Classical Music Reviews

By Aaron Green, About.com Guide to Classical Music

A one-stop resource of classical music reviews including popular albums, artists, and new releases.

1. The Best of Classical Music
2. Classical Music Necessities
3. Notable Albums
4. Your Not-So-Typical Classical Albums

The Best of Classical Music

Over the years, I've listened to thousands of classical CDs. Here is a collection of the best albums and classical works to help save you money and valuable time!

• 10 Symphonies You Should Own
• Top 10 Yo-Yo Ma Albums
• Top 6 Beethoven CDs

• Top 5 Classical Music Christmas CDs
• Top 10 Classical Albums of 2005
• Top 10 Renee Fleming Albums

Classical Music Necessities

Reviews and recommendations of classical albums everyone must own.

• American Virtuosa - Tribute to Maud Powell
• Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata
• Guitar Music You Mustn't Live Without
• Haydn's Complete String Quartets
• Renee Fleming - Haunted Heart

• Seven Requiem Mass Albums
• The Ultimate Divas Album
• Poetic Inspirations: Works for Oboe, Viola, and Piano
• Ahn Trio: Lullaby for My Favorite Insomniac
• Murray Perahia: Bach Partitas 2, 3, & 4

Notable Albums

These albums may not be for everyone, but they are definitely worth having a listen.

• Andre Bocelli - Amore
• Beethoven Middle String Quartets
• Jennifer Koh - Portraits
• Mendelssohn Complete String Quartets
• Mexican Piano Music by Manuel M. Ponce

• Osorio - Debusy & Liszt
• Quarteto Gelato - Favorite Flavours
• Saxophone Music by M. Zachary Johnson
• Twilight of the Romantics

Your Not-So-Typical Classical Albums

These not-so-typical classical albums are quite different from the likes of Beethoven and Mozart. I guess you could say it's classical music for the eccentric.

• Maya Beiser - Almost Human
• American Orchestral Works
• American Songs
• Declarations: Music Between the Wars
• Eighth Blackbird - Strange Imaginary Animals