Review: Daniil Trifonov – Mi Historia Americana: Sur
Daniil Trifonov plays Latin American works by Ginastera, Villa-Lobos, Golijov and others, some with the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra.
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Double Review: Mozart - Piano Concertos - Kristian Bezuidenhout, Marie-Ange Nguci
Two new Mozart piano concerto albums: Marie-Ange Nguci plays Nos. 20 & 22 with Howard Griffiths, Kristian Bezuidenhout Nos. 5, 14 & 20 on fortepiano.
Review: Liszt - “Metanoia” - Yulianna Avdeeva, Piano
Schubert
Review: Schubert/Liszt - Wanderer Fantasy, Tchaikovsky - Concert Fantasy - Lukas Geniušas
Best Of Guides
Review: ‘Lunaris’ – Bruce Liu, Piano
Bruce Liu plays a night-themed program pairing Beethoven’s ‘Moonlight’ and ‘Waldstein’ sonatas with works by Chopin, Debussy, Scriabin, and Cage, on DG.
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Beginners Guides
Mahler - Symphony No. 9 - A Beginner's Guide
Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 3 - A Beginners Guide
Mahler - Symphony No. 5 - A Beginner's Guide
Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3 ("Scottish") - A Beginners Guide
Opera
Notable Classical Music Box Sets, June 2024
Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Editor's Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, August 2021
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Review: Bach - Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II - Andreas Staier, Harpsichord
Period instrumentalist Andreas Staier revisits Bach, performing the second book of the Well-Tempered Clavier on a harpsichord.
Interviews
My Collection: Sarah Traubel, Soprano
Soprano Sarah Traubel writes for The Classic Review about three classical music albums she couldn't live without.
10 Questions With: Robert Treviño
10 Questions With: Jonathan Biss
10 Questions With: Nicholas McGegan
News
Fabio Luisi and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Release Wagner's Ring Cycle
Fabio Luisi and the Dallas Symphony release Wagner's complete Ring cycle on Delos on May 22, with a two-week Apple…
Michael Tilson Thomas Has Died
Michael Tilson Thomas, the American conductor, pianist, composer and educator, has died at the age of 81.
Apple and Sydney Opera House Announce Creative Partnership
Apple and the Sydney Opera House partner on a year-long initiative bringing digital art installations, creative workshops, and a children's…
Audio & Tech
5 Best Loudspeakers For Classical Music - 2026
Classical Music has always required special recording engineering efforts, and a good sound equipment to match. Here are 5 loudspeakers that best suits classical music…
10 Christmas Gifts Ideas for Classical Music Lovers and Musicians
What should you get as a Christmas gift for a classical music lover? here are 10 great ideas that will…
3 Best Wireless Headphones For Classical Music - 2026
Classical Music has always required special recording engineering efforts, and a good sound equipment to match. Here are 3 wireless…
Review: Apple AirPods Max Headphones For Classical Music
Apple AirPods Max Review: Classical Music & Dolby Atmos. Audiophile-worthy sound?
From The Vault
Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 4 - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski
Vladimir Jurowski conducts Mahler's Symphony No. 4 with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and soprano Sofia Fomina (2019).
Review: Anamorfosi - Le Poème Harmonique, Dumestre
Le Poème Harmonique, with founder Vincent Dumestre, perform Allegri's "Miserere" and works by Monteverdi and other baroque composers.
Review: "Verklärte Nacht" - Rice, Skelton, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gardner
Edward Gardner in two interpretations of Richard Dehmel’s “Verklärte Nacht”, one by Schoenberg and the other by Oskar Fried, with…
Review: Smetana - Má Vlast - Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov
The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra returns to Smetana's Má Vlast, with conductor Semyon Bychkov.
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