Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.9, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # The Classic Review ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://theclassicreview.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Blog](https://theclassicreview.com/blog/) - Read all of the classical music reviews, beginners guides, best of and latest news in the classic review website. - [Double Review: C.P.E. Bach - Keith Jarrett, Einav Yarden](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/double-review-cpe-bach-keith-jarrett-einav-yarden/) - A double review of C.P.E. Bach works, including the Württemberg Sonatas featured by Keith Jarrett and selected Rondos and Prussian Sonatas played by Einav Yarden. - [Review: Il Virtuoso, Il Poeta - Isabelle Faust, Giardino Armonico](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-il-virtuoso-il-poeta-isabelle-faust-giardino-armonico/) - Violinist Isabelle Faust and Il Giardino Armonico's latest album features music by Locatelli, the ‘Paganini of the 18th century’ (Harmonia Mundi, 2023). - [Review: An Invitation at the Schumanns' - Trio Dichter](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-an-invitation-at-the-schumanns-trio-dichter/) - In a recreation of a salon concert at the Schumanns, Trio Dichter performs a recital of songs and chamber music on period instruments (Harmonia Mundi, 2023). - [Review: For Clara - Hélène Grimaud, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-for-clara-helene-grimaud-piano/) - Hélène Grimaud revisits Schumann and Brahms, composers who have featured prominently in her career, via solo works and a song cycle with Konstantin Krimmel (DG) - [Review: Fauré - Nocturnes & Barcarolles - Marc-André Hamelin, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-faure-nocturnes-barcarolles-marc-andre-hamelin-piano/) - Pianist Marc-André Hamelin’s new release features three complete sets of Gabriel Fauré’s works: the Nocturnes, Barcarolles, and the Dolly Suite. (Hyperion 2023) - [Review: Jennifer Higdon - Duo Duel, Concerto for Orchestra - Houston Symphony, Spano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-jennifer-higdon-duo-duel-concerto-for-orchestra-houston-symphony-spano/) - The Houston Symphony under Robert Spano performs Jennifer Higdon’s Concerto for Orchestra and Duo Duel with soloists Svet Stoyanov and Matthew Strauss (Naxos, 2023 - [Review: Tan Dun - Buddha Passion](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-tan-dun-buddha-passion/) - Tan Dun's effort blends Western/Chinese opera, classical music & Asian folk. Orchestre National de Lyon performs under the composer's baton. - [Review: Haydn - Complete Symphonies, Vol. 14 - Kammerorchester Basel, Antonini](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-haydn-complete-symphonies-vol-14-kammerorchester-basel-antonini/) - In this 2023 release and ongoing Haydn symphony cycle for Alpha, Giovanni Antonini and Kammerorchester Basel present three “imperial” symphonies: 33, 53, and 54 - [Review: Schubert - Die Schöne Müllerin - Konstantin Krimmel, Daniel Heide](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schubert-die-schone-mullerin-konstantin-krimmel-daniel-heide/) - In a new recording for Alpha, baritone Konstantin Krimmel and pianist Daniel Heide present Schubert's song cycle about love and despair (Alpha Classics, 2023) - [Review: Handel - Water & Fire - B’Rock Orchestra, Sinkovsky](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-handel-water-fire-brock-orchestra-sinkovsky/) - After recording the complete Schubert symphonies, the B'rock orchestra presents a new album featuring Handel's Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks. - [Review: Rachmaninoff - Symphonies 2 & 3 - Philadelphia Orchestra, Nézet-Séguin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-rachmaninoff-symphonies-2-3-philadelphia-orchestra-nezet-seguin/) - Yannick Nézet-Séguin completes his Rachmaninoff Symphonies cycle with The Philadelphia Orchestra, performing Symphonies No. 2 & 3, with the Isle of the Dead (DG). - [Review: Après un rêve - Emmanuel Despax, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-apres-un-reve-emmanuel-despax-piano/) - Emmanuel Despax plays works in the French piano repertoire including Poulenc’s Soirées de Nazelles, Debussy’s Claire de Lune, and Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit. - [Review: Forbidden Fruit - Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-forbidden-fruit-benjamin-appl-james-baillieu/) - Baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist James Baillieu continue their collaboration in a recital that explores the themes of desire and its repercussions (2023). - [Review: "Butterfly Lovers" - Joshua Bell, Violin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-butterfly-lovers-joshua-bell-violin/) - Joshua Bell in "Butterfly Lovers" violin concerto by Chen Gang & He Zhanhao, with works by Saint-Saëns, Massenet, and Sarasate (Sony Classical, 2023) - [Review: Tchaikovsky - Orchestral Works - Alpesh Chauhan](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-tchaikovsky-orchestral-works-alpesh-chauhan/) - Alpesh Chauhan's debut recording features Tchaikovsky's orchestral works, including The Tempest, Francesca Da Rimini, and the Voyevoda Overture. - [Review: Schubert - Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 'Unfinished' - Pablo Heras-Casado, Freiburger Barockorchester](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schubert-symphonies-nos-5-7-unfinished-pablo-heras-casado-freiburger-barockorchester/) - Pablo Heras-Casado leads the Freiburger Barockorchester in a period-instrument performance of Schubert's Symphonies Nos. 5 and 7 ("Unfinished"). - [Review: Beethoven - The 5 Piano Concertos - Garrick Ohlsson](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-the-5-piano-concertos-garrick-ohlssohn/) - A live performance of the complete Beethoven piano concerto cycle featuring Garrick Ohlsson, Sir Donald Runnicles and the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra - [Review: Music for a New Century - Daniel Hope, Violin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-music-for-a-new-century-daniel-hope-violin/) - Daniel Hope and his New Century Chamber Orchestra, along with pianist Alexey Botvinov, present works of living composers including Philip Glass and Tan Dun. - [Review: Haydn - Late Symphonies, Vol. 1 - Ádám Fischer](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-haydn-late-symphonies-vol-1-adam-fischer/) - Ádám Fischer and the Danish Chamber Orchestra embark on a series for the Naxos label to record Haydn's last 25 symphonies, including the Paris and London sets. - [Review: The Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto Edition - 1991-2007](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/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. - [Review: Martinů - The Symphonies - Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-martinu-the-symphonies-bamberger-symphoniker-jakub-hrusa/) - Jakub Hrůša and the Bamberger Symphoniker play Bohuslav Martinů's six symphonies on Deutsche Grammophon, the label's first cycle of these works. - [Review: Sibelius - Complete Symphonies, Helsinki Philharmonic, Saraste](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-sibelius-complete-symphonies-helsinki-philharmonic-orchestra-jukka-pekka-saraste/) - Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducts the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra in Sibelius's seven symphonies on Ondine, his third recording of the complete cycle. - [Review: Respighi - Sinfonia drammatica - Robert Trevino](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-respighi-sinfonia-drammatica-robert-trevino/) - Robert Trevino conducts the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI in Respighi's Sinfonia drammatica. - [Mendelssohn - A Beginners Guide](https://theclassicreview.com/beginners-guides/mendelssohn-a-beginners-guide/) - Felix Mendelssohn is one of the most beloved composers from the “Romantic Era” in classical music. Here are 10 pieces which represent a good place to start. - [Top 10 - Schumann - Symphony No. 3 (“Rhenish”) - The Best Recordings](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/top-10-schumann-symphony-no-3-rhenish-the-best-recordings/) - The Classic Review editorial team’s recommendations for the 10 best recordings of Schumann’s Symphony No. 3 (“Rhenish”). - [Chopin - A Beginners Guide](https://theclassicreview.com/beginners-guides/chopin-a-beginners-guide/) - One of the Romantic era’s greatest composers, Chopin’s music remains timeless and inspiring. Explore The Classic Review’s guide with top recommended recordings. - [Beethoven - A Beginners Guide](https://theclassicreview.com/beginners-guides/beethoven-a-beginners-guide/) - Read The Classic Review's beginners guide to Beethoven, including some recordings recommendations. - [Mozart - A Beginners Guide](https://theclassicreview.com/beginners-guides/mozart-a-beginners-guide/) - One of the few "Greats" of classical music wrote hundreds of wonderful pieces, but where to begin? The Classic Review recommends 10 great pieces and recordings. - [Bach - A beginners Guide](https://theclassicreview.com/beginners-guides/bach-a-beginners-guide/) - Where to start when you want to get to know the music of Bach? Here are 10 pieces which represent a good place to start. - [Review: Beethoven - Complete Variations For Piano, Vol. 3 - Cédric Tiberghien](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-complete-variations-for-piano-vol-3-cedric-tiberghien/) - Cédric Tiberghien pairs Beethoven's Diabelli Variations and early variation sets with Ligeti's Musica Ricercata and Kurtág's Játékok. - [Top Five - Brahms - Double Concerto - The Best Recordings](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/top-five-brahms-double-concerto-the-best-recordings/) - The Classic Review's editorial team's recommendations for the best recordings of Brahms's "Double Concerto" for violin, cello, and orchestra. - [Double Review: Haydn Piano Sonatas - Donohoe & Kozhukhin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/double-review-haydn-piano-sonatas-donohoe-kozhukhin/) - Haydn piano sonatas from two pianists: Peter Donohoe (Keyboard Works Vol. 2, Signum) and Denis Kozhukhin (Pentatone). - [Double Review: Mel Bonis - Orchestral Works - Gamba & Bastian](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/double-review-mel-bonis-orchestral-works-gamba-bastian/) - Mel Bonis's orchestral works in two new recordings: Rumon Gamba conducts the BBC Scottish SO (Chandos), Joseph Bastian the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln (CPO). - [Review: Clavecin XX - Justin Taylor in Harpsichord Concertos by Falla, Poulenc, Françaix and Górecki](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-clavecin-xx-justin-taylor-in-harpsichord-concertos-by-falla-poulenc-francaix-and-gorecki/) - Harpsichordist Justin Taylor plays a 20th-century program of concertos and solo works by Falla, Poulenc, Françaix, and Górecki, on Alpha Classics. - [Top Five - Holst - The Planets – The Best Recordings](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/top-five-holst-the-planets-the-best-recordings/) - The Classic Review editorial team's recommendations for the best recordings of Holst's The Planets. - [Review: Copland - Symphony No. 3, Walker - Sinfonia No. 5 - London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Antonio Pappano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-copland-symphony-no-3-walker-sinfonia-no-5-london-symphony-orchestra-sir-antonio-pappano/) - Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in Copland's Symphony No. 3 and George Walker's Sinfonia No. 5 'Visions' on LSO Live. - [Review: Rachmaninoff - The Bells, Symphonic Dances - Karina Canellakis](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-rachmaninoff-the-bells-symphonic-dances-karina-canellakis/) - Karina Canellakis leads the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir in Rachmaninoff's The Bells, paired with the Symphonic Dances, on Pentatone. - [Review: Dvořák - Symphony No. 9 ('From the New World') - Rotterdam Philharmonic, Lahav Shani](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-dvorak-symphony-no-9-from-the-new-world-rotterdam-philharmonic-orchestra-lahav-shani/) - Lahav Shani conducts the Rotterdam Philharmonic in Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 'From the New World' and Wagenaar's Cyrano de Bergerac on Warner Classics. - [Top 10: Schubert - Symphony No. 9 ("The Great") - The Best Recordings](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/top-10-schubert-symphony-no-9-the-great-the-best-recordings/) - The Classic Review editorial team’s recommendations for the best recordings of Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 (“The Great”). - [Review: Lutosławski - Cello Concerto, Concerto for Orchestra; Bloch: Schelomo - Jean-Guihen Queyras, Luxembourg Philharmonic, Gustavo Gimeno](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-lutoslawski-cello-concerto-concerto-for-orchestra-bloch-schelomo-queyras-gimeno/) - Gustavo Gimeno leads the Luxembourg Philharmonic in Lutosławski's Concerto for Orchestra and Cello Concerto, alongside Bloch's Schelomo. Jean-Guihen Queyras is the soloist. - [Review: Les Défis de Monsieur Forqueray - Lucile Boulanger, Viola da Gamba](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-les-defis-de-monsieur-forqueray-lucile-boulanger-viola-da-gamba/) - Antoine Forqueray, a French Baroque composer and Viola da Gamba master, is the center of this fascinating album, played by Lucie Boulanger. Read the full review - [Review: Schubert - Treasures - Rudolf Buchbinder, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schubert-treasures-rudolf-buchbinder-piano/) - Rudolf Buchbinder plays 160 of Schubert's published dances - waltzes, ländler, and ecossaises - on Treasures, a two-disc set for Deutsche Grammophon. - [Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 3 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-symphony-no-3-royal-philharmonic-orchestra-vasily-petrenko/) - Vasily Petrenko conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No. 3, with mezzo-soprano Hanna Hipp, on Harmonia Mundi. - [Review: Mahler - Symphonies 1-9 - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-symphonies-1-9-czech-philharmonic-orchestra-semyon-bychkov/) - Semyon Bychkov completes his Mahler Symphonies cycle with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra on Pentatone. - [Martha Argerich - The Best Recordings](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/martha-argerich-the-best-recordings/) - The Classic Review editorial team’s picks of the best recordings by pianist Martha Argerich, curated for her 85th birthday. - [Review: Itzhak Perlman - The Complete Warner Classics Edition (78 CDs)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-itzhak-perlman-the-complete-warner-classics-edition-78-cds/) - A box set of 78 CDs to celebrate Itzhak Perlman's 80th birthday, with all the recordings he made for Warner Classics between 1972-2016. - [Review: Gautier Capuçon Plays Schumann](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-gautier-capucon-plays-schumann/) - Review: Gautier Capuçon plays Schumann's Cello Concerto and chamber works with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe under Bernard Haitink and Martha Argerich. - [Review: Debussy - Fantaisie, Violin Sonata, Cello Sonata, La Mer - Argerich, Soltani, Barenboim](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-debussy-fantaisie-violin-sonata-cello-sonata-la-mer-argerich-soltani-barenboim/) - Martha Argerich on her first ever recording of Debussy's Fantasie for Piano and Orchestra, with Staatskapelle Berlin and Daniel Barenboim (DG, 2021). - [Review: Beethoven, Schumann, Franck - Violin Sonatas - Capuçon, Argerich](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-schumann-franck-violin-sonatas-capucon-argerich/) - Renaud Capuçon and Martha Argerich perform Beethoven's Kreutzer, Schumann's A minor, and Franck's A Major violin sonatas, on a new live recording on Deutsche Grammophon. - [Top Five – Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel) – The Best Recordings](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/top-five-mussorgsky-pictures-at-an-exhibition-orch-ravel-the-best-recordings/) - The Classic Review editorial team's recommendations for the best recordings of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition in Ravel's orchestration. - [Review: Nemanja Radulovic Plays Prokofiev](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-nemanja-radulovic-plays-prokofiev/) - Nemanja Radulović presents Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto alongside the Sonata for Two Violins, Five Mélodies, and transcriptions. - [Review: Inferno - Behzod Abduraimov, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-inferno-behzod-abduraimov-piano/) - Behzod Abduraimov plays Czerny, Liszt, Debussy, Stravinsky, and Brahms on Inferno, a fire-themed piano recital for Alpha Classics. - [Top Five - Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 2 – The Best Recordings](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/top-five-rachmaninoff-piano-concerto-no-2-the-best-recordings/) - The Classic Review editorial team's recommendations for the best recordings of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2. - [Review: Beethoven - The Cello Sonatas - Watkins, Bax](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-the-cello-sonatas-watkins-bax/) - Paul Watkins and Alessio Bax perform the complete Beethoven cello sonatas. - [Review: Sibelius - Violin Concerto, Lemminkäinen Suite - Bahari, Rouvali](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-sibelius-violin-concerto-lemminkainen-suite-bahari-rouvali/) - Ava Bahari joins Santtu-Matias Rouvali and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra for Sibelius's Violin Concerto and Lemminkäinen Suite on Alpha Classics. - [Top Five - Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto – The Best Recordings](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/top-five-tchaikovsky-violin-concerto-the-best-recordings/) - The Classic Review editorial team's recommendations for the best recordings of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. - [Top Five - Fauré - Requiem – The Best Recordings](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/top-five-faure-requiem-the-best-recordings/) - The Classic Review editorial team's recommendations for the best recordings of Fauré's Requiem. - [Review: Bach - Goldberg Variations - Yunchan Lim, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-goldberg-variations-yunchan-lim-piano/) - In a live recording from Carnegie Hall, Yunchan Lim plays Bach's Goldberg Variations (Decca, 2026). - [Review: Walton - Symphonies 1 & 2 - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-walton-symphonies-1-2-city-of-birmingham-symphony-orchestra-kazuki-yamada/) - Kazuki Yamada and the CBSO make their DG debut with Walton's two symphonies and Orb and Sceptre. - [Review: Bach - Johannes Passion - Pygmalion, Pichon](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-johannes-passion-pygmalion-pichon/) - Bach's Johannes-Passion, BWV 245, performed by Ensemble Pygmalion with Julian Prégardien as Evangelist, conducted by Raphaël Pichon. - [Review: Arcadi Volodos Plays Schubert and Schumann (2026)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/arcadi-volodos-schubert-schumann/) - Arcadi Volodos plays Schubert's Piano Sonata D. 850 (Gasteiner) and Schumann's Kinderszenen, Op. 15 in a live recital on Sony Classical. - [Review: Fauré - Requiem, Poulenc - Figure Humaine, Les Siècles, Ensemble Aedes, Romano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-faure-requiem-poulenc-figure-humaine-les-siecles-ensemble-aedes-romano/) - Mathieu Romano conducts the period instrument group Les Siècles and Ensemble Aedes, playing Fauré Requiem and Poulenc's "Figure Humaine". - [Fabio Luisi and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Release Wagner's Ring Cycle](https://theclassicreview.com/news/fabio-luisi-and-the-dallas-symphony-orchestra-release-wagners-ring-cycle/) - Fabio Luisi and the Dallas Symphony release Wagner's Ring cycle on Delos on May 22, with a two-week Apple Music Classical exclusive from May 8. - [Top Five - Bartók - Concerto for Orchestra – The Best Recordings](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/top-five-bartok-concerto-for-orchestra-the-best-recordings/) - The Classic Review editorial team's recommendations for the best recordings of Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra. - [10 Questions With: Frank Dupree](https://theclassicreview.com/my-collection/10-questions-with-frank-dupree/) - Pianist Frank Dupree answers The Classic Review's 10 questions. Where will he most likely find inspiration? How many hours does he study scores each day? And what are the classical music albums he couldn't live without? - [10 Questions With: Robert Treviño](https://theclassicreview.com/my-collection/10-questions-with-robert-trevino/) - Conductor Robert Treviño answers The Classic Review's 10 questions. Where will he most likely find inspiration? How many hours does he study scores each day? And what are the classical music albums he couldn't live without? - [10 Questions With: Anna Fedorova](https://theclassicreview.com/my-collection/10-questions-with-anna-fedorova/) - Pianist Anna Fedorova answers The Classic Review's 10 questions. Where will she most likely find inspiration, how many hours does she practice a day, and what are the classical music albums she couldn't live without. - [10 Questions With: Lise de la Salle](https://theclassicreview.com/my-collection/10-questions-with-lise-de-la-salle/) - Pianist Lise de la Salle answers The Classic Review's 10 questions. Where will she most likely find inspiration? How many hours does she practice each day? And what is the classical music albums she couldn't live without? - [10 Questions With: Carlotta Dalia](https://theclassicreview.com/my-collection/10-questions-with-carlotta-dalia/) - Guitarist Carlotta Dalia answers The Classic Review's 10 questions. Where will she most likely find inspiration? How many hours does she practice each day? And what is the classical music album she couldn't live without? - [Classics Revisited: Karajan's First Beethoven Cycle with the Philharmonia](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/classics-revisited-karajans-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. - [My Collection: Olga Pashchenko, Keyboardist](https://theclassicreview.com/my-collection/my-collection-olga-pashchenko-keyboardist/) - Multi-keyboardist Olga Pashchenko writes for The Classic Review about three classical music albums she couldn't live without. - [My Collection: Umberto Jacopo Laureti, Pianist](https://theclassicreview.com/my-collection/my-collection-umberto-jacopo-laureti-pianist/) - Pianist Umberto Jacopo Laureti writes for The Classic Review about three classical music albums he couldn't live without. - [My Collection: Sarah Traubel, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/my-collection/my-collection-sarah-traubel-soprano/) - Soprano Sarah Traubel writes for The Classic Review about three classical music albums she couldn't live without. - [My Collection: Kilian Herold, Clarinet](https://theclassicreview.com/my-collection/my-collection-kilian-herold-clarinet/) - Clarinet player Kilian Herold writes for The Classic Review about three classical music albums he couldn't live without. - [My Collection: Martina Filjak, Pianist](https://theclassicreview.com/my-collection/my-collection-martina-filjak-pianist/) - Pianist Martina Filjak writes for The Classic Review about three classical music albums she couldn't live without. - [10 Questions With: Jonathan Biss](https://theclassicreview.com/interviews/10-questions-with-jonathan-biss/) - Pianist Jonathan Biss answers The Classic Review's 10 questions. Where will he most likely find inspiration? How many hours does he practice each day? And what classical music albums he couldn't live without? - [Top Five - Grieg - Piano Concerto – The Best Recordings](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/top-five-grieg-piano-concerto-the-best-recordings/) - The Classic Review editorial team's recommendations for the best recordings of Grieg's Piano Concerto. - [Review: Arvo Pärt — Complete Symphonies — Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Eva Ollikainen](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-arvo-part-complete-symphonies-iceland-symphony-orchestra-eva-ollikainen/) - Eva Ollikainen and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra perform Arvo Pärt's complete symphonies — written between 1963 and 2008 — on Chandos. - [Classics Revisited: Sir Charles Mackerras Conducts Late Mozart Symphonies](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/classics-revisited-mackerras-mozart-late-symphonies/) - Mackerras's 2008 Mozart late symphonies with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra on Linn, revisited — still a leading modern-instrument reading. - [Top Five - Pergolesi - Stabat Mater – The Best Recordings](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/top-five-pergolesi-stabat-mater-the-best-recordings/) - The Classic Review editorial team's recommendations for the best recordings of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater. - [Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 3 - Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-symphony-no-3-czech-philharmonic-semyon-bychkov/) - Semyon Bychkov continues his Mahler cycle with the Czech Philharmonic, performing symphony No. 3, with soprano Catriona Morison (Pentatone, 2025) - [Review: Mozart - Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 22 - Jan Lisiecki, Manfred Honeck](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/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. - [3 Best Wireless Headphones For Classical Music - 2026](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/3-best-wireless-headphones-for-classical-music-2026/) - Classical Music has always required special equipment to match the recording quality. Here are 3 wireless headphones that are best suited for classical music. - [Michael Tilson Thomas Has Died](https://theclassicreview.com/news/michael-tilson-thomas-has-died/) - Michael Tilson Thomas, the American conductor, pianist, composer and educator, has died at the age of 81. - [Review: Isata Kanneh-Mason Plays Prokofiev](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/prokofiev-isata-kanneh-mason/) - 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. - [5 Best Loudspeakers For Classical Music - 2026](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/5-best-loudspeakers-for-classical-music/) - Classical Music has always required special recording engineering, and a good sound equipment to match. Here are 5 loudspeakers best suited for classical music. - [Review: "Invocation" - Elsa Dreisig, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-invocation-elsa-dreisig-soprano/) - Elsa Dreisig presents a varied program of soprano arias from Dvořák, Janáček, Puccini, Bellini, Beach, Uccelli, Wagner, and Grieg. - [Review: Mendelssohn - Complete Symphonies, Paulus, Elias - Gewandhausorchester, Nelsons](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/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. - [Top Five - Handel - Messiah – The Best Recordings](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/top-five-handel-messiah-the-best-recordings/) - The Classic Review editorial team’s recommendations for the best recordings of Handel’s Messiah. - [Top Five - Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring – The Best Recordings](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/top-five-stravinsky-the-rite-of-spring-the-best-recordings/) - The Classic Review editorial team's recommendations for the best recordings of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring. - [Review: Schumann - Violin Concerto - Midori](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schumann-violin-concerto-midori/) - Midori performs Robert Schumann's Violin Concerto, 3 Romances, 5 Pieces in Folk Style, and Clara Schumann's 3 Romances. Pentatone. - [Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 7 - Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Paavo Järvi](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-symphony-no-7-tonhalle-orchester-zurich-paavo-jarvi/) - Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich continue their Mahler cycle with symphony No. 7. - [Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 5 - Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Paavo Järvi](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-symphony-no-5-tonhalle-orchester-zurich-paavo-jarvi/) - Paavo Järvi leads the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich in Mahler's symphony No. 5, the first release of a new Mahler cycle. - [Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 1 ("Titan") - Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Paavo Järvi](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-symphony-no-1-titan-tonhalle-orchester-zurich-paavo-jarvi/) - Paavo Järvi leads the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich in Mahler’s symphony No. 1 (“Titan”). - [Top Five - Elgar - Enigma Variations – The Best Recordings](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/top-five-elgar-enigma-variations-the-best-recordings/) - The Classic Review editorial team's recommendations for the best recordings of Elgar's Enigma Variations, Op. 36. - [Review: Forgotten Melodies - Alexander Malofeev, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-forgotten-melodies-alexander-malofeev-piano/) - Alexander Malofeev performs Glinka, Medtner, Rachmaninoff, and Glazunov in his Sony Classical debut, Forgotten Melodies. - [Top Five - Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica") – The Best Recordings](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/top-five-beethoven-symphony-no-3-eroica-the-best-recordings/) - The Classic Review editorial team's recommendations for the best recordings of Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica"). - [Review: Mozart - Piano Concertos, Vol. 12 - Jean-Efflam Bavouzet](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-piano-concertos-vol-12-jean-efflam-bavouzet/) - The 12th and final volume in Jean-Efflam Bavouzet"s complete Mozart piano concertos cycle, featuring concertos for two and three pianos. - [Top Five – Mozart – Symphony No. 40 – The Best Recordings](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/top-five-mozart-symphony-no-40-the-best-recordings/) - The Classic Review editorial team's recommendations for the best recordings of Mozart's Symphony No. 40. - [Review: Bach, Mozart, Britten - Piano Concertos - Martin James Bartlett](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-mozart-britten-piano-concertos-martin-james-bartlett/) - Martin James Bartlett plays Bach's keyboard concerto No. 1, Mozart Piano Concerto No. 9, and Britten's "Young Appolo". - [Apple and Sydney Opera House Announce Creative Partnership](https://theclassicreview.com/news/apple-and-sydney-opera-house-announce-creative-partnership/) - Apple and the Sydney Opera House partner on a year-long initiative bringing digital art installations, creative workshops, and children's festival to Australia. - [Review: Beethoven - The Last Three Sonatas - Imogen Cooper, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-the-last-three-sonatas-imogen-cooper-piano/) - Imogen Cooper plays Beethoven's last three piano sonatas, Op. 109-111 (Chandos, 2026). - [Top Five - Bruckner - Symphony No. 4 ("Romantic") - The Best Recordings](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/top-five-bruckner-symphony-no-4-romantic-the-best-recordings/) - The Classic Review editorial team's recommendations for the best recordings of Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 ("Romantic"). - [Top Five - Haydn - The Cello Concertos - The Best Recordings](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/top-five-haydn-the-cello-concertos-the-best-recordings/) - The Classic Review editorial team's recommendations for the best recordings of Haydn's two concertos for cello and orchestra. - [Review: Apple AirPods Max Headphones For Classical Music](https://theclassicreview.com/tech/review-apple-airpods-max-headphones-for-classical-music/) - Apple AirPods Max Review: Classical Music & Dolby Atmos. Audiophile-worthy sound? - [Double Review: Quatuor Arod and the Signum Quartett Play Schubert](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/double-review-quatuor-arod-and-the-signum-quartett-play-schubert/) - Quatuor Arod and the Signum Quartett both play Schubert's famous "Death and the Maiden" String Quartet with other works by Schubert. Read our double review. - [Double Review: Khatia Buniatishvili - "Labyrinth", Bertrand Chamayou - "Good Night!"](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/double-review-khatia-buniatishvili-labyrinth-bertrand-chamayou-good-night/) - In this double review, we compare two multi-track piano recitals - Khatia Buniatishvili's "Labyrinth", and Bertrand Chamayou's "Good Night!". - [Double Review: Ravel - Orchestral Works - Wilson, Oramo](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/double-review-ravel-orchestral-works-wilson-oramo/) - A double review of Ravel's orchestral works, including 'La Valse' by Sinfonia of London with John Wilson and Royal Stockholm Philharmonic with Sakari Oramo. - [Double Review: Mozart Requiem - Savall, Chauvin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/double-review-mozart-requiem-savall-chauvin/) - A double review of two period-instrument performances of Mozart's Requiem by Jordi Savall and Julien Chauvin. - [Double Review: Bach - Goldberg Variations - Papastefanou, Minnaar](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/double-review-bach-goldberg-variations-papastefanou-minnaar/) - A double review of two new performances of Bach's Goldberg Variations, by Alexandra Papastefanou and Hannes Minnaar. - [Double Review: Violin Concertos by Bruch, Britten & Price - Goosby, Leong](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/double-review-violin-concertos-by-bruch-britten-price-goosby-leong/) - A double review of Max Bruch's Violin Concerto by Randall Goosby with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Nézet-Séguin, and Kerson Leong with Philharmonia under Hahn. - [Double Review: Bruckner - Symphonies No. 4 & 7 - Heras-Casado, Jurowski](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/double-review-bruckner-symphonies-no-4-7-heras-casado-jurowski/) - Double Bruckner Review: Pablo Heras-Casado conducts Anima Eterna in symphony No. 4 ("Romantic"), and Vladimir Jurowski conducts the RSO Berlin in symphony No. 7 - [Double Review: Vivaldi - The Four Seasons - Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Daniel Pioro](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/double-review-vivaldi-the-four-seasons-theotime-langlois-de-swarte-daniel-pioro/) - Review of two recordings of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. Théotime Langlois de Swarte with Le Consort, and Daniel Pioro with the Manchester Camerata. - [Double Review: Palestrina - Choir of Clare College, Cambridge; Stile Antico](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/double-review-palestrina-choir-of-clare-college-cambridge-stile-antico/) - Reviewing two new Palestrina albums - "Palestrina Revealed" by Choir of Clare College, Cambridge and Graham Ross, and "The Golden Renaissance" by Stile Antico. - [Double Review: Bach Keyboard Concertos - Tianqi Du, Gile Bae](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/double-review-bach-keyboard-concertos-tianqi-du-gile-bae/) - Review of two albums with Bach's keyboard concertos, by Tianqi Du and Gile Bae. - [Review In Short: Pires And Abbado Perform Mozart](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-pires-and-abbado-perform-mozart/) - Album Review: Maria Joao Pires returnes to 2 piano concerto she has recorded before, this time with Abbado and the Orchestra Mozart. - [Schubert - Winterreise - A Beginners Guide](https://theclassicreview.com/beginners-guides/schubert-winterreise-a-beginners-guide/) - A guide to one of Franz Schubert's defining song cycles with background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings. - [Debussy - Préludes - A Beginners Guide](https://theclassicreview.com/beginners-guides/debussy-preludes-a-beginners-guide/) - A guide to Debussy’s two books of Préludes, with background, analysis and recommendations for the best recordings. - [Review: Lalo, Saint-Saëns, Sarasate – Works For