JANÁCEK; LEOŠ

Filling In The Gaps: Fine Janácek Choral Music From Amsterdam

David Hurwitz

This is an important release, not just because Janácek was […]

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Historical Kubelik From Australian Eloquence

David Hurwitz

These mono Decca recordings vary in value, but Kubelik completists

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Reference Recording: Mackerras and Janácek’s Vixen

David Hurwitz

Janácek’s last three operas–The Cunning Little Vixen, The Makropulos Case,

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Reference Recording: Janácek Sinfonietta and Taras Bulba

David Hurwitz

Much as the name Charles Mackerras is rightly associated with

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Decca’s Not Quite 20th Century Janácek Collection

David Hurwitz

It really makes you wonder. Decca recently reissued Mackerras’ Vienna

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Historical Gems: Mackerras’ First Janácek Recordings

David Hurwitz

This famous performance of the Janácek Sinfonietta was not superceded

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Reference Recording: Firkusny Plays The Complete Janácek Piano Music

David Hurwitz

Some releases make a critic’s job very easy, and this

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Big Boxes: Abbado’s Decca Recordings–The Start of the Same

David Hurwitz

Abbado is nothing if not predictable. As this set shows,

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Reference Recording: Jenufa, the English Option from Mackerras

Robert Levine

This is the Brno–that is, the correct, original, without orchestration

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Reference Recording: Söderström and Mackerras Own Jenufa

David Hurwitz

This was a relatively late entry in the Charles Mackerras

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Richard Strauss: Opera Suites

David Hurwitz June 8, 2025

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Big Boxes: Warner’s Stravinsky Edition

Jed Distler June 1, 2025

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Gallo Trio Sonatas: The Source for Stravinsky’s Pulcinella

David Vernier June 1, 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