Jonas Kaufmann and Helmut Deutsch in Schumann's Dichterliebe and Kerner-Lieder, with a bonus DVD featuring a staged production of Schubert's Schwanengesang.

The Classic Review

15.09.2025

Review: Nielsen - Clarinet Concerto, Symphony No.5 - Gardner

Edward Gardner conducts the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra in Nielsen's Helios and Symphony No.5. Alessandro Carbonare is soloist in the Clarinet Concerto.

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11.09.2025

Review - Requiem: Mozart's Death in Words and Music - Honeck

A special production of Mozart's Requiem, with F. Murray Abraham, soloists, and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, led by Manfred Honeck (2025).

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09.09.2025

Review: Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Esfahani

Mahan Esfahani plays the first book of Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier on the harpsichord (Hyperion, 2025).

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05.09.2025

Review: Itzhak Perlman - The Complete Warner Classics Edition

A box set of 78 CDs to celebrate Itzhak Perlman's 80th birthday, with all the recording he made for Warner Classics between 1972-2016.

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03.09.2025

Review: Beethoven for Three, Vol. 4 - Kavakos, Ma, Ax (2025)

Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma, and Emanuel Ax perform Beethoven's 'Ghost’ and 'Gassenhauer' piano trios, and Shai Wosner's arrangement of the first symphony.

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02.09.2025

Review: Tchaikovsky - The Seasons - Yunchan Lim, Piano

Yunchan Lim plays Tchaikovsky's The Seasons (Decca, 2025).

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27.08.2025

Review: Javier Perianes Plays Scarlatti (2025)

Pianist Javier Perianes performs 15 keyboard sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti. (Harmonia Mundi, 2025).

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25.08.2025

Review: Purcell - Dido & Aeneas - DiDonato, Emelyanychev

Joyce DiDonato takes the lead role in Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas, with Il Pomo d’Oro under Maxim Emelyanychev. Other cast members include Michael Spyres and Fatma Said.

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25.08.2025

Review: Bach - King of Kings - Sir Andrew Davis, Brabbins

Bach orchestral transcriptions by Sir Andrew Davis, with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Davis and Martyn Brabbins.

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25.08.2025

Review: Sviatoslav Richter - The Lost Tapes (DG, 2025)

Sviatoslav Richter in never-before released recordings of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 18, 27, 28 & 31.

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25.08.2025

Notable Classical Music Box Sets, August 2025

Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.

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11.08.2025

Review: Influences - Mariam Batsashvili, Piano

Mariam Batsashvili plays piano sonatas by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Liszt (Warner Classics, 2025).

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08.08.2025

Review: Bacewicz - Orchestral Works, Volume 2 - Sakari Oramo

The second volume of Grażyna Bacewicz's complete orchestral works conducted by Sakari Oramo. Including the Concerto For Orchestra, Symphony No. 2, and Piano Concerto.

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08.08.2025

Review: Messiaen – Turangalîla-Symphonie – Yuja Wang, Nelsons

Yuja Wang, Cécile Lartigau, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Andris Nelsons perform Olivier Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie (Deutsche Grammophon, 2025)

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01.08.2025

Mahler – Symphony No. 9 – A Beginner’s Guide

A guide to Mahler’s Symphony No. 9, with historical background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings.

The Classic Review

29.07.2025

Review: Mozart - The Violin Concertos - Chloe Chua (2025)

Chloe Chua plays Mozart's complete violin concertos, with the Singapore Symphony orchestra under Hans Graf (Pentatone, 2025).

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29.07.2025

Review: 'Visitng Rachmaninoff' - Melnikov, Lezhneva

Pianist Alexander Melnikov and soprano Julia Lezhneva in a Rachmaninoff program, played on the composer's own instrument.

The Classic Review

29.07.2025

Review: Steven Osborne Plays Schubert (2025)

Steven Osborne plays Schubert's piano sonata D. 959, and Moments Musicaux, D. 780.

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14.07.2025

Double Review: Bojan Čičić and Rachel Podger Play Biber

Bojan Čičić and Rachel Podger in two new albums with Biber violin sonatas from 1681.

The Classic Review

12.07.2025

In Short – 5 Notable New Classical Music Albums – July 2025

Brief reviews of five new classical music albums worth exploring: Andrè Schuen in Mozart’s opera arias and songs, Domingo Hindoyan conducts Tchaikovsky, Marie François plays Chopin’s Nocturnes, Franz Halász plays Villa-Lobos, and the Ensemble Masques perform Bach, Telemann and Albinoni.

The Classic Review

09.07.2025

Review: Brahms - Symphonies No. 3 & 4 - Kent Nagano (2025)

Kent Nagano conducts the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg in Brahms' third and fourth symphonies (Pentatone, 2025).

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08.07.2025

Review: Shostakovich - Preludes and Fugues - Yulianna Avdeeva

Pianist Yulianna Avdeeva plays the complete set of Preludes and Fugues Op. 87 by Shostakovich.

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02.07.2025

Review: Mendelssohn - Midsummer Night’s Dream - Heras-Casado

Pablo Heras-Casado conducts the Rias Kammerchor and the Freiburger Barockorchester in Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night’s Dream, played on period instruments.

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30.06.2025

Review: Haydn – Complete Symphonies, Vol. 17 – Antonini

Giovanni Antonini continues his Haydn 2032 series of the complete symphonies, this time with Nos. 13, 16 and 36, along with the first violin concerto.