Violin and Orchestra – James Ehnes](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-lalo-saint-saens-sarasate-works-for-violin-and-orchestra-james-ehnes/) - James Ehnes in Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole, Saint-Saëns' Violin Concerto No. 3, and Sarasate’s Carmen Concert Fantasy, with Juanjo Mena and the BBC Philharmonic. - [Review: Brahms - Ein deutsches Requiem (1868 Bremen Version) - Kent Nagano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-ein-deutsches-requiem-1868-bremen-version-kent-nagano/) - Kent Nagano in a recreation of the 1868 Premier program of Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem. - [Review: "Twilight" - Schumann Songs - Ian Bostridge](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-twilight-schumann-songs-ian-bostridge-saskia-giorgini/) - Ian Bostridge in songs by Robert Schumann, including Liederkreis, Op. 39 (Pentatone, 2025). - [Review: Ravel - Daphnis et Chloé - London Symphony Orchestra Sir Antonio Pappano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-ravel-daphnis-et-chloe-london-symphony-orchestra-sir-antonio-pappano/) - Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in Ravel's music for the ballet Daphnis et Chloé. - [Review: Rachmaninoff - Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2, The Isle of the Dead - Boris Giltburg](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-rachmaninoff-piano-sonatas-nos-1-2-the-isle-of-the-dead-boris-giltburg/) - Boris Giltburg performs Rachmaninoff's two piano sonatas, with a new arrangement for piano of The Isle of the Dead (Naxos, 2025). - [Review: Ravel - Piano Concertos - Seong-Jin Cho, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Nelsons](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-ravel-piano-concertos-seong-jin-cho-boston-symphony-orchestra-nelsons/) - Seong-Jin Cho rounds up his DG Ravel cycle with a recording of the two piano concertos, accompanied by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Andris Nelsons. - [Review: Sibelius - Symphonies No. 6 & 7, The Tempest - Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Rouvali](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-sibelius-symphonies-no-6-7-the-tempest-gothenburg-symphony-orchestra-rouvali/) - Santtu-Matias Rouvali concludes the complete Sibelius symphonies with a performance of Symphonies No. 6 & 7. - [Ravel: Complete Piano Works – Seong-Jin Cho](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-ravel-complete-piano-works-seong-jin-cho/) - Seong-Jin Cho in a 2-CD set of the compete solo piano works by Maurice Ravel (Deutsche Grammophon, 2025). - [Review: Ruth Gipps - Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 - BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-ruth-gipps-orchestral-works-vol-3-bbc-philharmonic-rumon-gamba/) - Rumon Gamba leads the BBC Philharmonic in the third volume of Ruth Gipps' orchestral works. Martin Owen is the soloist in the Horn Concerto. - [Review: Beethoven - Missa Solemnis - Jérémie Rhorer](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-missa-solemnis-jeremie-rhorer/) - Jérémie Rhorer leads Le Cercle de l’Harmonie and Audi Jugendchorakademie in Beethoven's Missa Solemnis. With soloists Chen Reiss, Varduhi Abrahamyan, Daniel Behle and Tareq Nazmi - [Review: Khachaturian - Piano Concerto, Solo Works - Jean-Yves Thibaudet](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-khachaturian-piano-concerto-solo-works-jean-yves-thibaudet/) - Jean-Yves Thibaudet is joined by the LA Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel in Khachaturian's Piano Concerto and other works (Decca, 2025). - [Review: Brahms - A German Requiem - Edward Gardner](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-a-german-requiem-edward-gardner/) - Edward Gardner conducts the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Choirs in Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem, with soprano Johanna Wallroth and baritone Brian Mulligan. - [Review: Concert de Chausson, Quintette de Vierne - Le Sage, Kashimoto, Schumann Quartett](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-concert-de-chausson-quintette-de-vierne-le-sage-kashimoto-schumann-quartett/) - Eric Le Sage (piano) Daishin Kashimoto (violin) and the Schumann Qaurtett play Chausson’s 'Concerto for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet' and Vierne’s Quintet. - [Review: Schubert - Piano Sonata D. 958, Impromptus D. 935 - Aimi Kobayashi](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schubert-piano-sonata-d-958-impromptus-d-935-aimi-kobayashi/) - Aimi Kobayashi plays Schubert's Piano Sonata in C Minor (D. 958) and the four Impromptus (D. 935). - [Review: Prokofiev, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tsfasman - Works For Piano and Orchestra - Zlata Chochieva](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-prokofiev-rimsky-korsakov-tsfasman-works-for-piano-and-orchestra-zlata-chochieva/) - Zlata Chochieva plays works for piano and orchestra by Prokofiev, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Tsfasman, with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Karl-Heinz Steffens. - [Review: Rózsa and Bartók - Violin Concertos - Roman Simovic](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-rozsa-and-bartok-violin-concertos-roman-simovic/) - Roman Simovic performs Rózsa and Bartók's Violin Concertos, with the London Symphony Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle and Kevin John Edusei. - [Review: 'Bach' - Nemanja Radulović, Double Sens (2024)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-nemanja-radulovic-double-sens-2024/) - Maxim Emelyanychev conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in Schubert symphonies No. 5 & 8 ('Unfinished'). - [Review: Mozart - Piano Concertos No. 20 & 23 - Khatia Buniatishvili](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-piano-concertos-no-20-23-khatia-buniatishvili/) - Khatia Buniatishvili plays Mozart's Piano Concertos No. 20 (K. 466) and 23 (K. 488) with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields (Sony Classical, 2024). - [Review: Schubert - Maurizio and Daniele Pollini](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schubert-maurizio-and-daniele-pollini/) - In his last recording, the late Maurizio Pollini was joined by son Daniele in solo and 4 hands work by Schubert (Deutsche Grammophon, 2024). - [Review: Sibelius - Violin Concerto - James Ehnes, Bergen Philharmonic, Edward Gardner](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-sibelius-violin-concerto-james-ehnes-bergen-philharmonic-edward-gardner/) - James Ehnes plays Sibelius' Violin Concerto and other works for violin and orchestra, with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Edward Gardner (Chandos, 2024). - [Review: Schubert - Symphony Nos. 5 & 8 ("Unfinished") - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Maxim Emelyanychev](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schubert-symphony-nos-5-8-unfinished-scottish-chamber-orchestra-maxim-emelyanychev/) - Maxim Emelyanychev conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in Schubert symphonies No. 5 & 8 ('Unfinished'). - [Review: Mozart - Requiem - Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-requiem-pygmalion-raphael-pichon/) - Raphaël Pichon conducts Pygmalion in a program that combines Mozart's Requiem with his earlier choral works (Harmonia Mundi, 2024). - [Review: Daniil Trifonov - My American Story: North](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-daniil-trifonov-my-american-story-north/) - Daniil Trifonov plays Gershwin and Bates' Piano Concertos, with solo works by American composers (Deutsche Grammophon, 2024) - [Review: Beethoven - Piano Sonatas No. 3 & 29 ("Hammerklavier") - Marc-André Hamelin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-piano-sonatas-no-3-29-hammerklavier-marc-andre-hamelin/) - Marc-André Hamelin plays Beethoven Piano Sonatas No. 3 & 29, "Hammerklavier" (Hyperion, 2024). - [Review: Mendelssohn - Elijah - LSO, Pappano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mendelssohn-elijah-lso-pappano/) - Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra in Mendelssohn's Elijah, performed in English. - [Review: Brahms - Piano Concertos, Late Solo Works - Igor Levit, VPO, Christian Thielemann](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-piano-concertos-late-solo-works-igor-levit-vpo-christian-thielemann/) - Igor Levit plays both Brahms' Piano Concertos and late piano works, Op. 116-119 (Sony Classical, 2024). - [Review: Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 2 & 3, Piano Sonata No. 7 - Stewart Goodyear](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-prokofiev-piano-concerto-no-2-3-piano-sonata-no-7-stewart-goodyear/) - Stewart Goodyear plays Prokofiev's Piano Concertos No. 2 & 3 and the composer's Piano Sonata No. 7, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Andrew Litton. - [Review: Schubert - Piano Sonatas D. 959, 960 - Ronald Brautigam](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schubert-piano-sonatas-d-959-960-ronald-brautigam/) - Ronald Brautigam plays Schubert's last two piano sonatas on a fortepiano (BIS, 2024). - [Review: Contemplation - Huw Montague Rendall](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-contemplation-huw-montague-rendall/) - Baritone Huw Montague Rendall in opera arias by Mozart, Mahler, Korngold, Britten, Gounod, Duparc and more. - [Review: Chopin Voyage - Yulianna Avdeeva, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-chopin-voyage-yulianna-avdeeva-piano/) - Yulianna Avdeeva plays Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 3, with Nocturnes, Mazurkas, Polonaise-Fantaisie, and Barcarolle (Pentatone, 2024). - [Review: Grigory Sokolov - Purcell and Mozart](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-grigory-sokolov-purcell-and-mozart/) - Live recording of Grigory Sokolov in piano music by Purcell and Mozart (Deutsche Grammophon, 2024) - [Review: Mendelssohn - Piano Trios - Joshua Bell, Steven Isserlis, Jeremy Denk](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mendelssohn-piano-trios-joshua-bell-steven-isserlis-jeremy-denk/) - Joshua Bell, Steven Isserlis, and Jeremy Denk perform Mendelssohn's two piano trios (Sony Classical, 2024). - [Review: Dvořák - Symphony No. 9 ("From the New World") - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Nathalie Stutzmann](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-dvorak-symphony-no-9-from-the-new-world-atlanta-symphony-orchestra-nathalie-stutzmann/) - Nathalie Stutzmann conducts the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in Dvořák's 9th Symphony ("From the New World") and the "American Suite". - [Review: Chopin - Piano Sonata No. 3, Szymanowski - Variations - Jonathan Fournel](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-chopin-piano-sonata-no-3-szymanowski-variations-jonathan-fournel/) - Jonathan Fournel plays Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 3 and Szymanowski's variations. - [Review: Mao Fujita - 72 - Preludes by Chopin, Scriabin, Yashiro](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mao-fujita-72-preludes-by-chopin-scriabin-yashiro/) - Mao Fujita performs Chopin's Op. 28 Preludes, Scriabin's Op. 11 Preludes, and Akio Yashiro's 24 Preludes (Sony Classical, 2024). - [Review: Movements - George Li, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-movements-george-li-piano/) - George Li performs Schumann's Davidsbündlertänze, Ravel's Valses nobles et sentimentales and Stravinsky's Petrushka. - [Review: "Close Ups" - Héloïse Werner](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-close-ups-heloise-werner/) - On her second album for Delphian, Héloïse Werner curates works from Hildegard von Bingen to her own compositions. - [Review: Dvořák - Symphonies No. 7-9 - Semyon Bychkov](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-dvorak-symphonies-no-7-9-semyon-bychkov/) - Semyon Bychkov leads the Czech Philharmonic in Dvořák's three famous symphonies (Pentatone, 2024). - [Review: Fauré - Requiem, Gounod - Messe de Clovis - Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-faure-requiem-gounod-messe-de-clovis-le-concert-spirituel-herve-niquet/) - Hervé Niquet leads Le Concert Spirituel in Fauré's Requiem and Gounod's Messe de Clovis (Alpha Classics, 2024). - [Review: "Mendelssohn" - Isata Kanneh-Mason](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mendelssohn-isata-kanneh-mason/) - Isata Kanneh-Mason in works by Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn (Decca Classics, 2024) - [Review: Shostakovich - Symphonies No. 4-6 - Klaus Mäkelä](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-shostakovich-symphonies-no-4-6-klaus-makela/) - Klaus Mäkelä conducts the Oslo Philharmonic in Shostakovich's Symphonies No. 4, 5 & 6 (Decca, 2024). - [Review: Brahms - The Symphonies - Yannick Nézet-Séguin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-the-symphonies-yannick-nezet-seguin/) - Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the Chamber Orchestra of Europe in Brahms' four symphonies (Deutsche Grammophon, 2024). - [Review: "Reformation" - Mishka Rushdie Momen, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-reformation-mishka-rushdie-momen-piano/) - Mishka Rushdie Momen in Baroque keyboard works by Byrd, Gibbons, and Bull, played on a modern piano (Hyperion, 2024) - [Review: The Kurt Weill Album - Joana Mallwitz](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-the-kurt-weill-album-joana-mallwitz/) - Joana Mallwitz conducts the Konzerthausorchester Berlin in Kurt Weill's two symphonies and “The Seven Deadly Sins”. - [Review: Debussy - "Images" - Piano Works - Saskia Giorgini](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-debussy-images-piano-works-saskia-giorgini/) - Saskia Giorgini in piano works by Debussy, including the two books of Images, Estampes, Pour le Piano and Deux arabesques. - [Review: Margaret Brouwer - Rhapsodies - Marin Alsop](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-margaret-brouwer-rhapsodies-marin-alsop/) - Marin Alsop leads the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra in contemporary works by composer Margaret Brouwer (Naxos, 2024). - [Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 9 On Period Instruments - Philipp von Steinaecker](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-symphony-no-9-on-period-instruments-philipp-von-steinaecker/) - Philipp von Steinaecker leads the Mahler Academy Orchestra in the composer's 9th Symphony, on period instruments. - [Review: Tchaikovsky - Variations, Dvořák - Cello Concerto - John-Henry Crawford](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-tchaikovsky-variations-dvorak-cello-concerto-john-henry-crawford/) - John-Henry Crawford in Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme and Dvořák's Cello Concerto (Orchid Classics, 2024). - [Review: Mozart - Symphonies No. 35, 36, 40 - The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen - Tarmo Peltokoski](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-symphonies-no-35-36-40-the-deutsche-kammerphilharmonie-bremen-tarmo-peltokoski/) - Tarmo Peltokoski conducts The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen in Mozart's symphonies No. 35 ("Haffner"), 36 ("Linz") and 40. - [Review: Henselt & Bronsart - Piano Concertos - Paul Wee](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-henselt-bronsart-piano-concertos-paul-wee/) - Paul Wee plays Adolf von Henselt and Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf's rarely played Piano Concertos, with the Swedish chamber Orchestra under Michael Collins. - [Review: Sibelius - Violin Concerto - Prokofiev - Violin Concerto No. 1 - Jansen, Mäkelä](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-sibelius-violin-concerto-prokofiev-violin-concerto-no-1-jansen-makela/) - In her first concerto recording in nine years, Janine Jansen is joined by the Oslo Philharmonic and Klaus Mäkelä in violin concertos by Sibelius and Prokofiev. - [Review: Schoenberg & Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande - Paavo Järvi](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schoenberg-faure-pelleas-et-melisande-paavo-jarvi/) - Paavo Järvi conducts the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in two version of Pelléas et Mélisande, by Schoenberg and Fauré (Alpha Classics, 2024). - [Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 3 - Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-symphony-no-3-minnesota-orchestra-osmo-vanska/) - Osmo Vänskä finishes his Mahler Symphonies cycle with the Minnesota Orchestra, in Symphony No. 3 (BIS, 2024). - [Review: Vivaldi - The Four Seasons - Alfia Bakieva, Jordi Savall](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-vivaldi-the-four-seasons-alfia-bakieva-jordi-savall/) - Alfia Bakieva performs Vivaldi's Le quattro stagioni and other concertos with Les Musiciennes Du Concert Des Nations under Jordi Savall. - [Review: Rachmaninoff – The Piano Concertos & Paganini Rhapsody – Pletnev, Nagano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-rachmaninoff-the-piano-concertos-paganini-rhapsody-pletnev-nagano/) - Mikhail Pletnev and his newly formed ensemble in Rachmaninoff's complete works for piano and orchestra (2024). - [Review: Mozart & Poulenc - Double & Triple Piano Concertos - Kodama, Nagano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-and-poulenc-double-and-triple-piano-concertos-kodama-nagano/) - Kent Nagano, his daughter Karin, wife Mari Kodama, and her sister Momo in double and triple piano concertos by Mozart and Poulenc. (Pentatone, 2024). - [Review: Laura van der Heijden - Cello Concertos by Walton, Bridge, Frances-Hoad](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-laura-van-der-heijden-cello-concertos-by-walton-bridge-frances-hoad/) - Laura van der Heijden perform three cello concertos by Sir William Walton, Frank Bridge, and Cheryl Frances-Hoad. - [Review: The Vienna Recital - Yuja Wang, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-the-vienna-recital-yuja-wang-piano/) - Yuja Wang in a live recording from Vienna's Konzerthaus, with works by Beethoven, Scriabin, Albéniz, Kapustin, Ligeti, and Glass (Deutsche Grammophon, 2024). - [Review: Britten - Violin Concerto, Chamber Works - Isabelle Faust](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-britten-violin-concerto-chamber-works-isabelle-faust/) - Isabelle Faust in an all-Britten album, with Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under Jakub Hrůša. - [Review: Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 5, Dean - Piano Concerto - Jonathan Biss](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-piano-concerto-no-5-dean-piano-concerto-jonathan-biss/) - Jonathan Biss embarks on a new Beethoven Piano Concertos cycle, accompanying each concerto with a contemporary piece. This volume includes the "Emperor" Concerto. - [Review: All These Lighted Things: Prokofiev, Ogonek & Ravel - Elim Chan](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-all-these-lighted-things-prokofiev-ogonek-ravel-elim-chan/) - Elim Chan leads the Antwerp Symphony orchestra in works by Prokofiev, Ogonek, and Ravel (Alpha Classics, 2024). - [Review: Gluck - Orfeo ed Euridice - Jakub Józef Orliński](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-gluck-orfeo-ed-euridice-jakub-jozef-orlinski/) - Jakub Józef Orliński takes the leading role in Gluck's famous opera (Erato / Warner Classics, 2024). - [Review: "Mozart, You Drive Me Crazy!" - Golda Schultz, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-you-drive-me-crazy-golda-schultz-soprano/) - Golda Schultz in Mozart's opera arias from Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte, and Le nozze di Figaro. With Kammerakademie Potsdam under Antonello Manacorda. - [Review: "Four Hands" - Alexandre Tharaud](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-four-hands-alexandre-tharaud/) - Pianist Alexandre Tharaud is joined by 22 pianists and musicians in works for piano four hands. - [Review: Beethoven - Complete Symphonies - Kammerakademie Potsdam, Antonello Manacorda](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-complete-symphonies-kammerakademie-potsdam-antonello-manacorda/) - Antonello Manacorda leads the Kammerakademie Potsdam in Beethoven's complete Symphonies (Sony Classical, 2024). - [Review: Schumann - Complete Symphonies - Dresdner Philharmonie, Janowski](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schumann-complete-symphonies-dresdner-philharmonie-janowski/) - Marek Janowski leads the Dresdner Philharmonie in Schumann's complete symphonies (Pentatone, 2024). - [Review: Mozart - The Sonata Project, Salzburg - Yundi, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-the-sonata-project-salzburg-yundi-piano/) - Yundi plays Mozart's piano sonatas K. 310, 331 and 457, with the C Minor Fantasie, K. 475 (Warner Classics, 2024). - [Review: Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica") - Budapest Festival Orchestra - Iván Fischer](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-symphony-no-3-eroica-budapest-festival-orchestra-ivan-fischer/) - Iván Fischer continues his Beethoven cycle with the Budapest Festival Orchestra, conducting the "Eroica" Symphony and Coriolan Overture (Channel Classics, 2024) - [Review: Pergolesi - Stabat Mater, Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus - Patchornik, Engeltjes, PRJCT Amsterdam](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-pergolesi-stabat-mater-vivaldi-nisi-dominus-patchornik-engeltjes-prjct-amsterdam/) - Shira Patchornik, Maarten Engeltjes and Prjct Amsterdam perform Pergolesi's Stabat Mater & Vivaldi's Nisi Dominus (Pentatone, 2024) - [Review: Mozart and Strauss Lieder - Sabine Devieilhe, Mathieu Pordoy](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-and-strauss-lieder-sabine-devieilhe-mathieu-pordoy/) - Soprano Sabine Devieilhe and pianist Mathieu Pordoy in a recital of songs by Mozart and Richard Strauss (Erato, 2024). - [Review: Fauré - Complete Piano Music - Lucas Debargue](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-faure-complete-piano-music-lucas-debargue/) - Lucas Debargue performs Gabriel Fauré's entire piano music, on a Stephen Paulello "Opus 102" instrument (Sony Classical, 2024). - [Review: Enescu - Symphonies Nos. 1-3 & 2 Romanian Rhapsodies - Cristian Mǎcelaru](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-enescu-symphonies-nos-1-3-2-romanian-rhapsodies-cristian-macelaru/) - Cristian Mǎcelaru conducts the Orchestre National de France in Enescu's Symphonies No. 1-3 and 2 Romanian Rhapsodies. - [Review: Bach - St. Matthew Passion - Arranged by Mendelssohn - Christopher Jackson](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-st-matthew-passion-arranged-by-mendelssohn-christopher-jackson/) - Bach's St. Matthew Passion in Mendelssohn's 1841 arrangement, with Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Bach Festival Orch & conductor Christopher Jackson (Analekta, 2024) - [Review: But Not My Soul - Price, Dvořák, Giddens - Ragazze Quartet](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-but-not-my-soul-price-dvorak-giddens-ragazze-quartet/) - The Ragazze Quartet perform Dvořák's "American" String Quartet, Florence Price's String Quartet No.2 and Rhiannon Giddens' "At the Purchaser’s Option". - [Review: "Forgotten Czech Piano Concertos" - Marek Kozák](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-forgotten-czech-piano-concertos-marek-kozak/) - Marek Kozák performs Piano Concertos by Karel Kovařovic, Vítězslava Kaprálová, and Pavel Bořkovec, with Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra under Robert Jindra. - [Review: Mozart - Piano Concertos No. 20 & 27 - Anne Queffélec](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-piano-concertos-no-20-27-anne-queffelec/) - Anne Queffélec plays Mozart's piano concertos No. 20 & 27 with Orchestre de Chambre de Paris under Lio Kuokman (Mirare, 2024). - [Review: Stravinsky - Pétrouchka - Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-stravinsky-petrouchka-orchestre-de-paris-klaus-makela/) - Anne Queffélec plays Mozart's piano concertos No. 20 & 27 with Orchestre de Chambre de Paris under Lio Kuokman (Mirare, 2024). - [Review: Gershwin Rhapsody - Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Michael Feinstein](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-gershwin-rhapsody-jean-yves-thibaudet-michael-feinstein/) - Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Michael Feinstein perform Gershwin’s piano duos and songs, including Rhapsody in Blue (2024) - [Review: Beatrice Rana Plays Beethoven and Chopin Piano Sonatas](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beatrice-rana-plays-beethoven-and-chopin-piano-sonatas/) - Beatrice Rana explores two great Piano Sonatas, the "Hammerklavier" by Beethoven and "Funeral March" by Chopin (Warner Classics, 2024) - [Review: Smetana - Má Vlast - Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-smetana-ma-vlast-czech-philharmonic-semyon-bychkov/) - The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra returns to Smetana's Má Vlast, with conductor Semyon Bychkov (Pentatone, 2024). - [Review: Rachmaninoff for Two - Daniil Trifonov, Sergei Babayan](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-rachmaninoff-for-two-daniil-trifonov-sergei-babayan/) - Daniil Trifonov and Sergei Babayan play Rachmaninoff's two Suites for two pianos, together with the Symphonic Dances Deutsche Grammophon, 2024) - [Review: Saint-Saëns - Lang Lang, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-saint-saens-lang-lang-piano/) - Lang Lang presents Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals and the Second Piano Concerto with other works by Ravel, Debussy, Boulanger, and Tailleferre (DG, 2024). - [Review: Vivaldi - Concerti per una Vita - Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Violin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-vivaldi-concerti-per-una-vita-theotime-langlois-de-swarte-violin/) - Violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte and Le Consort present a program of Vivaldi's violin concertos, including many premier recordings (Harmonia Mundi, 2024). - [Review - Mendelssohn - Cello Works - Sol Gabetta, Bertrand Chamayou](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mendelssohn-cello-works-sol-gabetta-bertrand-chamayou/) - Sol Gabetta and Bertrand Chamayou perform works for cello and piano by Mendelssohn, Holliger, Rihm, Widmann, and Coll on period instruments (Sony, 2023). - [Review: Messiaen - Turangalîla-Symphonie - Hamelin, Forget, Gimeno](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-messiaen-turangalila-symphonie-hamelin-forget-gimeno/) - Marc-André Hamelin, Nathalie Forget and the Toronto Symphony feature in Messiaen’s Turangalîla-Symphonie (Harmonia Mundi, 2023). - [Review - Bartók, Szymanowski, Janáček - Piotr Anderszewski, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bartok-szymanowski-janacek-piotr-anderszewski-piano/) - Pianist Piotr Anderszewski aims to capture the “spirit of rebellion” through the voices of Bartòk, Szymanowski, and Janáček (Warner Classics, 2023). - [Review - End of My Days - Ruby Hughes, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-end-of-my-days-ruby-hughes-soprano/) - Ruby Hughes' new project with the Manchester Collective showcases works that span almost 500 years and includes a mix of well- and lesser-known composers (BIS). - [Review: Brahms & Busoni - Violin Concertos - Francesca Dego](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-busoni-violin-concertos-francesca-dego/) - Francesca Dego plays Brahms & Busoni's Violin Concertos, accompanied by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Dalia Stasevska (Chandos, 2024). - [Review - Breathe - Hera Hyesang Park, soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-breathe-hera-hyesang-park-soprano/) - Hera Hyesang Park's deeply personal journey of living life to its fullest features works by Rossini, Verdi, and twentieth century composers (DG, 2023). - [Review - The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 86 - Tellefsen & Kalkbrenner - Howard Shelley](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-tellefsen-kalkbrenner-piano-concertos/) - Hyperion’s exploration of the romantic piano concerto continues in this 86th volume, with works by Tellefsen and Kalkbrenner. Howard Shelley - Piano and conductor. - [Review: Shadows of My Ancestors - Behzod Abduraimov, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-shadows-of-my-ancestors-behzod-abduraimov-piano/) - Pianist Behzod Abduraimov with a solo release featuring Ravel, Prokofiev, and Uzbek composer Dilorom Saidaminova (Alpha Records 2023). - [Review: Beethoven - Missa Solemnis - Savall](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-missa-solemnis-savall/) - Following their Beethoven symphony cycle, Jordi Savall and Le Concert des Nations now present Beethoven’s monumental mass. (Alia Vox, 2023). - [Review: Debussy - Etudes - Steven Osborne, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-debussy-etudes-steven-osborne-piano/) - For his fourth Debussy album for Hyperion, Steven Osborne presents two of the composer's finest piano works, the 12 Etudes and Pour le piano. - [Review: Latter(s) to Satie - Bertrand Chamayou, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-latters-to-satie-bertrand-chamayou-piano/) - Pianist Bertrand Chamayou pairs Erik Satie with John Cage (Erato / Warner Classics, 2023). - [Review: Sibelius - Early Orchestral Works - Susanna Mälkki](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-sibelius-early-orchestral-works-susanna-malkki/) - Susanna Mälkki leads the Helsinki Philharmonic in three early Sibelius works: the Karelia Suite, Rakastava, and Lemminkäinen (BIS, 2023). - [Review: Beethoven - Violin Concerto - Nemanja Radulović, Violin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-violin-concerto-nemanja-radulovic-violin/) - Nemanja Radulović returns with his Double Sens ensemble in Beethoven's Violin Concerto and the soloist's own orchestration of the Kreutzer sonata (DG, 2023). - [Review: Waves - Bruce Liu, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-waves-bruce-liu-piano/) - Bruce Liu's juxtaposes works by Rameau, Ravel, and Alkan in an intriguing and exploratory program (Deutsche Grammophon, 2023) - [Review: Schubert - Late Piano Sonatas - Claire Huangci](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-meta-claire-huangci-piano/) - Claire Huangi’s ambitious all-Schubert program features the late sonatas, excerpts from Schwanengaseng, and the Drei Klavierstücke. (Berlin Classics, 2023) - [Review: Brahms - Piano Concertos - Simon Trpčeski, Christian Măcelaru](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-piano-concertos-simon-trpceski-christian-macelaru/) - Simon Trpčeski collaborates with Christian Măcelaru and the WDR Sinfonieorchester in Brahms' two piano concertos (Linn Records, 2023) - [Review: Ravel - Daphnis et Chloé - John Wilson](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-ravel-daphnis-et-chloe-john-wilson/) - In their fifth release of 2023, John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London present Ravel's largest orchestral work in Wilson's own new critical edition. (Chandos) - [Review: Shostakovich - Symphonies Nos. 2, 3, 12 & 13 - BSO, Nelsons](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-shostakovich-symphonies-nos-2-3-12-13-bso-nelsons/) - This final installment of Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Shostakovich symphony cycle features No. 13 ("Babi Yar") among others. (DG, 2023). - [Review: Dvořák - The Complete Piano Trios - Veronika Jarůšková, Peter Jarůšek, Boris Giltburg](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-dvorak-the-complete-piano-trios-veronika-jaruskova-peter-jarusek-boris-giltburg/) - Boris Giltburg collaborates with the Pavel Haas Quartet's Veronika Jarůšková and Peter Jarůšek on a journey through Dvořák’s four piano trios (Supraphon, 2023). - [Review: Folk Songs - Magdalena Kožená - Mezzo-Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-folk-songs-magdalena-kozena-mezzo-soprano/) - Magdalena Kožená’s exploring the intersection of folk and classical music with works by Bartók, Berio, and Ravel (Pentatone, 2023) - [Review: Ravel - Piano Concertos - Alexandre Tharaud](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-ravel-piano-concertos-alexandre-tharaud/) - Alexandre Tharaud performs Ravel Piano Concerto in G and Concerto for the Left Hand, with de Falla's Noches en los jardines de España. - [Review: Stravinsky - Violin Concerto, Orchestral Suites - James Ehnes, Sir Andrew Davis](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-stravinsky-violin-concerto-orchestral-suites-james-ehnes-sir-andrew-davis/) - James Ehnes, the BBC Philharmonic and Sir Andrew Davis in an all-Stravinsky program, including the Violin Concerto and two Orchestral Suites. - [Review: Elsa Barraine - Symphonies 1 & 2 - Orchestre National de France, Cristian Măcelaru](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-elsa-barraine-symphonies-1-2-orchestre-national-de-france-cristian-macelaru/) - Cristian Măcelaru leads Orchestre National de France in Elsa Barraine's symphonies No. 1 & 2 and other works. - [Review: Purcell - Dido and Aeneas - Fleur Barron, Matthew Brook, La Nuova Musica, Bates](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-purcell-dido-and-aeneas-fleur-barron-matthew-brook-la-nuova-musica-bates/) - Fleur Barron and Matthew Brook take the leading roles in Purcell's famous opera, with Giulia Semenzato as Belinda. Conducted by David Bates with La Nuova Musica - [Review: Brahms - Double Concerto - Christian & Tanja Tetzlaff, Järvi](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-double-concerto-christian-tanja-tetzlaff-jarvi/) - Christian & Tanja Tetzlaff perform Brahms' Double Concerto, Viotti's Violin Concerto No. 22, and Dvořák's Silent Woods (Ondine, 2023). - [Review: Fantasia - Igor Levit, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-fantasia-igor-levit-piano/) - In this 2-CD release, Igor Levit offers a contemplative exploration of the improvisatory aspects of the fantasia through works by Bach, Liszt, Busoni, and Berg. - [Review: Bartók - Piano Concertos Nos. 1-3 - Aimard, Salonen](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bartok-piano-concertos-nos-1-3-aimard-salonen/) - Pierre-Laurent Aimard collaborates with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony in Bartók's three Piano Concertos (Pentatone, 2023). - [Review: Beyond - Jakub Józef Orliński, Countertenor](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beyond-jakub-jozef-orlinski-countertenor/) - Jakub Józef Orliński's fourth album of Baroque music, including nine world premieres, continues a partnership with Il Pomo d’Oro and musicologist Yannis François. - [Review: Mozart - The Violin Concertos - Renaud Capuçon, Violin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-the-violin-concertos-renaud-capucon-violin/) - Renaud Capuçon and the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne perform Mozart's five violin concertos (Deutsche Grammophon, 2023). - [Review: Bruckner - Symphony No. 8 - Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich - Paavo Järvi](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bruckner-symphony-no-8-tonhalle-orchester-zurich-paavo-jarvi/) - In a new disc for Alpha, Paavo Järvi continues his Bruckner cycle with the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, this time with Symphony No. 8. - [Review: Bach - Goldberg Variations - Vikingur Ólafsson, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-goldberg-variations-vikingur-olafsson-piano/) - Vikingur Ólafsson’s 25-year dream of recording J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations finally comes to fruition in a new release for Deutsche Grammophon. - [Review: Kenneth Fuchs - Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 - Wilson, Sinfonia of London](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-kenneth-fuchs-orchestral-works-vol-1-wilson-sinfonia-of-london/) - This new release on Chandos features John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London in four new premiere recordings of Kenneth Fuchs’ orchestral music. - [Review: Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5 - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-tchaikovsky-symphonies-no-5-pittsburgh-symphony-orchestra-manfred-honeck/) - Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra continue their collaboration in Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5, with another work by Erwin Schulhoff (2023). - [Review: Ysaÿe - Six Sonatas for Violin Solo, Op. 27 - Hilary Hahn, Violin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-ysaye-six-sonatas-for-violin-solo-op-27-hilary-hahn-violin/) - In