Beginners Guides
Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 3 – A Beginners Guide
A guide to Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3, with historical background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings.
Concerto
Album Reviews
Review: Tchaikovsky – Variations, Dvořák – Cello Concerto – John-Henry Crawford
John-Henry Crawford in Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme and Dvořák's Cello Concerto.
Best of
Year In Review – The Top 10 Most Popular Classical Music Reviews of 2024
As 2024 draws to a close, we look back at the reviews that resonated most with our readers.
Album Reviews
In Short – 5 Albums Worth Your Listen – June 2024
Five new classical music albums worth checking out.
Album Reviews
Review: Henselt & Bronsart – Piano Concertos – Paul Wee
Paul Wee plays Adolf von Henselt and Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf's rarely played Piano Concertos, with the Swedish chamber Orchestra under Michael Collins.
Album Reviews
Review: Sibelius – Violin Concerto – Prokofiev – Violin Concerto No. 1 – Jansen, Mäkelä
In her first concerto recording in nine years, Janine Jansen is joined by the Oslo Philharmonic and Klaus Mäkelä in violin concertos by Sibelius and Prokofiev.
Album Reviews
Review: Beethoven – Triple Concerto – Benedetti, Kanneh-Mason, Grosvnenor
Nicola Benedetti, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, and Benjamin Grosvenor in Beethoven's "Triple" Concerto for violin, cello and piano.
Best of
Year In Review – Our Top Classical Albums for 2024
We go over a lot of classical music albums during the year, so when 2024 comes to an end it's time for members of The Classic Review staff…
Album Reviews
Review: Laura van der Heijden – Cello Concertos by Walton, Bridge, Frances-Hoad
Laura van der Heijden perform three cello concertos by Sir William Walton, Frank Bridge, and Cheryl Frances-Hoad.
Album Reviews
Review: Mozart & Poulenc – Double & Triple Piano Concertos – Kodama, Nagano
Kent Nagano, his daughter Karin, wife Mari Kodama, and her sister Momo in double and triple piano concertos by Mozart and Poulenc.