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Review: Mendelssohn – Songs Without Words – Bertrand Chamayou, Piano
Bertrand Chamayou plays all 48 of Mendelssohn’s Songs Without Words (Lieder ohne Worte).
Romantic
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Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 2 – Simon Rattle (2026)
Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Mahler's Symphony No. 2, with Louise Alder and Beth Taylor.
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Review: Susan Tomes – Women and the Piano
Susan Tomes plays piano works by twelve women composers, from Marianne Martínez and Fanny Mendelssohn to Amy Beach and Raie Da Costa.
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Review: “Contes” – Sandrine Piau, David Kadouch
Soprano Sandrine Piau and pianist David Kadouch perform fairy-tale songs and lullabies by Bernard, Hahn, Ravel, Wolf, Strauss and Shostakovich.
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In Short – 5 New Piano Albums – October 2026
Five new piano albums by Lucas Debargue (Gershwin), Klára Würtz (Beethoven), Aaron Pilsan (Chopin), Kit Armstrong (Piano Chronicles), and Minsoo Sohn (Bach).
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Review: Liszt – “Metanoia” – Yulianna Avdeeva, Piano
Yulianna Avdeeva plays Liszt’s Piano Sonata in B minor alongside late works.
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Review: Emilie Mayer – Symphonic Works, Volume 1 – Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bernhard Forck
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and Bernhard Forck play Emilie Mayer’s Symphony No. 1 and two overtures, with Alexander Melnikov in the Piano Concerto.
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Top 10 – Berlioz – Symphonie fantastique – The Best Recordings
The Classic Review editorial team's recommendations for the 10 best recordings of Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique.
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Double Review: Brahms – Late Solo Piano Works – András Schiff, Anna Fedorova
Anna Fedorova plays Brahms' late Opp. 117-119 piano sets; András Schiff adds Opp. 76 and 116 on an 1859 Blüthner.
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Review: Verdi – Opera Arias – Lise Davidsen, Edward Gardner
Lise Davidsen sings scenes from five Verdi operas, including Macbeth, Don Carlo and Aida, with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Edward Gardner.