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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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Leonard Bernstein’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Selecting a “ten best” list for an artist like Leonard

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Bernard Haitink’s Ten Best Recordings (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

Bernard Haitink was known for his selfless, dedicated performances of

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Imogen Cooper Revisits Her Pianistic Youth

Jed Distler

Imogen Cooper has put together a recital of pieces she worked on as a student at the Paris Conservatory and with Alfred Brendel in Vienna,

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Big Boxes: Eloquence’s Illuminating Sydney International Piano Competition Collection

Jed Distler

Between 1992 and 2016 Cyrus Meher-Homji produced compilations of live,

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Big Boxes: Profil’s Louis Kentner Box

Jed Distler

Profil’s 10-disc Louis Kentner collection offers a diverse, if somewhat

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Big Boxes: Sony’s Rodzinski Album Collection

Jed Distler

Despite his high standing among conductors who dominated the American

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Big Boxes: Eloquence’s Complete Andor Foldes Edition

Jed Distler

Between 1951 and 1963 Deutsche Grammophon made a sizeable number

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A Recommendable Rhapsody Recital

Jed Distler

Although Alexandre Kantorow justifiably speaks of Brahms’ early Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp minor as a rhapsody (hence its inclusion in a recital of, you

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Historic Gems: Ruth Slenczynska’s Decca Recordings

Jed Distler

The American pianist Ruth Slenczynska celebrated her 95th birthday on

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Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor, etc./Clare College

David Vernier October 26, 2025

Berio’s Sinfonia Becomes Basic Rep on Ondine

David Hurwitz October 19, 2025

Berio: Sequenzas

Jed Distler October 19, 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