Beginners Guides
Debussy – Préludes – A Beginners Guide
A guide to Debussy’s two books of Préludes, with background, analysis and recommendations for the best recordings.
Instrumental
Album Reviews
Review: Four Recent Chopin Albums (2021)
Every month, there are numerous Chopin recordings being released. Tal Agam writes about four new Chopin albums worthy of attention.
Album Reviews
Review: Bach – Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin – Augustin Hadelich
Augustin Hadelich performs Bach's complete Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin.
Album Reviews
Review: Benjamin Grosvenor Plays Liszt
Benjamin Grosvenor in a Liszt recital, playing the B Minor Piano Sonata as well as Tre Sonetti di Petrarca and Réminiscences de Norma.
Album Reviews
Review: “Piazzolla Reflections” – Ksenija Sidorova, Accordion
Accordion player Ksenija Sidorova in a program ranging from Bach to Piazzolla.
Best of
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, March 2021
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Album Reviews
Review: “London, Circa 1720, Corelli’s Legacy” – La Rêveuse
La Rêveuse examines Corelli's legacy on London's music scene in 1720, with works by Handel, Babell, Geminiani and Schickhardt.
Album Reviews
Review: Martinů – Violin Concertos – Frank Peter Zimmermann, Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hruša
Violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann plays the two Violin Concertos by Martinů and Bartók's Solo Violin Sonata. With the Bamberger Symphoniker and Jakub Hruša.
Album Reviews
Review: “Aranjuez” – Thibaut Garcia, Guitar
Thibaut Garcia plays Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse and Ben Glasser, with more works by Tansman and Visée.
Album Reviews
Review: Bach – Goldberg Variations – Lang Lang, Piano
Pianist Lang Lang performs Bach's Goldberg Variations in a new album for Deutsche Grammophon.