Alexander Melnikov plays a Blüthner piano from 1859 in Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1, with Sinfonieorchester Basel under Ivor Bolton.
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: Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 2, Scherzi – Seong-Jin Cho
Seong-Jin Cho completes his Chopin’s Piano Concertos cycle with the LSO and Gianandrea Noseda, together with the four Scherzi.
Review: “Phidylé” – Kateřina Kněžíková, Soprano
Soprano Kateřina Kněžíková collaborates with Robert Jindra and the Janáček Philharmonic in a series of songs from the turn of the 20th century.
Review: Mozart & Contemporaries – Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano
Víkingur Ólafsson explores piano music by Mozart and his contemporaries like Haydn, CPE Bach, Galuppi and Cimarosa.
Review: “Camino” – Sean Shibe, Guitar
Guitarist Sean Shibe in works by de Falla, Mompou, Ravel and Poulenc (Pentatone, 2021).
Review: Chopin – Complete Nocturnes – Jan Lisiecki
Jan Lisiecki returns to Chopin with a performance of the complete Nocturnes.
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 7 – Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Kirill Petrenko
Kirill Petrenko conducts the Bayerisches Staatsorchester in Mahler’s Symphony No. 7
Review: “Journey Through a Century” – Sueye Park, Violin
Sueye Park in solo violin music from the twentieth century.
Review: Haydn – Complete Symphonies, Vol. 10 – Il Giardino Armonico, Antonini
Giovanni Antonini continues his journey with Haydn’s complete Symphonies, this time with Il Giardino Armonico in the early Symphonies No. 6-8.
Review: Bruckner – Symphony No. 6 – BBC Philharmonic, Mena
Juanjo Mena leads the BBC Philharmonic in Bruckner’s Symphony No. 6, in the Nowak edition.
