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Top Five – Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto – The Best Recordings
The Classic Review editorial team's recommendations for the best recordings of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto.
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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.
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Review: Nemanja Radulovic Plays Prokofiev
Nemanja Radulović presents Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto alongside the Sonata for Two Violins, Five Mélodies, and transcriptions.
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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.
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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". With the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg under Howard Griffiths.
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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.
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Notable Classical Music Box Sets, February 2026
Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
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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).
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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.
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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.