In Short – 5 New Piano Albums – October 2026
Five new piano albums by Lucas Debargue (Gershwin), Klára Würtz (Beethoven), Aaron Pilsan (Chopin), Kit Armstrong (Piano Chronicles), and Minsoo Sohn (Bach).
Five new piano albums by Lucas Debargue (Gershwin), Klára Würtz (Beethoven), Aaron Pilsan (Chopin), Kit Armstrong (Piano Chronicles), and Minsoo Sohn (Bach).
Yulianna Avdeeva plays Liszt’s Piano Sonata in B minor alongside late works.
Astrig Siranossian plays Elgar's Cello Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra and François-Xavier Roth, and Britten's Cello Sonata with Nathanaël Gouin.
Bruce Liu plays a night-themed program pairing Beethoven’s ‘Moonlight’ and ‘Waldstein’ sonatas with works by Chopin, Debussy, Scriabin, and Cage, on DG.
Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien open a period-instrument Beethoven violin sonata cycle with the three Op. 12 sonatas and the 'Spring' Sonata, on BIS.
Mitsuko Uchida plays Beethoven's last three piano sonatas, Opp. 109, 110 and 111, recorded live at Suntory Hall, Tokyo.
The Classic Review editorial team’s recommendations for the best recordings of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 14, Op. 27 No. 2 (“Moonlight”).
Haydn piano sonatas from two pianists: Peter Donohoe and Denis Kozhukhin.
Paul Watkins and Alessio Bax perform the complete Beethoven cello sonatas.
Arcadi Volodos plays Schubert's Piano Sonata D. 850 (Gasteiner) and Schumann's Kinderszenen, Op. 15 in a live recital on Sony Classical.