Beginners Guides
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 16, 2022
A guide to one of Franz Schubert’s defining song cycles with background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings.
Best of
The Classic Review - April 2, 2024
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review this past month.
The Classic Review - December 31, 2022
For our last post in 2019, we went back and checked our statistics, finding out which reviews were most popular this year.
News
The Classic Review - April 10, 2024
Dutch conductor Edo de Waart has announced his retirement after a 60-year career.
The Classic Review - February 9, 2024
Renowned Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa has passed away at the age of 87 in Tokyo.
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Together with Classical
Highlighted Guide: Brahms – Symphony No. 1
My Collection
The Classic Review - February 27, 2024
Multi-keyboardist Olga Pashchenko writes for The Classic Review about three classical music albums she couldn’t live without.
The Classic Review - March 18, 2020
Soprano Sarah Traubel writes for The Classic Review about three classical music albums she couldn’t live without.
Highlighted Audio Guide – Wireless Headphones for Classical Mussic
Album Reviews
David A. McConnell - April 17, 2024
Marek Janowski leads the Dresdner Philharmonie in Schumann’s complete symphonies/
David A. McConnell - April 9, 2024
Shira Patchornik, Maarten Engeltjes and Prjct Amsterdam perform Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater & Vivaldi’s Nisi Dominus.
Azusa Ueno - April 3, 2024
Lucas Debargue performs Gabriel Fauré’s entire piano music, on a Stephen Paulello “Opus 102” instrument.
Azusa Ueno - March 25, 2024
Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, and Yo-Yo Ma in Shai Wosner’s arrangement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 for piano trio. The group also performs the “Archduke” trio.
