Hyperion’s 50-CD box of the first 50 volumes of its Romantic Piano Concerto series: 130 works, 59 composers, 19 pianists, 14 orchestras.
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Top Five – Bartók – Concerto for Orchestra – The Best Recordings
The Classic Review editorial team’s recommendations for the best recordings of Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra.
Classics Revisited: Karajan’s First Beethoven Cycle with the Philharmonia
Herbert von Karajan’s first Beethoven cycle, recorded with the Philharmonia Orchestra between 1951 and 1955, returns in a seven-disc box on Warner Classics.
Review: 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.
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: Isata Kanneh-Mason Plays Prokofiev
Isata Kanneh-Mason plays Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with Ryan Bancroft and the Philharmonia Orchestra, alongside a generous survey of solo piano works.
Top Five – Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto – The Best Recordings
The Classic Review editorial team’s recommendations for the best recordings of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto.
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: Nemanja Radulovic Plays Prokofiev
Nemanja Radulović presents Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto alongside the Sonata for Two Violins, Five Mélodies, and transcriptions.
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.