BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN

Big Boxes: Anatol Ugorski, The Great Bewilderer

Jens F. Laurson

Anatol Ugorski was not a favored artist in the Soviet […]

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Big Boxes: Jochum Complete Orchestral Recordings on DG

David Hurwitz

Listening to Eugen Jochum’s work, whether you agree with his

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Big Boxes: Abbado’s Complete DG Berlin Recordings

Jed Distler

Deutsche Grammophon’s umpteenth Claudio Abbado boxed set gathers under one

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CD From Hell: Zweden’s Boring Beethoven 5 & 7

Victor Carr Jr

Want to guarantee a boring Beethoven recording? First: master it

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Big Box from Hell: Martin Rasch’s Pedantic Beethoven Cycle

Jed Distler

Martin Rasch is a pianist in his mid-40s who teaches

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Big Boxes–Piano Masters in Berlin: Great Concertos

Jed Distler

Deutsche Grammophon has bundled eight “original jacket” albums from the

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Kubelik’s Glorious DG Big Box

David Hurwitz

Thank Claudia Cassidy. The Chicago Tribune senior critic, also known

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Big Boxes: Olli Mustonen’s RCA Recordings

Jed Distler

Pianist Olli Mustonen’s short-lived association with RCA Victor from 1996

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Level-Headed Beethoven From Leipzig

Jens F. Laurson

In a way, every cycle of Beethoven’s string quartets is

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Piotr Slopecki’s Uneven “Fuguecraft”

Jed Distler

The Polish pianist Piotr Slopecki first came to my attention through his forceful and energetic 2013 recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations. He follows up five

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Boulez’s Best Bartók

David Hurwitz March 22, 2025

Three Magnificats by JS, JC, & CPE Bach

Robert Levine March 9, 2025

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St. Gallen’s Lovely, Lively Bach Continues

Jens F. Laurson March 9, 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