Review: Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 (‘From the New World’) – Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Honeck
Manfred Honeck conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in Dvořák's 'New World' Symphony, coupled with Carlos Simon's Four Black American Dances.
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Review - Piano Postcards - Stephen Hough
Stephen Hough plays Piano Postcards, a recital of miniatures and his own transcriptions of Disney songs, Rachmaninoff, Chaminade and folk tunes.
Review: Respighi - Sinfonia drammatica - Robert Trevino
Bach
Top 10 - Bach - Cello Suites - The Best Recordings
Best Of Guides
Double Review: Mel Bonis – Orchestral Works – Gamba & Bastian
Mel Bonis's orchestral works in two new recordings: Rumon Gamba conducts the BBC Scottish SO (Chandos), Joseph Bastian the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln (CPO).
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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: "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, December 2021
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Review: Amata della Tenebre - Anna Netrebko, Soprano
Soprano Anna Netrebko presents her first solo album in five years with opera's most iconic arias from Purcell, Tchaikovsky, Puccini,…
Interviews
My Collection: Sarah Traubel, Soprano
Soprano Sarah Traubel writes for The Classic Review about three classical music albums she couldn't live without.
10 Questions With: Frank Dupree
10 Questions With: Robert Treviño
10 Questions With: Carlotta Dalia
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?
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…
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…
From The Vault
Reissue Review: Moura Lympany - The Decca Legacy
Decca has reissued the entire recording of Dame Moura Lympany, made for the label in the 1940s and 1950s. The package includes previously unreleased material.
Review: Florence Price - Symphonies 1 & 3 - Nézet-Séguin
Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra perform Florence Price's first and third Symphonies.
Review: "Escales" - Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
John Wilson conducts the Sinfonia of London with a program of French orchestral works.
Album Review: Maxim Emelyanychev Conducts Beethoven And Brahms
Maxim Emelyanychev conducts the soloists of Nizhny Novgorod in Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony and Brahms's Haydn Variations.
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