Magdalena Kožená and Mitsuko Uchida perform songs by Debussy and Messiaen.
Category: Album Reviews
Unveiling the newest in classical music! The Classic Review’s Album Reviews offer insightful critiques of recent releases. Explore a range of artists, ensembles, and repertoire – all expertly analyzed for music lovers, new and experienced. Discover your next favorite recording here.
Review: Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique, Ravel – La valse – Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä
Klaus Mäkelä leads Orchestre de Paris in Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique and Ravel’s La valse.
Review: Chopin – Piano Sonatas No. 2 & 3 – Benjamin Grosvenor
Benjamin Grosvenor plays Chopin’s piano sonatas No. 2 & 3, the first Ballade, Berceuse and two Nocturnes.
Review: Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”) – Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahav Shani
Lahav Shani conducts the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra in Mendelssohn’s third symphony (“Scottish).
Notable Classical Music Box Sets, June 2025
Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Review: Rachmaninoff – Symphony No. 1, Symphonic Dances – Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
John Wilson conducts the Sinfonia of London in Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 1 and Symphonic Dances.
Review: Brahms – Lieder – Christian Gerhaher, Gerold Huber
Baritone Christian Gerhaher and pianist Gerold Huber in a Brahms Lieder program.
Review: Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 3 – Yunchan Lim
Yunchan Lim plays Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, in a live recording from the Van Cliburn Competition.
Review: Sheku Kanneh-Mason Plays Shostakovich and Britten
Sheku Kanneh-Mason plays Shostakovich’s cello concerto No. 2 and cello sonata, along a cello sonata by Britten.
Review: Scriabin – Vers la Flamme – Yevgeny Sudbin, Piano
Pianist Yevgeny Sudbin presents a Scriabin program, including Vers la flamme, piano sonatas No. 4 & 10, preludes and etudes.
