Review: The Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto Edition – 1991-2007
Hyperion's 50-CD box of the first 50 volumes of its Romantic Piano Concerto series: 130 works, 59 composers, 19 pianists, 14 orchestras.
Album Reviews
Review: Arcadi Volodos Plays Schubert and Schumann (2026)
Arcadi Volodos plays Schubert's Piano Sonata D. 850 (Gasteiner) and Schumann's Kinderszenen, Op. 15 in a live recital on Sony Classical.
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.
Review: Arvo Pärt — Complete Symphonies — Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Eva Ollikainen
Eva Ollikainen and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra perform Arvo Pärt's complete symphonies.
Review: Mozart – Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 22 – Jan Lisiecki, Manfred Honeck
Jan Lisiecki plays Mozart's Piano Concertos Nos. 9 (K. 271) and 22 (K. 482) with Manfred Honeck and the Bamberger Symphoniker.
Review: Mahler – Symphonies 1-9 – Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov
Semyon Bychkov completes his Mahler cycle with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra on Pentatone.
Review: Isata Kanneh-Mason Plays Prokofiev
Isata Kanneh-Mason plays Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 with Ryan Bancroft and the Philharmonia Orchestra, alongside a generous survey of solo piano works.
Review: “Invocation” – Elsa Dreisig, Soprano
Elsa Dreisig presents a varied program of soprano arias from Dvořák, Janáček, Puccini, Bellini, Beach, Uccelli, Wagner, and Grieg.
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: Mendelssohn – Complete Symphonies, Paulus, Elias – Gewandhausorchester, Nelsons
Andris Nelsons conducts the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig in Mendelssohn's complete symphonies, and the oratorios Elias and Paulus.