Beginners Guides
David A. McConnell - February 23, 2024
A guide to Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”), with historical background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings.
Azusa Ueno - June 16, 2022
A guide to one of Franz Schubert’s defining song cycles with background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings.
Best of
The Classic Review - April 2, 2024
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review this past month.
The Classic Review - December 31, 2022
For our last post in 2019, we went back and checked our statistics, finding out which reviews were most popular this year.
News
The Classic Review - April 10, 2024
Dutch conductor Edo de Waart has announced his retirement after a 60-year career.
The Classic Review - February 9, 2024
Renowned Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa has passed away at the age of 87 in Tokyo.
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Together with Classical
Highlighted Review: Lang Lang Plays Saint-Saëns
My Collection
The Classic Review - February 27, 2024
Multi-keyboardist Olga Pashchenko writes for The Classic Review about three classical music albums she couldn’t live without.
The Classic Review - March 18, 2020
Soprano Sarah Traubel writes for The Classic Review about three classical music albums she couldn’t live without.
Highlighted Audio Guide – Wireless Headphones for Classical Mussic
Album Reviews
David A. McConnell - April 22, 2024
Isabelle Faust in an all-Britten album, with Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under Jakub Hrůša.
Azusa Ueno - April 15, 2024
Yundi plays Mozart’s piano sonatas K. 310, 331 and 457, with the C Minor Fantasie, K. 475
Azusa Ueno - April 8, 2024
Daniil Trifonov and Sergei Babayan play Rachmaninoff’s two Suites for two pianos, together with the Symphonic Dances.
David A. McConnell - April 1, 2024
Paavo Järvi leads the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich in Mendelssohn’s mature Symphonies and a midsummer night’s dream.
