Reiner; Fritz

Reiner Rocks Rossini

David Hurwitz

Every so often I go on a Rossini overture kick, […]

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The Reiner Box

David Hurwitz

Most of these recordings have been issued and reissued countless

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Odd Reiner Compilation, Superb Performances

David Hurwitz

This disc contains a grab-bag of unrelated pieces, a quixotic

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Under The Radar: Reiner’s Revelatory Das Lied von der Erde

David Hurwitz

New to the Living Stereo series, this recording gets my

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Reference Recording: Has Reiner’s “Pictures” Ever Been Bettered?

Victor Carr Jr

Comparing RCA’s new Reiner Mussorgsky Pictures SACD to its previous

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Reference Recording: Reiner’s Scheherazade and Song of the Nightingale

David Hurwitz

I listen in awe of these performances, whose luster hasn’t

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Reiner’s Respighi Still Leads the Pack

Joseph Stevenson

Listening to these exquisite SACD remasterings of half-century-old classic Living

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Historical Gems: The Golden Age of Wagner at the Met

Robert Levine

Here is a collection of Wagner’s major operas, Parsifal excepted

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Reiner Conducts Strauss, As If You Didn’t Know

David Hurwitz

Writing about this set reminds me of the book report

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Van Cliburn’s Concerto Legacy

Jed Distler

Van Cliburn’s 1958 Gold Medal victory in the first international

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Satie: Complete 4–hand music/van Veen

Jed Distler May 18, 2025

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Reference Recording: Thibaudet Plays Satie, Complete

David Hurwitz May 18, 2025

Big Boxes: Prime Vintage Ormandy on RCA Victor

Jed Distler May 11, 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