The Classic Review

To someone who still buys physical CDs, following the partnership of Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic over the past several years has proven frustrating, since most of their albums are available via download or streaming only. I enjoyed their 2021 Ives symphony cycle, the Dvořák Symphonies Nos. 7-9 (2022), and their thrilling account of Prokofiev’s co...

In his booklet interview with Michelle Assay for Lunaris, Bruce Liu discusses his fascination with the night and his inner world of sound. The program includes familiar works like Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata alongside...

Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien have returned to Beethoven‘s violin sonatas, this time performing exclusively on

This is Deutsche Grammophon’s fourth album of Joe Hisaishi’s music. One recording (played by the Royal Philharmonic) is A Symphonic Celebration of selected film scores, but the others, including this latest release, focus on concert music.

Saint-Saëns completed his Symphony No. 3 in 1886, commissioned by the Philharmonic Society of London, and conducted the premiere himself at the age of fifty. It was the last