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Year In Review – The Best Classical Music Albums, 2025
Discover the best classical music albums of the year (2025), handpicked by The Classic Review staff.
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Review: Jonas Kaufmann & Helmut Deutsch in Schumann and Schubert
Jonas Kaufmann and Helmut Deutsch in Schumann's Dichterliebe and Kerner-Lieder, with a bonus DVD featuring a staged production of Schubert's Schwanengesang.
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Review: Brahms – Lieder – Christian Gerhaher, Gerold Huber
Baritone Christian Gerhaher and pianist Gerold Huber in a Brahms Lieder program.
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Review: “Twilight” – Schumann Songs – Ian Bostridge
Ian Bostridge and Saskia Giorgini in songs by Robert Schumann, including Liederkreis, Op. 39.
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Review: Lieder – Fatma Said, Soprano
Fatma Said in a song recital, with works by Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, and Brahms.
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Review: Schubert – Winterreise – Andrè Schuen, Daniel Heide
The third of Andrè Schuen, Daniel Heide's Schubert series features Winterreise.
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Notable Classical Music Box Sets, May 2024
Four notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
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Review: Mozart and Strauss Lieder – Sabine Devieilhe, Mathieu Pordoy
Soprano Sabine Devieilhe and pianist Mathieu Pordoy in a recital of songs by Mozart and Richard Strauss.
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Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, May 2024
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review this past month.
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Review: Schubert – Late Piano Sonatas – Claire Huangci
Claire Huangi’s ambitious all-Schubert program features the late sonatas, excerpts from Schwanengaseng, and the Drei Klavierstücke.