BRUCKNER; ANTON

CD From Hell: Colin Davis Murders Bruckner’s 6th

David Hurwitz

Colin Davis’ blundering through Bruckner continues with this comatose reading […]

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CARLO MARIA GIULINI–THE CHICAGO YEARS

David Hurwitz

This Warner release, identical to the previous EMI set, contains

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Christmas! Noël! Weihnachten!

David Vernier

There is no musical genre more blissfully bound by tradition than that of Christmas music. The reasons for this are many and debatable, but suffice

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Haitink’s Second (or Third) Best Bruckner 7th

David Hurwitz

Between studio, live, and broadcast recordings, God only knows how

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Big Boxes: Abbado’s Decca Recordings–The Start of the Same

David Hurwitz

Abbado is nothing if not predictable. As this set shows,

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Reference Recording: Sawallisch Offers A Great Bruckner First

David Hurwitz

The tray card to this CD claims that “Wolfgang Sawallisch

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Under the Radar: Smashing Bruckner Te Deum and Mozart Requiem from Barenboim

David Hurwitz

Barenboim’s Mozart Requiem seldom gets mentioned in the Best Requiem

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Reference Recording: The Best Bruckner Cycle–Skrowaczewski

David Hurwitz

This complete set of Bruckner symphonies reflects a lifetime’s engagement

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Perfect Pairing from Jochum’s Dresden Bruckner Set

David Hurwitz

The problem with issuing Bruckner symphonies in the popular “duo”

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Reference Recording: Sawallisch’s Epic Bruckner Fifth

David Hurwitz

Bruckner’s Fifth has received more lousy performances than any of

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Three Magnificats by JS, JC, & CPE Bach

Robert Levine March 9, 2025

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St. Gallen’s Lovely, Lively Bach Continues

Jens F. Laurson March 9, 2025

Federico Colli’s Bach: Remarkable Pianism, But. . .

Jed Distler March 8, 2025

Benjamin Bernheim Rules as Met’s Hoffmann
by Robert Levine
October 6, 2024
Benjamin Bernheim Rules as Met’s Hoffmann Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center, NY; Oct 24, 2024 Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffmann is a nasty work. Despite its
RIP David Vernier, Editor-in-Chief
by David Hurwitz
August 4, 2024
David Vernier, ClassicsToday.com’s founding Editor-in-Chief passed away Thursday morning, August 1, 2024 after a long battle with cancer. The end came shockingly quickly. Just a
Finally, It’s SIR John
by ClassicsToday
June 24, 2024
He’d received many honors before, but it wasn’t until last week that John Rutter, best known for his choral compositions and arrangements, especially works related