Review: Mozart – Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 22 – Jan Lisiecki, Manfred Honeck
Jan Lisiecki plays Mozart's Piano Concertos Nos. 9 (K. 271) and 22 (K. 482) with Manfred Honeck and the Bamberger Symphoniker.
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Review: Mahler - Symphonies 1-9 - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov
Semyon Bychkov completes his Mahler cycle with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra on Pentatone.
Review: Schumann - Violin Concerto - Midori
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Review: Walton – Symphonies 1 & 2 – City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada
Kazuki Yamada and the CBSO make their DG debut with Walton's two symphonies and Orb and Sceptre.
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Beginners Guides
Mahler - Symphony No. 9 - A Beginner's Guide
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Mahler - Symphony No. 5 - A Beginner's Guide
Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3 ("Scottish") - A Beginners Guide
Opera
Review: Strauss - Orchestral Songs - Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Soprano
Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Christoph Eschenbach, and the WDR Orchestra perform Richard's Strauss' finest orchestral songs, including the Four Last Songs.
Editor's Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, July 2020
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Review: Janáček - The Cunning Little Vixen, Sinfonietta - London Symphony Orchestra, Rattle
Simon Rattle returns to Janáček's opera, this time in the original Czech, along with the Sinfonietta. Soloists are joined by…
Interviews
My Collection: Martina Filjak, Pianist
Pianist Martina Filjak tells The Classic Review about three classical music albums she couldn't live without.
10 Questions With: Anna Fedorova
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News
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…
Warner Classics Restores Karajan’s Berlin Recordings to Streaming, Starting on Apple Music
Warner Classics Restores Karajan’s Berlin Recordings to Streaming, Starting on Apple Music.
Audio & Tech
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 headphones that are best suited…
Review: Apple AirPods Max Headphones For Classical Music
Apple AirPods Max Review: Classical Music & Dolby Atmos. Audiophile-worthy sound?
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…
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…
From The Vault
Review: Schumann - Complete Piano Trios, Piano Quartet, Piano Quintet - Trio Wanderer
Trio Wanderer in Schumann's complete piano trios, with the Piano Quintet and Quartet.
Review: Clyne, Elgar - Cello Concertos - Inbal Segev, LPO, Alsop
Inbal Segev is soloist in a new work by Anne Clyne, "DANCE" for cello and orchestra, and Elgar's Cello Concerto.…
Review: "First Light" - Pekka Kuusisto, Nico Muhly
Pekka Kuusisto plays a new Violin Concerto by Nico Muhly, with works by Philip Glass.
Review: Florence Price - Symphonies 1 & 3 - Nézet-Séguin
Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra perform Florence Price's first and third Symphonies.
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