 4: III. Scherzo. Vivace

Aalborg Symphony Orchestra & Giordano Bellincampi
Rohloff: Concerto Grosso for 4 Soloists & Orchestra
Recommended Track: 2. II. —

Bonus tracks:

Aron Quartett & Massimo Giuseppe Bianchi
Walter: String Quartet in D Major & Piano Quintet in F-Sharp Minor
Recommended Track: 2. String Quartet in D Major: II. Langsam und innig

Richard Lester organ & The Greenwood Consort, Mark Bennett director
Frescobaldi: Fiori Musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts)
Recommended Track: 6. Fiori musicali, Op. 12 (Excerpts): No. 28, Toccata

Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Fazil Say
Janáček - Brahms - Bartók
Recommended Track: 8. Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: IV. Presto agitato