PEPPING; ERNST

Pepping: Symphonies

David Hurwitz

Ernst Pepping wrote these works between 1939 and 1950, and his regressive style won’t win any awards for originality. The First and Third Symphonies as

Continue Reading

Pepping: Heut und Ewig /Saxon Vocalensemble

David Vernier

If you read the entry in Grove’s regarding 20th-century German composer Ernst Pepping–his output is described as being primarily “austere…Protestant sacred choral and organ music”–your

Continue Reading

Pepping and Schubert/Furtwangler C

Jed Distler

Ernst Pepping was born in 1901, the same year as Harry Partch, and Heinz Schubert’s 1908 birth year was the same as Elliott Carter’s. Without

Continue Reading

Mahler’s Ninth, Chamber Style

Jed Distler June 15, 2025

Insider

CD From Hell: Sinopoli’s Tired, Decadent Elgar Symphonies

David Hurwitz June 15, 2025

Insider

CD From Hell: More Faux Elgar, For A Change

David Hurwitz June 15, 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