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).
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Review: “Contes” - Sandrine Piau, David Kadouch
Soprano Sandrine Piau and pianist David Kadouch perform fairy-tale songs and lullabies by Bernard, Hahn, Ravel, Wolf, Strauss and Shostakovich.
Bach
Top 10 - Bach - Cello Suites - The Best Recordings
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
Review: Mozart - Haffner-Akademie - Anna Prohaska, Ensemble Resonanz, Riccardo Minasi
Mozart's opera arias and the Haffner symphony, performed by Soprano Anna Prohaska with Ensemble Resonanz under Riccardo Minasi.
Review: "Farinelli" - Cecilia Bartoli, Antonini
Cicilia Bartoli in album of Baroque arias written for the famed castrato Farinelli.
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.
Interviews
10 Questions With: Lise de la Salle
Pianist Lise de la Salle answers The Classic Review's 10 questions. Where will she most likely find inspiration? How many hours does she practice each…
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
Review: Apple AirPods Max Headphones For Classical Music
Apple AirPods Max Review: Classical Music & Dolby Atmos. Audiophile-worthy sound?
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…
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: Handel - Organ Concertos - Joseph, Haselböck, Wiener Akademie
Jeremy Joseph plays Handel's Op. 7 Organ Concertos, and Martin Haselböck plays and conducts in the Organ Concertos Op. 4, with the Wiener Akademie.
Review - Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 - Haochen Zhang, Piano
Haochen Zhang, in his first concerto recording, presents Tchaikovsky first and Prokofiev's second Piano Concertos.
In Short - 5 Albums Worth Your Listen - August 2024
Five new classical music albums worth checking out.
Review: Saint-Saëns - Piano Concertos No. 3-5 - Alexandre Kantorow
Following their joined Liszt album, Alexandre Kantorow and father Jean-Jacques present three piano concertos by Saint-Saëns.
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