Album Reviews
Review: Smetana – Má Vlast – Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov
The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra returns to Smetana's Má Vlast, with conductor Semyon Bychkov.
Orchestral
Beginners Guides
Mahler – Symphony No. 5 – A Beginner’s Guide
A guide to Mahler's Symphony No. 5 with historical background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings.
Album Reviews
Review: Messiaen – Turangalîla-Symphonie – Hamelin, Forget, Gimeno
Marc-André Hamelin, Nathalie Forget, and the Toronto Symphony feature in Messiaen’s mind-bending masterpiece about love.
Album Reviews
Review: Brahms & Busoni – Violin Concertos – Francesca Dego
Francesca Dego plays Brahms & Busoni's Violin Concertos, accompanied by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Dalia Stasevska.
Album Reviews
Review – The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 86 – Tellefsen & Kalkbrenner – Howard Shelley
Hyperion’s exploration of Romantic Piano Concertos continues with this 86th volume of Tellefsen and Kalkbrenner.
Album Reviews
Review: Sibelius – Early Orchestral Works – Susanna Mälkki
Susanna Mälkki leads the Helsinki Philharmonic in three early Sibelius works: the Karelia Suite, Rakastava, and Lemminkäinen.
Best of
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.
Album Reviews
Review: Grazyna Bacewicz – Orchestral Works Vol. 1 – Oramo, BBC Symphony
Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra on the first in Chandos' series focusing on Grazyna Bacewicz's orchestral works.
Album Reviews
Review: Ravel – Daphnis et Chloé – John Wilson
John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London present Ravel's largest orchestral work in Wilson's own new critical edition.
Album Reviews
Review: Stravinsky – Violin Concerto, Orchestral Suites – James Ehnes, Sir Andrew Davis
James Ehnes, the BBC Philharmonic and Sir Andrew Davis in an all-Stravinsky program, including the Violin Concerto and two Orchestral Suites.