ELGAR; EDWARD

Reference Recording: Slatkin’s Exceptional Elgar Orchestral Works

Victor Carr Jr

RCA’s Elgar box is one of the finest sets in […]

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Big Boxes: Britten the Outstanding Performer

David Hurwitz

It says something about Britten’s ability as a performer of

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CD From Hell: Ten CDs of Norrington’s Phony Authenticity

David Hurwitz

Roger Norrington is the Bernie Madoff of classical music. Luckily

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CD From Hell: Barbirolli’s Most Embarrassing Moments?

David Hurwitz

This latest release in the BBC’s ongoing series of live

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Classic Monteux in Dvorák and Elgar

David Hurwitz

This version of Dvorák’s Seventh has always been a reference

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A Big Box of Barbirolli’s Best (Mostly)

David Hurwitz

There was a guiding intelligence behind this set, something we

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Big Boxes: 20 CDs of Dame Granite–er, Janet–Baker

David Hurwitz

Although the nickname was a joke, Janet Baker was indeed

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Big Boxes: Boult’s Endless Elgar

David Hurwitz

It’s interesting that Adrian Boult did not show much initial

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Historical Gems: Elgar Conducts Elgar, Still Relevantly

David Hurwitz

Elgar enjoyed the immense advantage of being a very big

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Breathtakingly, Cosmically, Sensationally Fabulous Silvestri Box

David Hurwitz

Buy two of these. That way, you can have one

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Historical Gems: Albert Sammons’ Proprietary Elgar and Delius

David Hurwitz June 15, 2025

Richard Strauss: Ägyptische Helena/Voigt/Botstein

Robert Levine June 8, 2025

Richard Strauss: Orchestra works/Zinman

Jed Distler June 8, 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