Vasily Petrenko conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Rachmaninoff’s “The Bells” and Elgar’s “Falstaff”.
Tag: Elgar
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.
Review: River of Music – The Kanneh-Masons
The Kanneh-Masons play Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet, with other works by Coleridge-Taylor, Handel, Elgar, Chopin and Dvořák.
In Short – 5 Albums Worth Your Listen – February 2025
Five new classical music albums worth checking out.
Review: Elgar – Violin Concerto – Vilde Frang, Robin Ticciati
Vilde Frang plays Elgar Violin Concerto with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Robin Ticciati.
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 to pick their favorite albums of the year.
Review: Dance With Me – Barbara Hannigan, Soprano
Barbara Hannigan’s new album with the LUDWIG Orchestra explores dance through the worlds of salsa, cabaret, Broadway, and Viennese waltz.
Review: “Carte Blanche” – Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Piano
Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet celebrates a special birthday with a release featuring selections from classical, jazz, and film music.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, April 2021
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Review: Elgar – Violin Concerto, Violin Sonata – Renaud Capuçon, Simon Rattle, Stephen Hough
Renaud Capuçon is accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra in Elgar’s Violin Concerto, and is joined by Stephen Hough in the Violin Sonata.




















