Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Tag: Concerto
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: Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 3, Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suite – Nobuyuki Tsujii
Nobuyuki Tsujii plays Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, and Pletnev’s piano arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. With the Liverpool Philharmonic under Domingo Hindoyan.
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: 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.
Top Five – Brahms – Double Concerto – The Best Recordings
The Classic Review editorial team’s recommendations for the best recordings of Brahms’s Double Concerto for violin, cello, and orchestra.
Notable Classical Music Box Sets, November 2025
Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Review: Elgar, Adès – 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.
Top Five – Chopin – The Piano Concertos – The Best Recordings
The Classic Review editorial team’s recommendations for the best recordings of Chopin two piano concertos.
Review: Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 2 – Piemontesi, Gewandhausorchester, Honeck
Francesco Piemontesi plays Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig under Manfred Honeck.
