Reiner; Fritz

Fritz Reiner’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Fritz Reiner was one of those egomaniacal, autocratic conductors who […]

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Big Boxes: Reiner’s Complete Strauss, At Last

David Hurwitz

Does anyone not own most of these recordings? If you

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Big Boxes: Fritz Reiner’s Columbia Recordings

Jed Distler

Because Fritz Reiner’s reputation primarily rests with his “golden age”

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Historical Gems: Legendary Tristan with Flagstad, Melchoir & Reiner

Jed Distler

Sonically speaking, there’s little to choose between the Naxos edition

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Big Boxes: Horowitz in Original Jackets

Jed Distler

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

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Reference Recording: Kogan’s Khachaturian, with a Reiner Chaser

Dan Davis

Welcome back to a pair of treasured Living Stereo LPs

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Big Boxes: Living Stereo, the Sequel

Jed Distler

Sony/BMG’s Living Stereo Volume 2 big box differs from its

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Rachmaninov, Falla & Chopin by Rubinstein: YES!

David Hurwitz

Here’s an absolutely wonderful collection of masterpieces for piano and

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Jascha Heifetz The Supreme

Jed Distler

If you’re looking for a basic yet representative Jascha Heifetz

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Big Boxes: Living Stereo Volume 1

Jed Distler

For classical collectors with an audiophile bent, RCA Red Seal’s

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Hieyon Choi’s Beethoven Sonata Cycle

Jed Distler May 18, 2025

Satie Piano Works by Ciccolini

Jed Distler May 18, 2025

Satie & Liszt: Socrate; Via Crucis/Ranki

Jed Distler May 18, 2025

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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