SIBELIUS; JEAN

Karajan’s Last Sibelius Recordings

David Hurwitz

Make no mistake, Karajan was a very great Sibelius conductor. […]

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CD From Hell: Collins Mangles Sibelius, Pt. 1

David Hurwitz

If “legendary” can be used to suggest “famously great”, then

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CD From Hell: Collins Mangles Sibelius, Pt. 2

David Hurwitz

Like the first pair of Eloquence discs containing Symphonies Nos.

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Storgards’ Sibelius: Over-thought?

David Hurwitz

There’s no question that John Storgards has thought through his

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Big Boxes: Blomstedt in San Francisco, Partially

David Hurwitz

This is an incredibly stupid collection of superb performances. Herbert

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Jascha Heifetz The Supreme

Jed Distler

If you’re looking for a basic yet representative Jascha Heifetz

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CD From Hell: Koussevitzky Drools All Over Sibelius

David Hurwitz

These boring, indifferently played, soggily recorded performances haven’t held up

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CD From Hell: Davis’ Shameful RCA Sibelius

David Hurwitz

The prospect of Colin Davis, a committed Sibelian, remaking the

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Big Boxes: Lorin Maazel’s (Not So) Great Recordings

David Hurwitz

Do the major labels really think that we’re fools? How

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Big Boxes: Mostly Great, Mostly Early Perlman

David Hurwitz

This nine-disc box contains much of the same material in

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Very Good Dvorák Eighth, Amazing Golden Spinning Wheel

David Hurwitz September 7, 2025

Dvorák: Tone Poems Ably Presented by Theodor Kuchar

David Hurwitz September 7, 2025

Dvorak: Dimitrij

Robert Levine September 7, 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