Thomas Fasano

Tom Fasano has been writing reviews of classical music recordings for the past quarter century. He's finally making them public on this blog.

Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 2: Katchen’s Commanding Performance with the London Symphony Brahms’s Paganini Variations, Op. 35

Composer: Johannes Brahms Works: Piano Concerto No. 2; Paganini Variations, Op. 35 Performers: Julius Katchen, piano; London…

Brahms’ Lieder: Adam’s Expressive Depth with Dunckel’s Sensitive Piano Accompaniment

Composer: Johannes Brahms Works: Lieder: Vier Ernste Gesänge, Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht, Auf dem…

Bomtempo’s Piano Sonatas Volume 2: Nella Maissa’s Captivating Revival of Forgotten Masterpieces

Composer: João Domingo BOMTEMPO (1775-1842) Works: Piano Sonatas Volume 2 Performer: Nella Maissa, piano Recorded: Studio Jorsom,…

Copland’s American Masterpieces: Koussevitzky’s Boston Symphony Orchestra Brings Timeless Works to Life

Composer: Aaron Copland Works: Appalachian Spring Suite (1944), Lincoln Portrait (1942), Howard Hanson Symphony No. 3 (1938)…

Haydn’s Sonata No. 37: Richter’s Masterful Live Interpretations from the BBC Legends Archive

Composer: Joseph Haydn, Frédéric Chopin, Ludwig van Beethoven, Robert Schumann, Sergei Rachmaninov Works: Sonata No. 37 in…

Korngold’s Film Scores: Previn’s Masterful Interpretation with the London Symphony Orchestra

Composer: Erich Wolfgang Korngold Works: Music from the Films: The Sea Hawk (1940), The Private Lives of…

Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1: Little’s Expressive Mastery with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

Composer: Max Bruch Works: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor Op. 26, Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto…

Sibelius’ Symphonic Journey: Vienna Philharmonic’s Majestic Interpretation under Maazel

Composer: Jean Sibelius Works: Symphony No. 5 (1915, 1919), Symphony No. 6 (1923), Symphony No. 7 (1924)…

Bach’s Complete Works: A Daring Encapsulation by Various Artists in Brilliant Classics Collection

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Works: Complete Works on 160 CDs Performers: Various artists including the Holland Boys…

Blyton’s Early Songs: Korman and Partridge’s Evocative Performances with Roberts and Campbell

Composer: Carey Blyton Works: Blyton The Early Songs: Three a.m. Op. 9, Two Pensive Songs Op. 10,…

Rachmaninov’s Piano Masterworks: Marshev’s Emotional Journey Through Fantasie and Sonata

Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov Works: Morceaux de Fantasie Op.3, Elégie in Eb minor, Prelude in C# minor, Mélodie…

Beethoven’s Piano Trios: Kempff, Szeryng, and Fournier’s Timeless Interpretation of Ghost and Archduke

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven Works: Piano Trio in D major Op. 70 “Ghost”, Piano Trio in B…