Review: Giovanni Antonini with the Kammerorchester Basel complete their Beethoven Symphonies cycle with this freshly conceived account of the 9th (Sony Classical)
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A Year In Review – The Top 10 Most Popular Classical Music Album Reviews Of 2018
Photo by Steven VanDesande Jr on Unsplash As we say goodbye to 2018, we took a look at our stats and checked which were the most read classical music reviews in the past [ … ]
Mendelssohn – A Beginners Guide
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) 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.
Review: Daniel Harding Conducts Mahler Symphony No. 5
This release of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony is the second of what Harmonia Mundi says will be a cycle of the Mahler Symphonies from Daniel Harding and the orchestra he elevated to impressive artistic heights – The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Read the full review.
Review: Philip Glass Symphony No. 11 – Dennis Russell Davies
It seems that the time when music critics debated whether Philip Glass can be considered a “classical music” composer, or rather frame him forcefully into this or that category has [ … ]
Album Review: Maxim Emelyanychev Conducts Beethoven And Brahms
Maxim Emelyanychev conducts the soloists of Nizhny Novgorod in Beethoven’s “Eroica” Symphony and Brahms’s Haydn Variations.
Beethoven – A Beginners Guide
One of the leading figures of classical music and western culture, Beethoven’s music continues to inspire in the 21st century. Here is The Classic Review beginners guide to Beethoven, including some recordings recommendations.
Review: Brahms Complete Symphonies – Berlin staatskapelle, Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim returns to Brahms’ complete symphonies with the Staatskapelle Berlin.
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 pieces which are a good place to start.
