Review: Rachmaninoff – The Bells, Symphonic Dances – Karina Canellakis
Karina Canellakis leads the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir in Rachmaninoff's The Bells, paired with the Symphonic Dances.
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Review: Schubert - Treasures - Rudolf Buchbinder, Piano
Rudolf Buchbinder plays 160 of Schubert's published dances - waltzes, ländler, and ecossaises.
Review: Inferno - Behzod Abduraimov, Piano
Mahler
Review: Mahler - Symphonies 1-9 - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov
Best Of Guides
Review: The Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto Edition – 1991-2007
Hyperion's 50-CD box of the first 50 volumes of its Romantic Piano Concerto series: 130 works, 59 composers, 19 pianists, 14 orchestras.
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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: "Il giardino dei sospiri" - Magdalena Kožená
Mezzo Soprano Magdalena Kožená returns to the Baroque repertoire, with a program built around dramatic love scenes from secular Cantatas.
Review: Insieme - Jonas Kaufman, Ludovic Tézier
Tenor Jonas Kaufmann and baritone Ludovic Tézier collaborate with Antonio Pappano in a selection from operas by Puccini and Verdi.
Review: Gluck - Orphée et Eurydice - Les Arts Florissants - Paul Agnew
Paul Agnew conducts Les Arts Florissants in the Paris 1774 version of Gluck's Orphée et Eurydice.
Interviews
My Collection: Olga Pashchenko, Keyboardist
Multi-keyboardist Olga Pashchenko writes for The Classic Review about three classical music albums she couldn't live without.
10 Questions With: Jonathan Biss
My Collection: Kilian Herold, Clarinet
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…
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…
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…
From The Vault
Review: "Nuits" - Véronique Gens, I Giardini
Soprano Véronique Gens is joined by "I Giardini" in French Melodies, with works by Fauré, Berlioz, Massenet, Saint-Saëns, Chausson and Liszt and others.
Review: Schumann - Complete Symphonies - Pablo Heras-Casado, Münchner Philharmoniker
In a new release for Harmonia Mundi, Pablo Heras-Casado and Münchner Philharmoniker perform the complete Schumann symphonies cycle.
Review: Mozart - String Quintets K. 515, 516 - Quatuor Van Kuijk
In their third Mozart recording on Alpha Classics, the Quatuor Van Kuijk plays Mozart's Strings Quintets in C Major (K.515)…
Review: "Something in Between" - Trio Zadig (Bernstein, Ravel, Attahir)
The Zadig Trio perform Ravel's Piano Trio and arrangements of Candid and West Side Story by Bernstein. Also included: a…
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