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Big Boxes: Andrei Gavrilov’s DG Recordings

Jed Distler

The 18-year-old Andrei Gavrilov burst upon the international scene when […]

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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: Cécile Ousset’s Complete Warner Recordings

Jed Distler

Between 1982 and 1990, pianist Cécile Ousset recorded a number

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John Barbirolli’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

John Barbirolli was a much more versatile conductor than we

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Ruth Slenczynska’s Studio Return

Jed Distler

Ruth Slenczynska’s remarkable life story is well known to many piano mavens. Her 1958 autobiography, Forbidden Childhood, describes in harrowing detail the trauma she endured

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Herbert Blomstedt’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Herbert Blomstedt is one of those conductor who grows on

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Zoltàn Kocsis’ Essential Complete Philips Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: Just about everything Kocsis did is worth

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Uta Weyand’s Uneven “1892” Program

Jed Distler

All of the works on this disc date from 1892, as well as the vintage Steinway concert grand used by pianist Uta Weyand. The instrument

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Big Boxes: Profil’s Cherkassky Grab Bag

Jed Distler

Although Shura Cherkassky’s unabashedly subjective and capricious style was out

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Historic Gems: Danacord’s Ignaz Friedman Edition

Jed Distler

Although Romantic piano master Ignaz Friedman’s recordings have been well

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Under the Radar: Kondrashin’s Smokin’ Live Mahler 7th

David Hurwitz July 20, 2025

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Bernstein’s Sony Mahler Box Re-Boxed and Re-Coupled

David Hurwitz July 20, 2025

Dausgaard Plays A Mean Mahler 10

David Hurwitz July 13, 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