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CD From Hell: Ballot’s Vile Bruckner Sixth

David Hurwitz

Rémy Ballot has no affinity for music. There I’ve said […]

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Big Boxes: Solti’s Complete Chicago Recordings–For What They’re Worth

David Hurwitz

Since this 108-CD set contains the complete Solti/Chicago recordings, there’s

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Konwitschny’s Surprisingly Boring Bruckner 4

David Hurwitz

What a disappointment! This 1952 mono recording sounds extremely boxy

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Andante’s Vienna Junk Collection

David Hurwitz

The lesson of this set: never believe your own PR.

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CD From Hell: Nelsons Insults Bruckner

David Hurwitz

This is an atrocious performance of Bruckner’s Third Symphony: sluggish,

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Big Boxes: The Vienna Philharmonic Symphony Edition

David Hurwitz

Back in 2012 DG released this 50-CD box of symphonies.

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Big Boxes: DG’s Random Vienna Philharmonic 175th Anniversary Edition

David Hurwitz

This 45-disc random assortment of material does a singular disservice

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Filling In The Gaps With Jochum’s Reference Bruckner 1st and Te Deum

David Hurwitz

This reasonably priced, Japanese DG release very conveniently offers two

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CD From Hell: Barenboim Blows It In Bruckner

David Hurwitz

“Barenboim” is a corruption of “Birnenbaum,” German for pear tree.

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Big Boxes: Late, But Not Decrepit, Böhm

David Hurwitz

Most conductors stay active way past their expiration dates, but

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Filling In The Gaps: Wagner’s Patriotic Potboilers

David Hurwitz May 11, 2025

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Karg-Elert’s Pleasantly Arcane Piano/Harmonium Wagner Arrangements

Jed Distler May 11, 2025

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Siegfried Wagner: Sonnenflammen, Sound and Fury Signifying…?

Robert Levine May 11, 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