Beginners Guides
Haydn – A Beginners Guide
Where to start when you want to get to know the music of Joseph Haydn, one of the leading figures in the Classical era? Here are 10 pieces…
Piano
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Year in Review – The Top 10 Most Popular Classical Music Reviews of 2019
For our last post in 2019, we went back and checked our statistics, finding out which reviews were most popular this year.
Album Reviews
Review: Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 1, Four Ballads – Lars Vogt
Lars Vogt conducts the mighty First Piano Concerto by Brahms from the keyboard, and performs the reflective Ballades, Op. 10.
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Year In Review – The Classic Review Staff's Picks For 2019
We go over a lot of classical music albums during the year, so when 2019 comes to an end it's time for members of The Classic Review staff…
Album Reviews
Reissue Review: Moura Lympany – The Decca Legacy
Decca has reissued the entire recording of Dame Moura Lympany, made for the label in the 1940s and 1950s. The package includes previously unreleased material.
Album Reviews
Review: Franck and Chopin – Cello Sonatas – Gautier Capuçon, Yuja Wang
Gautier Capuçon and Yuja Wang perform Cesar Franck's Violin Sonata in a transcription for cello and piano, and Chopin's Cello Sonata.
Album Reviews
Review: "Versailles" – Alexandre Tharaud, Piano
In "Versailles", pianist Alexandre Tharaud return to French Baroque composers like Rameau, Royer, Couperin and Lully.
Album Reviews
Review: Schubert – Sonata D.959, Minuets – Arcadi Volodos, Piano
In his first Schubert recording in almost 20 yers, Arcadi Volodos plays the Piano Sonata D.959 and three Minuets.
Album Reviews
Review: Beatrice Rana Plays Ravel and Stravinsky
Beatrice Rana plays Ravel's Miroirs and La Valse, and Stravinsky's Petrushka, The Firebird.
Album Reviews
Review: “Encores” – Nelson Freire, Piano
Nelson Friere presents a diverse program of short piano pieces, from Baroque to Romantic and Latin miniatures.