HONEGGER; ARTHUR

Ernest Ansermet’s 10 Best Recordings (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

Ernest Ansermet’s reputation exists in conjunction with the Orchestre de […]

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Big Boxes: Ansermet’s Endlessly Reissued Legacy, Reissued

David Hurwitz

We owe the huge number of Ansermet recordings to the

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Herbert von Karajan’s 10 Best (Orchestral) Recordings

David Hurwitz

Herbert von Karajan wanted us to believe that he excelled

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Schoeck: Buried Alive, Exhumed

Jens F. Laurson

Reading Chris Walton’s biography of Othmar Schoeck is a fascinating trip into a different time, just a century ago. But it’s also an object lesson

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Big Boxes: The Best of HvK, Really

David Hurwitz

Every so often a major label offers signs of a

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Under The Radar: Powerful Honnegger from New Zealand

David Hurwitz

This is a very impressive collection of Honegger goodies, well

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Denève’s Dully Engineered, Downbeat Honegger

David Hurwitz

OK, so Honegger isn’t exactly a bag of laughs to begin with, but he’s also not as dreary as Denève and his Stuttgart forces make

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Big Boxes: Great Martinon on EMI and Erato

David Hurwitz

This splendid box contains all of Jean Martinon’s late recordings

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Reference Recording: Classic Honegger & Roussel from Munch

David Hurwitz

This is the Japanese RCA Munch Edition reissue of these

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Historical Gems: Martinon’s Mono Philips Legacy

David Hurwitz

These three discs feature Jean Martinon leading the Lamoureux Orchestra

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Admirable But Not Top Choice Weber Sonata Cycle

Jed Distler November 1, 2025

Weber/Mahler: Drei Pintos

Robert Levine November 1, 2025

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Filling In The Gaps: Weber 4-Hand Piano Works, Finally

David Hurwitz November 1, 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