Hyperion’s 50-CD box of the first 50 volumes of its Romantic Piano Concerto series: 130 works, 59 composers, 19 pianists, 14 orchestras.
Tag: Piano
Classical music reviews, beginners guides and editor’s choice of album with piano.
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.
Top Five – Grieg – Piano Concerto – The Best Recordings
The Classic Review editorial team’s recommendations for the best recordings of Grieg’s Piano Concerto.
Review: Isata Kanneh-Mason Plays Prokofiev
Isata Kanneh-Mason plays Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with Ryan Bancroft and the Philharmonia Orchestra, alongside a generous survey of solo piano works.
Review: Forgotten Melodies – Alexander Malofeev, Piano
Alexander Malofeev performs Glinka, Medtner, Rachmaninoff, and Glazunov in his Sony Classical debut, ‘Forgotten Melodies’.
Review: Nemanja Radulovic Plays Prokofiev
Nemanja Radulović presents Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto alongside the Sonata for Two Violins, Five Mélodies, and transcriptions.
Review: Mozart – Piano Concertos, Vol. 12 – Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
The 12th and final volume in Jean-Efflam Bavouzet”s complete Mozart piano concertos cycle, featuring concertos for two and three pianos.