her newest recording for Deutsche Grammophon, Hilary Hahn takes on the challenge of performing Eugene Ysaÿe's complete sonatas for solo violin. - [Review: Bruckner - Symphony No. 4 - Dausgaard, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bruckner-symphony-no-4-dausgaard-bergen-philharmonic-orchestra/) - Thomas Dausgaard, in his fourth Bruckner recording, leads the Bergen Philharmonic in a performance of the 1886 Nowak edition of Symphony No. 4. - [Review: Childhood Tales - Isata Kanneh-Mason, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-childhood-tales-isata-kanneh-mason-piano/) - In a new release for Decca, Isata Kanneh-Mason presents music about youth by Mozart, Schumann, Debussy, and Dohnányi, inspired by her own childhood memories. - [Review: Brahms - The Symphonies - Michael Sanderling](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-the-symphonies-michael-sanderling/) - The Luzerner Sinfonieorchester and their chief conductor begin their long-term Warner Classics recording agreement with this new set of Brahms symphonies. - [Review: Fantasie - Alexander Melnikov](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-fantasie-alexander-melnikov/) - Alexander Melnikov’s new disc explores music from the Baroque to the 20th century and presents 7 different instruments, each paired with a work of the same era. - [Review: Bartók - The Miraculous Mandarin, Concerto for Orchestra - Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Choir, Gustavo Gimeno](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bartok-the-miraculous-mandarin-concerto-for-orchestra-toronto-symphony-orchestra-choir-gustavo-gimeno/) - On a new Harmonia Mundi album, Gustavo Gimeno leads the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Choir in Bartók's The Miraculous Mandarin and Concerto for Orchestra. - [Review: De Profundis – Charles Owen Plays Liszt and Franck](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-de-profundis-chalres-owen-plays-liszt-and-franck/) - Pianist Charles Owen plays works by Franz Liszt and César Franck, including the Prélude, Choral et Fugue. - [Review: Mozart - Quintets - Quatuor Ébène](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-quintets-quatuor-ebene/) - Quatuor Ébène's new release with violist Antoine Tamestit marks a return to Mozart, with the K. 515 and 516 String Quintets. - [Review: Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians - Colin Currie Group](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-steve-reich-music-for-18-musicians-colin-currie-group/) - The Colin Currie Group and Synergy Vocals on a new 2023 recording of Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians. - [Review: Beethoven - Violin Concerto - María Dueñas, Wiener Symphoniker, Honeck](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-violin-concerto-maria-duenas-wiener-symphoniker-honeck/) - María Dueñas delivers a rendition of Beethoven's Violin Concerto with the Wiener Symphoniker, conducted by Manfred Honeck (Deutsche Grammophon, 2023). - [Review: Maria Mater Meretrix - Anna Prohaska, Patricia Koparchinskaja](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-maria-mater-meretrix-anna-prohaska-patricia-koparchinskaja/) - Anna Prohaska and Patricia Koparchinskaja present a millennia's worth of music from Hildegard von Bingen to George Crumb (Alpha Classics, 2023). - [Review: Chopin - Rafał Blechacz, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-chopin-rafal-blechacz-piano/) - In a new release for Deutsche Grammophon, pianist Rafał Blechacz presents an all-Chopin disc featuring two sonatas, the Barcarolle, and a nocturne. - [Review: Bartòk - The Wooden Prince & Dance Suite - Măcelaru](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bartok-the-wooden-prince-dance-suite-macelaru/) - Cristian Măcelaru and WDR Sinfonieorchester's second collaboration for the Linn label, features Bartòk's The Wooden Prince and Dance Suite. - [Review: Compositrices - Bru Zane](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-compositrices-bru-zane/) - Bru Zane’s ongoing advocacy of French music from 1780-1920 continues with a boxed set of over 10 hours of music by 21 French women composers. - [Review: Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring & The Firebird - Orchestre de Paris, Mäkelä](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-stravinsky-the-rite-of-spring-the-firebird-orchestre-de-paris-makela/) - In a new 2023 release for Decca, Klaus Mäkelä and the Orchestre de Paris present two of Stravinsky's best known ballets, The Rite of Spring and The Firebird. - [Review: Mozart - Piano Concertos 21 & 24 - Levin, AAM, Egarr](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-piano-concertos-21-24-levin-aam-egarr/) - After a 20 years hiatus, Robert Levin continues his cycle of Mozart's complete piano concertos (2023). - [Review: The American Project - Yuja Wang, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-the-american-project-yuja-wang-piano/) - Yuja Wang performs Teddy Abram's jazz-inspired Piano Concerto with the Louisville Symphony along with a solo work by Michael Tilson Thomas. - [Review: Rachmaninoff - Symphony No. 2 - Sinfonia of London, Wilson](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-rachmaninoff-symphony-no-2-sinfonia-of-london-wilson/) - John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London's second installment in their Rachmaninoff series features Symphony No. 2 and the C-sharp minor Prelude (arr. Stokowski) - [Review: Schumann & Brahms - Benjamin Grosvenor, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schumann-brahms-benjamin-grosvenor-piano/) - Benjamin Grosvenor continues to explore composers of the Romantic era, this time with works by Clara and Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms. - [Review: Handel - Solomon - Leonardo García Alcarón](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-handel-project-solomon-garcia-alcaron/) - Leonardo García Alarcón leads soloists, the Chœur de Chambre de Namur, and Millenium Orchestra in a complete and uncut performance of Handel's oratori - [Review: Clara & Robert Schumann - Piano Concertos - Rana, Nézet-Séguin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-clara-robert-schumann-piano-concertos-rana-nezet-seguin/) - Beatrice Rana performs the piano concerti of Clara and Robert Schumann with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, led by Yannick Nézet-Séguin. - [Review: Beethoven - Violin Concerto - Veronika Eberle, LSO, Sir Simon Rattle](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-violin-concerto-veronika-eberle-lso-sir-simon-rattle/) - Veronika Eberle, the London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle perform Beethoven's violin concerto, along a fragment of an early violin concerto (2023) - [Review: Beethoven - Complete Violin Sonatas - Midori, Thibaudet](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-complete-violin-sonatas-midori-thibaudet/) - This new 2023 release presents Midori and Jean-Yves Thibaudet in their first major collaborative recording project: the complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas. - [Review: Secret Garden - François-Frédéric Guy Plays Chopin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-secret-garden-francois-frederic-guy-plays-chopin/) - François-Frédéric Guy plays works by Chopin on a 1905 Pleyel piano (2023) - [Review: Clavichord - András Schiff](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-clavichord-andras-schiff/) - András Schiff presents a period performance of Bach's 2-part inventions, 3-part Sinfonias, and Four Duetti on a replica of a 1743 Specken clavichord. - [Review: The Handel Project - Seong-Jin Cho, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-the-handel-project-seong-jin-cho-piano/) - Seong-Jin Cho’s new recording project features three of Handel's keyboard suites along with Brahms’ own homage, the Op. 24 Handel Variations - [Review: Haydn - Complete Symphonies, Vol. 13 - Il Giardino Armonico, Antonini](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-haydn-complete-symphonies-vol-13-il-giardino-armonico-antonini/) - In this 2023 release and ongoing Haydn symphony cycle, Giovanni Antonini and Il Giardino Armonico present three “horn-heavy” symphonies: 31, 48, and 59. - [Review: Janáček, Brahms, Bartòk - Violin Sonatas - Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Fazıl Say](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-janacek-brahms-bartok-violin-sonatas-patricia-kopatchinskaja-fazil-say/) - Patricia Kopatchinskaja’s third collaboration with pianist Fazil Say features a trio of violin sonatas by Janáček, Brahms, and Bartòk. - [Review: Schubert Revisited - Matthias Goerne, Baritone](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schubert-revisited-matthias-goerne-baritone/) - Baritone Matthias Goerne offers a unique angle on Schubert's lied via versions for voice and orchestra arranged by his longtime collaborator Alexander Schmalcz. - [Review: Poulenc - La Voix Humaine, Sinfonietta - Veronique Gens, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-poulenc-la-voix-humaine-sinfonietta-veronique-gens-soprano/) - Soprano Veronique Gens presents Francis Poulenc's La Voix Humaine with the Orchestre National De Lille, who also perform the composer's Sinfonietta. - [Review: Walking in the Dark - Julia Bullock, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-walking-in-the-dark-julia-bullock-soprano/) - Julia Bullock’s eclectic solo debut visits the realms of opera, popular song, and folk-rock with works by Barber, Adams, Connie Converse, and Sandy Denny. - [Review: Bach - Goldberg Variations - Fazil Say, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-goldberg-variations-fazil-say-piano/) - After a nearly 20-year journey recording various works by J.S. Bach, pianist Fazil Say f releases a recording of the Goldberg Variations. - [Review: Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Opp. 101 & 106 - Maurizio Pollini, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-piano-sonatas-opp-101-106-maurizio-pollini-piano/) - In a new recording for Deutsche Grammophon, Maurizio Pollini revisits two of Beethoven's late sonatas, No. 28 and 29 ("Hammerklavier"). - [Review: Bruckner - Symphony No. 9 - Vienna Philharmonic, Thielemann](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bruckner-symphony-no-9-vienna-philharmonic-thielemann/) - Christian Thielemann's latest Bruckner cycle continues with a performance of Symphony No. 9 in its original 1894 version, edited by Leopold Nowak. - [Review: Shostakovich Symphony No. 10, Mahler Symphony No. 10 - Jaap van Zweden](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-shostakovich-symphony-no-10-mahler-symphony-no-10-jaap-van-zweden/) - In this 2022 recording, Jaap van Zweden and the Hong Kong Philharmonic perform Shostakovich's 10th Symphony and 2 movements of Mahler's "Symphony No. 10". - [Review: Roots - Nemanja Radulović, Violin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-roots-nemanja-radulovic-violin/) - Nemanja Radulović and his Double Sens ensemble take us on a journey across the world with works from the Balkans, East Asia, and Americas. - [Review: Brahms - Double Concerto - Mutter, Ferrández, Honeck](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-double-concerto-mutter-ferrandez-honeck/) - In heere new 2022 release, Anne-Sophie Mutter revisits Brahms' Double Concerto, this time with Pablo Ferrández and the Czech Philharmonic led by Manfred Honeck. - [Review: Echo - Ruby Hughes, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-echo-ruby-hughes-soprano/) - Ruby Hughes collaborates with pianist-composer Huw Watkins in a vibrant recital of works by Watkins and Bach, as well as traditional songs arranged by Britten. - [Review: Stravinsky - Symphony in C & Symphony in Three Movements - Sir Andrew Davis](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-stravinsky-symphony-in-c-symphony-in-three-movements-sir-andrew-davis/) - In a new recording for Chandos, Sir Andrew Davis leads the BBC Philharmonic in a performance of Stravinsky's Symphony in C and Symphony in Three Movements. - [Review: Schumann - Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 (Re-orchestrated by Mahler) - ORF Vienna Radio Symphony, Alsop](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schumann-symphonies-nos-3-4-re-orchestrated-by-mahler-orf-vienna-radio-symphony-alsop/) - Marin Alsop and the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra complete the Schumann symphony cycle in Mahler’s re-orchestrations. - [Review: Chopin - Mazurkas, Vol. 1 - Peter Jablonski, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-chopin-mazurkas-vol-1-peter-jablonski-piano/) - Pianist Peter Jablonksi follows up on his acclaimed 2020 debut recording for the Ondine label, this time with the first half of Chopin's Mazurkas. - [Review: Dvořák - Poetic Tone Pictures - Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-dvorak-piano-music-leif-ove-andsnes/) - In a new recording for Sony Classical, Leif Ove Andsnes performs Antonin Dvořák's Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85. - [Review: Handel - Theodora - Il Pomo d'Oro, Emelyanychev](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-handel-theodora-il-pomo-doro-emelyanychev/) - Maxim Emelyanychev leads Il Pomo d'Oro and soloists including Joyce DiDonato and Lisettte Oropesa, in Handel's recounting of the story of Theodora and Didymus. - [Review: Cinema - Alexandre Tharaud, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-cinema-alexandre-tharaud-piano/) - Alexandre Tharaud, Antonio Pappano, and the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia 2-CD set explores the musical world of French cinema. - [Review: Eclipse - Hilary Hahn, Violin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-eclipse-hilary-hahn-violin/) - Hilary Hahn and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony present a challenging program of violin concertos by Dvořák and Ginastera, as well as Sarasate’s Carmen Fantasy. - [Review: From Afar - Vikingur Ólafsson, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-from-afar-vikingur-olafsson-piano/) - Vikingur Ólafsson's new album features a recital of works by Bach, Brahms, Bartók, and Kurtág - played once on Steinway Grand and again on an upright piano. - [Review: Szymanowski - Piano Works - Krystian Zimerman, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-szymanowski-piano-works-krystian-zimerman-piano/) - Krystian Zimerman’s three-decade Szymanowski journey features the composer's Mazurkas, Op. 34 Masques, and Op. 10 Variations on a Polish Theme. - [Review: Insieme - Jonas Kaufman, Ludovic Tézier](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-insieme-jonas-kaufman-ludovic-tezier/) - Tenor Jonas Kaufmann and baritone Ludovic Tézier collaborate with Antonio Pappano in a selection from operas by Puccini and Verdi. - [Review: Beethoven - The Five Piano Concertos - Haochen Zhang, Nathalie Stutzmann](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-concertos-nos-1-5-haochen-zhang-nathalie-stutzmann/) - Haochen Zhang, winner of the 2009 Cliburn Competition, presents the complete Beethoven piano concertos with Natalie Stutzmann and the Philadelphia Orches. - [Review: Bruckner - Symphony No. 4 - LSO, Rattle](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bruckner-symphony-no-4-lso-rattle/) - Simon Rattle records his third Bruckner symphony as Music Director of the London Symphony Orchestra. - [Review: Schwanengesang - Ian Bostridge, Lars Vogt](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schwanengesang-ian-bostridge-lars-vogt/) - This recording, in collaboration with Lars Vogt, marks Ian Bostridge's final installment of the Schubert song cycles trilogy for the Pentatone label. - [Review: Song - Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Cello](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-song-sheku-kanneh-mason-cello/) - In his most personal album yet, Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s latest Decca release features an eclectic range of works from Beethoven to Bacharach. - [Review: Hollywood Soundstage - Wilson, Sinfonia of London](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-hollywood-soundstage-wilson-sinfonia-of-london/) - John Wilson leads his Sinfonia of London in a curation of soundtrack features from some of the memorable films of thee 1940s through the 1960s. - [Review: Schumann - Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 (Re-orchestrated by Mahler) - ORF Vienna Radio Symphony, Alsop](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schumann-symphonies-nos-1-2-re-orchestrated-by-mahler-orf-vienna-radio-symphony-alsop/) - Marin Alsop leads the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Schumann's first two symphonies, re-orchestrated by Gustav Mahler. - [Review: Yuja Wang, Gautier Capuçon, Andreas Ottensamer - Works by Rachmaninoff & Brahms](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-yuja-wang-gautier-capucon-andreas-ottensamer-works-by-rachmaninoff-brahms/) - In this 2022 release, Yuja Wang and Gautier Capuçon revisit the Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata and perform the Brahms Op. 114 Clarinet Trio with Andreas Ottensamer. - [Review: Secret Love Letters - Lisa Batiashvili, Violin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-secret-love-letters-lisa-batiashvili-violin/) - Violinist Lisa Batiashvili collaborates with pianist Giorgi Gigashvili and the Philadelphia Orchestra in works that explore the theme of hidden love. - [Review: Tristan - Igor Levit, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-tristan-igor-levit-piano/) - Igor Levit explores the themes of love and death on his new album, Tristan, through works by Liszt, Henze, and Mahler. - [Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 4 - Les Siècles, Roth](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-symphony-no-4-les-siecles-roth/) - François-Xavier Roth leads Les Siècles in a period instrument performance of Mahler's Symphony No. 4 (Harmonia Mundi, 2022) - [Review: Brahms and Berg - Violin Concertos - Christian Tetzlaff](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-and-berg-violin-concertos-christian-tetzlaff/) - In this new release for the Ondine label, Christian Tetzlaff revisits the Brahms Violin Concerto records the Berg for the very first time. - [Review: La Passione - Christina Landshamer, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-la-passione-christina-landshamer-akademie-fur-alte-musik-berlin/) - Soprano Christina Landshamer and period-ensemble Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin explore the omnipresent theme of love in works by Haydn, Beethoven, and Mozart. - [Review: Schumann - The Symphonies - Staatskapelle Berlin, Barenboim](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schumann-the-symphonies-staatskapelle-berlin-barenboim/) - Daniel Barenboim in his third recording of the Schumann symphonies cycle. - [Review: Grigory Sokolov at Esterházy Palace](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-grigory-sokolov-at-esterhazy-palace/) - Grigory Sokolov in a live recital from the Esterházy Palace, with works by Haydn and Schubert (Deutsche Grammophon, 2022). - [Review: Martinů - Symphonies 5 & 6 - SWR, Norrington](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-martinu-symphonies-5-6-swr-norrington/) - Sir Roger Norrington leads the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR in Martinů's symphonies No. 5 & 6. - [Review: Brahms – Complete Symphonies – Ádám Fischer, Danish Chamber Orchestra](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-complete-symphonies-adam-fischer-danish-chamber-orchestra/) - Ádám Fischer and the Danish Chamber Orchestra add Brahm's four symphonies to their list of symphonic cycles. - [Review: Verdi - La Traviata - Oropesa, Barbera, Oren](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-verdi-la-traviata-oropesa-barbera-oren/) - Daniel Oren leads the Dresdner Philharmonie in a new recording of Verdi's La Traviata with Lisette Oropesa as Violetta and René Barbera as Alfredo. - [Review: Haydn - Piano Trios, Volume 1 - Trio Gaspard](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-haydn-piano-trios-volume-1-trio-gaspard/) - Trio Gaspard embarks on an ambitious recording project of the complete Haydn piano trios, starting with five selections from 1785-1795. - [Review: Schubert - Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 - René Jacobs, B'rock Orchestra](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schubert-symphonies-nos-8-9-rene-jacobs-brock-orchestra/) - The final installment of René Jacob's Schubert symphony cycle features the B'rock Orchestra performing Symphony No. 8 ('Unfinished') and No. 9 ('The Great'). - [Review: Dvořák - Chamber Works - Jan Vogler](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-dvorak-chamber-works-jan-vogler/) - Cellist Jan Vogler leads a group of musicians in Dvořák's chamber works. With Chad Hoopes, Kevin Zhu, Matthew Lipman, Juho Pohjonen, and Tiffany Poon (piano). - [Review: Ellipses - Anastasia Kobekina, Cello](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-ellipsis-anastasia-kobekina-cello/) - In a new recording for the Mirare label, Anastasia Kobekina features works from across two centuries with performances on both a modern and baroque cello. - [Review: Il Tenore - Freddie De Tommaso, Tenor](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-il-tenore-freddie-de-tommaso-tenor/) - In a follow up to his debut album, tenor Freddie De Tommaso offers this new release, featuring several guest singers, in music by Puccini and Bizet. - [Review: Phrases - Héloïse Werner, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-phrases-heloise-werner-soprano/) - Soprano and composer Héloïse Werner takes the listener on a journey of contemporary works centered around the theme of 'phrases'. - [Review: Liszt - Piano Concertos, Sonata - Alexander Ullman, BBC Symphony, Litton](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-liszt-piano-concertos-sonata-alexander-ullman-bbc-symphony-litton/) - 2017 Liszt Competition winner Alexander Ullman in an all-Liszt program featuring the B minor sonata and piano concertos with the BBC symphony and Andrew Litton. - [Review: Schubert - Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 - Blomstedt, Gewandhausorchester](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schubert-symphonies-nos-8-9-blomstedt-gewandhausorchester/) - In his debut recording for the DG label, Herbert Blomstedt leads the Gewandhausorchester in Schubert's Symphony No. 8 ('Unfinished') and No. 9 ('The Great'). - [Review: Arc I - Orion Weiss, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-arc-i-orion-weiss-piano/) - The first of a tripartite series, Orion Weiss' new release presents the iconic works of three pre-WWI composers: Granados, Janáček, and Scriabin. - [Review: Strauss - Orchestral Songs - Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-strauss-orchestral-songs-hanna-elisabeth-muller-soprano/) - Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Christoph Eschenbach, and the WDR Orchestra perform Richard's Strauss' finest orchestral songs, including the Four Last Songs. - [Review: Beethoven - Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral") - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Honeck](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-symphony-no-6-pastoral-pittsburgh-symphony-orchestra-honeck/) - Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra continue their Beethoven symphony cycle, this time with Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral"), - [Review: Schumann - Complete Symphonies - Pablo Heras-Casado, Münchner Philharmoniker](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schumann-complete-symphonies-pablo-heras-casado-munchner-philharmoniker/) - In a new release for Harmonia Mundi, Pablo Heras-Casado and Münchner Philharmoniker perform the complete Schumann symphonies cycle. - [Review: Messiaen - Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus - Bertrand Chamayou, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-messiaen-vingt-regards-sur-lenfant-jesus-bertrand-chamayou-piano/) - Bertrand Chamayou tackles Messiaen's iconic Vingt Regards sur L'Enfant-Jésus and additional works by Takemitsu, Murail, and others. - [Review: Bach - Goldberg Variations - Klàra Wurtz, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-goldberg-variations-klara-wurtz-piano/) - Pianist Klàra Wurtz performs an arguably perennial favorite, Bach's Goldberg Variations, for the Piano Classics label. - [Review: "Angelica Diabolica" - Giulia Semenzato, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-angelica-diabolica-giulia-semenzato-soprano/) - In a 2022 performance of works by Handel, Pollarolo, and others, Giulia Semenzato explores the world of the Baroque aria through the lens of an epic poem. - [Review: Beethoven - Cello Sonatas - Alisa Weilerstein, Inon Barnatan](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-cello-sonatas-alisa-weilerstein-inon-barnatan/) - Alisa Weilerstein collaborates with Inon Barnatan in a performance of Beethoven's five cello sonatas (Pentatone, 2022) - [Review: Coleridge-Taylor - Nonet, Piano Trio, Piano Quintet - Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-coleridge-taylor-nonet-piano-trio-piano-quintet-kaleidoscope-chamber-collective/) - In a new 2022 release on Chandos, the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective presents three early chamber works of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. - [Review: Franck - Les Djinns, Variations Symphoniques, Triptyques pour Piano - Tanguy de Williencourt, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-franck-les-djinns-variations-symphoniques-triptyques-pour-piano-tanguy-de-williencourt-piano/) - Pianist Tanguy de Williencourt performs Franck's Djinns and Variations Symphonies with the Flanders Symphony in addition to his best-loved solo works (2022). - [Review: Ravel - Piano Concertos - Céderic Tiberghien, Les Siècles](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-ravel-piano-concertos-cederic-tiberghien-les-siecles/) - Céderic Tiberghien and Les Siècles deliver a period-instrument performance of Ravel's piano concertos and smaller works, featuring an 1892 Pleyel grand piano. - [Review: Ye Xiaogang - Seven Episodes for Lin'an - Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-ye-xiaogang-seven-episodes-for-linan-deutsche-staatsphilharmonie-rheinland-pfalz/) - The Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz presents three works of contemporary composer Ye Xiaogang inspired by history, culture, and ancient poetry. - [Review: Weber - Der Freischütz - René Jacobs (2022)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-weber-der-freischutz-rene-jacobs-2022/) - René Jacobs conducts a period-instrument performance of Weber's singspiel, Die Freischütz, in which he also restores parts of the original libretto. - [Review: Sibelius - Complete Symphonies - Klaus Mäkelä, Oslo Philharmonic](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-sibelius-complete-symphonies-klaus-makela-oslo-philharmonic/) - In an ambitious recording debut for Decca, Klaus Mäkelä leads the Oslo Philharmonic in a performance of the complete Sibelius symphony cycle. - [Review: Préludes, Interludes, Postludes - Jan Michiels, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-preludes-interludes-postludes-jan-michiels-piano/) - Pianist Jan Michiels performa preludes and other works by Chopin, Debussy, Ligeti, and Kurtàg on period instruments (2022). - [Review: Bruckner - Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5 - Nelsons, Gewandhausorchester](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bruckner-symphonies-nos-1-5-nelsons-review-bruckner-symphonies-nos-1-5-nelsons-gewandhausorchester/) - This final release in Andris Nelsons and Gewandhausorchester's Bruckner symphony cycle also features Wagner's Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde. - [Review: This Be Her Verse - Golda Schultz, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-this-be-her-verse-golda-schultz-soprano/) - Soprano Golda Schultz explores the female voice across time and perspective in a feature of works by Clara Schumann, Nadia Boulanger and others. - [Review: "Mozart Momentum 1786" - Leif Ove Andsnes, Mahler Chamber Orchestra](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-momentum-1786-leif-ove-andsnes-mahler-chamber-orchestra/) - In a follow up his 2021 release, Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra present Mozart's Piano Concertos No. 23-24 and chamber works. - [Review: Beethoven - Diabelli Variations - Mitsuko Uchida, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-diabelli-variations-mitsuko-uchida-piano/) - Pianist Mitsuko Uchida on a new recording of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations (Decca, 2022) - [Review: Bach - Matthäus Passion - Pichon (2022)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-matthaus-passion-pichon-2022/) - Raphaël Pichon leads Ensemble Pygmalion and soloists in a new recording of one of J.S. Bach's sacred masterpieces. - [Review: African Pianism - Rebeca Omordia, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-african-pianism-rebeca-omordia-piano/) - Pianist Rebeca Omordia performs a selection of vibrant works by African composers from Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco, and South Africa. - [Review: Dohnányi - Concertos, Variations on a Nursery Song - Pitrenas, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-dohnanyi-concertos-variations-on-a-nursery-song-pitrenas-staatsphilharmonie-rheinland-pfalz/) - Modestas Pitrenas leads the Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz and soloists in three of Dohnányi's concertos, including his Variations on a Nursery Song. - [Review: Bach - St. John Passion - John Eliot Gardiner (2022)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-st-john-passion-john-eliot-gardiner-2022/) - Sir John Eliot Gardiner leads the English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, and soloists in his third recording of Bach's sacred masterpiece. - [Review: Schubert - Winterreise - Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schubert-winterreise-benjamin-appl-james-bailieu/) - In a new release for Alpha, baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist James Baillieu perform a hallmark of the Romantic lied cycle, Schubert's Winterreise. - [Review: Rhapsody - Martin James Bartlett, London Philharmonic Orchestra](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-rhapsody-martin-james-bartlett-london-philharmonic-orchestra/) - Martin James Bartlett performs with the London Philharmonic Orchestra Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. - [Review: EDEN - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-eden-joyce-didonato-mezzo-soprano/) - Joyce DiDonato and Il Pomo d'Oro explore a connection to nature in a recital of works by Ives, Mysliveček, Mahler, Copland, and Handel, among others. - [Review: Made for Opera - Nadine Sierra, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-made-for-opera-nadine-sierra-soprano/) - Nadine Sierra's new release with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai presents three iconic heroines from operas by Verdi, Donizetti, and Gounod. - [Review: Saint-Saëns - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - Alexandre Kantorow](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-saint-saens-piano-concertos-nos-1-2-alexandre-kantorow/) - In a new 2022 release, Alexandre Kantorow and father Jean-Jacques complete their Saint-Saëns piano concerto cycle with a performance of Nos. 1 and 2. - [Review: Dance With Me - Barbara Hannigan, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-dance-with-me-barbara-hannigan-soprano/) - Barbara Hannigan's new album with the LUDWIG Orchestra explores dance through the worlds of salsa, cabaret, Broadway, and Viennese waltz. - [Review: Mendelssohn - Piano Concertos - Vogt, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mendelssohn-piano-concertos-vogt-orchestre-de-chambre-de-paris/) - Lars Vogt features as soloist and conductor with the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris in a performance of Mendelssohn's piano concertos and Capriccio Brilliant. - [Review: Bruckner - Symphony No. 2 - Vienna Philharmonic, Thielemann](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bruckner-symphony-no-2-vienna-philharmonic-thielemann/) - Christian Thielemann and the Vienna Philharmonic's newest installment of their Bruckner cycle presents the Carragan edition of Symphony No. 2. - [Review: Vivaldi, Leclair, Locatelli - Violin Concertos - Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Les Ombres](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-vivaldi-leclair-locatelli-violin-concertos-theotime-langlois-de-swarte-les-ombres/) - Violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte and Les Ombres chamber ensemble perform concertos by Vivaldi and two of his contemporaries, Leclair and Locatelli. - [Review: Pergolesi - Stabat Mater - Jodie Devos, Adèle Charvet, Julien Chauvin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-pergolesi-stabat-mater-jodie-devos-adele-charvet-julien-chauvin/) - Julien Chauvin and Le Concert de la Loge perform Pergolesi's, Stabat Mater, and Haydn's Symphony No. 49, "La Passione." - [Review: Beethoven - Complete Symphonies - Nézet-Séguin, Chamber Orchestra of Europe](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-complete-symphonies-nezet-seguin-chamber-orchestra-of-europe/) - The Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Yannick Nézet-Séguin in a new recording of Beethoven's 9 symphonies (2022). - [Review: Ivo Pogorelich Plays Chopin (2022)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-ivo-pogorelich-plays-chopin-2022/) - Ivo Pogorelich releases his first Chopin album in over two decades with works he's never recorded before, including the Fantaisie and B minor Sonata. - [Review: Beethoven - Symphonies 6-9 - Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-symphonies-6-9-le-concert-des-nations-jordi-savall/) - Jordi Savall leads Le Concert des Nations, La Capella Nacional de Catalunya, and soloists in the final installment of his Beethoven Symphony cycle (Nos. 6-9). - [Review: Shostakovich - Symphony No. 7 - Noseda, LSO](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-shostakovich-symphony-no-7-noseda-lso/) - Gianandrea Noseda leads the London Symphony Orchestra as they continue their cycle of Shostakovich symphonies, this time with No. 7 (“Leningrad”). - [Review: Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Vol. 1 - Donohoe](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mendelssohn-songs-without-words-vol-1-donohoe/) - With this first installment, pianist Peter Donohoe embarks on a new project of recording Mendelssohn's eight volumes of Songs Without Words. - [Review: Haydn - Complete Symphonies, Vol. 11 - Kammerorchester Basel, Antonini](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-haydn-complete-symphonies-vol-11-kammerorchester-basel-antonini/) - Giovanni Antonini continues on his quest of presenting the complete Haydn symphonies, this time with Kammerorchester Basel in Symphonies 2, 24, 82, and 87. - [Review: Mozart x 3 - Elsa Dreisig, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-x-3-elsa-dreisig-soprano/) - Soprano Elsa Dreisig, in a collaboration with Kammerorchester Basel, performs some of Mozart's best loved arias from his da Ponte and seria operas. - [Review: Florence Price - Symphonies 1 & 3 - Nézet-Séguin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-florence-price-symphonies-1-3-nezet-seguin/) - Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra perform Florence Price's first and third Symphonies. - [Review: Handel - Enchantresses - Sandrine Piau](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-handel-enchantresses-sandrine-piau/) - Soprano Sandrine Piau's latest collaboration with Les Paladins and Jérôme Correas adds to her already distinguished Handel discography. - [Review: Brahms - Late Piano Works - Paul Lewis](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-late-piano-works-paul-lewis/) - In a new recording for Harmonia Mundi, Paul Lewis performs Brahms' Op. 116-119, the captivating final sets of works the composer wrote for piano. - [Review: Transmission - Edgar Moreau, Cello](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-transmission-edgar-moreau-cello/) - In a new release for Erato, cellist Edgar Moreau explores aspects of his own heritage in an eclectic curation of works by Bloch, Bruch, Korngold, and Ravel. - [Review: Saint-Saëns: Complete Symphonies - Măcelaru](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-saint-saens-complete-symphonies-macelaru/) - Cristian Măcelaru and the Orchestre National de France present the complete symphonies of Saint-Saëns on the 100th anniversary of the composer's death. - [Review: Haydn - Die Schöpfung (The Creation) - Savall](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-haydn-die-schopfung-the-creation-savall/) - Jordi Savall leads the Concert des Nations and Capella Reial de Catalunya in Haydn's "The Creation," featuring Matthias Winckhler, Tilman Lichdi, and Yeree Suh. - [Review: George Walker - Five Piano Sonatas - Steven Beck, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-george-walker-five-piano-sonatas-steven-beck-piano/) - In a new release for Bridge Records, pianist Steven Beck performs the five piano sonatas of Pulitzer Prize-winning contemporary composer, George Walker. - [Review: Grieg - Songs - Lise Davidsen, Leif Ove Andsnes](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-grieg-songs-lise-davidsen-leif-ove-andsnes/) - In their first collaboration, Lise Davidsen and Leif Ove Andsnes perform Edvard Grieg's finest songs from Haugtussa and the Op. 59 Five Poems, among others. - [Review: Bruce Liu Plays Chopin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bruce-liu-plays-chopin/) - Bruce Liu, newly-crowned winner of the 18th Fryderyk Chopin Competition, features in Deutsche Grammophon's compilation of his competition highlights. - [Review: "Tribute to Gulda" - Adam Kośmieja, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-tribute-to-gulda-adam-kosmieja-piano/) - Pianist Adam Kośmieja in original works by Friedrich Gulda, along with Beethoven's last Piano Sonata, Op. 111. - [Review: Aho - Double & Triple Concertos - Antwerp Symphony, Elts](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-aho-double-triple-concertos-antwerp-symphony-elts/) - The Antwerp Symphony, led by Olari Elts and featuring Dimitri Mestdag, Anneleen Lenaerts, and the Storioni Trio, presents Aho's Double and Triple Concertos. - [Review: À sa guitare - Philippe Jaroussky, Thibaut Garcia](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-a-sa-guitare-jaroussky-garcia/) - Countertenor Philippe Jaroussky and guitarist Thibaut Garcia take us through a journey of 500 years in a series of diverse works. - [Review: Puccini - Madama Butterfly - Foster](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-puccini-madama-butterfly-foster/) - Soprano Melody Moore, tenor Stefano Secco, and Orquestra Gulbenkian feature in a new performance of Puccini's iconic Madama Butterfly. - [Review: Bruckner - Symphony No. 4 - Vienna Philharmonic, Thielemann](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bruckner-symphony-no-4-vienna-philharmonic-thielemann/) - Christian Thielemann leads the Vienna Philharmonic in a continuation of their Bruckner cycle, featuring the Haas edition of Symphony No. 4. - [Review: Sabine Devieilhe Sings Bach and Handel](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-sabine-devieilhe-sings-bach-and-handel/) - Sabine Devieilhe is accompanied by Pygmalion under Raphaël Pichon, in cantatas for solo soprano by Bach and arias by Handel. - [Review: Muse - Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-muse-sheku-and-isata-kanneh-mason/) - Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason perform Cello Sonatas by Rachmaninoff and Barber, along with song transcriptions. - [Review: Anima Aeterna - Jakub Józef Orlińsky, Countertenor](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-anima-aeterna-jakub-jozef-orlinsky-countertenor/) - Jakub Józef Orlińsky's third solo album with Il Pomo d’Oro continues his Baroque journey and presents a selection of well-known works with world premieres. - [Review: Bach - Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II - Andreas Staier, Harpsichord](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-wtc-ii-andreas-staier-harpsichord/) - Period instrumentalist Andreas Staier revisits Bach, performing the second book of the Well-Tempered Clavier on a harpsichord. - [Review: Bach - Goldberg Variations - David Fray, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-goldberg-variations-david-fray-piano/) - Pianist David Fray presents a new recording for Erato of Bach's tour-de-force Goldberg Variations. - [Review: 12 Stradivari - Janine Jansen, Antonio Pappano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-12-stradivari-janine-jansen-antonio-pappano/) - Janine Jansen collaborates with Antonio Pappano (piano) on an intriguing new album that brings together 12 of the world's rarest violins. - [Review: Prokofiev - Violin Concertos Nos 1 & 2 - Tianwa Yang, Violin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-prokofiev-violin-concertos-nos-1-2-tianwa-yang-violin/) - Tianwa Yang is a soloist with the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Sergei Prokofiev's vibrant violin concertos (2021) - [Review: Etudes Op. 25, 4 Scherzi - Beatrice Rana, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-etudes-op-25-and-4-scherzi-beatrice-rana-piano/) - In her newest release (2021), pianist Beatrice Rana performs two sets of Frédéric Chopin's most challenging and well-loved works. - [Review: Schubert - Impromptus, Moments Musicaux - Alexandre Tharaud, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schubert-impromptus-moments-musicaux-alexandre-tharaud-piano/) - Pianist Alexandre Tharaud performs Schubert's D. 899 Impromptus and revisits the D. 780 Moments Musicaux. - [Review: Amazone - Lea Desandre, Mezzo-Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-amazone-lea-desandre-mezzo-soprano/) - Mezzo-Soprano Lea Desandre features early Baroque composers including Vivaldi and Couperin, along with arias by de Bottis recorded for the very first time. - [Review: Amata della Tenebre - Anna Netrebko, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-amata-della-tenebre-anna-netrebko-soprano/) - Soprano Anna Netrebko presents her first solo album in five years with opera's most iconic arias from Purcell, Tchaikovsky, Puccini, and Wagner. - [Review: Vivaldi - The Four Seasons - Christian Li, Violin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-vivaldi-the-four-seasons-christian-li-violin/) - Thirteen-year old violin prodigy Christian Li presents Vivaldi's Four Seasons with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. - [Review: 'round midnight - Quatuor Ébène](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-round-midnight-quatuor-ebene/) - Quatuor Ébène embarks on an intriguing journey through the night in a feature of works by Dutilleux, Merlin, and Schoenberg. - [Review: Bartók - Concerto for Orchestra and Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta - Mälkki](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bartok-concerto-for-orchestra-and-music-for-strings-percussion-celesta-helsinki-philharmonic-malkki/) - Susanna Mälkki and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra continue their Bartók series with new readings of masterpieces from his final years. - [Review: "Carte Blanche" - Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-carte-blanche-jean-yves-thibaudet/) - Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet celebrates a special birthday with a release featuring selections from classical, jazz, and film music. - [Review: Saint-Saëns - Symphonies No. 3 & Urbs Roma - Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Kantorow](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-saint-saens-symphonies-no-3-urbs-roma-liege-royal-philharmonic-kantorow/) - Jean-Jacques Kantorow and Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège complete their cycle of Saint-Saëns' Symphonies (BIS, 2021) - [Review: Bach - The Art of Life - Daniil Trifonov, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-the-art-of-life-daniil-trifonov-piano/) - Pianist Daniil Trifonov's new double album presents a comprehensive curation of works built around J.S. Bach's The Art of Fugue (Deutsche Grammophon, 2021). - [Review: "Freudvoll und Leidvoll" - Songs by Liszt - Jonas Kaufmann, Helmut Deutsch](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-freudvoll-und-leidvoll-songs-by-liszt-jonas-kaufmann-helmut-deutsch/) - Tenor Jonas Kaufmann and pianist Helmut Deutsch feature some of Franz Liszt's finest songs (Sony Classical, 2021) - [Review: Mozart - Piano Concertos 20 & 25 - Jeremy Denk, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-piano-concertos-20-25-jeremy-denk-saint-paul-chamber-orchestra/) - Jeremy Denk features as both soloist and conductor with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, performing Mozart's Piano Concertos K. 466 and K. 503. - [Review: Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6 - Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich, Paavo Järvi](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-tchaikovsky-symphony-no-6-tonahalle-orchestra-zurich-paavo-jarvi/) - Paavo Järvi leads the Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich in a new recording of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 and the Romeo & Juliet Fantasy-Overture. - [Review: Passion - Véronique Gens, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-passion-veronique-gens-soprano/) - Soprano Véronique Gens in a sequence of works by Lully, Collasse and Desmarets, forming "an imaginative opera". - [Review: "Phidylé" - Kateřina Kněžíková, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-phidyle-katerina-knezikova-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: Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 1 - Melnikov, Sinfonieorchester Basel, Bolton](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-piano-concerto-no-1-melnikov-sinfonieorchester-basel-bolton/) - Alexander Melnikov plays a Blüthner piano from 1859 in Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1, with Sinfonieorchester Basel under Ivor Bolton (Harmonia Mundi, 2021). - [Review: "...Le Temps perdu..." - Imogen Cooper, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-le-temps-perdu-imogen-cooper-piano/) - Imogen Cooper in piano works she studied in her youth, by Ravel, Liszt, Fauré and Resphigi (Chandos, 2021). - [Review: "On DSCH" - Igor Levit, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-on-dsch-igor-levit-piano/) - Pianist Igor Levit performs Shostakovich's 24 Preludes and Fugues, with Ronald Stevenson’s Passacaglia On DSCH. - [Review: Mozart & Contemporaries - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-and-contemporaries-vikingur-olafsson-piano/) - Víkingur Ólafsson explores piano music by Mozart and his contemporaries like Haydn, CPE Bach, Galuppi and Cimarosa (Deutsche Grammophon, 2021). - [Review: Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 2, Scherzi - Seong-Jin Cho](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-chopin-piano-concerto-no-2-four-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 (Deutsche Grammophon, 2021). - [Review: "Camino" - Sean Shibe, Guitar](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-camino-sean-shibe-guitar/) - Guitarist Sean Shibe in works by de Falla, Mompou, Ravel and Poulenc (Pentatone, 2021). - [Review: Haydn – Complete Symphonies, Vol. 10 - Il Giardino Armonico, Antonini](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/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: Chopin - Complete Nocturnes - Jan Lisiecki](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-chopin-complete-nocturnes-jan-lisiecki/) - Jan Lisiecki returns to Chopin with a performance of the complete Nocturnes (Deutsche Grammophon, 2021). - [Review: "Journey Through a Century" - Sueye Park, Violin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-journey-through-a-century-sueye-park-violin/) - Sueye Park in solo violin music from the twentieth century (BIS Records, 2021). - [Review: Busoni - Piano Works - Peter Donohoe](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-busoni-piano-works-peter-donohoe/) - Peter Donohoe performs original works and transcriptions by Ferruccio Busoni. - [Review: "Summertime" - Isata Kanneh-Mason, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-summertime-isata-kanneh-mason-piano/) - Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason in works by Gershwin, Barber, Beach, Copland and Coleridge-Taylor. - [Review: Bruckner - Symphony No. 6 - BBC Philharmonic, Mena](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bruckner-symphony-no-6-bbc-philharmonic-mena/) - Juanjo Mena leads the BBC Philharmonic in Bruckner's Symphony No. 6, in the Nowak edition. - [Review: Bach - Overtures ("Original Versions") - Concerto Copenhagen, Mortensen](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-overtures-original-versions-concerto-copenhagen-mortensen/) - Lars Ulrik Mortensen and Concerto Copenhagen present what is claimed to be Bach's "original" versions of the 4 Orchestra Suites ("Overtures"). - [Review: "Baroque" - Nicola Benedetti, Violin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-baroque-nicola-benedetti-violin/) - Nicola Benedetti and the "Benedetti Baroque Orchestra" play Violin Concertos by Geminiani and Vivaldi. - [Review: "Diffusion" - The Verona Quartet Play Janáček, Szymanowski and Ravel](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-diffusion-the-verona-quartet-play-janacek-szymanowski-and-ravel/) - On their debut album, the Verona Quartet play Janáček's ‘Intimate letters’ quartet, with Szymanowski's String Quartet No. 2 and Ravel's String Quartet in F Major. - [Review: Joan Tower - "Strike Zones", "Ivory and Ebony" - Evelyn Glennie, Blair McMillen](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-joan-tower-strike-zones-ivory-and-ebony-evelyn-glennie-blair-mcmillen/) - Dame Evelyn Glennie and Blair McMillen on Joan Tower's contemporary Concertos for percussion and piano, with the Albany Symphony under David Alan Miller (Naxos). - [Review: Elgar - The Dream of Gerontius - Huddersfield Choral Society, Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-elgar-the-dream-of-gerontius-huddersfield-choral-society-orchestra-of-opera-north-martyn-brabbins/) - Martyn Brabbins conducts The Huddersfield Choral Society and the Orchestra of Opera North in Elgar's oratorio, The Dream of Gerontius (Hyperion, 2026) - [Review: "Élégie" - Anita Rachvelishvili, Vincenzo Scalera](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-elegie-anita-rachvelishvili-vincenzo-scalera/) - Mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili and pianist Vincenzo Scalera present a varied program of songs by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, de Falla and more (Sony, 2021). - [Review: "Roots" - Randall Goosby, Violin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-roots-randall-goosby-violin/) - Violinist Randall Goosby in his debut album, with pianist Zhu Wang and contrabass player and composer Xavier Dubois Foley. - [Review: "Mozart and Flute in Paris" - Emmanuel Pahud](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-and-flute-in-paris-emmanuel-pahud/) - Emmanuel Pahud in works either written in Paris or inspired by the French school of flute playing, including Mozart's Concerto for Flute and Harp. - [Review: Handel - Organ Concertos - Joseph, Haselböck, Wiener Akademie](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-handel-organ-concertos-joseph-haselbock-wiener-akademie/) - Jeremy Joseph plays Handel's Op. 7 Organ Concertos, and Martin Haselböck plays and conducts in the Organ Concertos Op. 4, with the Wiener Akademie. - [Review: Beethoven - Fidelio - Davidsen, Janowski](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-fidelio-davidsen-janowski/) - Lise Davidsen takes on the role of Leonore in Beethoven's Fidelio, with Dresdner Philharmonie under Marek Janowski (Pentatone, 2021). - [Review: Chopin - Complete Nocturnes - Alain Planès](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-chopin-complete-nocturnes-alain-planes/) - Alain Planès performs Chopin complete Nocturnes on 1836 Pleyel piano (Harmonia Mundi, 2021). - [Review: Beethoven - Complete Piano Concertos - Zimerman, LSO, Rattle](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-complete-piano-concertos-zimerman-lso-rattle/) - Three decades after his famous cycle with Bernstein, Krystian Zimerman returns to Beethoven's five Piano Concertos with Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra. - [Review: "Magnificat 2" - The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Nethsingha](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-magnificat-2-the-choir-of-st-johns-college-cambridge-nethsingha/) - The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge and Andrew Nethsingha on their second installment completely dedicated to settings of the Evening Canticles (2021). - [Review: Beethoven - "Hammerklavier" Sonata, Eroica Variations - Aimard](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-hammerklavier-sonata-eroica-variations-aimard/) - Pierre-Laurent Aimard combines Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 29, Op. 106 ("Hammerklavier") with the Eroica Variations, Op. 35. - [Review: Bruch - String Quintets & Octet - WDR Sinfonieorchester Chamber Players](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bruch-string-quintets-octet-wdr-sinfonieorchester-chamber-players/) - Three chamber works for strings by Max Bruch with the WDR Sinfonieorchester Chamber Players. (Alpha Classics, 2021) - [Review: Shostakovich - Symphonies 1, 14 & 15 - Boston Symphony Orchestra, Nelsons](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-shostakovich-symphonies-1-14-15-boston-symphony-orchestra-nelsons/) - Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra continue their Shostakovich cycle, with Symphonies No. 1, 14 and 15, with the chamber Symphony in C Minor. - [Review: Duruflé: Complete Organ Works - Thomas Trotter](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-durufle-complete-organ-works-thomas-trotter/) - Thomas Trotter performs Duruflé's complete organ works on the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge's Harrison & Harrison organ (2021) - [Review: "Reimagine: Beethoven and Ravel" - Inna Faliks, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-reimagine-beethoven-and-ravel-inna-faliks-piano/) - Pianist Inna Faliks combines Beethoven’s Op. 126 Bagatelles with nine new contemporary pieces, some influenced by Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit. - [Review: Mozart - "Prussian" String Quartets - Doric String Quartet](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-prussian-string-quartets-doric-string-quartet/) - The Doric String Quartet launch their Mozart cycle with the late "Prussian" quartets (Chandos, 2021). - [Review: "First Light" - Pekka Kuusisto, Nico Muhly](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-first-light-pekka-kuusisto-nico-muhly/) - Pekka Kuusisto plays a new Violin Concerto by Nico Muhly, with works by Philip Glass. - [Review: Dvořák - Dumky Trio, Kodály - Duo - Kelemen, Altstaedt, Lonquich](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-dvorak-dumky-trio-kodaly-duo-kelemen-altstaedt-lonquich/) - Barnabás Kelemen, Nicolas Altstaedt and Alexander Lonquich play Kodály's Duo for Violin and Cello with Dvořák's "Dumky" Piano Trio. - [Review: When Do We Dance? - Lise de la Salle, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-when-do-we-dance-lise-de-la-salle-piano/) - Lise de la Salle in a piano program of dances from around the globe. - [Review: "Divertissement!" - c/o Chamber Orchestra play Ibert, Bernard, Bartók and Ippolito](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-divertissement-c-o-chamber-orchestra-play-ibert-bernard-bartok-and-ippolito/) - On their debut recording, the c/o Chamber Orchestra perform Divertimenti by Ibert, Bernard, Bartók and Ippolito (BIS, 2021). - [Review: Mozart - Violin Sonatas, Vol. 3 - Isabelle Faust, Alexander Melnikov](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-violin-sonatas-vol-3-isabelle-faust-alexander-melnikov/) - Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov in their third volume of Mozart's Violin Sonatas cycle, played on period instruments (Harmonia Mundi, 2021). - [Review: Grażyna Bacewicz - Piano Music - Joanna Sochacka](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-grazyna-bacewicz-piano-music-joanna-sochacka/) - Pianist Joanna Sochacka in a full program of piano music by Grażyna Bacewicz (2021). - [Review: Beethoven - Complete Cello Sonatas - Yo Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-complete-cello-sonatas-yo-yo-ma-emanuel-ax/) - Yo Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax return to Beethoven's complete Cello and Piano music, 40 years after their first recording (Sony Classical, 2021) - [Review: "Mozart Momentum 1785" - Piano Concertos - Leif Ove Andsnes, Mahler Chamber Orchestra](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-momentum-1785-piano-concertos-leif-ove-andsnes-mahler-chamber-orchestra/) - Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra perform Mozart's Piano Concertos No. 20-22, with a Piano Quartet and solo works (Sony Classical, 2021). - [Review: American Quintets - Beach, Price, Barber - Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-american-quintets-beach-price-barber-kaleidoscope-chamber-collective/) - Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective play works by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, Florence Beatrice Price and Samuel Barber. - [Review: Saint-Saëns - Symphonies No. 1 & 2 - Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Kantorow](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-saint-saens-symphonies-no-1-2-orchestre-philharmonique-royal-de-liege-kantorow/) - Jean-Jacques Kantorow conducts the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège in Saint-Saëns' the early Symphonies No. 1 and 2, and the youthful Symphony in A Major. - [Review: Brahms - Piano Concertos - András Schiff, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/brahms-piano-concertos-andras-schiff-orchestra-of-the-age-of-enlightenment/) - András Schiff plays and conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in Brahms' two Piano Concertos, using period instruments (ECM, 2021). - [Review: "In Umbra Mortis" - Cappella Amsterdam, Daniel Reuss](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-in-umbra-mortis-cappella-amsterdam-daniel-reuss/) - Daniel Reuss conducts Cappella Amsterdam in a program which combines Renaissance composer Giaches de Wert and contemporary composer Wolfgang Rihm. - [Review: Strauss - Ein Heldenleben, Burleske - Chamayou, Pappano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-strauss-ein-heldenleben-burleske-chamayou-pappano/) - Antonio Pappano conducts the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Strauss' Ein Heldenleben and Burleske, with pianist Bertrand Chamayou. - [Review: "The Brandenburg Project" - Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-the-brandenburg-project-swedish-chamber-orchestra-thomas-dausgaard/) - Thomas Dausgaard and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra in a program of Bach's six Brandenburg Concertos with 6 works by contemporary composers (BIS, 2021). - [Review: Verdi - Arias - Ludovic Tézier (2021)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-verdi-arias-ludovic-tezier-2021/) - Baritone Ludovic Tézier in opera arias by Verdi, with Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna under Frédéric Chaslin. - [Review: Schubert - Winterreise - Joyce DiDonato, Yannick Nézet-Séguin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schubert-winterreise-joyce-didonato-yannick-nezet-seguin/) - Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato is accompanied by conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the piano, in Schubert's "Winterreise" (Erarto, 2021) - [Review: Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica") - Les Siècles, Roth](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-symphony-no-3-eroica-les-siecles-roth/) - François-Xavier Roth conducts Les Siècles in Beethoven’s Third Symphony and an overture by Étienne-Nicolas Méhul. - [Review: Bruckner - Symphony No. 3 - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Thielemann](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bruckner-symphony-no-3-vienna-philharmonic-orchestra-thielemann/) - Christian Thielemann continues his ongoing Bruckner cycle with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, this time in Symphony No. 3, recorded at the Musikverein. - [Review: Schumann - Complete Piano Trios, Piano Quartet, Piano Quintet - Trio Wanderer](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schumann-complete-piano-trios-piano-quartet-piano-quintet-trio-wanderer/) - Trio Wanderer in Schumann's complete piano trios, with the Piano Quintet and Quartet. - [Review: Bach - Cantatas BWV 45, 198 ("Trauer Ode") - Collegium Vocale Gent, Herreweghe](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-cantatas-bwv-45-198-trauer-ode-collegium-vocale-gent-herreweghe/) - Philippe Herreweghe conducts Collegium Vocale Gent in his second recording of Bach's Cantata "Trauer Ode" BWV 198, with Cantata BWV 45 and Motet 118. - [Review: Vaughan Williams - Symphonies No. 4 & 6 - LSO, Pappano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-vaughan-williams-symphonies-no-4-6-lso-pappano/) - Antonio Pappano conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in Vaughan Williams' Symphonies No. 4 and 6. - [Review: Beethoven - The Last Three Piano Sonatas - Sunwook Kim](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-the-last-three-piano-sonatas-sunwook-kim/) - Sunwook Kim returns to Beethoven, with the last three Piano Sonatas, Op. 109-111 (2021) - [Review: Bach - Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin - Augustin Hadelich](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-sonatas-and-partitas-for-solo-violin-augustin-hadelich/) - Augustin Hadelich performs Bach's complete Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin (2021). - [Review: "Il delirio della passione" - Monteverdi Arias - Anna Lucia Richter, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-il-delirio-della-passione-monteverdi-arias-anna-lucia-richter-soprano/) - Soprano Anna Lucia Richter in arias by Monteverdi, with Ensemble Claudiana and Luca Pianca (Pentatone, 2021) - [Review: The Juilliard String Quartet Plays Beethoven, Bartók, Dvořák](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-the-juilliard-string-quartet-plays-beethoven-bartok-dvorak/) - The Juilliard String Quartet perform Beethoven's Second "Razumovsky" Quartet, Bartók's String Quartet No. 3, and Dvořák's "American Quartet (Sony, 2021). - [Review: "Good Night, Beloved" - The Sixteen, Christophers](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-good-night-beloved-the-sixteen-christophers/) - Harry Christophers and the Sixteen in a selection of English choral works. - [Review: Ravel - Orchestral Music - Basque National Orchestra, Robert Trevino](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-ravel-orchestral-music-basque-national-orchestra-robert-trevino/) - Robert Trevino conducts the Basque National Orchestra in Ravel orchestral works, including Bolero, La Valse and Rapsodie espagnole (Ondine, 2021) - [Review: Lise Davidsen - Beethoven, Verdi, Wagner](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-lise-davidsen-beethoven-verdi-wagner/) - Soprano Lise Davidsen in works for soprano and orchestra with the London Philharmonic under Sir Mark Elder (Decca, 2021). - [Review: Rachmaninoff - Symphony No. 2 - London Symphony Orchestra, Rattle](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-rachmaninoff-symphony-no-2-london-symphony-orchestra-rattle/) - Simon rattle returns to Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2 with the London Symphony Orchestra, on a new live recording from Barbican Hall. - [Review: "Clair-Obscur" - Sandrine Piau Sings Strauss, Berg and Zemlinsky](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-clair-obscur-sandrine-piau-sings-strauss-berg-and-zemlinsky/) - Soprano Sandrine Piau sings Strauss' "Four Last Songs" and lieder by Berg and Zemlinsky (Alpha Classics, 2021). - [Review: Benjamin Grosvenor Plays Liszt](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-benjamin-grosvenor-plays-liszt/) - Benjamin Grosvenor in a Liszt recital, playing the B Minor Piano Sonata as well as Tre Sonetti di Petrarca and Réminiscences de Norma (Decca, 2021). - [Review: Dreams of a new day - Will Liverman, Paul Sánchez](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-dreams-of-a-new-day-will-liverman-paul-sanchez/) - Baritone Will Liverman and pianist Paul Sánchez in a program of songs by black composers (2021). - [Review: "I Am Hera" - Hera Hyesang Park, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-i-am-hera-hera-hyesang-park-soprano/) - Soprano Hera Hyesang Park in a debut album with arias by Mozart, Rossini, Bellini and Puccini (Deutsche Grammophon, 2021). - [Review: Haydn - String Quartets Op. 76 - Chiaroscuro Quartet](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-haydn-string-quartets-op-76-chiaroscuro-quartet/) - Chiaroscuro Quartet perform the six Strings Quartets, Op. 76, by Joseph Haydn. - [Review: "Paris" - Hilary Hahn, Violin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-paris-hilary-hahn-violin/) - Hilary Hahn plays Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 1, Chausson's Poèm and two Sèrènades by Rautavaara, with Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France under Mikko Franck. - [Review: Elgar - Violin Concerto, Violin Sonata - Renaud Capuçon, Simon Rattle, Stephen Hough](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-elgar-violin-concerto-violin-sonata-renaud-capucon-simon-rattle-stephen-hough/) - Renaud Capuçon is accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra in Elgar's Violin Concerto, and is joined by Stephen Hough in the Violin Sonata (2021). - [Review: "And Love Said" - Jodie Devos, Soprano, Nicolas Krüger, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-and-love-said-jodie-devos-soprano-nicolas-kruger-piano/) - Soprano Jodie Devos and pianist Nicolas Krüger in a recital of English songs. - [Review: "Hallgató" - Ferenc Snétberger, Keller Quartett](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-hallgato-ferenc-snetberger-keller-quartett/) - Guitarist Ferenc Snétberger in his own Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra with the Keller String Quartet, and Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 8 (ECM, 2021) - [Review: Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-symphony-no-9-pittsburgh-symphony-orchestra-manfred-honeck/) - Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra return to Beethoven, performing Symphony No.9, "Choral" (2021). - [Review: Prokofiev - Piano Works - Nicholas Angelich](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-prokofiev-piano-works-nicholas-angelich/) - Nicholas Angelich plays Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No. 8, Visions fugitives and excerpts from Romeo & Juliet. - [Review: "Piazzolla Reflections" - Ksenija Sidorova, Accordion](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-piazzolla-reflections-ksenija-sidorova-accordion/) - Accordion player Ksenija Sidorova in a program ranging from Bach to Piazzolla (2021). - [Review: Bach-Busoni - Goldberg Variations, Chaconne - Chiyan Wong](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-busoni-goldberg-variations-chaconne-chiyan-wong/) - Chiyan Wong performs Bach's Goldberg Variations in the Busoni edition (1914), with the Busoni's arrangement of Bach's Chaconne from the second violin Partita. - [Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 10 - Minnesota Orchestra, Vänskä](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-symphony-no-10-minnesota-orchestra-vanska/) - Osmo Vänskä continues his Mahler cycle with the Minnesota Orchestra, in Symphony No. 10, completed by Deryck Cooke (BIS, 2021). - [Review: Janáček - Piano Works - Lars Vogt](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-janacek-piano-works-lars-vogt/) - Lars Vogt in a piano recital of music by Leoš Janáček: Piano Sonata, "In the Mists" and "On an Overgrown Path" (Ondine, 2021) - [Review: "Songs of Comfort & Hope" - Yo Yo Ma, Kathryn Stott](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-songs-of-comfort-hope-yo-yo-ma-kathryn-stott/) - Yo Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott in a program of arrangements for cello and piano (Sony Classical, 2021). - [Review: Beethoven - Missa Solemnis - René Jacobs](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-missa-solemnis-rene-jacobs/) - René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester and RIAS Kammerchor Berlin perform Beethoven's Missa Solemnis. - [Review: Bruckner - Symphonies No. 2 & 8 - Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Nelsons](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bruckner-symphonies-no-2-8-gewandhausorchester-leipzig-nelsons/) - Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Andris Nelsons continue their Bruckner Symphonies cycle, this time with the second and eighth Symphonies. (Deutsche Grammophon, 2021) - [Review: Medtner - Songs - Sofia Fomina, Alexander Karpeyev](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-medtner-songs-sofia-fomina-alexander-karpeyev/) - Soprano Sofia Fomina and pianist Alexander Karpeyev perform 22 songs by Nikolai Medtner. - [Review: Schumann - Fantasie, Humoreske, Faschingsschwank aus Wien - Nikolai Lugansky](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schumann-fantasie-humoreske-faschingsschwank-aus-wien-nikolai-lugansky/) - Nikolai Lugansky plays three major piano works by Schumann: the Fantasie, Humoreske, and Faschingsschwank aus Wien. - [Review: John Eccles - "Semele" - AAM, Perkins](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-john-eccles-semele-aam-perkins/) - A new recording of John Eccles' rarely heard opera, "Semele", with the Academy of Ancient Music under Julian Perkins. - [Review: Rachmaninoff - Symphony No. 1, Symphonic Dances - Philadelphia Orchestra, Nézet-Séguin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-rachmaninoff-symphony-no-1-symphonic-dances-philadelphia-orchestra-nezet-seguin/) - In a first album of what will become a full cycle, Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra in Rachmaninoff's first Symphony (DG, 2021) - [Review: "Contralto" - Nathalie Stutzmann, Orfeo 55](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-contralto-nathalie-stutzmann-orfeo-55/) - Contralto Nathalie Stutzmann is soloist and conductor in works by Handel, Vivaldi, and Lotti, and a handful of world-premieres by other Baroque composers. - [Review: Bach - Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II (Excerpts) - Piotr Anderszewski](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-well-tempered-clavier-book-ii-excerpts-piotr-anderszewski/) - Piotr Anderszewski plays 12 Preludes and Fugues from the second book of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier (Warner Classics, 2021) - [Review: Weinberg - Violin Concerto, Sonata for Two Violins - Gidon Kremer](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-weinberg-violin-concerto-sonata-for-two-violins-gidon-kremer/) - Gidon Kremer returns to Mieczysław Weinberg, in a performance of the Violin Concerto with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and Daniele Gatti. - [Beethoven - Symphony No. 6 - A Beginners Guide](https://theclassicreview.com/beginners-guides/beethoven-symphony-no-6-a-beginners-guide/) - A guide to Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral") with historical background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings. - [Review: Haydn - Complete Symphonies, Vol. 9, "L'Addio" - Antonini](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-haydn-complete-symphonies-vol-9-laddio-antonini/) - Giovanni Antonini continues his Haydn Symphonies cycle, this time with Symphonies HOB. 15, 35 and 45, "Farewell". - [Review: Bach - "Soli Deo Gloria" - Cantatas 21,76 - Collegium Vocale Gent, Ricercar Consort, Pierlot](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-soli-deo-gloria-cantatas-21-76-collegium-vocale-gent-ricercar-consort-pierlot/) - Philippe Pierlot conducts the Collegium Vocale Gent and the Ricercar Consort in Bach's Cantatas BWV 21 and 76. - [Review: "Italian Opera Arias" - Linda Richardson, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-italian-opera-arias-linda-richardson-soprano/) - Soprano Linda Richardson in famous arias by Verdi, Puccini, Bellini and Donizetti, with the Sinfonia of London under John Wilson. - [Review: "labyrinth" - David Greilsammer, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-labyrinth-david-greilsammer-piano/) - David Greilsammer in a unique piano recital with works