WEBER; CARL MARIA VON

A Dud of a Freischütz with Nilsson, Gedda

Robert Levine

This dud of a performance was a disappointment when it was released 30 years ago and it has aged badly. Robert Heger was never more

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Weber: Der Freischütz in French

Robert Levine

Lest you think this is another garden-variety Freischütz, look again: This is a “French” version prepared for the Opéra de Paris in l841, with no

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Impressive Weber Overtures from Wit

David Hurwitz

There are wonderful performances of the more famous Weber overtures

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

David Hurwitz

Remarkable as it may seem, this is the only available

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Historical Gems: Hans Rosbaud Conducts Weber and Mendelssohn

David Hurwitz

Collectors have been waiting for an official SWR Hans Rosbaud

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Big Boxes: Everything Ansermet, In Stereo

Jed Distler

At last, the long-anticipated edition of Ernest Ansermet’s complete Decca

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Big Boxes: The Complete Arrau Warner Edition

Jed Distler

At long last, Warner Classics’ highly anticipated Claudio Arrau edition

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Big Boxes: Martinon’s Complete Chicago Recordings At Last

David Hurwitz

These recordings are stunning, plain and simple. There isn’t a

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Big Boxes: Warner’s Furtwängler Edition

Jed Distler

The title for this boxed set, “The Complete Wilhelm Furtwängler

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Two Fascinating, Historic Kubelik Boxes

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: They’re here! Eloquence has released Rafael Kubelik’s

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Reynaldo Hahn’s Soulful Chamber Works

Jed Distler April 27, 2025

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A Big Bad Box of Gergiev

David Hurwitz April 27, 2025

Tchaikovsky and Myaskovsky: Violin Concertos with Repin

David Hurwitz April 27, 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