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

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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).

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30.05.2025

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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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16.05.2025

Review: 'Chopin Intime" - Justin Taylor, Pianino Pleyel 1839

Justin Taylor plays Chopin on Pleyel Pianino from 1839, including Preludes, Nocturnes Mazurkas and Etudes.

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12.05.2025

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 (Deutsche Grammophon, 2025).

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11.05.2025

Review: Brahms - The Symphonies - Concertgebouw, Gardiner

Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in his second recoding of the complete Brahms symphonies (Deutsche Grammophon, 2025).

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07.05.2025

Review: Mozart - Haffner-Akademie - Anna Prohaska (2025

Anna Prohaska with Ensemble Resonanz under Riccardo Minasi in Mozart's opera arias and the Haffner symphony.

The Classic Review

06.05.2025

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02.05.2025

Review: Beethoven's Violin Concerto- Steinbacher & Benedetti

Arabella Steinbacher and Nicola Benedetti in two new albums that include Beethoven's violin concerto. Steinbacher add a new violin concerto by Georges Lentz.

The Classic Review

30.04.2025

Review: Beethoven - 'Beethoven 5, Vol. 3' - Jonathan Biss

Jonathan Biss continues his Beethoven piano concertos cycle, with the second concerto, adding Timo Andres' 'the Blind Banister'.

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28.04.2025

Review: Wagner - Der fliegende Holländer - Davidsen, Finley, Gardner

Lise Davidsen and Gerald Finley take on the leading roles in Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer, conducted by Edward Gardner.

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23.04.2025

Review: Michael Daugherty - Blue Electra - Meyers, Albany Symphony, Miller

The Albany Symphony under David Alan Miller perform works by Michael Daugherty, including a violin concerto with violinist Anne Akiko Meyers (Naxos, 2025).

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21.04.2025

Review: Liszt - Via Crucis & Solo Works - Leif Ove Andsnes

Leif Ove Andsnes performs Liszt's Consolations and late religious works with The Norwegian Soloists’ Choir (Sony Classical, 2025)

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16.04.2025

Review: Brahms - Piano Quartets - Zimerman, Nowak, Budnik, Okamoto

Krystian Zimerman joins Maria Nowak, Katarzyna Budnik and Yuya Okamoto in Brahms' piano quartets No. 2 and 3 (Deutsche Grammophon, 2025).

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14.04.2025

Review: Bach - Mass in B Minor - Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon

Raphaël Pichon leads Pygmalion and soloists in Bach's Mass in B Minor (Harmonia Mundi, 2025).

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11.04.2025

Review: Ravel - Complete Piano Works - Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet perform Maurice Ravel's complete works for solo piano (2025).

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09.04.2025

Review: Dvořák & Price - Quintet - Takács Quartet, Hamelin

Marc-André Hamelin joins the Takács Quartet in Dvořák and Price's piano quintets (2025).

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08.04.2025

Review: Puccini - Tosca - Daniel Harding (2025)

Daniel Harding leads the Orchestra & Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Puccini's Tosca, with Jonathan Tetelman, Eleonora Buratto, and Ludovic Tézier in the leading roles.

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04.04.2025

10 Questions With: Carlotta Dalia

Guitarist Carlotta Dalia answers The Classic Review's 10 questions. Where will she most likely find inspiration? How many hours does she practice each day? And what is the classical music album she couldn't live without?

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Review: Bennett - Orchestral Works, Vol. 5 - John Wilson

John Wilson leads the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Bennett's Concerto for Orchestra, the Sonnets to Orpheus for cello and orchestra and Diversions.

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Review: Bach - Keyboard Concertos - Beatrice Rana (2025)

Pianist Beatrice Rana lead the Amsterdam Sinfonietta in Bach's keyboard concertos.

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28.03.2025

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26.03.2025

Review: "Preludes" - Jan Lisiecki, Piano (2025)

Jan Lisiecki plays preludes by Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Bach, Messiaen and Górecki.

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Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 5 - Paavo Järvi (2025)

Paavo Järvi leads the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich in Mahler's symphony No. 5, the first release of a new Mahler cycle.

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21.03.2025

Review: Brahms - Ein deutsches Requiem - Kent Nagano (2025)

Kent Nagano in a recreation of the 1868 Premier program of Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem.

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20.03.2025

Review: Lalo, Saint-Saëns, Sarasate – James Ehnes

James Ehnes in Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole, Saint-Saëns' Violin Concerto No. 3, and Sarasate’s Carmen Concert Fantasy, with Juanjo Mena and the BBC Philharmonic.

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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

Review: 'Chopin Intime" - Justin Taylor, Pianino Pleyel 1839

Review: Shostakovich - The Piano Concertos, Solo Works - Yuja Wang

Review: Brahms - The Symphonies - Concertgebouw, Gardiner

Review: Mozart - Haffner-Akademie - Anna Prohaska (2025

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

Review: Beethoven's Violin Concerto- Steinbacher & Benedetti

Review: Beethoven - 'Beethoven 5, Vol. 3' - Jonathan Biss

Review: Wagner - Der fliegende Holländer - Davidsen, Finley, Gardner

Review: Michael Daugherty - Blue Electra - Meyers, Albany Symphony, Miller

Review: Liszt - Via Crucis & Solo Works - Leif Ove Andsnes

Review: Brahms - Piano Quartets - Zimerman, Nowak, Budnik, Okamoto

Review: Bach - Mass in B Minor - Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon

Review: Ravel - Complete Piano Works - Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

Review: Dvořák & Price - Quintet - Takács Quartet, Hamelin

Review: Puccini - Tosca - Daniel Harding (2025)

10 Questions With: Carlotta Dalia

Review: Bennett - Orchestral Works, Vol. 5 - John Wilson

Review: Bach - Keyboard Concertos - Beatrice Rana (2025)

Notable Classical Music Box Sets, March 2025

Review: "Preludes" - Jan Lisiecki, Piano (2025)

Review: Mahler - Symphony No. 5 - Paavo Järvi (2025)

Review: Brahms - Ein deutsches Requiem - Kent Nagano (2025)

Review: Lalo, Saint-Saëns, Sarasate – James Ehnes

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