ranging from early Baroque to contemporary (naïve, 2020). - [Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 9 - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-symphony-no-9-london-philharmonic-orchestra-vladimir-jurowski/) - Vladimir Jurowski conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No. 9. - [Review: Trio Zeliha plays Mendelssohn, Shostakovich, Arensky](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-trio-zeliha-plays-mendelssohn-shostakovich-arensky/) - In a debut album, Trio Zeliha perform Shostakovich. Arensky and Mendelssohn's first Piano Trios. - [Review: Behzod Abduraimov Plays Debussy, Chopin Mussorgsky](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-behzod-abduraimov-plays-debussy-chopin-mussorgsky/) - Behzod Abduraimov in a solo piano recital, with Debussy's "Children's Corner", Chopin 24 Preludes and Mussorgsky's "Pictures in an Exhibition". - [Review: "Verklärte Nacht" - Rice, Skelton, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gardner](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-verklarte-nacht-rice-skelton-bbc-symphony-orchestra-gardner/) - Edward Gardner in two interpretations of Richard Dehmel’s “Verklärte Nacht”, one by Schoenberg and the other by Oskar Fried, with tone poems by Korngold and Lehár. - [Review: Hans Rott - Complete Orchestral Works, Vol.2 - Gürzenich Orchester Köln, Ward](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-hans-rott-complete-orchestral-works-vol-2-gurzenich-orchester-koln-ward/) - Christopher Ward and the Gürzenich Orchester Köln in the second volume of Hans Rott's complete orchestral works. - [Review: Charles Ives - Complete Symphonies - LAPO, Dudamel](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-charles-ives-complete-symphonies-lapo-dudamel/) - Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in Charles Ives four Symphonies. - [Review: "Mirrors" - 21st Century Piano Trios - Lysander Piano Trio](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mirrors-lysander-piano-trio/) - The Lysander Piano Trio perform 21st century American piano trios. - [Review: Hammerschmidt - "Ach Jesus Stirbt" - Vox Luminis, Meunier](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-hammerschmidt-ach-jesus-stirbt-vox-luminis-meunier/) - Vox Luminis and Lionel Meunier perform church music by Andreas Hammerschmidt (1611-1675). - [Review: Prokofiev - Symphony No. 5 - Oslo Philharmonic, Petrenko](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-prokofiev-symphony-no-5-oslo-philharmonic-petrenko/) - Vasily Petrenko explores two Russian Symphonies with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra - Prokofiev's Symphony No. 5 and Myaskovsky's Symphony No. 21. - [Review: "2017" - Christian Lindberg](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-2017-christian-lindberg/) - Christian Lindberg plays and conducts three of his compositions, with Evelyn Glennie and the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra (BIS, 2020). - [Review: Monteverdi - il terzo libro de’ madrigali - Alessandrini](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-monteverdi-il-terzo-libro-de-madrigali-alessandrini/) - [Review: Mozart - Grand Partita, Simpson - "Geysir" (2020)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-grand-partita-simpson-geysir-2020/) - This new album from Orchid Classics combines Mozart's "Grand Partita" with a new work by Mark Simpson for winds, "Geysir". - [Review: "Dear Mademoiselle" - Astrig Siranossian, Cello](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-dear-mademoiselle-astrig-siranossian-cello/) - Cellist Astrig Siranossian in a Tribute to Nadia Boulanger, with pianists Nathanaël Gouin and Daniel Barenboim (Alpha Classics, 2020) - [Review: Ammann, Ravel, Bartók - Piano Concertos - Haefliger, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Mälkki](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-ammann-ravel-bartok-piano-concertos-haefliger-helsinki-philharmonic-orchestra-malkki/) - Andreas Haefliger plays a new Piano Concerto by Dieter Ammann, with Ravel's Concerto for the Left-Hand and Bartók's Piano Concertos No. 3 (BIS Records, 2020). - [Review: Saint-Saëns - Chamber Works - Chamayou, Capuçon, Moreau](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-saint-saens-chamber-works-chamayou-capucon-moreau/) - Bertrand Chamayou is joined by violinist Renaud Capuçon and cellist Edgar Moreau in Saint-Saëns' Violin Sonata No. 1, Cello Sonata No. 1 and Piano Trio No. 2. - [Review: "Penderecki's Sinfonietta(s)" - Sinfonietta Cracovia, Jurek Dybał](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-pendereckis-sinfoniettas-sinfonietta-cracovia-jurek-dybal/) - Sinfonietta Cracovia and Jurek Dybał perform three of Penderecki's Sinfoniettas and Three Pieces in Old Style. With clarinetist Daniel Ottensamer (Sony, 2020). - [Review: Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 1 - Moog, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Milton](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-piano-concerto-no-1-moog-deutsche-radio-philharmonie-milton/) - Joseph Moog plays Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1 and Four Pieces Op. 119, with the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie and Nicholas Milton (Onyx, 2020). - [Review: Britten - Saint Nicolas, A Ceremony of Carols - BBC Concert Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus, Temple](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-britten-saint-nicolas-a-ceremony-of-carols-bbc-concert-orchestra-crouch-end-festival-chorus-temple/) - The BBC Concert Orchestra accompanies the Crouch End Festival Chorus in Benjamin Britten's Saint Nicolas and A Ceremony of Carols, conducted by David Temple. - [Review: Beethoven - Late Piano Sonatas - Nikolai Lugansky](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-late-piano-sonatas-nikolai-lugansky/) - Nikolai Lugansky plays Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Op. 101, 109 and 111 (Harmonia Mundi, 2020) - [Review: "La Vanità del Mondo" - Philippe Jaroussky, Artaserse](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-la-vanita-del-mondo-philippe-jaroussky-artaserse/) - Countertenor Philippe Jaroussky performs Baroque Oratorio arias, with 7 world premiere recordings (Erato/Warner Classics, 2020). - [Review: "London, Circa 1720, Corelli’s Legacy" - La Rêveuse](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-london-circa-1720-corellis-legacy-la-reveuse/) - La Rêveuse examines Corelli's legacy on London's music scene in 1720, with works by Handel, Babell, Geminiani and Schickhardt (Harmonia Mundi, 2020). - [Review: Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5 - Tonhalle-Orchester, Paavo Järvi](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-tchaikovsky-symphony-no-5-tonhalle-orchester-paavo-jarvi/) - In his first recording as Chief Conductor of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Paavo Järvi performs Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 and Francesca da Rimini (2020). - [Review: Bruckner - Symphony No. 7 - Rattle, LSO](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bruckner-symphony-no-7-rattle-lso/) - Sir Simon Rattle continues his Bruckner cycle with the LSO, this time conducting the Seventh Symphony (LSO Live, 2023). - [Review: Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Domingo Hindoyan](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bruckner-symphony-no-4-royal-liverpool-philharmonic-orchestra-domingo-hindoyan/) - Domingo Hindoyan conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in Bruckner's "Romantic" symphony (Onyx, 2024) - [Review: Bruckner – Symphony No. 9 – Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich – Paavo Järvi](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bruckner-symphony-no-9-tonhalle-orchester-zurich-paavo-jarvi/) - Paavo Järvi continues his new Bruckner cycle with the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, performing Symphony No. 9 in its original version (Alpha Classics, 2024). - [Review: "Piano Heroines" - Claire Huangci](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-piano-heroines-claire-huangci/) - Pianist Claire Huangci plays works by female composers, including Fanny Hensel, Amy Beach, Clara Wiek, and Florence Price. - [Review: Martinů - Violin Concertos - Frank Peter Zimmermann, Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hruša](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-martinu-violin-concertos-frank-peter-zimmermann-bamberger-symphoniker-jakub-hrusa/) - Violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann plays the two Violin Concertos by Martinů and Bartók's Solo Violin Sonata. With the Bamberger Symphoniker and Jakub Hruša. - [Review: "Amici e Rivali" - Lawrence Brownlee and Michael Spyres perform Rossini](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-amici-e-rivali-lawrence-brownlee-and-michael-spyres-perform-rossini/) - Lawrence Brownlee and Michael Spyres perform duets and scenes from Rossini's operas. They are joined by mezzo Tara Erraught and tenor Xabier Anduaga (2020). - [Review: Schubert - Die schöne Müllerin - Ian Bostridge](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schubert-die-schone-mullerin-bostridge-2020/) - Ian Bostridge returns to Schubert's song cycle, in a new live recording from London's Wigmore Hall. - [Review: "Carnival of the Animals" - The Kanneh-Masons](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-carnival-of-the-animals-the-kanneh-masons/) - The Kanneh-Masons play Saint-Saëns' "Carnival of the Animals" with poems by Michael Morpurgo, read by the author and actress Olivia Colman. - [Review: Louis Lortie Plays Chopin, Volume 6](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-louis-lortie-plays-chopin-volume-6/) - In the sixth volume of his ongoing Chopin cycle, Louis Lortie plays Mazurkas, Polonaises the Fantasie Op. 49 and the "La ci darem" variations. - [Review: "Portraits de la Folie" - Stéphanie d’Oustrac, Ensemble Amarillis, Gaillard](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-portraits-de-la-folie-stephanie-doustrac-ensemble-amarillis-gaillard/) - Mezzo-soprano Stéphanie d’Oustrac joins Ensemble Amarillis and Héloïse Gaillard in a program of baroque music (Harmonia Mundi, 2020). - [Review: Beethoven - Violin Concerto, Romances - Midori](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-violin-concerto-romances-midori/) - In her first recording of Beethoven's Violin Concerto, Midori is joined by the Festival Strings Lucerne (Warner Classics, 2020). - [Review: Ravel - Piano Trio, Chausson - Piano Quartet - Trio Machiavelli](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-ravel-piano-trio-chausson-piano-quartet-trio-machiavelli/) - Pianist Claire Huangci is joined by Solenne Païdassi and Tristan Cornut to perform Ravel's Piano Trio. Adrien Bosseau joins for Chausson's Piano Quartet (2020). - [Review: "El Nour" - Fatma Said, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-el-nour-fatma-said-soprano/) - In a debut album, soprano Fatma Said presents a program that combines French, Spanish and Arabic songs. - [Review: "Silver Age" - Daniil Trifonov Plays Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Scriabin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-silver-age-daniil-trifonov-plays-stravinsky-prokofiev-scriabin/) - Daniil Trifonov plays concertos and solo works by Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Scriabin (Deutsche Grammophon, 2020) - [Review: "Tudor Queens" - Diana Damrau, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-tudor-queens-diana-damrau-soprano/) - Soprano Diana Damrau performs three acts from Donizetti's "Tudor" opera trilogy, with the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and Antonio Pappano. - [Review: Bruckner - Symphony No. 8 - Vienna Philharmonic, Thielemann](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bruckner-symphony-no-8-vienna-philharmonic-thielemann/) - On the first of what to become a full Bruckner cycle with the Vienna Philharmonic, Christian Thielemann conducts the Eighth Symphony in the Haas edition. - [Review: Haydn - Die Schöpfung (The Creation) - Antonini](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-haydn-die-schopfung-the-creation-antonini/) - Giovanni Antonini and Il Giardino Armonico perform Haydn's "Die Schöpfung" (The Creation), with soloists Anna Lucia Richter, Maximilian Schmitt and Florian Boesch. - [Review: Mozart - Violin Concertos - Christoph Koncz, Les Musiciens du Louvre](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-violin-concertos-christoph-koncz-musiciens-du-louvre/) - Christoph Koncz plays Mozart's five Violin Concertos on Mozart's own violin, with Les Musiciens du Louvre (Sony Classical, 2020). - [Review: Brahms - Clarinet Sonatas - Jörg Widmann, András Schiff](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-clarinet-sonatas-jorg-widmann-andras-schiff/) - Jörg Widmann and András Schiff perform Brahms' two Clarinet Sonatas (op. 120), with Widmann's own Intermezzi for piano (ECM, 2020). - [Review: Jake Heggie - "Unexpected Shadows" - Jamie Barton, Mezzo-Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-jake-heggie-unexpected-shadows-jamie-barton-mezzo-soprano/) - Mezzo Soprano Jamie Barton sings songs by contemporary composer Jake Heggie, who accompanies from the piano (Pentatone, 2020) - [Review: "The Messenger" - Hélène Grimaud Plays Mozart and Silvestrov](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-the-messenger-helene-grimaud-plays-mozart-and-silvestrov/) - Hélène Grimaud plays Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor with the Camerata Salzburg and two Fantasies, with works by Valentin Silvestrov. - [Review: Bach - Motets - Ensemble Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-motets-ensemble-pygmalion-raphael-pichon/) - Ensemble Pygmalion and Raphaël Pichon, perform Bach's six Motets, together with motets by other composers on a new recording for Harmonia Mundi. - [Review: "Anima Rara" - Ermonela Jaho, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-anima-rara-ermonela-jaho-soprano/) - Soprano Ermonela Jaho performs opera arias by Puccini, Verdi, Mascagni, Massenet and Leoncavallo with the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana and Andrea Battistoni. - [Review: "Aranjuez" - Thibaut Garcia, Guitar](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-aranjuez-thibaut-garcia-guitar/) - Thibaut Garcia plays Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse and Ben Glasser, with more works by Tansman and Visée. - [Review: Niklas Sivelöv - Piano Concertos - Composer, Malmö Symphony Orchestra](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-niklas-sivelov-piano-concertos-composer-malmo-symphony-orchestra/) - Niklas Sivelöv performs three of his own Piano Concertos, with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra. - [Review: Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 - Les Siècles, Roth](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-symphony-no-5-les-siecles-roth/) - François-Xavier Roth conducts Les Siècles in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and Gossec's "Symphonie à Dix-Sept Parties" (Harmonia Mundi, 2020) - [Review: Franz Schmidt - Complete Symphonies - Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-franz-schmidt-complete-symphonies-frankfurt-radio-symphony-orchestra-paavo-jarvi/) - Paavo Järvi conducts the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in Franz Schmidt's Complete Symphonies. Read an in-depth review of the new performance and (DG, 2020) - [Review: Mozart - String Quintets K. 515, 516 - Quatuor Van Kuijk](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-string-quintets-k-515-516-quatuor-van-kuijk/) - In their third Mozart recording on Alpha Classics, the Quatuor Van Kuijk plays Mozart's Strings Quintets in C Major (K.515) and G minor (K.516). - [Review: Chanson d’Amour - Sabine Devieilhe, Alexandre Tharaud](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-chanson-damour-sabine-devieilhe-alexandre-tharaud/) - Soprano Sabine Devieilhe and pianist Alexandre Tharaud in a program of French songs by Debussy, Ravel, Faure and Poulenc. - [Review: Alexandre Kantorow Plays Brahms, Bartók, Liszt](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-alexandre-kantorow-plays-brahms-bartok-liszt/) - Pianist Alexandre Kantorow in a solo piano program, playing the early Piano Sonata No. 2 by Brahms, and Rhapsodies by Brahms, Liszt and Bartók. - [Review: Regula Mühlemann, Soprano - Mozart Arias II](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-regula-muhlemann-soprano-mozart-arias-2/) - Soprano Regula Mühlemann in her second album of Mozart's arias, with the Kammerorchester Basel under Umberto Benedetti Michelangeli. - [Review: Janáček - The Cunning Little Vixen, Sinfonietta - London Symphony Orchestra, Rattle](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-janacek-the-cunning-little-vixen-sinfonietta-london-symphony-orchestra-rattle/) - Simon Rattle returns to Janáček's opera, this time in the original Czech, along with the Sinfonietta. Soloists are joined by the London Symphony Orchestra. - [Review: "Encounter" - Igor Levit, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-encounter-igor-levit-piano/) - Igor Levit plays piano transcriptions of music by Bach, Brahms and Reger, with Morton Feldman's “Palais de Mari” (Sony Classical). - [Review: Mozart - Piano Concertos No. 19 and 27 - Piemontesi, Manze](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-piano-concertos-no-19-and-27-piemontesi-manze/) - Francesco Piemontesi, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Andrew Manze in the second volume of their Mozart Piano Concertos series for Linn records (2020). - [Review: Britten - Peter Grimes - Skelton, Wall, Bergen Philharmonic, Gardner](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-britten-peter-grimes-skelton-wall-bergen-philharmonic-gardner/) - Edward Gardner and the Bergen Philharmonic in Britten's masterful opera, with Stuart Skelton as Peter Grimes Erin Wall as Ellen Orford (Chandos, 2020). - [Review: "What's Next vivaldi?" - Kopatchinskaja, Antonini](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-whats-next-vivaldi-kopatchinskaja-antonini/) - Patricia Kopatchinskaja presents a program which combines Concertos by Vivaldi with contemporary works, together with Il Giardino Armonico and Giovanni Antonini. - [Review: Beethoven - Complete Piano Concertos - Bavouzet, Swedish Chamber Orchestra](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-complete-piano-concertos-bavouzet-swedish-chamber-orchestra/) - After recording the complete Piano Sonatas, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet performs from the keyboard Beethoven's complete Piano Concertos, along with the "Grand Quintet". - [Review: Bach - Johannes Passion - Bach Collegium Japan - Suzuki (2020)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-johannes-passion-bach-collegium-japan-suzuki-2020/) - 20 years after their first recording, The Bach Collegium Japan and Masaaki Suzuki return to the St. John Passion, in a new recording made in Köln (BIS, SACD). - [Review: Elgar - Sea Pictures, Falstaff - Garanča, Staatskapelle Berlin, Barenboim](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-elgar-sea-pictures-falstaff-garanca-staatskapelle-berlin-barenboim/) - Daniel Barenboim returns to Elgar's Falstaff and Sea Pictures in a new live recording with the Staatskapelle Berlin and soprano Elīna Garanča (Decca, 2020). - [Review: Bach - Goldberg Variations - Lang Lang, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-goldberg-variations-lang-lang-piano/) - Pianist Lang Lang performs Bach's Goldberg Variations in a new album for Deutsche Grammophon. - [Review: Rachmaninoff - Préludes, Études-Tableaux, Moments Musicaux - Sergei Babayan](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-rachmaninoff-preludes-etudes-tableaux-moments-musicaux-sergei-babayan/) - In his first solo release for Deutsche Grammophon, Sergei Babayan perform a selection of Préludes, Études-Tableaux and Moments Musicaux by Rachmaninoff. - [Review: Mahler - Das Lied von der Erde - Connolly, Dean Smith, Jurowski](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-das-lied-von-der-erde-connolly-dean-smith-jurowski/) - Vladimir Jurowski conducts the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra in Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde, with soloists Dame Sarah Connolly and Robert Dean Smith. - [Review: Ethel Smyth - "The Prison" - Burton, Brailey, Experiential Orchestra, Blachly](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-ethel-smyth-the-prison-burton-brailey-experiential-orchestra-blachly/) - A premiere recording of Dame Ethel Smyth's "The Prison" - With Dashon Burton, Sarah Brailey, and the Experiential Orchestra under James Blachly (Chandos, 2020). - [Review: "John Williams in Vienna" - Mutter, Vienna Philharmonic, Williams](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-john-williams-in-vienna-mutter-vienna-philharmonic-williams/) - The Vienna Philharmonic plays John Williams' theme music from iconic movies, with violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and conducted by the composer (2020). - [Review: Beethoven - Symphonies No. 1-5 - Le Concert des Nations, Savall](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-symphonies-no-1-5-le-concert-des-nations-savall/) - Jordi Savall and Le Concert des Nations present the first volume of their Beethoven complete Symphonies cycle, with Symphonies 1-5. - [Review: Picchi - Canzoni da Sonar - Concerto Scirocco, Genini](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-picchi-canzoni-da-sonar-concerto-scirocco-genini/) - Concerto Scirocco under Giulia Genini perform Picchi's complete "Canzoni Da Sonar Con Ogni Sorte D’istromenti", In the first recording of the full set (2020). - [Review: Brahms - Symphony No. 4 - Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Dausgaard](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-symphony-no-4-swedish-chamber-orchestra-dausgaard/) - Thomas Dausgaard and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra perform Brahms' Symphony No.4, with the Tragic Overture and a new arrangement of nine Hungarian Dances. - [Review: Dvořák - Cello Concerto - Soltani, Staatskapelle Berlin, Barenboim](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-dvorak-cello-concerto-soltani-staatskapelle-berlin-barenboim/) - Kian Soltani is joined by Staatskapelle Berlin and Daniel Barenboim in Dvořák's famous Cello Concerto, with additional movements arranged for cello ensemble. - [Review: Brahms - Cello Sonatas - Müller-Schott, Piemontesi](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-cello-sonatas-muller-schott-piemontesi/) - Daniel Müller-Schott and Francesco Piemontesi perform the two Cello Sonatas by Brahms, together with a cello transcription of the second Violin Sonata (2020). - [Review: Respighi - Roman Trilogy - Sinfonia of London, John Wilson](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-respighi-roman-trilogy-sinfonia-of-london-john-wilson/) - John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London perform Respighi's "Roman Trilogy" - "Roman Festivals", "Fountains of Rome" and "Pines of Rome" (2020). - [Review: Beethoven - Songs and Folksongs - Bostridge, Pappano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-songs-and-folksongs-bostridge-pappano/) - Ian Bostridge and Antonio Pappano perform Beethoven's “An die Ferne Geliebte” and a selection of the composer's arrangement of Irish and Scottish folksongs. - [Review: Debussy - Images - Hallé, Sir Mark Elder](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-debussy-images-halle-sir-mark-elder/) - Hallé Orchestra and Sir Mark Elder perform Debussy's "Images" and “Prélude à L’après-Midi D’un Faune” with orchestral arrangements by Colin Mathews. - [Review: Rouse - Symphony No. 5, Supplica, Concerto for Orchestra - Nashville Symphony, Guerrero](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-rouse-symphony-no-5-supplica-concerto-for-orchestra-nashville-symphony-guerrero/) - Three contemporary orchestral works by the late Christopher Rouse: Symphony No. 5, Concerto for Orchestra and "Supplica", with the Nashville Symphony (2020). - [Review: Shostakovich - Symphony No. 13 ("Babi Yar") - Russian National Orchestra - Karabits](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-shostakovich-symphony-no-13-babi-yar-russian-national-orchestra-karabits/) - Kirill Karabits and the Russian National Orchestra perform Shostakovich's 13th Symphony ("Babi Yar"), with bass Oleg Tsibulko (Pentatone, 2020) - [Review: Grigory Sokolov Plays Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-grigory-sokolov-plays-beethoven-brahms-mozart/) - Deutsche Grammophon presents a set of two CDs and one DVD of Grigory Sokolov in live performances of Sonatas and shorter pieces by Beethoven, Brahms and Mozart. - [Review: Clyne, Elgar - Cello Concertos - Inbal Segev, LPO, Alsop](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-clyne-elgar-cello-concertos-inbal-segev-lpo-alsop/) - Inbal Segev is soloist in a new work by Anne Clyne, "DANCE" for cello and orchestra, and Elgar's Cello Concerto. With the London Philharmonic and Marin Alsop. - [Review: "Mozart y Mambo" - Sarah Willis - Horn](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-y-mambo-sarah-willis-horn/) - French Horn player Sarah Willis combines Mozart with Cuban music, in a new album for Alpha Classics. - [Review: Beethoven - Complete Bagatelles - Paul Lewis, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-complete-bagatelles-paul-lewis-piano/) - After recording the complete Piano Sonatas and Concertos, Paul Lewis turns to the shorter form of the Bagatelle, in a new recording for Harmonia Mundi (2020). - [Review: "Bohemian Tales" - Augustin Hadelich, Violin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bohemian-tales-augustin-hadelich-violin/) - Augustin Hadelich performs Dvorak's Violin Concerto with Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks under Hrůša, and Janacek's Violin Sonata with Charles Owen. - [Review: Mozart - Mass in C Minor - Les Musiciens du Louvre , Minkowski](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-mass-in-c-minor-les-musiciens-du-louvre-minkowski/) - Les Musiciens du Louvre and Marc Minkowski perform Mozart's great mass, with soloists Ana Maria Labin, Ambroisine Bré, Stanislas de Barbeyrac and Norman Patzke. - [Review: Finzi - Clarinet Concerto - Vaughan Williams - Symphony No. 5 - Collins](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-finzi-clarinet-concerto-vaughan-williams-symphony-no-5-collins/) - Review: Michael Collins conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra in Vaughan Williams' Fifth Symphony, and is the soloist in Finzi's Clarinet Concerto (BIS, 2020). - [Review: Vadym Kholodenko Plays Prokofiev's Solo Piano Music](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-vadym-kholodenko-plays-prokofiev-solo-piano-music/) - Vadym Kholodenko, winner of the Van Cliburn Competition, performs solo works by Prokofiev - Piano Sonata No. 6 and "Visions Fugitives" (Harmonia Mundi, 2020) - [Review: Zemlinsky - Die Seejungfrau - Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Albrecht](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-zemlinsky-die-seejungfrau-netherlands-philharmonic-orchestra-albrecht/) - Marc Albrecht conducts the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra in Zemlinsky's "Die Seejungfrau" - Fantasy in for large orchestra after a fairy-tale by Andersen. - [Review: Cantatas of the Bach Family - Benjamin Appl, Reinhard Goebel](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-cantatas-of-the-bach-family-benjamin-appl-reinhard-goebel/) - Baritone Benjamin Appl performs Bach's "Ich habe genug" and other Cantatas by members of the Bach family. Goebel conducts two world premieres, orchestra pieces. - [Notable Classical Music Box Sets, February 2026](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/notable-classical-music-box-sets-february-2026/) - Notable classical music box sets worth exploring. - [Review: Giorgi Gigashvili Plays Prokofiev - 'With All My Breath and All My Blood'](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-giorgi-gigashvili-plays-prokofiev-with-all-my-breath-and-all-my-blood/) - Giorgi Gigashvili plays Prokofiev's "War Sonatas" for piano. Violinist Lisa Batiashvili joins in two short pieces. - [Review: Beethoven - Symphony No. 9, Choral Fantasy - Bezuidenhout, Heras-Casado](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-symphony-no-9-choral-fantasy-bezuidenhout-heras-casado/) - Pablo Heras-Casado conducts the Freiburger Barockorchester in Beethoven "Choral" Symphony. Kristian Bezuidenhout joins for the Choral Fantasy. - [Review: Shostakovich - Cello Concerto No. 2, "Three Continents" - Jan Vogler](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-shostakovich-cello-concerto-no-2-three-continents-jan-vogler/) - Cellist Jan Vogler performs Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 2 with a new Concerto by three contemporary composers, named "Three Continents" (Sony, 2020). - [Review: Vivaldi, Piazzolla - Four Seasons - Arabella Steinbacher](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/vivaldi-piazzolla-four-seasons-arabella-steinbacher/) - Arabella Steinbacher combines Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" with Piazzolla's "Four Seasons of Buenos Aires", in a new recording with the Münchener Kammerorchester. - [Review: Songs By Sir Hamilton Harty - Kathryn Rudge, Christopher Glynn](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-songs-by-sir-hamilton-harty-kathryn-rudge-christopher-glynn/) - This new album contains 17 new premier recording of songs by the Irish composer (Somm Recordings, 2020). - [Review: Bruckner, Stravinsky - Mass for Choir and Wind - Rundfunkchor Berlin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/bruckner-stravinsky-mass-for-choir-and-wind-rundfunkchor-berlin/) - Gijs Leenaars performs Bruckner and Stravinsky's two Masses for choir and wind instruments, with the Rundfunkchor and Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. - [Review: Verdi - Otello - Kaufmann, Pappano (2020)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-verdi-otello-kaufmann-pappano-2020/) - Few years after his live DVD in the same role, tenor Jonas Kaufmann and conductor Antonio Pappano return to Verdi's Otello, in a new studio production. - [Review: Mahler - Das Lied von der Erde - Lemieux, Staples, Les Siècles, Roth](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-das-lied-von-der-erde-lemieux-staples-les-siecles-roth/) - Les Siècles perform Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde on period instruments, with Marie-Nicole Lemieux and Andrew Staples. Conducted by François-Xavier Roth. - [Review: "Cantilena" - Tabea Zimmermann, Viola and Javier Perianes, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-cantilena-tabea-zimmermann-viola-and-javier-perianes-piano/) - In this collection of arrangements for viola and piano, Tabea Zimmermann and Javier Perianes take us on a journey through Spain and South America (2020) - [Review: MacDowell - Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 - Xiayin Wang, Peter Dixon, BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-macdowell-orchestral-works-vol-2-xiayin-wang-peter-dixon-bbc-philharmonic-john-wilson/) - John Wilson conducts the BBC Philharmonic in MacDowell's Piano Concerto and Cello Concerto. Performed by Xiayin Wang (piano) and Peter Dixon (cello). - [Review: Cyrillus Kreek - The Suspended Harp of Babel - Vox Clamantis](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-cyrillus-kreek-the-suspended-harp-of-babel-vox-clamantis/) - ECM Records presents a collection of psalms and folk-songs arranged for choir by the Estonian composer Cyrillus Kreek, by Estonian choir Vox Clamantis (2020). - [Review: "City Lights" - Lisa Batiashvili, Violin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-city-lights-lisa-batiashvili-violin/) - Lisa Batiashvili’s new album takes the listener across the world with eleven carefully chosen pieces that represent the most important cities in her life. - [Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 7 - Minnesota Orchestra, Vänskä](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-symphony-no-7-minnesota-orchestra-vanska/) - Osmo Vänskä And the Minnesota Orchestra continue their ongoing Mahler cycle, this time with Symphony No. 7, "Song of the Night" (BIS, 2020). - [Review: Rimsky-Korsakov - Orchestral Works - Oslo Philharmonic, Vasily Petrenko](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-rimsky-korsakov-orchestral-works-oslo-philharmonic-vasily-petrenko/) - Vasily Petrenko conducts the Oslo Philharmonic in Rimsky-Korsakov's orchestral works - Scheherazade, Capriccio Espagnol and Russian Easter Festival Overture. - [Review: Schumann - Piano Concerto, Piano Works - Judith Jáuregui](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schumann-piano-concerto-piano-works-judith-jauregui/) - Judith Jáuregui performs works by Robert and Clara Schumann. Together with the Piano Concerto, the album includes two variations movements by Robert and Clara. - [Review: Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra, Don Juan, Till Eulenspiegel - Urbański](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-strauss-also-sprach-zarathustra-don-juan-till-eulenspiegel-urbanski/) - Krzysztof Urbański and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra perform orchestral tone poems by Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra, Don Juan, and Till Eulenspiegel. - [Review: Brahms - Late Piano Music - Piotr Anderszewski](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-late-piano-music-piotr-anderszewski/) - Piotr Anderszewski plays a selection of late works by Brahms (Warner Classics, 2026). - [Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 4 - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-symphony-no-4-lpo-jurowski/) - Vladimir Jurowski conducts Mahler's Symphony No. 4 with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and soprano Sofia Fomina (2019). - [Review: "Desire" - Aleksandra Kurzak, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-desire-aleksandra-kurzak-soprano/) - Soprano Aleksandra Kurzak performs opera arias by Verdi, Puccini, Bizet, Leoncavallo and Dvorak, with the Morphing Chamber Orchestra Vienna under Tomasz Wabnic. - [Review: "Inferno" - Motets By Lassus - Cappella Amsterdam, Reuss](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-inferno-motets-by-lassus-cappella-amsterdam-reuss/) - Motets for six and eight voices by Ronaldo De Lassus (1530-1594), performed by the Cappella Amsterdam under Daniel Reuss (Harmonia Mundi, 2020). - [Review: "The Beethoven Connection" - Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-the-beethoven-connection-jean-efflam-bavouzet-piano/) - Jean-Efflam Bavouzet performs Piano Sonatas by Beethoven's contemporaries, with works by Wölfl, Clementi, Hummel and Dussek (Chandos, 2020). - [Review: Poulenc - Piano Concertos, Chamber Works - Mark Bebbington](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-poulenc-piano-concertos-chamber-works-mark-bebbington/) - Pianist Mark Bebbington performs Poulenc's Piano Concerto, "Concert Champêtre" and chamber works with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Jan Latham-Koenig. - [Review: Mendelssohn, Enescu - Octets - Quatuor Ébène, Belcea Quartet](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mendelssohn-enescu-octets-quatuor-ebene-belcea-quartet/) - Quatuor Ébène and the Belcea Quartet join forces to play Octets by Mendelssohn and Enescu (Warner Classics, 2026). - [Review: Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4, Leshnoff - Double concerto - Honeck](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-tchaikovsky-symphony-no-4-leshnoff-double-concerto-pittsburgh-honeck/) - Manfred Honeck conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 and a new "Double Concerto" by Jonathan Leshnoff. - [Review: Bach - Lute Suites - Sean Shibe, Guitar](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-lute-suites-sean-shibe-guitar/) - Sean Shibe performs two of Bach's Lute Suites and the “Prelude, Fugue and Allegro” on classical guitar. - [Review: Elgar - Violin Concerto - Nicola Benedetti](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-elgar-violin-concerto-nicola-benedetti/) - Nicola Benedetti perform Elgar's Violin Concerto with the London Philharmonic under Vladimir Jurowski. - [Review: Vincerò! - Piotr Beczala, Tenor](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-vincero-piotr-beczala-tenor/) - Tenor Piotr Beczala performs famous Verismo arias by Puccini, Mascagni, Leoncavallo and others, with Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana