The Classic Review editorial team’s picks of the best recordings by pianist Martha Argerich, curated for her 85th birthday.
Tag: Piano
Classical music reviews, beginners guides and editor’s choice of album with piano.
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.
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.