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Review: Shostakovich – Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 – Yulianna Avdeeva, Piano
Pianist Yulianna Avdeeva plays the complete set of Preludes and Fugues Op. 87 by Shostakovich.
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Review: Sheku Kanneh-Mason Plays Shostakovich and Britten
Sheku Kanneh-Mason plays Shostakovich's cello concerto No. 2 and cello sonata, along a cello sonata by Britten.
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Review: Shostakovich – The Piano Concertos, Solo Works – Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang performs Shostakovich's two piano concertos and solo works, with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Andris Nelsons.
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In Short – 5 Albums Worth Your Listen – May 2025
Five new classical music albums worth checking out.
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Review: Shostakovich – Symphonies Nos. 2, 3, 12 & 13 – BSO, Nelsons
This final installment of Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Shostakovich symphony cycle features No. 13 ("Babi Yar").
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Review: Shostakovich Symphony No. 10, Mahler Symphony No. 10 – Jaap van Zweden
In this 2022 recording, Jaap van Zweden and the Hong Kong Philharmonic perform Shostakovich's 10th Symphony and 2 movements of Mahler's Symphony No. 10.
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Review: Shostakovich – Symphony No. 7 – Noseda, LSO
Gianandrea Noseda leads the London Symphony Orchestra as they continue their cycle of Shostakovich symphonies, this time with No. 7 (“Leningrad”).
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Year In Review – Our Top Classical Albums for 2021
We go over a lot of classical music albums during the year, so when 2021 comes to an end it's time for members of The Classic Review staff…
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Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, October 2021
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
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Review: “On DSCH” – Igor Levit, Piano
Pianist Igor Levit performs Shostakovich's 24 Preludes and Fugues, with Ronald Stevenson’s Passacaglia On DSCH.