under Marco Boemi. - [Review: "Franck By Franck" - OPRF, Mikko Franck](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-franck-by-franck-oprf-mikko-franck/) - Mikko Franck and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France perform works by César Franck (Alpha Classics, 2020) - [Review: Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 3, Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker Suite - Nobuyuki Tsujii](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-rachmaninoff-piano-concerto-no-3-tchaikovsky-nutcracker-suite-nobuyuki-tsujii/) - Nobuyuki Tsujii plays Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 and Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite. With the Liverpool Philharmonic under Domingo Hindoyan (2026). - [Review: Brahms - Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-symphonies-nos-2-4-bergen-philharmonic-orchestra-edward-gardner/) - Edward Gardner completes his Brahms symphonies cycle with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos, 2026). - [Review: "The Wanderer" - Seong Jin-Cho Plays Schubert, Berg and Liszt](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-the-wanderer-seong-jin-cho-plays-schubert-berg-and-liszt/) - Seong Jin-Cho performs Schubert's "Wanderer Fantasy", Berg's Piano Sonata Op.1 and Liszt's Piano Sonata in B minor (Deutsche Grammophon, 2020) - [Review: "The Divine Muse" - Mary Bevan - Soprano, Joseph Middleton - Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-the-divine-muse-mary-bevan-soprano-joseph-middleton-piano/) - Soprano Mary Bevan and pianist Joseph Middleton perform songs by Haydn, Schubert and Wolf (Signum Classics, 2020) - [The Classic Review Annual Survey, 2025](https://theclassicreview.com/classical-music/the-classic-review-annual-survey-2025/) - We invite you to take part in The Classic Review’s annual reader survey. - [Review: Schubert - 4 Hands Piano Music - Bertrand Chamayou, Leif Ove Andsnes](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/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 (Erato, 2026). - [Review: Rachmaninoff - The Piano Concertos & Paganini Rhapsody - Yuja Wang, Gustavo Dudamel](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-rachmaninoff-the-piano-concertos-amp-paganini-rhapsody-yuja-wang-gustavo-dudamel/) - As part of the Rachmaninoff 150 celebration, Yuja Wang and the LA Phil present an ambitious live program of the concerti and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. - [Review: Haydn - String Quartets Op. 20 - Dudok Quartet Amsterdam](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-haydn-string-quartets-op-20-dudok-quartet-amsterdam/) - The Dudok Quartet Amsterdam present Haydn's six String Quartets Op. 20 in two volumes. - [Review: Beethoven - Symphonies 1-3 - Britten Sinfonia, Adès](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-symphonies-1-3-britten-sinfonia-ades/) - Composer, pianist and conductor Thomas Adès leads the Britten Sinfonia in Beethoven’s first three Symphonies, with two compositions by composer Gerald Barry. - [Review: "From Five Continents" - Penelope Thwaites](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-from-five-continents-penelope-thwaites/) - Somm Recordings presents Choral music and songs by Penelope Thwaites, with soloists including Carolyn Sampson and James Gilchrist. Conduced by Jeffrey Skidmore. - [Review: Beethoven - String Quartets No. 13, 15 - Tetzlaff Quartet](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-string-quartets-no-13-15-tetzlaff-quartet/) - The Tetzlaff Quartet perform Beethoven's late String Quartets, No. 13, Op. 130 and No. 15, Op. 132 (Ondine Records, 2020) - [Review: "Nuits" - Véronique Gens, I Giardini](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-nuits-veronique-gens-i-giardini/) - Soprano Véronique Gens is joined by "I Giardini" in French Melodies, with works by Fauré, Berlioz, Massenet, Saint-Saëns, Chausson and Liszt and others. - [Review: Beethoven - Complete Piano Concertos - Stewart Goodyear](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/beethoven-complete-piano-concertos-stewart-goodyear/) - Stewart Goodyear in a new Beethoven Piano Concertos cycle with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Andrew Constantine (Orchid, 2020). - [Review: Purcell - The Fairy Queen - Gabrieli Consort - McCreesh](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-purcell-the-fairy-queen-gabrieli-consort-mccreesh/) - Paul Mccreesh soloists and the Gabrieli Consort & Players in Henry Purcell's "The Fairy Queen", based on a new addition by McCreesh and Christopher Suckling. - [Review: Haydn - String Quartets Op. 33 - Doric String Quartet](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-haydn-string-quartets-op-33-doric-string-quartet/) - In their fourth volume of Haydn's String Quartets for Chandos, the Doric Quartet play the six String Quartets of opus 33. - [Review: Haydn - String Quartets Op. 76 - Quatuor Arod](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-haydn-string-quartets-op-76-quatuor-arod/) - Quatuor Arod perform Haydn’s six strings quartets, Op. 76, including ‘Fifths’, ‘Emperor’ and ‘Sunrise’. - [Review: Dvořák - Requiem, Te Deum, Biblical Songs - Hrůša, Bělohlávek](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-dvorak-requiem-te-deum-biblical-songs-hrusa-belohlavek/) - Jakub Hrůša conducts the Czech Philharmonic and Prague Philharmonic Choir in Dvořák's Requiem and Te Deum. The late Jiří Bělohlávek conducts "Biblical Songs". - [Review: Beethoven - Songs - Matthias Goerne, Jan Lisiecki](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-songs-matthias-goerne-jan-lisiecki/) - Baritone Matthias Goerne and pianist Jan Lisiecki perform Beethoven songs (Deutsche Grammophon, 2020). - [Review: Rachmaninov - Paganini Rhapsody, Symphony No. 3 - Abduraimov, Gaffigan](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-rachmaninov-paganini-rhapsody-symphony-no-3-abduraimov-gaffigan/) - In "Rachmaninov in Lucern", pianist Behzod Abduraimov performs "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" and the third Symphony, with conductor James Gaffigan (2020) - [In Short – 5 Albums Worth Your Listen – December 2025](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/in-short-5-albums-worth-your-listen-december-2025/) - Brief reviews of five recent classical albums: Bach Cantatas with Ensemble Correspondances and Sébastien Daucé, the Nash Ensemble play Ravel, Mahler’s Symphony No. 7 with the National Symphony Orchestra under Gianandrea Noseda, Haydn’s Op. 76 String Quartets with Quatuor Arod, and Mikhail Pletnev in Preludes by Chopin and Scriabin. - [Review: Ravel - Nash Ensemble](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-ravel-nash-ensemble/) - The Nash Ensemble in chamber works by Maurice Ravel. - [Review: Bach - Cantatas BWV 4, 106, 131 - Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-cantatas-bwv-4-106-131-ensemble-correspondances-sebastien-dauce/) - Sébastien Daucé leads Ensemble Correspondances in Bach's cantatas BWV 4, 106, 131. - [Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 7 - National Symphony Orchestra - Gianandrea Noseda](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-symphony-no-7-national-symphony-orchestra-gianandrea-noseda/) - Gianandrea Noseda conducts the National Symphony Orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No. 7 ("Song of the Night"). - [Review: Scriabin & Chopin - 24 Preludes - Mikhail Pletnev, Piano (2025)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-scriabin-chopin-24-preludes-mikhail-pletnev-piano-2025/) - Mikhail Pletnev plays Chopin's Op. 28 and Scriabin's Op. 11 Preludes for piano. - [Year In Review – The 10 Most Read Classical Music Reviews of 2025](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/year-in-review-the-10-most-read-classical-music-reviews-of-2025/) - Curious which albums trended this year? Explore the 10 most read classical music reviews of 2025. See the list of the most popular recordings on The Classic Review. - [Review: Bach - Complete Keyboard Edition Vol.3 - Benjamin Alard](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-complete-keyboard-edition-vol-3-benjamin-alard/) - Benjamin Alard continues his odyssey through Bach's complete keyboard works, playing both the organ and the harpsichord (Harmonia Mundi, 2020). - [Review: "Messiah... Refreshed!" - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Griffith](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-messiah-refreshed-royal-philharmonic-orchestra-griffith/) - Jonathan Griffith and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra perform an arrangement of Handel's "Messiah", made by Sir Eugène Goossens for Sir Thomas Beecham. - [Review: "Paradise Lost" - Anna Prohaska, Julius Drake](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-paradise-lost-anna-prohaska-julius-drake/) - In "Paradise Lost", Soprano Anna Prohaska and pianist Julius Drake program 25 songs from different composers, all examining the story of Eve. - [Review: Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition, Ravel - La Valse - Les Siècles, Roth](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mussorgsky-pictures-at-an-exhibition-ravel-la-valse-les-siecles-roth/) - Using period instruments, Les Siècles under François-Xavier Roth perform Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition in Ravel's orchestration, with Ravel's La Valse. - [Review: Korngold - Violin Concerto, Sextet - Haveron, Wilson](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-korngold-violin-concerto-sextet-haveron-wilson/) - Violinist Andrew Haveron performs Korngold's Violin Concerto with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra under John Wilson, with the Sextet Op. 10 (Chandos, 2020). - [Review: Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 2, Handel Variations - Lars Vogt](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/brahms-piano-concerto-no-2-handel-variations-lars-vogt/) - In his second volume of his Brahms cycle, Lars Vogt again conducts the Royal Northern Sinfonia from the keyboard, in Piano Concerto No. 2 and Handel Variations. - [Classical Music For Studying - Playlist](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/classical-music-for-studying-playlists/) - Unlock focus and enhance brain power with classical music for studying. Discover the science-backed benefits, curated playlists, and expert insights. 🎵📚 - [Review: Bach - The 6 Cello Suites - Alisa Weilerstein](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/bach-the-6-cello-suites-alisa-weilerstein/) - Alisa Weilerstein presents the complete Cello Suites for unaccompanied cello, in a new recording for Pentatone, 2020. - [Review: "Stabat" - Pärt, Macmillan & Vasks - Ross](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-stabat-part-macmillan-vasks-ross/) - The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge and the Dmitri Ensemble under Graham Ross perform Arvo Pärt's Stabat Mater, with other choral works by Macmillan and Vasks - [Review: Barbara Hannigan - "La Passione"](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-barbara-hannigan-la-passione/) - Soprano Barbara Hannigan perform and conducts the Ludwig Orchestra in works by Nono, Haydn and Grisey. - [Review: Vikingur Ólafsson Plays Rameau and Debussy](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-vikingur-olafsson-plays-rameau-and-debussy/) - Pianist Vikingur Ólafsson in a recital of works by Rameau and Debussy (Deutsche Grammophon, 2020). - [Review: César Franck - Piano Works - Nikolai Lugansky](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-cesar-franck-piano-works-nikolai-lugansky/) - Nikolai Lugansky perform all of César Franck's famous works for piano, including the "Prélude, choral et fugue" and the "Prélude, aria et final" (Harmonia Mundi). - [Review: Brahms, Schoenberg - Violin Concertos - Jack Liebeck](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-schoenberg-violin-concertos-jack-liebeck/) - Violinist Jack Liebeck perform Schoenberg's and Brahms' Violin Concertos, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Andrew Gourlay (Orchid Classics, 2020) - [Review: "Memento" - Vision String Quartet Play Schubert and Mendelssohn](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-memento-vision-string-quartet-play-schubert-and-mendelssohn/) - The vision String Quartet play Schubert's "Death and the Maiden" Quartet and Mendelssohn's String Quartet in F Minor, Op.80 (Warner Classics, 2020) - [Review: Mozart - Symphonies No. 39-41 - Ensemble Resonanz, Minasi](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-symphonies-no-39-41-resonanz-minasi/) - Ensemble Resonanz and conductor Riccardo Minasi perform Mozart's Symphonies No. 39-41 ("Jupiter). Harmonia Mundi, 2020. - [Review: Adès Conducts Adès - Kirill Gerstein, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-ades-conducts-ades-kirill-gerstein-piano/) - Thomas Adès performs two of his works with the Boston Symphony Orchestra - the Piano Concerto with soloist Kirill Gerstein and "Totentanz”. - [Review: Pergolesi - Stabat Mater - Sandrine Piau, Christopher Lowrey, Rousset](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-pergolesi-stabat-mater-sandrine-piau-christopher-lowrey-rousset/) - Christopher Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques return to Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, with Soprano Sandrine Piau and Contralto Christopher Lowrey (Alpha, 2020) - [Review: Grieg - Violin Sonatas - Hemsing, Trpčeski](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-grieg-violin-sonatas-hemsing-trpceski/) - Violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing and pianist Simon Trpčeski perform the complete Violin Sonatas by Edvard Grieg (BIS, 2020). - [Review: "The Mythos Suite" - Debbie Wiseman, Stephen Fry](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-the-mythos-suite-debbie-wiseman-stephen-fry/) - Stephen Fry narrates from his book "Mythos", to music by Debbie Wiseman with the National Symphony Orchestra (Decca, 2020) - [Review: Mozart - Piano Concertos, Vol 5 - Bavouzet](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-piano-concertos-vol-5-bavouzet/) - In the fifth volume of Bavouzet's Mozart Piano Concertos cycle for Chandos, Bavouzet player the early Concertos No. 5 to 9 ("Jeunehomme"). - [Review: Beethoven - Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral") - Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-symphony-no-6-pastoral-akademie-fur-alte-musik-berlin/) - The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin presents Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony and Knecht's "Le portrait musical de la nature". (Harmonia Mundi, 2020) - [Review: Beethoven - Piano Trios - Renaud and Gautier Capuçon, Frank Braley](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-piano-trios-renaud-and-gautier-capucon-frank-braley/) - Renaud and Gautier Capuçon with pianist Frank Braley perform Beethoven's "Ghost" and "Archduke" piano trios. (Erato, 2020). - [Review: Parry - "Judith" - London Mozart Players, Vann](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-parry-judith-london-mozart-players-vann-chandos/) - Chandos Records in a debut release of Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry's "Judith", with soloists, the London Mozart Players and the Crouch End Festival Chorus. - [Review: “Incantation” - Virgil Boutellis-Taft, Violin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-incantation-virgil-boutellis-taft-violin/) - Violinist Virgil Boutellis-Taft presents works by Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns, Bruch, Chausson and Bloch (Aparté, 2020). - [Review: "Italian Inspirations" - Alessio Bax, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-italian-inspirations-alessio-bax-piano/) - Pianist Alessio Bax presents a recital of pieces by Bach, Rachmaninov, Liszt and Dallapiccola, all influenced by Italian culture (Signum Classics, 2020) - [Review: Dvořák - Symphony No. 9 - National Symphony Orchestra, Noseda](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-dvorak-symphony-no-9-national-symphony-orchestra-noseda/) - Gianandrea Noseda conducts the National Symphony Orchestra, in Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 ("From the New World") and Copland's "Suite from Billy the Kid". - [Double Review: Chopin Piano Concertos - Grosvenor, Yundi](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/double-review-chopin-piano-concertos-grosvenor-yundi/) - Benjamin Grosvenor and Yundi Li have both released albums with Chopin's Piano Concertos. Read how they compare (2020). - [Review: Beethoven - The Last Three Sonatas - Pollini (2020)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-piano-sonatas-op-109-111-pollini-2020/) - 40 years after his original recordings of Beethoven's late Piano Sonatas, Maurizio Pollini return to the last three sonatas in a new live recording for DG. - [Review: Schumann - Symphonies No. 1 and 3 - LSO, Gardiner](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schumann-symphonies-no-1-and-3-lso-gardiner/) - John Eliot Gardiner finishes his new Schumann Symphonies cycle with the London Symphony Orchestra, with Symphony No. 1 ("Spring") and no. 3 ("Rhenish"). - [Review: "Whither Must I Wander" - Will Liverman, Baritone](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-whither-must-i-wander-will-liverman-baritone/) - Baritone Will Liverman and pianist Jonathan King perform songs by Vaughan Williams, Howells, keel, Schumann and more (2020). - [Review: Haydn - Complete Symphonies, Vol. 8, "La Roxolana" - Antonini](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-haydn-complete-symphonies-vol-8-la-roxolana-antonini/) - In his eighth volume of the "Haydn 2032" project, Antonini returns to collaborates with Il Giardino Armonico, examining popular and oriental influences (2020). - [Review: "Belle Epoque" - Daniel Hope, Violin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-belle-epoque-daniel-hope-violin/) - Violinist Daniel Hope in a new album with diverse program of romanticism to modernism, with the Zürcher Kammerorchester and a cast of fellow musicians. - [Review: "Reine de Coeur" Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-reine-de-coeur-hanna-elisabeth-muller-soprano/) - Soprano Hanna-Elisabeth Müller and pianist Juliane Ruf presents song cycles by Schumann, Poulenc and Zemlinsky (Pentatone, 2020). - [Review: Bach - Johannes Passion - Herreweghe (2020)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-johannes-passion-herreweghe-2020/) - Philippe Herreweghe and the Collegium Vocale Gent return to Bach's Johannes passion in their third recording of the piece. - [Review: Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 2 and 5 - Bezuidenhout, Heras-Casado](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-piano-concerto-no-2-and-5-bezuidenhout-heras-casado/) - Kristian Bezuidenhout begins a new cycle of Beethoven's Piano Concerto, with the Freiburger Barockorchestrer under Pablo Heras-Casado (Harmonia Mundi, 2020). - [Review: Bach - St. Matthew Passion - Bach Collegium Japan - Suzuki (2020)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-st-mathew-passion-bach-collegium-japan-suzuki-2020/) - Masaaki Suzuki and the Bach Collegium Japan return to the St. Matthew Passion, 20 years after their first recording. - [Review: "Escales" - Sinfonia of London, John Wilson](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-escales-sinfonia-of-london-john-wilson/) - John Wilson conducts the Sinfonia of London with a program of French orchestral works (Chandos Records, 2020). - [Review: "‘Tis Too Late To Be Wise" - Kitgut Quartet](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-tis-too-late-to-be-wise-kitgut-quartet/) - The Kitgut Quartet explores the connection between early string music to the classical String Quartet (Harmonia Mundi, 2020) - [Review: "Not Now, Bernard" and Other Stories](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-not-now-bernard-and-other-stories/) - Orchid Classic’s new release programmes six short works for children, with Alexander Armstrong as narrator. - [Review: Avril Coleridge-Taylor - Piano Concerto & Orchestral Works - Ege, BBC Philharmonic, Andrews](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-avril-coleridge-taylor-piano-concerto-orchestral-works-ege-bbc-philharmonic-andrews/) - Samantha Ege, the BBC Philharmonic and John Andrews perform Avril Coleridge-Taylor's Piano Concerto and orchestral works. - [Review: "Morgen" - Elsa Dreisig, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-morgen-elsa-dreisig-soprano/) - Soprano Elsa Dreisig and pianist Jonathan Ware perform songs by Strauss, Rachmaninov and Duparc (Erato, 2020) - [Review: Vox Luminis, A Nocte Temporis Perform Charpentier](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-vox-luminis-a-nocte-temporis-perform-charpentier/) - Charpentier's "Orphée Descendant Aux Enfers" and "La Descente D’orphée Aux Enfers" performed by Vox Luminis and A Nocte Temporis (2020) - [Review: Beethoven - Symphonies No. 5 and 7 - NDR Radiophilharmonie, Andrew Manze](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-symphonies-5-7-ndr-manze/) - NDR Radiophilharmonie and Andrew Manze in Beethoven's famous fifth's and Seventh Symphonies (Pentatone, 2020) - [Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 8 - Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-symphony-no-8-philadelphia-orchestra-yannick-nezet-seguin/) - Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra in Mahler's "Symphony of a Thousand" (Deutsche Grammophon, 2020) - [Review: Nielsen, Ibert, Arnold - Flute Concertos - Clara Andrada](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-nielsen-ibert-arnold-flute-concertos-clara-andrada/) - Flutist Clara Andrada plays three flute concertos from the twentieth century, with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra under Jaime Martín (Ondine, 2020) - [Review: "Clytemnestra" - Ruby Hughes, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-clytemnestra-ruby-hughes-soprano/) - Ruby Hughes performs Mahler's Rückert-Lieder, Berg's Altenberg Lieder and Rhian Samuel’s "Clytemnestra" with BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Jac van Steen. - [Review: Saint-Saëns - Piano Concertos 3 and 5 - Lortie, Gardner](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-saint-saens-piano-concertos-3-and-5-lortie-gardner/) - The second volume of Louis Lortie and Edward Gardner's cycle of the complete Piano Concertos by Saint-Saëns, with the BBC Philharmonic. - [Review: Elgar - Cello Concerto - Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Rattle](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-elgar-cello-concerto-sheku-kanneh-mason/) - Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason performs Elgar's Cello Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle (Decca Classics, 2020) - [Review: Bartók - Concerto for Orchestra, Suite No. 1 - Dausgaard](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/bartok-concerto-for-orchestra-suite-no-1-dausgaard/) - Thomas Dausgaard and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra begin a cycle of Bartók’s orchestral works, which will program contrasting works on each release. - [Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 9 - Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Ádám Fischer](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-symphony-no-9-dusseldorfer-symphoniker-adam-fischer/) - Ádám Fischer continues his ongoing Mahler cycle with the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, performing the Ninth Symphony. - [Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 9 - Rattle](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-symphony-no-9-rattle/) - In his third recording of Mahler's Ninth Symphony, Sir Simon Rattle leads the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. - [Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 9 - Minnesota Orchestra, Vänskä](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-symphony-no-9-minnesota-orchestra-vanska/) - Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra continue their Mahler Symphonies cycle on the BIS label, this time with a performance of No. 9. - [Review: Mahler - Das lied von der Erde - Ivan Fischer](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-das-lied-von-der-erde-ivan-fischer/) - Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra perform Mahler's Das Lied von der Eder, with alto Gerhild Romberger and baritone Robert Dean Smith. - [Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 2 (“Resurrection”) – Osmo Vänskä, Minnesota Orchestra](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-symphony-no-2-resurrection-osmo-vanska-minnesota-orchestra-2/) - Osmo Vänskä continues his Mahler cycle with the Minnesota Orchestra, performing Symphony No. 2 ("Resurrection"). - [Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 7 - Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Kirill Petrenko](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-symphony-no-7-bayerisches-staatsorchester-kirill-petrenko/) - Kirill Petrenko conducts the Bayerisches Staatsorchester in Mahler's Symphony No. 7. - [Review: "Baroque Encores" - David Fray, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-baroque-encores-david-fray-piano/) - David Fray in works by Bach, Handel, Rameau, Scarlatti and Couperin (Warner Classics, 2025). - [Streaming Finds: Neumann's Late Mahler Cycle (Canyon Label)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/streaming-finds-neumanns-late-mahler-cycle-canyon-label/) - [Review: Bach - Mass in B Minor - Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-mass-in-b-minor-pygmalion-raphael-pichon/) - Raphaël Pichon leads Pygmalion and soloists in Bach's Mass in B Minor (Harmonia Mundi, 2025). - [Year In Review – The Best Classical Music Albums, 2025](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/year-in-review-the-best-classical-music-albums-2025/) - Discover the best classical music albums of the year (2025), handpicked by The Classic Review staff. - [Review: Rachmaninoff - Orchestral Works - WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Măcelaru](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-rachmaninoff-orchestral-works-wdr-sinfonieorchester-koln-macelaru/) - Cristian Măcelaru leads the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln in Rachmaninoff's three symphonies and other orchestral works. - [Review: Lieder - Fatma Said, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-lieder-fatma-said-soprano/) - Fatma Said in a song recital, with works by Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, and Brahms (Warner Classics. 2025). - [Review: Brahms - Cello Sonatas - Alisa Weilerstein, Inon Barnatan](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-cello-sonatas-alisa-weilerstein-inon-barnatan/) - Alisa Weilerstein and Inon Barnatan plays Brahms' two cello sonatas and an arrangement of the first violin sonata (Pentatone, 2024). - [Review: Radu Lupu - The Unreleased Recordings](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-radu-lupu-the-unreleased-recordings/) - 6-CD box set of previously unreleased recordings by pianist Radu Lupu. - [Review: Ravel - Piano Concerto, Le Tombeau de Couperin - Perianes, Pons](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-ravel-piano-concerto-le-tombeau-de-couperin-perianes-pons/) - Ravel's Piano Concerto is programmed with Le Tombeau de Couperin and “Alborada del gracioso” from “Miroirs”, in both piano and orchestra versions. - [Review: "Farinelli" - Cecilia Bartoli, Antonini](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-farinelli-cecilia-bartoli-antonini/) - Cicilia Bartoli in album of Baroque arias written for the famed castrato Farinelli (Decca, 2019). Read the full album review. - [Review: Beethoven - Late String Quartets - Brodsky Quartet](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-late-string-quartets-brodsky-quartet/) - The Brodsky Quartet perform Beethoven's late String Quartets, No. 11-16 and the Große Fuge (Chandos, 2020) - [Review: "Preludes" - Jan Lisiecki, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-preludes-jan-lisiecki-piano/) - Jan Lisiecki plays preludes by Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Bach, Messiaen and Górecki. - [Review: Paul Moravec - "Sanctuary Road" (Naxos)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-paul-moravec-sanctuary-road-naxos/) - Paul Moravec's 2017 work, “Sanctuary Road” is a 50-minute large scale oratorio for five soloists, chorus and orchestra. Here released in its premiere recording. - [Review: "Facce D'amore" - Jakub Józef Orliński, Emelyanychev](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-facce-damore-jakub-jozef-orlinski-emelyanychev/) - Countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński in an album which examines the male lover in the Baroque era. He is accompanied by Il Pomo D'oro and Maxim Emelyanychev (2019) - [Review: Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 1, Four Ballads - Lars Vogt](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-piano-concerto-no-1-four-ballads-lars-vogt/) - Lars Vogt conducts the mighty First Piano Concerto by Brahms from the keyboard, and performs the reflective Ballades, Op. 10 (Ondine, 2019). - [Review: Alexandre Kantorow - Brahms and Schubert](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-alexandre-kantorow-brahms-and-schubert/) - Alexandre Kantorow plays Schubert's 'Wanderer Fantasie' and Brahms Piano Sonata No. 1 (BIS Records, 2024). - [Review: Vilde Frang and Michail Lifits Play Paganini and Schubert](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-vilde-frang-and-michail-lifits-play-paganini-and-schubert/) - Vilde Frang and Michail Lifits perform virtuosic pieces for violin along with the Fantasied D. 394 and Rondo D.895 by Schubert (Warner Classics, 2019). - [Review: Beethoven - "Leonore" - René Jacobs](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-leonore-rene-jacobs/) - In his new release of "Leonore", René Jacobs perform the early version of Beethoven's opera, "Fidelio", with soloists and the Freiburger Barockorchester. - [Reissue Review: Moura Lympany - The Decca Legacy](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/reissue-review-moura-lympany-the-decca-legacy/) - Decca has reissued the entire recording of Dame Moura Lympany, made for the label in the 1940s and 1950s. The package includes previously unreleased material. - [Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 4 - Minnesota Orchestra, Vänskä](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-symphony-no-4-minnesota-orchestra-vanska/) - Osmo Vänskä continues his Mahler cycle with the Minnesota orchestra for BIS, arriving at Symphony No. 4. Carolyn Sampson joins for the final movement (BIS,2019) - [Review: Franck and Chopin - Cello Sonatas - Gautier Capuçon, Yuja Wang](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-franck-and-chopin-cello-sonatas-gautier-capucon-yuja-wang/) - Gautier Capuçon and Yuja Wang perform Cesar Franck's Violin Sonata in a transcription for cello and piano, and Chopin's Cello Sonata (Warner Classics, 2019). - [Review: "Opus 109" - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-opus-109-vikingur-olafsson-piano/) - Víkingur Ólafsson plays Bach's sixth keyboard partita, Beethoven's piano sonatas Op. 90 & 109, and Schubert's Piano Sonata D. 566 (Deutsche Grammophon, 2025) - [Review: The Age of Extremes - Francesco Corti, Il Pomo d’Oro](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-the-age-of-extremes-francesco-corti-il-pomo-doro/) - Harpsichordist and director Francesco Corti leads Il Pomo d’Oro in works by Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, and Georg Benda (Arcana, 2025). - [Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 7 - Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Simon Rattle](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-symphony-no-7-symphonie-orchester-des-bayerischen-rundfunks-sir-simon-rattle/) - Sir Simon Rattle in his third recording of Mahler's symphony No. 7, with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. - [Review: Bach - Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin - Thomas Zehetmair](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-sonatas-and-partitas-for-solo-violin-thomas-zehetmair/) - In this new survey for ECM, Thomas Zehetmair returns to the complete Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin, this time on period instruments (2019). - [Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 8 - Ádám Fischer](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-symphony-no-8-adam-fischer/) - Ádám Fischer continues his Mahler cycle with the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, arriving to the eights, "Symphony of the Thousand". - [Review: Bach - Violin Concertos - Debretzeni, Gardiner](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-violin-concertos-debretzeni-gardiner/) - Kati Debretzeni, the English Baroque Soloists and John Eliot Gardiner presents Bach's two Violin Concertos, together with two Keyboard Concertos transcriptions. - [Review: "Versailles" - Alexandre Tharaud, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-versailles-alexandre-tharaud-piano/) - In "Versailles", pianist Alexandre Tharaud return to French Baroque composers like Rameau, Royer, Couperin and Lully. - [Review: Schubert - Sonata D.959, Minuets - Arcadi Volodos, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schubert-sonata-d-959-minuets-arcadi-volodos-piano/) - In his first Schubert recording in almost 20 yers, Arcadi Volodos plays the Piano Sonata D.959 and three Minuets (Sony Classical, 2019) - [Review: Schubert - Symphony No. 9 ("The Great") - Scottish Chamber Orchestra - Emelyanychev](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schubert-symphony-no-9-the-great-scottish-chamber-orchestra-emelyanychev/) - The Scottish Chamber Orchestra and their new chief conductor, Maxim Emelyanychev, perform Schubert Symphony No. 9 ("The Great") - Linn Records, 2019 - [Review: Bach - Overtures (Orchestral Suites) - Concerto Italiano, Alessandrini](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-overtures-orchestral-suites-concerto-italiano-alessandrini/) - Rinaldo Alessandrini and Concerto Italiano perform the 4 "Overtures" (Orchestral Suites) by Bach and other siblings (Naïve, 2019) - [Review: "Like to the Lark" - The Swedish Chamber Choir - Pike, Forsström, Phipps](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-like-to-the-lark-the-swedish-chamber-choir-pike-forsstrom-phipps/) - Violinist Jennifer Pike and Mezzo Maria Forsström join the Swedish Chamber Choir under Simon Phipps, in music by Vaughan Williams and others (Chandos, 2019) - [Review: "Joy and Desolation" - Tesla Quartet, Alexander Fiterstein, Clarinet](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-joy-and-desolation-tesla-quartet-alexander-fiterstein-clarinet/) - The Tesla Quartet is joined by Clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein in Mozart's Clarinet Quintet and works by Finzi, Corigliano and Heredia (Orchid Classics, 2019) - [Review: Rachmaninoff - The Bells, Elgar - Falstaff - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-rachmaninoff-the-bells-elgar-falstaff-royal-philharmonic-orchestra-vasily-petrenko/) - Vasily Petrenko conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Rachmaninoff's "The Bells" and Elgar's "Falstaff". - [Review: Villa Lobos - Guitar and Harmonica Concertos - Barrueco, Staneck](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-villa-lobos-guitar-and-harmonica-concertos-barrueco-staneck/) - Guitarist Manuel Barrueco and harmonica player José Staneck plays two of Villa Lobos' Concerto, with the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra under Giancarlo Guerrero. - [Review: Beatrice Rana Plays Ravel and Stravinsky](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beatrice-rana-plays-ravel-and-stravinsky/) - Beatrice Rana plays Ravel's Miroirs and La Valse, and Stravinsky's Petrushka, The Firebird (Warner Classics, 2019) - [Review: Purcell - King Arthur - Gabrieli Consort & Players - Paul McCreesh](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-purcell-king-arthur-gabrieli-consort-and-players-paul-mccreesh/) - Paul McCreesh conducts the Gabrieli Consort & Players in Purcell dramatic opera (2019). Read the full album review. - [Review: "Encores" - Nelson Freire, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-encores-nelson-freire-piano/) - Nelson Friere presents a diverse program of short piano pieces, from Baroque to Romantic and Latin miniatures. Read the full album review. - [Review: Benjamin Bernheim, Tenor - Deutsche Grammophon (2019)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-benjamin-bernheim-tenor-deutsche-grammophon-2019/) - In his debut album for Deutsche Grammophon, tenor Benjamin Bernheim sings opera arias by French and Italian composers. Read the full review. - [Review: "All Shall Not Die" - Haydn String Quartets - Quatuor Hanson](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-all-shall-not-die-haydn-string-quartets-quatuor-hanson/) - Quatuor Hanson, on their debut album for Aparté, present a selection of six String Quartets by Joseph Haydn (2019) - [Review: Beethoven - Complete Piano Concertos - Brautigam (2019)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-complete-piano-concertos-brautigam-2019/) - This is Ronald Brautigam's second recording of Beethoven's Piano Concertos cycle, this time on period instruments with Die Kölner Akademie under Willens (BIS) - [Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 3 - A Beginners Guide](https://theclassicreview.com/beginners-guides/prokofiev-piano-concerto-no-3-a-beginners-guide/) - A guide to Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3, with historical background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings. - [10 Christmas Gifts Ideas for Classical Music Lovers and Musicians](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/10-christmas-gifts-ideas-for-classical-music-lovers/) - What should you get as a Christmas gift for a classical music lover or musician? here are 10 great ideas that will make your loved ones happy. - [Review: "Her Voice" - Piano Trios by Farrenc, Beach, and Clarke - Neave Trio](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-her-voice-piano-trios-by-farrenc-beach-and-clarke-neave-trio/) - The Neave Trio presents piano trios of Louise Ferrenc, Amy Beach, and Rebecca Clarke (Chandos, 2019) - [10 Questions With: Pavel Šporcl](https://theclassicreview.com/interviews/10-questions-with-pavel-sporcl/) - Violinist Pavel Šporcl answers The Classic Review's 10 questions. Where will he most likely find inspiration? How many hours does he practice each day? And what is the classical music albums he couldn't live without? - [Review: Beethoven - Violin Concerto, Septet - Kavakos](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-violin-concerto-septet-kavakos/) - Leonidas Kavakos is soloist and conductor in Beethoven Violin Concerto, and is joined by members of Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks in the Septet. - [Review: Shostakovich - String Quartets No. 2, 7 & 8 - Pavel Haas Quartet](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-shostakovich-string-quartets-no-2-7-8-pavel-haas-quartet/) - The Pavel Haas Quartet releases their first performance of Shostakovich, including the second, seventh and eighth String Quartets (Supraphon, 2019). - [Review: Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto - Lozakovich, Spivakov](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/tchaikovsky-violin-concerto-lozakovich-spivakov/) - In his second album for Deutsche Grammophon, violinist Daniel Lozakovich performs Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with violinist and conductor, Vladimir Spivakov. - [Review: Weber - Der Freischütz - Marek Janowski](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-weber-der-freischutz-marek-janowski/) - In his second version on record, Marek Janowski is joined by a talented cast of soloists and is accompanied by the Frankfurt Radio Symphony (Pentatone, 2019) - [Review: Handel - Brockes Passion - AAM, Richard Egarr](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-handel-brockes-passion-aam-richard-egarr/) - Handel's rarely performed passion, with the Academy of Ancient Music conducted by Richard Egarr, Celebrating the 300th anniversary of the first performance. - [Review: "Proust, Le Concert Retrouvé" - Théotime Langlois De Swarte, Tanguy De Williencourt](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-proust-le-concert-retrouve-theotime-langlois-de-swarte-tanguy-de-williencourt/) - A recreation of a salon concert organized by writer Marcel Proust in 1907, played on period instruments (Harmonia Mundi, 2021). - [Double Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 2 ("Resurrection") - Kahchun Wong, Simone Young](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/double-review-mahler-symphony-no-2-resurrection-kahchun-wong-simone-young/) - Review of two new recordings of Mahler's second symphony. Kahchun Wong conducts the Hallé Orchestra, and Simone Young conducts the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. - [Review: Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1 - George Li](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-tchaikovsky-piano-concerto-no-1-george-li/) - George Li performs Tchaikovsky First Piano Concerto and solo pieces by Liszt. He is accompanied by the London Philharmonic under Vasily Petrenko (Warner, 2019). - [Review: Anamorfosi - Le Poème Harmonique, Dumestre](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-anamorfosi-le-poeme-harmonique-dumestre/) - Le Poème Harmonique, with founder Vincent Dumestre, perform Allegri's "Miserere" and works by Monteverdi and other baroque composers (Alpha Classics, 2019). - [Review: “Passions” - Les Cris de Paris, Geoffroy Jourdain](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-passions-les-cris-de-paris-geoffroy-jourdain/) - Les Cris de Paris and Geoffroy Jourdain with an all-Venetian cast of composers, exploring the multiple expressions of human passions (Harmonia Mundi, 2019) - [Review - Brahms - Symphonies No. 1 and 3 - Gardner](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-symphonies-no-1-and-3-gardner/) - Edward Gardner conducts the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra in a new Brahms Symphonies cycle. - [Review: "Stories" - Håkan Hardenberger, Trumpet](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-stories-hakan-hardenberger-trumpet/) - Håkan Hardenberger presents three contemporary trumpet concertos, accompanied by the Malmö Symphony Orchestra under Martyn Brabbins. - [Review: Ethel Smyth - Mass in D - BBCSO, Oramo](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-ethel-smyth-mass-in-d-bbcso-oramo/) - Dame Ethel Smyth's Mass in D is performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, with conductor Sakari Oramo (Chandos, 2019). - [Review: Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 - Masaaki Suzuki](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-symphony-no-9-masaaki-suzuki/) - Masaaki Suzuki and the Bach Collegium Japan turns their attention to Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 (BIS, 2019). - [Review: Mendelssohn - Symphonies, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich - Paavo Järvi](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mendelssohn-symphonies-tonhalle-orchester-zurich-paavo-jarvi/) - Paavo Järvi leads the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich in Mendelssohn's mature Symphonies and A Midsummer’s Night Dream (Alpha, 2024). - [Review: Beethoven - Complete Symphonies - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Nelsons](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-complete-symphonies-vienna-philharmonic-orchestra-nelsons/) - Andris Nelsons and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra presents Beethoven's nine Symphonies, recorded at the Musikverein. - [Review: Mendelssohn, Bruch - Violin Concertos, Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending - Johan Dalene](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mendelssohn-bruch-violin-concertos-vaughan-williams-the-lark-ascending-johan-dalene/) - Johan Dalene plays Mendelssohn's & Bruch's Violin Concertos, with an arrangement of Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending for violin and choir. - [Review: "Beethoven Around the World" - Quatuor Ébène](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-around-the-world-quatuor-ebene/) - Quatuor Ebene begin their Beethoven complete String Quartets cycle with two of the "Rasumovsky" Quartets, Op. 59 No. 1 and 2. - [Review: Pablo Heras-Casado Conducts Manuel de Falla](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-pablo-heras-casado-conducts-manuel-de-falla/) - Pablo Heras-Casado and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra perform two of De Falla most famous works: “El sombrero de tres picos” and “El amor brujo”. - [Review: Carl Nielsen - The Symphonies - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Luisi](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-carl-nielsen-the-symphonies-danish-national-symphony-orchestra-fabio-luisi/) - Fabio Luisi and the Danish National Symphony Orchestra perform Nielsen complete symphonies, on a newly recorded album for Deutsche Grammophon. - [Review: Sibelius and Nielsen - Violin Concertos - Johan Dalene](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-sibelius-and-nielsen-violin-concertos-johan-dalene/) - Following up on his 2020 debut, Johan Dalene collaborates with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic in a new 2022 recording of concertos by Sibelius and Nielsen. - [Review: Tchaikovsky, Barber Violin Concertos - Johan Dalene](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-tchaikovsky-barber-violin-concertos-johan-dalene/) - On his debut recording for BIS, violinist Johan Dalene plays Tchaikovsky and Barber's Violin Concertos with Norrköping Symphony Orchestra and Daniel Blendulf. - [Review: Beethoven - Piano Concertos (Complete) - Jan Lisiecki](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-piano-concertos-complete-jan-lisiecki/) - As part of Deutsche Grammophon's Beethoven 250 celebrations, Jan Lisiecki plays and conducts the Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields (2019). - [Review: Vivaldi - The Four Seasons - Leila Schayegh, Violin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-vivaldi-the-four-seasons-leila-schayegh-violin/) - Leila Schayegh and Musica Fiorita perform Vivaldi's The Four Seasons (Il Quattro Stagione) for the Glossa label (2019). - [Review: Berlioz - Requiem - John Nelson](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-berlioz-requiem-john-nelson/) - After his well received recording of Berlioz's "Les Troyens", John Nelson return to the composer with his masterful Requiem (Erato, 2019) - [Review: Beethoven And Sibelius Violin Concertos - Christian Tetzlaff](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-and-sibelius-violin-concertos-christian-tetzlaff/) - In his second recording of both concertos, Christian Tetzlaff is joined by Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Robin Ticciati (Ondine, 2019). - [Review: Schumann - Symphonies No. 2 and 4 - LSO, Gardiner](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schumann-symphonies-no-2-and-4-lso-gardiner/) - Sir John Eliot Gardiner returns to the Schumann Symphonies with a performance of the Second And Fourth, here played by the London Symphony Orchestra. - [Review: "Soirée" - Magdalena Kožená and Friends](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-soiree-magdalena-kozena-and-friends/) - Magdalena Kožená, with Simon Rattle on the piano and other musicians, perform works by Dvořák, Janáček, Brahms, Ravel, Stravinsky, Chausson and Strauss (2019). - [Review: Riccardo Chailly Conducts Richard Strauss](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-riccardo-chailly-conducts-richard-strauss/) - Riccardo Chailly and Lucerne Festival Orchestra in a live recording of Strauss orchestral works including “Also sprach Zarathrustra” and "Till Eulenspiegel". - [Mozart - Piano Concertos No. 17 and 24 - Orli Shaham](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/mozart-piano-concerto-no-17-and-24-orli-shaham/) - Orli Shaham, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and David Robertson present two Piano Concertos from the height of Mozart's popularity in Vienna (2019) - [Review: Bach - Six Cello Suites - Emmanuelle Bertrand](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-six-cello-suites-emmanuelle-bertrand/) - Emmanuelle Bertrand plays Bach's six suites for solo cello, using a period instrument (Harmonia Mundi, 2019). - [Review: "Libertà!" - Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-liberta-pygmalion-raphael-pichon/) - Raphaël Pichon and Pygmalion compile a full opera from Mozart abandoned efforts and his contemporaries (Harmonia Mundi, 2019) - [Review: "Across the Stars" - Anne-Sophie Mutter Plays John Williams](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-across-the-stars-mutter-plays-john-williams/) - Anne-Sophie Mutter and film composer John Williams join forces in arrangements for violin and orchestra of Williams' scores (Deutsche Grammophon, 2019) - [In Short – 5 Recent Bach Albums – November 2025](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/in-short-5-recent-bach-albums-november-2025/) - Five recent Bach albums by Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Martin Fröst, Isabelle Faust, Inbal Megiddo, and Antoine Morinière & Thibaut Garcia. - [Review: Tchaikovsky - Symphonies No. 5 and 6 (Pathétique) - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Karina Canellakis](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-tchaikovsky-symphonies-no-5-and-6-pathetique-london-philharmonic-orchestra-karina-canellakis/) - Karina Canellakis conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in Tchaikovsky's symphonies No. 5 & 6 ("Pathétique"). - [Review: "Pygmalion" by Rameau and Benda - Apotheosis Orchestra, Bernolet](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-pygmalion-by-rameau-and-benda-apotheosis-orchestra-bernolet/) - Two depictions of the myth of Pygmalion, performed by the Apotheosis Orchestra under Korneel Bernolet (Ramée / Outhere Music 2019) - [Review: Contemporary Clarinet Concertos - Jean-Luc Votano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-contemporary-clarinet-concertos-jean-luc-votano/) - Clarinetist Jean-Luc Votano plays 3 contemporary Clarinet Concertos by Lindberg, Hartmann and Farjot, accompanied by Liège Philharmonic under Christian Arming - [Review: Schubert - Winterreise - Ian Bostridge, Thomas Adès (2019)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schubert-winterreise-ian-bostridge-thomas-ades-2019/) - In his third version of Schubert's Winterreise, Ian Bostridge is accompanied by composer, conductor and pianist Thomas Adès (Pentatone, 2019) - [Review - Daniel Müller-Schott Plays Strauss](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-daniel-muller-schott-plays-strauss/) - Daniel Müller-Schott Plays Strauss' Don Quixote and Cello Sonata with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra under Andrew Davis and pianist Herbert Schuch. - [Review - Nicola Benedetti Plays Wynton Marsalis](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-nicola-benedetti-plays-wynton-marsalis/) - Violinist Nicola Benedetti plays Wynton Marsalis' Violin Concerto, with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Cristian Măcelaru. - [Review: Ivo Pogorelich Plays Beethoven and Rachmaninov (2019)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-ivo-pogorelich-plays-beethoven-and-rachmaninov-2019/) - In his first album in more than 20 years, pianist Ivo Pogorelich plays two sonatas by Beethoven (Op. 54 & 78) and Rachmaninov's second Piano Sonata (Sony, 2019) - [Review: Beethoven - Egmont (Complete) - Helsinki Baroque Orchestra, Häkkinen](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-egmont-complete-helsinki-baroque-orchestra-hakkinen/) - The Helsinki Baroque Orchestra under Aapo Häkkinen presents the complete incidental music for Goethe's play, "Egmont" (Ondine, 2019) - [Review: Haydn - Symphonies Transcriptions By Stegmann - Ivan Ilić, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-haydn-symphonies-transcriptions-ivan-ilic-piano/) - Piano transcriptions of Haydn’s symphonies No. 44 ("Mourning") , 75 & 92 ("Oxford"), made by Carl David Stegmann (Chandos, 2019). - [Notable Classical Music Box Sets, November 2025](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/notable-classical-music-box-sets-november-2025/) - Notable classical music box sets worth exploring. - [Review: Kile Smith - “Arc in the Sky” - The Crossing, Donald Nally](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-kile-smith-arc-in-the-sky-the-crossing-donald-nally/) - The Crossing presents Kile Smith’s hour-long contemporary piece, “Arc in the Sky”, based on poems by Robert Lax (2019). - [Review: Mozart - Die Zauberflöte - COE, Nézet-Séguin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-die-zauberflote-coe-nezet-seguin/) - Yannick Nézet-Séguin continues his Mozart opera series with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe for Deutsche Grammophon, this time conducting "Die Zauberflöte". - [Review - Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 - Haochen Zhang, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-tchaikovsky-piano-concerto-no-1-prokofiev-piano-concerto-no-2-haochen-zhang-piano/) - Pianist Haochen Zhang, in his first concerto recording, presents Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 and Prokofiev's second Piano Concerto (BIS, 2019). - [Review - Mahler - Symphony No. 1 ("Titan") – Minnesota Orchestra, Vänskä](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-symphony-no-1-titan-minnesota-orchestra-vanska/) - Osmo Vänskä’s Mahler cycle with the Minnesota Orchestra continues with a performance of Mahler’s first symphony (“Titan”). BIS Records, 2019. - [Review: Bartók - Concerto for Orchestra - Canellakis](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bartok-concerto-for-orchestra-canellakis/) - Karina Canellakis’s conducts Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra and Four Orchestral Pieces with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic. - [Review: “Dance” - Jason Vieaux, Guitar, The Escher Quartet](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-dance-jason-vieaux-guitar-the-escher-quartet/) - In “Dance”, Guitarist Jason Vieaux and the Escher Quartet give a carefully programmed album, which includes old and contemporary pieces (Azica Records, 2019) - [Review: Handel - Concerto Grossi Op. 6 (1-6) - Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Forck](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-handel-concerto-grossi-op-6-akademie-fur-alte-musik-berlin-forck/) - The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin presents the first of what will become a three album series of Handel Concerti Grossi (Pentatone, 2019). - [Review: “Bach to the Future” - Olivier Latry, Organ](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-to-the-future-olivier-latry-organ/) - Olivier Latry gives a recital of Bach's organ works on the famous organ of the Notre-Dame de Paris (La Dolce Volta, 2019) - [Review: “Gateways” - Vengerov, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Yu](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-gateways-vengerov-shanghai-symphony-orchestra-yu/) - Maxim Vengerov plays Qigang Chen’s new Violin Concerto, and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra under Long Yu perform Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances (DG, 2019) - [Review: Four Recent Chopin Albums (2019)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-four-recent-chopin-albums-2019/) - Four recent Chopin release reviewed: Albums by pianists Gábor Farkas, Chen Xue-Hong, Vladimir Feltsman and Charles Richard-Hamelin. - [Top Five - Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet - The Best Recordings](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/top-five-prokofiev-romeo-and-juliet-the-best-recordings/) - The Classic Review's editorial team's recommendations for the best recordings of Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet Suites. - [Top Five - Chopin - The Piano Concertos - The Best Recordings](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/top-five-chopin-the-piano-concertos-the-best-recordings/) - The Classic Review's editorial team's recommendations for the best recordings of Chopin's two piano concertos. - [Review: Elgar - Enigma Variations, Holst - The Planets - Litton, Bergen Philharmonic](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-elgar-enigma-variations-holst-the-planets-litton-bergen-philharmonic/) - Elgar - Enigma Variations and Holst - The planets are performed by the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra under Andrew Litton (BIS, 2019) - [Review: “1939” - Violin Concertos By Walton, Hartmann, Bartók - Fabiola Kim, Violin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-1939-violin-concertos-by-walton-hartmann-bartok-fabiola-kim-violin/) - Violinist Fabiola Kim performs three Violin Concerto premiered in 1939, by Bartók, Walton and Hartmann with the Münchner Symphoniker under Kevin John Edusei. - [Review: “Romance” - Isata Kanneh-Mason Plays Clara Schumann](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-romance-isata-kanneh-mason-plays-clara-schumann/) - Isata Kanneh-Mason presents a varied program of Clara Schumann's music with piano, celebrating the famous pianist and composer's bicentenary (Decca, 2019) - [Review: Charpentier - Histoires Sacrées - Ensemble Correspondances, Daucé](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-charpentier-histoires-sacrees-ensemble-correspondances-dauce/) - In their latest release for Harmonia Mundi, Ensemble Correspondances and their director Sébastien Daucé continue to champion Marc-Antoine Charpentier's music. - [Warner Classics Restores Karajan’s Berlin Recordings to Streaming, Starting on Apple Music](https://theclassicreview.com/news/warner-classics-restores-karajans-berlin-recordings-to-streaming-starting-on-apple-music/) - Warner Classics Restores Karajan’s Berlin Recordings to Streaming, Starting on Apple Music. With links to the new releases. - [Double Review: Philippe Jordan and Sir Andrew Davis Conduct Berlioz](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/double-review-philippe-jordan-and-sir-andrew-davis-conducts-berlioz/) - Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique recives two new renditions, one by Jordan with the Vienna Symphony and another with the Toronto Symphony under Sir Andrew Davis. - [Review: “Lieder” Renée Fleming, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-lieder-renee-fleming-soprano/) - Renée Fleming ads to her diverse discography with songs by Brahms, Schumann and Mahler (Decca, 2019) - [Review: “Quasi Morendo” - Brahms Clarinet Quintet et al. - Reto Bieri, Clarinet, Meta4 Quartet](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-quasi-morando-brahms-clarinet-quintet-reto-bieri-clarinet-meta4-quartet/) - Clarinetist Reto Bieri and the Meta4 Quartet perform Brahms' Clarinet Quintet and contemporary clarinet works (ECM, 2019) - [Review: "L’Album des Six" - Corinna Simon, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-lalbum-des-six-corinna-simon-piano/) - Pianist Corinna Simon plays music by Auric, Durey, Honegger, Poulenc, Tailleferre and Milhaud. - [Review: "Kantaten" - Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-kantaten-vox-luminis-lionel-meunier/) - Vox Luminis under Lionel Meunier perform Cantatas by members of the Bach family, including one by Johann Sebastian himself (Recercar, 2019) - [Review: Mozart - Symphonies No. 39-41 - Jordi Savall](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-symphonies-no-39-41-jordi-savall/) - Jordi Savall performs Mozart's last three Symphonies with the period ensemble "Le Concert des Nations." - [Review: "Si J'ai Aimé" - Sandrine Piau, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-si-jai-aime-sandrine-piau-soprano/) - Soprano Sandrine Piau performs music by French composers of the romantic period, accompanied by the period instrument group, Le Concert De La Loge (Alpha, 2019) - [Review: Howells - Cello Concerto, An English Mass - Johnston, Cleobury](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-howells-cello-concerto-an-english-mass-johnston-cleobury/) - The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Britten Sinfonia and Stephen Cleobury showcase Howells choral, orchestral and organ works. Guy Johnston is the soloist. - [Review: Bach - The Lute Suites - Franz Halász, Guitar](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-the-lute-suites-franz-halasz-guitar/) - Franz Halász plays all of the 4 Bach's Lute Suites on a classical guitar, in their original keys (BIS, 2019) - [Review: “Miroirs” - Melvyn Tan, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-miroirs-melvyn-tan-piano/) - Melvyn Tan builds a program of three centuries of music, all centered around Ravel's "Miroirs". - [Review: Lise Davidsen Sings Strauss and Wagner](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-lise-davidsen-sings-strauss-and-wagner/) - On her debut album, soprano Lise Davidsen sings arias by Strauss and Wagner, accompanied by Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonia Orchestra. - [Review: Mozart - Piano Concerto 20, 21 - Bavouzet (2019)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-piano-concerto-20-21-bavouzet-2019/) - In his fourth volume of Mozart complete Piano Concertos, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet plays concertos No. 20 (K.466) and 21 (K.467). - [Review: Brahms - Violin Concerto, Double Concerto - Yang, Schwabe, DSO Berlin, Wit (Naxos)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-violin-concerto-double-concerto-yang-schwabe-dso-berlin-wit-naxos/) - Tianwa Yang performs Brahms' Violin Concerto with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Antoni Wit, and the Double Concerto with Gabriel Schwabe (2019) - [Review: Mozart - Piano Sonatas - Lars Vogt (2019)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-piano-sonatas-lars-vogt-2019/) - Lars Vogt plays Mozart's solo piano sonatas k280, k281, k310 and k333. Read the full review in The Classic Review website. - [Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 1 (“Titan”) - Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-symphony-no-1-titan-les-siecles-francois-xavier-roth/) - François-Xavier Roth conducts Les Siècles on Mahler's "Titan" Symphony, using the early "Hamburg" edition and playing period instruments (Harmonia Mundi 2019) - [Review: Beethoven - Complete Symphonies - WDR Sinfonieorchester, Saraste](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-complete-symphonies-wdr-sinfonieorchester-saraste/) - Jukka-Pekka Saraste concludes his tenure as the chief conductor of the WDR Sinfonieorchester with a complete cycle of Beethoven Symphonies, recorded live. - [Review: Saint-Saëns - Piano Concertos No. 3-5 - Alexandre Kantorow](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-saint-saens-piano-concertos-no-3-5-alexandre-kantorow/) - Following their joined Liszt album, Alexandre Kantorow and father Jean-Jacques present three piano concertos by Saint-Saëns. (BIS, 2019) - [Review: "American Rapture" - Yolanda Kondonassis, Harp](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-american-rapture-yolanda-kondonassis-harp/) - Yolanda Kondonassis plays Higdon's new Harp concerto with The Rochester Philharmonic and Ward Stare, who also play Barber 1st Symphony and Harlin's "Rapture". - [Review: Weinberg - Symphony No. 2 & 21 - Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-weinberg-symphony-no-2-21-mirga-grazinyte-tyla/) - Symphony No. 2, played by Gidon Kremer’s Kremerata Baltica, and Symphony No. 21 (“Kaddish”), played by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (DG, 2019) - [Review: Elgar, Adès - Violin Concertos - Christian Tetzlaff](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-elgar-ades-violin-concertos-christian-tetzlaff/) - Christian Tetzlaff plays Elgar's Violin Concerto and Adès's “Concentric Paths” for violin and orchestra. With the BBC Philharmonic under John Storgårds. - [Double Review: Beethoven - Cello Sonatas - Marc Coppey, Leonard Elschenbroich](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/double-review-beethoven-cello-sonatas-marc-coppey-leonard-elschenbroich/) - Two new versions is of Beethoven's complete Cello Sonatas reviewed: Leonard Elschenbroich with Alexei Grynyuk on Onyx, and Marc Coppey with Peter Laul on Audite - [Review: Janáček and Ligeti String Quartets - Belcea Quartet](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-janacek-and-ligeti-string-quartets-belcea-quartet/) - The Belcea Quartet gives a transparent perspective to few of the chamber masterpieces of the 20th century. Alpha Classics, 2019. - [Review: Elgar - Violin Concerto - Vilde Frang, Robin Ticciati](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-elgar-violin-concerto-vilde-frang-robin-ticciati/) - Vilde Frang plays Elgar Violin Concerto with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Robin Ticciati. - [Review: Bach - English Suites - Masaaki Suzuki, Harpsichord](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-english-suites-masaaki-suzuki-harpsichord/) - Masaaki Suzuki continues his travel through Bach's keyboard works played on a Harpsichord, this time with the complete English Suites. Read the full review. - [Review: Schubert - Sonatas D. 784 & 959 - Eric Lu, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schubert-sonatas-d-784-959-eric-lu-piano/) - Pianist Eric Lu's new 2023 release features two of Franz Schubert's best-loved piano sonatas, D. 784 and D. 959, along with the C minor Allegretto, D. 915. - [Review: Chopin - 24 Preludes, Schumann - Ghost Variations - Eric Lu, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-chopin-24-preludes-schumann-ghost-variations-eric-lu-piano/) - Eric Lu plays Chopin's 24 preludes and Schumann's "Geistervariationen", in his first solo album since winning the Leeds Piano Competition (Warner Classics, 2020) - [Review: Schubert - Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 - Martin Helmchen](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schubert-piano-sonatas-vol-1-martin-helmchen/) - Martin Helmchen in the first volume of Schubert complete Piano Sonatas cycle (Alpha Classics, 2025). - [Review: "Il giardino dei sospiri" - Magdalena Kožená](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-il-giardino-dei-sospiri-magdalena-kozena/) - Mezzo Soprano Magdalena Kožená returns to the Baroque repertoire, with a program built around dramatic love scenes from secular Cantatas. - [Review: Ivan Bessonov Plays Chopin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-ivan-bessonov-plays-chopin/) - For his debut album, pianist Ivan Bessonov presents a diverse program of Chopin's work, with the main piece being the second Piano Sonata. - [Review: Gounod - Symphonies - Iceland Symphony Orchestra - Tortelier](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-gounod-symphonies-iceland-symphony-orchestra-tortelier/) - Conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra presents Gounod's two Symphonies on Chandos (2019) - [Review: "Edge of Youth" - Janet Sung - Violin](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-edge-of-youth-janet-sung-violin/) - Violinist Janet Sung presents an original program for her debut album, with familiar and new, unfamiliar works. - [Review: Franck - Piano Solo Pieces, Piano Quintet - Michel Dalberto](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-franck-piano-solo-pieces-piano-quintet-michel-dalberto/) - Michel Dalberto plays César Franck's “Prelude, Choral & Fugue”, “Prelude, Aria & Finale” and the Piano Quintet with The Novus Quartet - [Review: Schumann - Dichterliebe - Julian Prégardien, Eric Le Sage](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schumann-dichterliebe-julian-pregardien-eric-le-sage/) - Julian Prégardien gives a cleverly programmed album, with the famous Dichterliebe at its center. Eric Le Sage is accompanying with an original instrument. - [Review: Lonati - Complete Sinfonias - Ensemble Giardino di Delizie](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-lonati-complete-sinfonias-ensemble-giardino-di-delizie/) - Ensemble Giardino di Delizie, in the first such project on record, play the complete sinfonias of the early baroque composer Carlo Ambrogio Lonati (1645 – 1712) - [Review: Britten - Complete String Quartets - Doric String Quartet](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-britten-complete-string-quartets-doric-string-quartet/) - The Doric String Quartet perform britten's 3 string quartets, along with the English composer's Divertimenti and Fantasies by Purcell (Chandos, 2019) - [Review: Rachmaninov - 24 Preludes - Boris Giltburg](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-rachmaninov-24-preludes-boris-giltburg/) - Boris Giltburg presents preludes Op. 23 and 32, as well as the famous C Sharp Prelude, Op. 3 No. 2. Read the review of this 2019 Naxos release. - [Review: Markus Maskuniitty Plays Works For Horn And Orchestra](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-markus-maskuniitty-plays-works-for-horn-and-orchestra/) - Horn player Markus Maskuniitty Plays Works For Horn And Orchestra - Schumann's Konzertstück for 4 horns, Saint-Saëns and Glière (Ondine Records, 2019) - [Review: "Reason in Madness" - Carolyn Sampson, Soprano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-reason-in-madness-carolyn-sampson-soprano/) - Soprano Carolyn Sampson and pianist Joseph Middleton present a program built around the theme of madness, with songs by German and French composers. - [Review: Mozart - Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 - Peter Donohoe](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-complete-piano-sonatas-vol-1-peter-donohoe/) - Peter Donohoe presents the first volume of what will become a complete cycle of the Mozart piano sonatas (Somm Recordings, 2019) - [Review: "Something in Between" - Trio Zadig (Bernstein, Ravel, Attahir)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-something-in-between-trio-zadig-bernstein-ravel-attahir/) - The Zadig Trio perform Ravel's Piano Trio and arrangements of Candid and West Side Story by Bernstein. Also included: a contemporary piece by Benjamin Attahir. - [Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 7 - Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-symphony-no-7-budapest-festival-orchestra-ivan-fischer/) - Iván Fischer and his Budapest Festival Orchestra continues their ongoing cycle of the complete Mahler Symphonies. Read a review of their recent performance. - [Review: Schumann - Violin Sonatas - Eriikka Maalismaa, Emil Homlström](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schumann-violin-sonatas-eriikka-maalismaa-emil-homlstrom/) - Eriikka Maalismaa (violin) and Emil Homlström (piano) gives an account of the complete Violin Sonatas by Robert Schumann, played on period instruments. - ["Ombra Mai Fu" - Cavalli Opera Arias - Philippe Jaroussky, Contratenor](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/ombra-mai-fu-cavalli-opera-arias-philippe-jaroussky-contratenor/) - Review: Contratenor Philippe Jaroussky performs Francesco Cavalli's opera arias with the “Artasere” ensemble (Warner Classics, 2019) - [Review: Beethoven - “Revelations” - Complete String Quartets Vol. 2 - Cuarteto Casals](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-revelations-complete-string-quartets-vol-2-cuarteto-casals/) - The second album of ("Revelations") of what will become a full cycle of the Beethoven's String Quartets for Harmonia Mundi. Read the full review. - [Review: Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique, Le carnaval romain - Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Rafael Payare](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-berlioz-symphonie-fantastique-le-carnaval-romain-orchestre-symphonique-de-montreal-rafael-payare/) - Rafael Payare conducts Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal in Berlioz's Le carnaval romain and Symphonie fantastique (Pentatone, 2025) - [Review: Tchaikovsky - Complete Works For Solo Piano - Valentina Lisitsa](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-tchaikovsky-complete-works-for-solo-piano-valentina-lisitsa/) - Valentina Lisitsa offers a comprehensive survey of the complete piano works by Tchaikovsky, on 10 CDs and 11 hours of music (Decca). Read the full review. - [Review: Bach - St. Matthew Passion - Bachorchester and Choir Mainz - Ralf Otto](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-st-matthew-passion-bachorchester-and-choir-mainz-ralf-otto/) - Ralf Otto conducts the Maintz Bach orchestra and choir for his third Bach volume for Naxos. Read the complete review. - [Review: "Blue Hour" - Andreas Ottensamer and Yuja Wang Play Weber, Brahms and Mendelssohn](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-blue-hour-andreas-ottensamer-and-yuja-wang-play-weber/) - Andreas Ottensamer plays Weber's Clarinet Concerto and is joined by Yuja Wang for the "Grand Duo" Op. 48 and transcriptions. Read the full review. - [Review: