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Review: Scriabin & Chopin – 24 Preludes – Mikhail Pletnev, Piano (2025)
Mikhail Pletnev plays Chopin's Op. 28 and Scriabin's Op. 11 Preludes for piano.
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Year In Review – The Best Classical Music Albums, 2025
Discover the best classical music albums of the year (2025), handpicked by The Classic Review staff.
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Review: Radu Lupu – The Unreleased Recordings
6-CD box set of previously unreleased recordings by pianist Radu Lupu.
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Double Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 2 (“Resurrection”) – Kahchun Wong, Simone Young
Review of two new recordings of Mahler's second symphony. Kahchun Wong conducts the Hallé Orchestra, and Simone Young conducts the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
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Notable Classical Music Box Sets, November 2025
Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
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Review: Berlioz – Symphonie fantastique, Le carnaval romain – Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Rafael Payare
Rafael Payare conducts Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal in Berlioz's Le carnaval romain and Symphonie fantastique
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Review: Brahms – Ein deutsches Requiem – Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon
Raphaël Pichon conducts Pygmalion in Brahms's "A German Requiem", with baritone Stéphane Degout and soprano Sabine Devieilhe.
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Review: Dvořák – Slavonic Dances – Czech Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle
Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Czech Philharmonic in Dvořák's Slavonic Dances.
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Review: Chopin – Mazurkas, Vol. 1 – Ingrid Fliter
Ingrid fliter in the first volume of Chopin's complete Mazurkas.
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Review: Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 2 – Piemontesi, Gewandhausorchester, Honeck
Francesco Piemontesi plays Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig under Manfred Honeck.