Beginners Guides
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 23, 2024
A guide to Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”), with historical background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings.
Best of
The Classic Review - March 3, 2026
The Classic Review editorial team’s recommendations for the best recordings of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4 (“Romantic”).
The Classic Review - December 28, 2025
Which albums captured the most attention this year? We analyzed our traffic data to uncover the 10 reviews you read the most in 2025. From surprising hits to controversial recordings, discover the community’s favorites in our annual Year in Review.
News
The Classic Review - November 1, 2025
Warner Classics Restores Karajan’s Berlin Recordings to Streaming, Starting on Apple Music.
The Classic Review - April 1, 2024
Emoji Scores? The ICN proposes a radical shift in musical notation.
Interviews
The Classic Review - November 19, 2025
Violinist Pavel Šporcl answers The Classic Review’s 10 questions. Where will he most likely find inspiration? How many hours does he practice each day? And what is the classical music albums he couldn’t live without?
The Classic Review - February 5, 2025
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 day? And what is the classical music albums she couldn’t live without?
The Classic Review - August 22, 2024
Pianist Anna Fedorova answers The Classic Review’s 10 questions.
Where will she most likely find inspiration, how many hours does she practice a day, and what are the classical music albums she couldn’t live without.
The Classic Review - April 21, 2020
Pianist Umberto Jacopo Laureti writes for The Classic Review about three classical music albums he couldn’t live without.
Album Reviews
Tal Agam - March 4, 2026
Imogen Cooper plays Beethoven’s last three piano sonatas, Op. 109-111.
David A. McConnell - February 22, 2026
Gustavo Gimeno leads the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Mendelssohn Choir in Bartók’s The Miraculous Mandarin and Concerto for Orchestra.
Azusa Ueno - February 11, 2026
Pianist Claire Huangci plays works by female composers, including Fanny Hensel, Amy Beach, Clara Wiek, and Florence Price.
The Classic Review - February 5, 2026
Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Beginners Guides
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 23, 2024
A guide to Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”), with historical background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings.
Azusa Ueno - June 12, 2021
A guide to Debussy’s two books of Préludes, with background, analysis and recommendations for the best recordings.
The Classic Review - July 6, 2020
Where to start when you want to get to know the music of Bach, one of the leading figures in the late Baroque era? Here are 10 pieces which represent a good place to start if one wants to get familiar with Bach’s music.