Salonen - Cello Concerto - Yo-Yo Ma, L.A. Philharmonic, Composer](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-salonen-cello-concerto-yo-yo-ma-los-angeles-philharmonic-composer/) - Yo-Yo Ma performs the newly composed Cello Concerto by Esa-Pekka Salonen, accompanied by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and conducted by the composer. - [Review: Haydn - Complete Symphonies (Vol 7 - No. 9, 65, 67) - Antonini](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-haydn-complete-symphonies-vol-7-no-9-65-67-antonini/) - Giovanni Antonini continues his ambitious Haydn project, committing the entire Symphonies on record. This is the 7th volume, with Symphonies No. 9, 65 & 67 - [Review: Beethoven - Diabelli Variations - Imogen Cooper](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-diabelli-variations-imogen-cooper/) - Imogen Cooper plays Beethoven's Diabelli Variations and Bagatelles Op. 119 for Chandos Records. Read the full review. - [Review: Mendelssohn - Piano Trios No. 1 & 2 - Trio Metral](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mendelssohn-piano-trios-no-1-and-2-trio-metral/) - Trio metral (brothers and sister Joseph, Justine & Victor Metral) brings a vibrant and refreshing performances of the two Mendelssohn's chamber masterpieces. - [Review: Brahms - Ein deutsches Requiem - Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-ein-deutsches-requiem-pygmalion-raphael-pichon/) - Raphaël Pichon conducts Pygmalion in Brahms's "A German Requiem", with baritone Stéphane Degout and soprano Sabine Devieilhe (Harmonia Mundi, 2025). - [Review: Daniil Trifonov Plays Tchaikovsky](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-daniil-trifonov-plays-tchaikovsky/) - Daniil Trifonov plays Tchaikovsky's piano sonata Op. 80, "Children's Album", and Pletnev's piano arrangement of "The Sleeping Beauty". - [Review: Brahms - A German Requiem - SRSO, Daniel Harding](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-a-german-requiem-srso-daniel-harding/) - Daniel Harding, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Choir perform Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem. With Christiane Karg and Matthias Goerne. - [Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 5 - Rafael Payare](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mahler-symphony-no-5-rafael-payare/) - In a new release for the Pentatone label, Rafael Payare conducts the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal in Mahler's Symphony No. 5. - [Review: Dvořák - Slavonic Dances - Czech Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-dvorak-slavonic-dances-czech-philharmonic-sir-simon-rattle/) - Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Czech Philharmonic in Dvořák's Slavonic Dances (Pentatone, 2025). - [Review: Anna Clyne – Abstractions - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-anna-clyne-abstractions-baltimore-symphony-orchestra-marin-alsop/) - Marin Alsop leads the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in works by composer Anna Clyne (Naxos, 2025). - [Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 - A Beginners Guide](https://theclassicreview.com/beginners-guides/beethoven-symphony-no-5-a-beginners-guide/) - Beethoven Symphony No. 5 is one of the most well-known pieces of western music. This guide gives background, musical analysis and recommends the best recording. - [Review: Vaughan Williams - Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9 - London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Antonio Pappano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-vaughan-williams-symphonies-nos-5-9-london-symphony-orchestra-sir-antonio-pappano/) - On their second volume of Vaughan Williams symphonies, The London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Antonio Pappano perform the 5th and 9th symphonies (LSO Live, 2025) - [Review: Tchaikovsky - The Seasons - Bruce Liu, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-tchaikovsky-the-seasons-bruce-liu-piano/) - Bruce Liu plays Tchaikovsky "The Seasons" and Romance Op. 5 (Deutsche Grammophon 2024). - [Review: Chopin - Mazurkas, Vol. 1 - Ingrid Fliter](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-chopin-mazurkas-vol-1-ingrid-fliter/) - Ingrid fliter in the first volume of Chopin's complete Mazurkas (Linn, 2025) - [Review: "33" - Simon Ghraichy, Piano (DG)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-33-simon-ghraichy-piano-dg/) - Simon Ghraichy presents a highly original program, combining diverse group of composers, periods and styles on his second album for Deutsche Grammophon. - [Review: Stravinsky Rite of Spring, Debussy La Mer - New York Philharmonic, van Zweden](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-stravinsky-rite-of-spring-debussy-la-mer-new-york-philharmonic-van-zweden/) - Review: The newly appointed chief of the new York Philharmonic, Jaap van Zweden, performs Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" and Debussy's "La Mer". Read the review. - [Review: Bartók - Strings Quartets (Complete) - Quatuor Diotima](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bartok-strings-quartets-complete-quatuor-diotima/) - The Diotima Quartet ("Quatuor Diotima") presents an impressive version of the complete String Quartets by Béla Bartók for Naïve Records. Read the full review. - [Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3 ("Scottish") - A Beginners Guide](https://theclassicreview.com/beginners-guides/mendelssohn-symphony-no-3-scottish-a-beginners-guide/) - A guide to Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3 ("Scottish"), with historical background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings. - [Review: Martinů - String Quartets No. 2, 3, 5 & 7 - Pavel Haas Quartet](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-martinu-string-quartets-no-2-3-5-7-pavel-haas-quartet/) - Pavel Haas Quartet play Martinů's String Quartets Nos. 2, 3, 5 & 7 (Supraphone, 2025). - [Review: Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 2 - Piemontesi, Gewandhausorchester, Honeck](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-piano-concerto-no-2-piemontesi-gewandhausorchester-honeck/) - Francesco Piemontesi plays Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig under Manfred Honeck. - [Review: Edgar Moreau Plays Offenbach and Gulda Cello Concertos](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-edgar-moreau-plays-offenbach-and-gulda-cello-concertos/) - Edgar Moreau plays Offenbach "Military Concerto" and Gulda's "Concerto for Cello, Wind Orchestra and Band" on this album by Erato / Warner Classics - [Review: Paul Lewis Plays Weber and Schubert Piano Sonatas](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-paul-lewis-plays-weber-and-schubert-piano-sonatas/) - After a remarkably consistent flow of impressive releases of the Viennese repertoire, Paul Lewis combines two Weber and Schubert piano sonatas not heard often. - [Review: "Launch" - The Admiral Launch Duo](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-launch-the-admiral-launch-duo/) - Review: Saxophone and harp duo "Admiral Launch" gives a divers program of contemporary music on Albany Records. - [Album Review: c.1300-c.2000 - Jeremy Denk, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/album-review-c-1300-c-2000-jeremy-denk-piano/) - Jeremy Denk presents 700 years of music, played on a piano in (roughly) a chronological order, spanning over 2 CDs. Read the review. - [Review: River of Music - The Kanneh-Masons](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-review-river-of-music-the-kanneh-masons/) - The Kanneh-Masons play Schubert's "Trout" Quintet, with other works by Coleridge-Taylor, Handel, Elgar, Chopin and Dvořák. - [Review: Jan Lisiecki Plays Mendelssohn (DG)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-jan-lisiecki-plays-mendelssohn-piano-concertos-solo-works/) - Jan Lisiecki plays Mendelssohn two piano concertos and solo works with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra on Deutsche Grammophon. Read the full review. - [Review: Kristian Bezuidenhout Plays Haydn](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-kristian-bezuidenhout-plays-haydn/) - Kristian Bezuidenhout plays sonatas and variations by Haydn on fortepiano, after completing his well-received Mozart cycle for Harmonia mundi. Read the review. - [Box Set Review: Field Piano Concertos And Nocturnes - Frith (Naxos)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-field-piano-concertos-and-nocturnes-frith-naxos/) - Read the review of Benjamin Frith's set of the complete Piano Concertos, Nocturnes and Piano Sonatas No. 1-4 on Naxos. - [Review: Beethoven - Complete Piano Sonatas - Igor Levit](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-complete-piano-sonatas-igor-levit/) - Following his 2013 debut recording of Beethoven's five last Piano Sonatas, Igor Levit presents the remaining 27, completing the cycle (Sony Classical, 2019). - [Review: Maurizio Pollini Plays Chopin Op. 55-58 (2019)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-maurizio-pollini-plays-chopin-op-55-58-2019/) - Maurizio Pollini continues his Chopin recital series for Deutsche Grammophon, playing the Third Sonata, Nocturnes Op. 55, Mazurkas Op. 56 and Berceuse (2019) - [Review - Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 - Antonini, Kammerorchester Basel](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-symphony-no-9-antonini-kammerorchester-basel/) - Review: Giovanni Antonini and the Kammerorchester Basel complete their Beethoven Symphonies cycle with a freshly conceived account of the 9th (Sony Classical). - [Review: "In a Strange Land" - Stile Antico](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-in-a-strange-land-stile-antico/) - This album combines some seven composers, all writing in circumstances of exile. Read the review of this special album performed by the Stile Antico group. - [Review: Bach Violin Concertos - Shunske Sato](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-violin-concertos-shunske-sato/) - Violinist Shunske Sato performs Bach's violin concertos and Double Concerto, with the period instruments group "Il Pomo d'Oro". Read the full review. - [Review - Ronald Brautigam Plays Mendelssohn's Piano Concertos (2018)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-ronald-brautigam-plays-mendelssohns-piano-concertos-2018/) - Ronald Brautigam performs Mendelssohn Piano Concertos on period instruments, in his second version for these pieces for BIS. Read the full review. - [Review: "Toccata" - Elisa Netzer, Harp](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-toccata-elisa-netzer-solo-harp/) - Elisa Netzer gives an impressive début album, containing old and new composers, with arrangements and original pieces written for the harp. Read the full review - [Review: Tchaikovsky - Piano Concertos No. 1 & 3, Scriabin - Piano Concerto - Xiayin Wang](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-xiayin-wang-plays-tchaikovsky-piano-concertos-no-1-and-3-scriabin-piano-concerto/) - Review: Xiayin Wang performs Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1&3, with Scriabin rarely heard Piano Concerto. Accompanying are the RSNO under Peter Oundjian - [Review: Mozart String Quintets (Complete) - The Klenke Quartett](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-string-quintets-complete-the-klenke-quartett/) - A decade after their Mozart String Quartet cycle, the Klenke Quartett turn their attention to the Masterfull String Quintet. Read the full review. - [Review: "FRAGE" - Gerhaher and Huber Perform Schumann Lieder](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-frage-gerhaher-and-huber-perform-schumann-lieder/) - Gerhaher and Huber strat what will become a full cycle of the Schumann complete song output. And what an start it is! Read the full review here. - [Review: Gluck - Orphée et Eurydice - Les Arts Florissants - Paul Agnew](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-gluck-orphee-et-eurydice-les-arts-florissants-paul-agnew/) - Paul Agnew conducts Les Arts Florissants in the Paris 1774 version of Gluck's Orphée et Eurydice (Harmonia Mundi, 2025). - [Review: Bach - Concertos For 2, 3, 4 Pianos - David Fray](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-concertos-for-2-3-4-pianos-david-fray/) - David Fray joins a group of 3 more pianists to record Bach's multiple pianos concertos. Read the review here. - [Review: "In Concert" - Till Fellner Plays Liszt, Beethoven (ECM)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-in-concert-till-fellner-plays-liszt-beethoven-ecm/) - Till Fellner in impressive two concerts recordings, playing Liszt's Années de pèlerinage and Beethoven's last piano sonata, Op. 111. - [Review: Seong-Jin Cho Plays Mozart (DG)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-seong-jin-cho-plays-mozart-dg/) - Read the review: Seong-Jin Cho Plays Mozart's D Minor Concerto and two Piano Sonatas with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe under conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin - [Review: Schubert - Death and the Maiden Quartet and D. 173 - The Chiaroscuro Quartet](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schubert-death-and-the-maiden-quartet-and-d-173-the-chiaroscuro-quartet/) - Review: The Chiaroscuro Quartet tackle one of the pinnacles of the string quartet repertoire, with a version that is quite different, says The Classic Review. - [Review: Jonas Kaufmann & Helmut Deutsch in Schumann and Schubert](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-jonas-kaufmann-helmut-deutsch-in-schumann-and-schubert/) - Jonas Kaufmann and Helmut Deutsch in Schumann's Dichterliebe and Kerner-Lieder, with a bonus DVD featuring a staged production of Schubert's Schwanengesang. - [Review - "Requiem: Mozart's Death in Words and Music" - Manfred Honeck](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-requiem-mozarts-death-in-words-and-music-manfred-honeck/) - A special production of Mozart's Requiem, with F. Murray Abraham, soloists, and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, led by Manfred Honeck (2025). - [Review: Nielsen - Clarinet Concerto, Symphony No.5 - Carbonare, Bergen Philharmonic, Gardner](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-nielsen-clarinet-concerto-symphony-no-5-carbonare-bergen-philharmonic-gardner/) - Edward Gardner conducts the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra in Nielsen's Helios and Symphony No.5. Alessandro Carbonare is soloist in the Clarinet Concerto. - [Review: Brahms - Symphony No. 4 - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-symphony-no-4-pittsburgh-symphony-orchestra-manfred-honeck/) - Continuing a distinguished collaboration, Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra perform Brahms' Symphony No. 4 and MacMillan's Larghetto. - [Review: Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Mahan Esfahani, Harpsichord](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-the-well-tempered-clavier-book-1-mahan-esfahani-harpsichord/) - Mahan Esfahani plays the first book of Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier on the harpsichord (Hyperion, 2025). - [Review: Beethoven for Three, Vol. 4 - Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-for-three-vol-4-leonidas-kavakos-yo-yo-ma-emanuel-ax/) - Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma, and Emanuel Ax perform Beethoven's 'Ghost’ and 'Gassenhauer' piano trios, and Shai Wosner's arrangement of the first symphony. - [Bach - Goldberg Variations - The Best Recordings - Part 3 - Piano Versions](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/bach-goldberg-variations-the-best-recordings-part-3-piano-versions/) - What is the best recordings of Bach's Goldberg Variations on the piano? The Classic Review in an in-depth guide to the numerous recordings (updated: Jan 2025). - [Bach Goldberg Variations - The Best Recordings - Part 2 - Harpsichord Versions](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/bach-goldberg-variations-the-best-recordings-part-2-harpsichord-versions/) - Read The Classic Review part 2 of choosing the best available versions of Bach's Goldberg Variations. Part 2 chooses the best versions played on the Harpsichord - [Review: Beethoven For Three - Symphony No. 4 and "Archduke" Trio - Ax, Kavakos, Ma](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-for-three-symphony-no-4-and-archduke-trio-ax-kavakos-ma/) - Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, and Yo-Yo Ma in Shai Wosner's arrangement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 for piano trio. The group also performs the "Archduke" trio. - [Review: Bruckner - Symphony No. 7 - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bruckner-symphony-no-7-pittsburgh-symphony-orchestra-manfred-honeck/) - Manfred Honeck conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in Bruckner Symphony No. 7, and a contemporary piece by Mason Bates, “Resurrexit”. - [Review: Tchaikovsky - The Seasons - Yunchan Lim, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-tchaikovsky-the-seasons-yunchan-lim-piano/) - Yunchan Lim plays Tchaikovsky's The Seasons (Decca, 2025). - [Review: "BAÏKA" - Nemanja Radulovic](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-baika-nemanja-radulovic/) - Nemanja Radulovic Plays Khachaturian's Violin Concerto and Trio, and an arrangement of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. Read the full review here. - [New Album Review - Fabian Müller Plays Brahms](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/new-album-review-fabian-muller-plays-brahms/) - Read our review of Fabian Muller new Album, containing Brahms opus 10 ballads, the pieces of opus 76 & 117. - [Album Review: Maxim Emelyanychev Conducts Beethoven And Brahms](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/album-review-maxim-emelyanychev-conducts-beethoven-and-brahms/) - New album review: Maxim Emelyanychev Conducts Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony And Brahms "Haydn Variations" with the soloists of Nizhny Novgorod. - [Review: Daniel Harding Conducts Mahler Symphony No. 5](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-daniel-harding-conducts-mahler-symphony-no-5/) - Daniel Harding continues his cycle of Mahler Symphonies with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, this time the celebrated Symphony No. 5. Read the full review - [Review: Philip Glass Symphony No. 11 - Dennis Russell Davies](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-philip-glass-symphony-no-11-dennis-russell-davies/) - Philip Glass Symphony No. 11 presents a peak in the famed American composer's orchestration abilities, The Classic Review thinks of this debut recording of the piece. - [Review: Bach - 6 Cello Suites - Yo-Yo Ma (2018)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-6-cello-suites-yo-yo-ma-2018/) - Review of Yo-Yo Ma's third attempt of Bach's unaccompanied Cello suites. Read the full review with other classical music content in the classic review website - [Review: Beethoven - Piano Sonatas No. 14 & 29 - Murray Perahia](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/new-album-review-perahia-plays-beethovens-hammerklavier-and-moonlight-sonatas/) - Murray Perahia in Beethoven's Piano Sonatas No. 14 ("Moonlight") and 29 ("Hammerklavier"). - [New Album Review: Zefiro Performs Bach Brandenburg Concertos](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/new-album-review-zefiro-performs-bach-brandenburg-concertos/) - Zefiro Performs Bach Brandenburg Concertos and the second orchestral suite. - [Album Review: Hervé Niquet Conducts Benevolo](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/album-review-herve-niquet-conducts-benevolo/) - [Review: Brahms Complete Symphonies - Berlin staatskapelle, Daniel Barenboim](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-complete-symphonies-berlin-staatskapelle-daniel-barenboim/) - Daniel Barenboim returns to Brahms' complete symphonies with the Staatskapelle Berlin (Deutsche Grammophon) - [Review: Scarlatti - 52 Keyboard Sonatas - Lucas Debargue](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-scarlatti-52-keyboard-sonatas-lucas-debargue/) - Lucas Debargue plays 52 out of Scarlatti's 555 keyboard sonatas on the piano, spanning over 4 CDs (Sony Classical, 2019). - [Review: Javier Perianes Plays Scarlatti](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-javier-perianes-plays-scarlatti/) - Pianist Javier Perianes performs 15 keyboard sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti. (Harmonia Mundi, 2025). - [Review: Les Arts Florissants and Paul Agnew Perform Brossard And Bouteiller](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-les-arts-florissants-and-paul-agnew-perform-brossard-and-bouteiller/) - Read The Classic Review opinion of Les Arts Florissants and Paul Agnew Perform rare baroque pieces by Brossard And Bouteiller. - [Album Review: Hilary Hahn Plays Bach, Part 2 (2018)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/album-review-hilary-hahn-plays-bach-part-2/) - 20 years after her debut Bach recording, Hilary Hahn completes the Bach Violin Solo cycle. Read the full review. - [Review: 'Bach Inspiration' - Thibaut Garcia, Guitar](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-inspiration-thibaut-garcia-guitar/) - Thibaut Garcia's new album, "Bach Inspirations" is a fascinating journey from the 18th to the 21st century, masterfully played on a classical guitar. - [Review: “Destination Rachmaninov – Arrival” – Piano Concertos No. 1 & 3 – Daniil Trifonov](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-destination-rachmaninov-arrival-piano-concertos-no-1-3-daniil-trifonov/) - Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 1 & 3 played by Daniil Trifonov with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Yannick Nézet-Séguin (Deutsche Grammophon, 2019) - [Review: "Destination Rachmaninov - Departure" - Piano Concertos No. 2 & 4 - Daniil Trifonov](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-destination-rachmaninov-departure-piano-concertos-no-2-4-daniil-trifonov-the-philadelphia-orchestra-yannick-nezet-seguin/) - [Review: Purcell - Dido & Aeneas - Joyce DiDonato, Il Pomo d’Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-purcell-dido-aeneas-joyce-didonato-il-pomo-doro-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 and Fatma Said. - [Review: Bach St. Matthäus Passion - René Jacobs](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-st-matthaus-passion-rene-jacobs/) - René Jacobs conducts the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and the RIAS Kammerchor, with Werner Güra as Evangelist and Johannes Weisser as Jesus (Harmonia Mundi). - [Review: Sviatoslav Richter - The Lost Tapes - Beethoven's Piano Sonatas No. 18, 27, 28 & 31](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-sviatoslav-richter-the-lost-tapes-beethovens-piano-sonatas-no-18-27-28-31/) - Sviatoslav Richter in never-before released recordings of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 18, 27, 28 & 31. - [Review: Shostakovich - Symphony No. 11 - BBC Philharmonic - Storgårds](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-shostakovich-symphony-no-11-bbc-philharmonic-storgards/) - John Storgårds conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Shostakovich's Eleventh Symphony, "The Year 1905" (Chandos, 2020). - [Review: Schubert - "Ländler" - Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schubert-landler-pierre-laurent-aimard-piano/) - Pierre-Laurent Aimard plays over 100 dances for piano by Schubert (Pentatone, 2024). - [Notable Classical Music Box Sets, August 2025](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/classical-music-box-sets-august-2025/) - Notable classical music box sets worth exploring. - [Review: Bach - King of Kings - Sir Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/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](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-influences-mariam-batsashvili-piano/) - Mariam Batsashvili plays piano sonatas by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Liszt (Warner Classics, 2025). - [Review: Grazyna Bacewicz - Orchestral Works Vol. 1 - Oramo, BBC Symphony](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-grazyna-bacewicz-orchestral-works-vol-1-oramo-bbc-symphony-orchestra/) - This latest album from Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra is the first in Chandos' series focusing on Grazyna Bacewicz's orchestral works (Chandos, 2023). - [Review: Bacewicz - Orchestral Works, Volume 2, Donohoe, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Oramo](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/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](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-messiaen-turangalila-symphonie-yuja-wang-cecile-lartigau-boston-symphony-orchestra-andris-nelsons/) - Yuja Wang, Cécile Lartigau, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Andris Nelsons perform Olivier Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie (Deutsche Grammophon, 2025) - [Mahler - Symphony No. 9 - A Beginner's Guide](https://theclassicreview.com/beginners-guides/mahler-symphony-no-9-a-beginners-guide/) - A guide to Mahler’s Symphony No. 9, with historical background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings. - [Review: Brahms - Lieder - Christian Gerhaher, Gerold Huber](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-lieder-christian-gerhaher-gerold-huber/) - Baritone Christian Gerhaher and pianist Gerold Huber in a Brahms Lieder program. - [Album Review: Paul Lewis Plays Haydn](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/album-review-paul-lewis-plays-haydn/) - Read The Classic Review take on Paule Lewis' newest release of Haydn piano sonatas. - [Review: 'Visitng Rachmaninoff' - Alexander Melnikov, Julia Lezhneva](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/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](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/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 (Pentatone, 2025). - [Review: Schubert - Piano Sonata D. 959, Moments Musicaux - Steven Osborne, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-schubert-piano-sonata-d-959-moments-musicaux-steven-osborne-piano/) - Steven Osborne plays Schubert's piano sonata D. 959, and Moments Musicaux, D. 780. - [Double Review: Bojan Čičić and Rachel Podger Play Biber](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/double-review-bojan-cicic-and-rachel-podger-play-biber/) - Bojan Čičić and Rachel Podger in two new albums with Biber violin sonatas from 1681. - [In Short – 5 Albums Worth Your Listen – July 2025](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/in-short-5-albums-worth-your-listen-july-2025/) - Brief reviews of five new classical music albums worth exploring: Andrè Schuen in Mozart’s opera arias and songs, Domingo Hindoyan conducts Tchaikovsky, Marie François plays Chopin’s Nocturnes, Franz Halász plays Villa-Lobos, and the Ensemble Masques perform Bach, Telemann and Albinoni. - [Review: Brahms - Symphonies No. 3 & 4 - Kent Nagano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-symphonies-no-3-4-kent-nagano/) - Kent Nagano conducts the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg in Brahms' third and fourth symphonies (Pentatone, 2025). - [Review: Shostakovich - Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Yulianna Avdeeva, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-shostakovich-preludes-and-fugues-op-87-yulianna-avdeeva-piano/) - Pianist Yulianna Avdeeva plays the complete set of Preludes and Fugues Op. 87 by Shostakovich. - [Review: Bach - Cello Suites 1-3 - Amit Peled (Casals' Cello)](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-bach-cello-suites-1-3-amit-peled-casals-cello/) - Review of an album which presents Amit Peled playing Bach's Cello Suites No. 1-3 on an instrument used by Pablo Casals for his own recording of these pieces. - [Review: Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Pablo Heras-Casado](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mendelssohn-a-midsummer-nights-dream-pablo-heras-casado/) - Pablo Heras-Casado conducts the RIAS Kammerchor and the Freiburger Barockorchester in Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night’s Dream, played on period instruments. - [Review: Haydn – Complete Symphonies, Vol. 17 – Kammerorchester Basel, Antonini](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-haydn-complete-symphonies-vol-17-kammerorchester-basel-antonini/) - Giovanni Antonini continues his Haydn 2032 series of the complete symphonies, this time with Nos. 13, 16 and 36, along with the first violin concerto. - [Review: "Somnia" - Denis Kozhukhin, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-somnia-denis-kozhukhin-piano/) - Denis Kozhukhin plays Prokofiev's Music For Children, Tchaikovsky's Children's Album, and Shor's second piano sonata. - [Review: Denis Kozhukhin Plays Grieg And Mendelssohn](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-denis-kozhukhin-plays-grieg-and-mendelssohn/) - Denis Kozhukhin presents excerpts from Grieg's "Lyric Pieces" and Mendelssohn's "Songs without Words" (Pentatone, 2019) - [Review: Furtwängler - Symphony No. 2 - Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-furtwangler-symphony-no-2-estonian-national-symphony-orchestra-neeme-jarvi/) - Neeme Järvi conducts the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra in Wilhelm Furtwängler's Symphony No.2 (Chandos, 2025). - [Six Notable Classical Music Box Sets, June 2025](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/six-notable-classical-music-box-sets-june-2025/) - Six notable classical music box sets worth exploring. - [Review: Mozart - Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3 - Angela Hewitt](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-piano-sonatas-vol-3-angela-hewitt/) - The final volume of Angela Hewitt's Mozart cycle, with the late piano sonatas and other works (Hyperion, 2025). - [Review: Sibelius - Symphony No. 5, Serenades, Swanwhite Suite - Tetzlaff, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Collon](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-sibelius-symphony-no-5-serenades-swanwhite-suite-tetzlaff-finnish-radio-symphony-orchestra-collon/) - Nicholas Collon conducts the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Sibelius' fifth symphony, Serenades, and the Swanwhite Suite, with violinist Christian Tezlaff. - [Review: 'L'extase' - Debussy & Messiaen Songs - Magdalena Kožená, Mitsuko Uchida](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-lextase-debussy-messiaen-songs-magdalena-kozena-mitsuko-uchida/) - Magdalena Kožená and Mitsuko Uchida perform songs by Debussy and Messiaen. - [Review: Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique, Ravel - La valse - Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-berlioz-symphonie-fantastique-ravel-la-valse-orchestre-de-paris-klaus-makela/) - Klaus Mäkelä leads Orchestre de Paris in Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique and Ravel's La valse (Decca 2025). - [Review: Chopin - Piano Sonatas No. 2 & 3 - Benjamin Grosvenor](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/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 (Decca, 2025). - [Review: Beethoven - Triple Concerto - Benedetti, Kanneh-Mason, Grosvnenor](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-triple-concerto-benedetti-kanneh-mason-grosvnenor/) - Nicola Benedetti, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, and Benjamin Grosvenor in Beethoven's "Triple" Concerto for violin, cello and piano. - [Review: Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3 ("Scottish") - Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahav Shani](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/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](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/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](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/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. - [Bach Goldberg Variations - The Best Recordings - Part I](https://theclassicreview.com/best-of/bach-goldberg-variations-the-best-recordings/) - Bach's Goldberg Variations is undoubtably one of the masterpieces of this great master, but what recorded version should you choose from? - [Review: Chopin - Études - Yunchan Lim](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-chopin-etudes-yunchan-lim/) - Yunchan Lim performs Chopin's Études opus 10 & 25. - [Review: Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 3 - Yunchan Lim](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/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, with Fort Worth Symphony orchestra and Marin Alsop. - [Review: Scriabin - Vers la Flamme – Yevgeny Sudbin, Piano](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/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 (BIS, 2025) - [Review: Sheku Kanneh-Mason Plays Shostakovich and Britten](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/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 (Decca, 2025). - [Review: 'Chopin Intime" - Justin Taylor, Pianino Pleyel 1839](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-chopin-intime-justin-taylor-pianino-pleyel-1839/) - Justin Taylor plays Chopin on Pleyel Pianino from 1839, including Preludes, Nocturnes Mazurkas and Etudes. - [Review: Brahms - Complete Symphonies - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-brahms-complete-symphonies-royal-concertgebouw-orchestra-john-eliot-gardiner/) - Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in his second recording of the complete Brahms symphonies (Deutsche Grammophon, 2025). - [Review: Shostakovich - The Piano Concertos, Solo Works - Yuja Wang](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-shostakovich-the-piano-concertos-solo-works-yuja-wang/) - Yuja Wang performs Shostakovich's two piano concertos and solo works, with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Andris Nelsons (Deutsche Grammophon, 2025). - [Review: Mozart - Haffner-Akademie - Anna Prohaska, Ensemble Resonanz, Riccardo Minasi](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-mozart-haffner-akademie-anna-prohaska-ensemble-resonanz-riccardo-minasi/) - Anna Prohaska with Ensemble Resonanz under Riccardo Minasi in Mozart's opera arias and the Haffner symphony. - [In Short – 5 Albums Worth Your Listen – May 2025](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/in-short-5-albums-worth-your-listen-may-2025/) - Five new classical music albums worth checking out. - [Notable Classical Music Box Sets, March 2025](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/notable-classical-music-box-sets-march-2025/) - Notable classical music box sets worth exploring. - [Double Review: Steinbacher and Benedetti play Beethoven's Violin Concerto](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/double-review-steinbacher-and-benedetti-play-beethovens-violin-concerto/) - Arabella Steinbacher and Nicola Benedetti in two new albums that include Beethoven's violin concerto. Steinbacher adds a new violin concerto by Georges Lentz. - [Review: Puccini - Tosca - Buratto, Tetelman, Tézier, Orchestra & Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Harding](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-puccini-tosca-buratto-tetelman-tezier-orchestra-coro-dellaccademia-nazionale-di-santa-cecilia-harding/) - Daniel Harding leads the Orchestra & Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Puccini's Tosca, with Jonathan Tetelman, Eleonora Buratto, and Ludovic Tézier in the leading roles. - [Review: Ravel - Complete Works For Solo Piano - Jean-Efflam Bavouzet](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-ravel-complete-works-for-solo-piano-jean-efflam-bavouzet/) - Jean-Efflam Bavouzet performs Maurice Ravel's complete works for solo piano (2025). - [Review: 'Beethoven 5, Vol. 3' - Jonathan Biss](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-beethoven-5-vol-3-jonathan-biss/) - Jonathan Biss continues his Beethoven piano concertos cycle, with the second concerto, adding Timo Andres' 'the Blind Banister'. - [Review: Wagner - Der fliegende Holländer - Lise Davidsen, Gerald Finley, Edward Gardner](https://theclassicreview.com/album-reviews/review-wagner-der-fliegende-hollander-lise-davidsen-gerald-finley-edward-gardner/) - Lise Davidsen and Gerald Finley take on the leading roles in Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer, conducted by Edward Gardner. - [Mozart - Requiem - A Beginners Guide](https://theclassicreview.com/beginners-guides/mozart-requiem-a-beginners-guide/) - Mozart's Requiem was the last work he ever composed. 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