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 11, 2026
The Classic Review editorial team’s recommendations for the best recordings of Mozart’s Symphony No. 40.
The Classic Review - December 3, 2025
Discover the best classical music albums of the year (2025), handpicked by The Classic Review staff.
News
The Classic Review - March 6, 2026
Apple and the Sydney Opera House partner on a year-long initiative bringing digital art installations, creative workshops, and a children’s festival to Australia.
The Classic Review - April 10, 2024
Dutch conductor Edo de Waart has announced his retirement after a 60-year career.
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
Azusa Ueno - March 15, 2026
The 12th and final volume in Jean-Efflam Bavouzet”s complete Mozart piano concertos cycle, featuring concertos for two and three pianos.
Tal Agam - March 4, 2026
Imogen Cooper plays Beethoven’s last three piano sonatas, Op. 109-111.
Azusa Ueno - February 18, 2026
Nikolai Lugansky plays three major piano works by Schumann: the Fantasie, Humoreske, and Faschingsschwank aus Wien.
Tal Agam - February 10, 2026
In a live recording from Carnegie Hall, Yunchan Lim plays Bach’s Goldberg Variations.
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.
