Pianist Javier Perianes performs 15 keyboard sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti.
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: Purcell – Dido & Aeneas – Joyce DiDonato, Il Pomo d’Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev
Joyce DiDonato takes the lead role in Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas, with Il Pomo d’Oro under Maxim Emelyanychev. Other cast members include Michael Spyres, Fatma Said and Beth Taylor.
Review: Sviatoslav Richter – The Lost Tapes – Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas No. 18, 27, 28 & 31
Sviatoslav Richter in never-before released recordings of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 18, 27, 28 & 31.
Notable Classical Music Box Sets, August 2025
Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Review: Bach – King of Kings – Sir Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins
Bach orchestral transcriptions by Sir Andrew Davis, with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Davis and Martyn Brabbins.
Review: “Influences” – Mariam Batsashvili, Piano
Mariam Batsashvili plays piano sonatas by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Liszt.
Review: Bacewicz – Orchestral Works, Volume 2, Donohoe, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Oramo
The second volume of Grażyna Bacewicz’s complete orchestral works conducted by Sakari Oramo. Including the Concerto For Orchestra, Symphony No. 2, and Piano Concerto.
Review: Messiaen – Turangalîla-Symphonie – Yuja Wang, Cécile Lartigau, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons
Yuja Wang, Cécile Lartigau, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Andris Nelsons perform Olivier Messiaen’s Turangalîla-Symphonie.
Review: ‘Visitng Rachmaninoff’ – Alexander Melnikov, Julia Lezhneva
Pianist Alexander Melnikov and soprano Julia Lezhneva in a Rachmaninoff program, played on the composer’s own instrument.
Review: Mozart – Violin Concertos – Chloe Chua, Singapore Symphony orchestra, Hans Graf
Chloe Chua plays Mozart’s complete violin concertos, with the Singapore Symphony orchestra under Hans Graf.
