Discover the best classical music albums of the year (2025), handpicked by The Classic Review staff.
Tag: Piano
Classical music reviews, beginners guides and editor’s choice of album with piano.
Review: “Opus 109” – Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano
Víkingur Ólafsson plays Bach’s sixth keyboard partita, Beethoven’s piano sonatas Op. 90 & 109, and Schubert’s Piano Sonata D. 566.
Review: Radu Lupu – The Unreleased Recordings
6-CD box set of previously unreleased recordings by pianist Radu Lupu.
In Short – 5 Recent Bach Albums – November 2025
Five recent Bach albums by Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Martin Fröst, Isabelle Faust, Inbal Megiddo, and Antoine Morinière & Thibaut Garcia.
Notable Classical Music Box Sets, November 2025
Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Review: Schubert – Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 – Martin Helmchen
Martin Helmchen in the first volume of Schubert complete Piano Sonatas cycle.
Review: Daniil Trifonov Plays Tchaikovsky
Daniil Trifonov plays Tchaikovsky’s piano sonata Op. 80, “Children’s Album”, and Pletnev’s piano arrangement of “The Sleeping Beauty”.
Top Five – Chopin – The Piano Concertos – The Best Recordings
The Classic Review editorial team’s recommendations for the best recordings of Chopin two piano concertos.
Review: Chopin – Mazurkas, Vol. 1 – Ingrid Fliter
Ingrid fliter in the first volume of Chopin’s complete Mazurkas.
Review: Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 2 – Piemontesi, Gewandhausorchester, Honeck
Francesco Piemontesi plays Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig under Manfred Honeck.
