Ormandy; Eugene

Historical Gems: Ormandy Conducts Bluebeard’s Castle, And How!

David Hurwitz

This is a hoot. Who knew that in 1960, Eugene […]

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Ashkenazy’s Best “Rach 3”?

Jed Distler

Vladimir Ashkenazy was the piano soloist in no less than four studio recordings of Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto. Three came out on Decca, respectively conducted

Continue Reading

Ormandy Plays The Greatest Russian Music Disc Ever

David Hurwitz

Talk about guilty pleasures! This Japanese Sony release packs together

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Two of Szell’s Greatest Performances: Hindemith and Walton

David Hurwitz

The two Szell performances (Walton’s variations and the Hindemith Symphonic

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Big Boxes: Horowitz in Original Jackets

Jed Distler

Finally–a comprehensive and consistently organized collection that encompasses all of

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Classic Ives From Ormandy and Stokowski

Victor Carr Jr

Eugene Ormandy’s peerless Ives First Symphony, a singular classic in

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Ormandy Owns the “Classical” Symphony

David Hurwitz

There are some recordings that should never go out of

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Big Boxes: Rubinstein Plays Great Concertos, Mostly Greatly

David Hurwitz

First the bad news: Rubinstein’s last Beethoven concerto cycle, with

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Big Boxes: Ormandy’s Intense Tchaikovsky

David Hurwitz

Tchaikovsky was an Ormandy specialty, and this particular Big Box

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Under the Radar: A Trio of Valuable Bartók Reissues

David Hurwitz

Eugene Ormandy often gets a bad rap. This 1963 recording

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Nielsen: String Quartets/Oslo Quartet

David Hurwitz June 22, 2025

Gounod: Faust/Angeles, Gedda, Christoff

Robert Levine June 22, 2025

Mahler’s Ninth, Chamber Style

Jed Distler June 15, 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