Album Reviews
Review: Movements – George Li, Piano
George Li performs Schumann's Davidsbündlertänze, Ravel's Valses nobles et sentimentales and Stravinsky's Petrushka.
Twentieth Century
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Review: The Kurt Weill Album – Joana Mallwitz
Joana Mallwitz conducts the Konzerthausorchester Berlin in Kurt Weill's two symphonies and “The Seven Deadly Sins”.
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Notable Classical Music Box Sets, October 2024
Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Beginners Guides
Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 3 – A Beginners Guide
A guide to Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3, with historical background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings.
Album Reviews
Notable Classical Music Box Sets, July 2024
Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Album Reviews
Review: Shostakovich – Symphonies No. 4-6 – Klaus Mäkelä
Klaus Mäkelä conducts the Oslo Philharmonic in Shostakovich's Symphonies No. 4, 5 & 6.
Album Reviews
Review: Debussy – “Images” – Piano Works – Saskia Giorgini
Saskia Giorgini in piano works by Debussy, including the two books of Images, Estampes, Pour le Piano and Deux arabesques.
Best of
Year In Review – The Top 10 Most Popular Classical Music Reviews of 2024
As 2024 draws to a close, we look back at the reviews that resonated most with our readers.
Album Reviews
Review: Schoenberg & Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande – Paavo Järvi
Paavo Järvi conducts the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in two version of Pelléas et Mélisande, by Schoenberg and Fauré
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Review: Sibelius – Violin Concerto – Prokofiev – Violin Concerto No. 1 – Jansen, Mäkelä
In her first concerto recording in nine years, Janine Jansen is joined by the Oslo Philharmonic and Klaus Mäkelä in violin concertos by Sibelius and Prokofiev.