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Review: De Profundis – Charles Owen Plays Liszt and Franck
Pianist Charles Owen plays works by Franz Liszt and César Franck, including the Prélude, Choral et Fugue.
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Review: Schumann – Fantasie, Humoreske, Faschingsschwank aus Wien – Nikolai Lugansky
Nikolai Lugansky plays three major piano works by Schumann: the Fantasie, Humoreske, and Faschingsschwank aus Wien.
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Review: “Piano Heroines” – Claire Huangci
Pianist Claire Huangci plays works by female composers, including Fanny Hensel, Amy Beach, Clara Wiek, and Florence Price.
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Review: Bach – Goldberg Variations – Yunchan Lim, Piano
In a live recording from Carnegie Hall, Yunchan Lim plays Bach's Goldberg Variations.
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Notable Classical Music Box Sets, February 2026
Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
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Review: Giorgi Gigashvili Plays Prokofiev – ‘With All My Breath and All My Blood’
Giorgi Gigashvili plays Prokofiev's "War Sonatas" for piano. Violinist Lisa Batiashvili joins in two short pieces.
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Review: MacDowell – Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 – Xiayin Wang, Peter Dixon, BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson
John Wilson conducts the BBC Philharmonic in MacDowell's Piano Concerto and Cello Concerto. Performed by Xiayin Wang (piano) and Peter Dixon (cello).
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Review: Brahms – Late Piano Music – Piotr Anderszewski
Piotr Anderszewski plays a selection of late works by Brahms.
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Review: Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 3, Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suite – Nobuyuki Tsujii
Nobuyuki Tsujii plays Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3, and Pletnev's piano arrangement of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite. With the Liverpool Philharmonic under Domingo Hindoyan.
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Review: Schubert – 4 Hands Piano Music – Bertrand Chamayou, Leif Ove Andsnes
Bertrand Chamayou and Leif Ove Andsnes in piano music for 4 hands by Schubert, including the F Minor Fantasia, D. 940.