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25.06.2025

Review: "Somnia" - Denis Kozhukhin, Piano (2025)

Denis Kozhukhin plays Prokofiev's Music For Children, Tchaikovsky's Children's Album, and Shor's second piano sonata.

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23.06.2025

Review: Furtwängler - Symphony No. 2 - Neeme Järvi (2025)

Neeme Järvi conducts the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra in Wilhelm Furtwängler's Symphony No.2 (Chandos, 2025).

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20.06.2025

Six Notable Classical Music Box Sets, June 2025

Six notable classical music box sets worth exploring.

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19.06.2025

Review: Mozart - Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3 - Angela Hewitt

The final volume of Angela Hewitt's Mozart cycle, with the late piano sonatas and other works (Hyperion, 2025).

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16.06.2025

Review: Sibelius - 5th Symphony, Serenades - Tetzlaff, Collon

Nicholas Collon conducts the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Sibelius' fifth symphony, Serenades, and the Swanwhite Suite, with violinist Christian Tezlaff.

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11.06.2025

Review: L'extase - Debussy & Messiaen Songs - Kožená, Uchida

Magdalena Kožená and Mitsuko Uchida perform songs by Debussy and Messiaen.

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09.06.2025

Review: Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique - Klaus Mäkelä

Klaus Mäkelä leads Orchestre de Paris in Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique and Ravel's La valse (Decca 2025).

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04.06.2025

Review: Chopin - Piano Sonatas 2 & 3 - Benjamin Grosvenor

Benjamin Grosvenor plays Chopin's piano sonatas No. 2 & 3, the first Ballade, Berceuse and two Nocturnes (Decca, 2025).

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02.06.2025

Review: Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3 ("Scottish") - Shani

Lahav Shani conducts the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra in Mendelssohn's third symphony ("Scottish).

The Classic Review

30.05.2025

Notable Classical Music Box Sets, June 2025

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28.05.2025

Review: Rachmaninoff - Symphony No. 1, Dances - John Wilson

John Wilson conducts the Sinfonia of London in Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 1 and Symphonic Dances.

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26.05.2025

Review: Brahms - Lieder - Christian Gerhaher, Gerold Huber

Baritone Christian Gerhaher and pianist Gerold Huber in a Brahms Lieder program.

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23.05.2025

Review: Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 3 - Yunchan Lim

Yunchan Lim plays Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3, in a live recording from the Van Cliburn Competition, with Fort Worth Symphony orchestra and Marin Alsop.

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22.05.2025

Review: Scriabin - Vers la flamme - Yevgeny Sudbin, Piano

Pianist Yevgeny Sudbin presents a Scriabin program, including Vers la flamme, piano sonatas No. 4 & 10, preludes and etudes (BIS, 2025)

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20.05.2025

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 (Decca, 2025).

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Review: Jonas Kaufmann, Helmut Deutsch - Schumann & Schubert

Review: Nielsen - Clarinet Concerto, Symphony No.5 - Gardner

Review - Requiem: Mozart's Death in Words and Music - Honeck

Review: Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Esfahani

Review: Itzhak Perlman - The Complete Warner Classics Edition

Review: Beethoven for Three, Vol. 4 - Kavakos, Ma, Ax (2025)

Review: Tchaikovsky - The Seasons - Yunchan Lim, Piano

Review: Javier Perianes Plays Scarlatti (2025)

Review: Purcell - Dido & Aeneas - DiDonato, Emelyanychev

Review: Bach - King of Kings - Sir Andrew Davis, Brabbins

Review: Sviatoslav Richter - The Lost Tapes (DG, 2025)

Notable Classical Music Box Sets, August 2025

Review: Influences - Mariam Batsashvili, Piano

Review: Bacewicz - Orchestral Works, Volume 2 - Sakari Oramo

Review: Messiaen – Turangalîla-Symphonie – Yuja Wang, Nelsons

Mahler – Symphony No. 9 – A Beginner’s Guide

Review: Mozart - The Violin Concertos - Chloe Chua (2025)

Review: 'Visitng Rachmaninoff' - Melnikov, Lezhneva

Review: Steven Osborne Plays Schubert (2025)

Double Review: Bojan Čičić and Rachel Podger Play Biber

In Short – 5 Notable New Classical Music Albums – July 2025

Review: Brahms - Symphonies No. 3 & 4 - Kent Nagano (2025)

Review: Shostakovich - Preludes and Fugues - Yulianna Avdeeva

Review: Mendelssohn - Midsummer Night’s Dream - Heras-Casado

Review: Haydn – Complete Symphonies, Vol. 17 – Antonini

Review: "Somnia" - Denis Kozhukhin, Piano (2025)

Review: Furtwängler - Symphony No. 2 - Neeme Järvi (2025)

Six Notable Classical Music Box Sets, June 2025

Review: Mozart - Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3 - Angela Hewitt

Review: Sibelius - 5th Symphony, Serenades - Tetzlaff, Collon

Review: L'extase - Debussy & Messiaen Songs - Kožená, Uchida

Review: Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique - Klaus Mäkelä

Review: Chopin - Piano Sonatas 2 & 3 - Benjamin Grosvenor

Review: Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3 ("Scottish") - Shani

Notable Classical Music Box Sets, June 2025

Review: Rachmaninoff - Symphony No. 1, Dances - John Wilson

Review: Brahms - Lieder - Christian Gerhaher, Gerold Huber

Review: Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 3 - Yunchan Lim

Review: Scriabin - Vers la flamme - Yevgeny Sudbin, Piano

Review: Sheku Kanneh-Mason Plays Shostakovich and Britten

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