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Tal Agam - July 31, 2025
A guide to Mahler’s Symphony No. 9, with historical background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings.
David A. McConnell - February 1, 2023
A guide to Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 with historical background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings.
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The Classic Review - October 8, 2025
The Classic Review editorial team’s recommendations for the best recordings of Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet Suites.
The Classic Review - December 11, 2024
We go over a lot of classical music albums during the year, so when 2024 comes to an end it’s time for members of The Classic Review staff to pick their favorite albums of the year.
News
The Classic Review - September 24, 2024
Apple has updated its classical music app, with a highly anticipated feature.
The Classic Review - April 1, 2024
Emoji Scores? The ICN proposes a radical shift in musical notation.
My Collection
The Classic Review - April 4, 2025
Guitarist Carlotta Dalia answers The Classic Review’s 10 questions. Where will she most likely find inspiration? How many hours does she practice each day? And what is the classical music albums she couldn’t live without?
The Classic Review - November 22, 2024
Pianist Frank Dupree answers The Classic Review’s 10 questions. Where will he most likely find inspiration? How many hours does he study scores each day? And what are the classical music albums he couldn’t live without?
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.
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Album Reviews
Tal Agam - October 17, 2025
Raphaël Pichon conducts Pygmalion in Brahms’s “A German Requiem”, with baritone Stéphane Degout and soprano Sabine Devieilhe.
Tal Agam - October 9, 2025
Marin Alsop leads the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in works by composer Anna Clyne.
Tal Agam - October 1, 2025
Pavel Haas Quartet play four of Martinů’s String Quartets.
Azusa Ueno - September 21, 2025
The Kanneh-Masons play Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet, with other works by Coleridge-Taylor, Handel, Elgar, Chopin and Dvořák.