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Review: ‘Visitng Rachmaninoff’ – Alexander Melnikov, Julia Lezhneva
Pianist Alexander Melnikov and soprano Julia Lezhneva in a Rachmaninoff program, played on the composer's own instrument.
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Review: ‘L’extase’ – Debussy & Messiaen Songs – Magdalena Kožená, Mitsuko Uchida
Magdalena Kožená and Mitsuko Uchida perform songs by Debussy and Messiaen.
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Review: “Twilight” – Schumann Songs – Ian Bostridge
Ian Bostridge and Saskia Giorgini in songs by Robert Schumann, including Liederkreis, Op. 39.
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Review: Beethoven – Triple Concerto – Benedetti, Kanneh-Mason, Grosvnenor
Nicola Benedetti, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, and Benjamin Grosvenor in Beethoven's "Triple" Concerto for violin, cello and piano.
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Year In Review – Our Top Classical Albums for 2024
We go over a lot of classical music albums during the year, so when 2024 comes to an end it's time for members of The Classic Review staff…
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Review: Schubert – Winterreise – Andrè Schuen, Daniel Heide
The third of Andrè Schuen, Daniel Heide's Schubert series features Winterreise.
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Review: Mozart and Strauss Lieder – Sabine Devieilhe, Mathieu Pordoy
Soprano Sabine Devieilhe and pianist Mathieu Pordoy in a recital of songs by Mozart and Richard Strauss.
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Review: Gershwin Rhapsody – Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Michael Feinstein
Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Michael Feinstein perform Gershwin’s piano duos and songs, including Rhapsody in Blue.
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Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, May 2024
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review this past month.
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Review: For Clara – Hélène Grimaud, Piano
Hélène Grimaud revisits Schumann and Brahms, composers who have featured prominently in her career, via solo works and a song cycle with Konstantin Krimmel.