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Big Boxes: Carl Schuricht’s Complete Decca Recordings

Jed Distler

Recalling his first Decca Vienna Philharmonic recording sessions, producer John […]

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Fresh Insights From An Old Master In Brahms Quintet

Jed Distler

Menahem Pressler was 91 when he recorded the Brahms Piano Quintet for the first time in his long and distinguished career in 2014. He’s clearly

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Big Boxes: The Vienna Philharmonic Symphony Edition

David Hurwitz

Back in 2012 DG released this 50-CD box of symphonies.

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Big Boxes: DG’s Random Vienna Philharmonic 175th Anniversary Edition

David Hurwitz

This 45-disc random assortment of material does a singular disservice

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Big Boxes: DG’s Michelangeli Edition, Reissued & Expanded

Jed Distler

This collection is basically an “original jacket” repackaging of Deutsche

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Big Boxes: Late, But Not Decrepit, Böhm

David Hurwitz

Most conductors stay active way past their expiration dates, but

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Big Boxes/Richter Redux: The Complete Warner Recordings

Jed Distler

Back in 2008 EMI Icon brought out a complete edition

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Big Boxes: Sviatoslav Richter’s Eurodisc Recordings

Jed Distler

Sviatoslav Richter’s 1970-’83 Eurodisc recordings have appeared on countless reissues

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Argerich & Friends: The 2015 Edition

Jed Distler

Diversity is the key word for the 2015 “Martha Argerich and Friends” edition culled from the Lugano Festival’s Progetto Martha Argerich. The legendary pianist participates

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Historical Gems: Magda Tagliaferro–A True Legend

Dan Davis

Pearl has come up with a pearl of a reissue

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Revelatory Janácek and Smetana Quartets from Takács

David Hurwitz August 10, 2025

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CD From Hell: Netopil Blows Janácek

David Hurwitz August 10, 2025

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Netopil’s Janácek Fails To Impress–Again

David Hurwitz August 10, 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