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.
Tag: Orchestral
In Short – 5 Albums Worth Your Listen – May 2024
Five new classical music albums worth checking out.
Review: All These Lighted Things: Prokofiev, Ogonek & Ravel – Elim Chan
Elim Chan leads the Antwerp Symphony orchestra in works by Prokofiev, Ogonek, and Ravel.
Notable Classical Music Box Sets, May 2024
Four notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Review: Beethoven – Complete Symphonies – Kammerakademie Potsdam, Antonello Manacorda
Antonello Manacorda leads the Kammerakademie Potsdam in Beethoven’s complete Symphonies.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, July 2024
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review this past month.
Review: Schumann – Complete Symphonies – Dresdner Philharmonie, Janowski
Marek Janowski leads the Dresdner Philharmonie in Schumann’s complete symphonies.
Review: Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”) – Budapest Festival Orchestra – Iván Fischer
Iván Fischer continues his Beethoven cycle with the Budapest Festival Orchestra, conducting the “Eroica” Symphony and Coriolan Overture.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, June 2024
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review this past month.
Review: Enescu – Symphonies Nos. 1-3 & 2 Romanian Rhapsodies – Cristian Mǎcelaru
Cristian Mǎcelaru conducts the Orchestre National de France in Enescu’s Symphonies No. 1-3 and 2 Romanian Rhapsodies.




















