Haydn piano sonatas from two pianists: Peter Donohoe and Denis Kozhukhin.
Tag: Piano
Classical music reviews, beginners guides and editor’s choice of album with piano.
Review: Schubert – Treasures – Rudolf Buchbinder, Piano
Rudolf Buchbinder plays 160 of Schubert’s published dances – waltzes, ländler, and ecossaises.
Martha Argerich – The Best Recordings
The Classic Review editorial team’s picks of the best recordings by pianist Martha Argerich, curated for her 85th birthday.
Review: Inferno – Behzod Abduraimov, Piano
Behzod Abduraimov plays Czerny, Liszt, Debussy, Stravinsky, and Brahms on Inferno, a fire-themed piano recital.
Top Five – Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2 – The Best Recordings
The Classic Review editorial team’s recommendations for the best recordings of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2.
Review: The Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto Edition – 1991-2007
Hyperion’s 50-CD box of the first 50 volumes of its Romantic Piano Concerto series: 130 works, 59 composers, 19 pianists, 14 orchestras.
Review: Arcadi Volodos Plays Schubert and Schumann (2026)
Arcadi Volodos plays Schubert’s Piano Sonata D. 850 (Gasteiner) and Schumann’s Kinderszenen, Op. 15 in a live recital on Sony Classical.
Classics Revisited: Karajan’s First Beethoven Cycle with the Philharmonia
Herbert von Karajan’s first Beethoven cycle, recorded with the Philharmonia Orchestra between 1951 and 1955, returns in a seven-disc box on Warner Classics.
10 Questions With: Jonathan Biss
Pianist Jonathan Biss answers The Classic Review’s 10 questions. Where will he most likely find inspiration? How many hours does he practice each day? And what classical music albums he couldn’t live without?
Review: Mozart – Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 22 – Jan Lisiecki, Manfred Honeck
Jan Lisiecki plays Mozart’s Piano Concertos Nos. 9 (K. 271) and 22 (K. 482) with Manfred Honeck and the Bamberger Symphoniker.