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CD From Hell: Barbirolli’s Barbaric Beethoven and Shostakovich

David Hurwitz

Here we go again: pitiful orchestral playing in foggy mono […]

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Big Boxes: Berglund Triumphs In, Well, Everything

David Hurwitz

What a great set this is: thirteen discs chock full

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Under the Radar: Boult’s Surprisingly Fine Shostakovich Sixth

David Hurwitz

Originally issued on CD in tandem with Malcolm Sargent’s not

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Reference Recording: Shostakovich 5 and 9 with Bernstein

Luca Sabbatini

It is not surprising to find Leonard Bernstein and the

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CD From Hell: Gergiev Sings Shostakovich’s 8th

David Hurwitz

What on earth is going on here? This recording evidently

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Petrenko’s Excellent Shostakovich 4th

David Hurwitz

There are a lot of performances of this remarkable symphony

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Two-Piano Enchantment From Argerich and Baldocci

Jed Distler

Not long after I reviewed Gabriele Baldocci’s superb recording of the Beethoven/Liszt First and Sixth symphonies, a CD arrived in the mail containing a live

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An Exciting New Recording Of Shostakovich’s Stepan Razin

David Hurwitz

Shostakovich’s cantata The Execution of Stepan Razin is a moving and exciting late work audibly related to the Thirteenth Symphony, “Babi Yar”. Both use texts

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Cinema Spectacular: Tacky Title But A Great Collection

David Hurwitz

This Australian Eloquence two-disc set brings together titles from a

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Jansons Leads A Decent (But Unnecessary) Shostakovich 10th

David Hurwitz

Mariss Jansons always has been an impressive Shostakovich conductor, and his first recording of the Tenth, with the Philadelphia Orchestra for EMI, was excellent. He

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CD From Hell: Gergiev’s Latest Prokofiev Just Plain Sucks

David Hurwitz April 6, 2025

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Big Boxes: Prokofiev Symphonies and Concertos from Naxos

David Hurwitz April 6, 2025

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CD From Hell: Martinon’s Hapless Prokofiev 5 & 7

David Hurwitz April 6, 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