RIMSKY-KORSAKOV; NIKOLAI

A Big Bad Box of Gergiev

David Hurwitz

This twelve-disc set contains an unfortunate number of performances of […]

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We Only Wish: CELIBIDACHE–ADAGIO

Victor Carr Jr

Rumors of this album have been circulating among Celibidache’s followers

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Big Boxes: A Very Happy 75th Anniversary to Seiji Ozawa

David Hurwitz

[This is a re-post in tribute to and remembrance of

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Neeme Järvi’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Neeme Järvi is often criticized by classical music snobs who

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Ernest Ansermet’s 10 Best Recordings (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

Ernest Ansermet’s reputation exists in conjunction with the Orchestre de

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Big Boxes: Ansermet’s Rousing Russian Collection

David Hurwitz

For all the grotty playing and occasionally screechy sonics, there’s

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Big Boxes: The Miraculous Markevitch Philips Legacy

Jed Distler

At long last, Australian Eloquence’s highly anticipated Igor Markevitch Philips

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Petrenko’s Oslo Rimsky-Korsakov Could Be Better (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

A fine Capriccio Espagnol yields to merely workaday versions of the Russian Easter Festival Overture and Scheherazade, which is a pity because the orchestra plays

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Big Boxes: Zubin Mehta’s Gratifyingly Enjoyable LA Legacy (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

Please click on the image below for the video review,

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Historic Gems: Dinu Lipatti’s Complete 1947-1948 Columbia Recordings

Jed Distler

In 1999 APR reissued piano legend Dinu Lipatti’s complete issued

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Still More Excellent Saint-Saëns Piano Concertos

David Hurwitz October 5, 2025

A Fine Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto Cycle Concludes

David Hurwitz October 5, 2025

Lortie’s Saint-Saëns Concertos 3 and “Egyptian”: The New Reference

David Hurwitz October 5, 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