Hyperion’s 50-CD box of the first 50 volumes of its Romantic Piano Concerto series: 130 works, 59 composers, 19 pianists, 14 orchestras.
Classics Revisited: Karajan’s First Beethoven Cycle with the Philharmonia
Herbert von Karajan’s first Beethoven cycle, recorded with the Philharmonia Orchestra between 1951 and 1955, returns in a seven-disc box on Warner Classics.
Classics Revisited: Sir Charles Mackerras Conducts Late Mozart Symphonies
Revisiting Sir Charles Mackerras’ late recording of Mozart’s late symphonies with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 7 – Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Paavo Järvi
Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich continue their Mahler cycle with symphony No. 7.
Review: Beethoven – The Last Three Sonatas – Imogen Cooper, Piano
Imogen Cooper plays Beethoven’s last three piano sonatas, Op. 109-111.
Review: Bach – Goldberg Variations – Yunchan Lim, Piano
In a live recording from Carnegie Hall, Yunchan Lim plays Bach’s Goldberg Variations.
Review: Mendelssohn, Enescu – Octets – Quatuor Ébène, Belcea Quartet
Quatuor Ébène and the Belcea Quartet join forces to play Octets by Mendelssohn and Enescu.
Review: Schubert – 4 Hands Piano Music – Bertrand Chamayou, Leif Ove Andsnes
Bertrand Chamayou and Leif Ove Andsnes in piano music for 4 hands by Schubert, including the F Minor Fantasia, D. 940.
Review: Bach – Cantatas BWV 4, 106, 131 – Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé
Sébastien Daucé leads Ensemble Correspondances in Bach’s cantatas BWV 4, 106, 131.
Review: Scriabin & Chopin – 24 Preludes – Mikhail Pletnev, Piano (2025)
Mikhail Pletnev plays Chopin’s Op. 28 and Scriabin’s Op. 11 Preludes for piano.