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Byron Janis’ Liszt Concertos: Playing For The Ages

David Hurwitz

[A repost from our archives, in tribute to the great […]

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Filling In The Gaps: Rudolf Kerer Revisited

Jed Distler

American piano connoisseurs may be fleetingly aware of Rudolf Kerer

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Rozhdestvensky’s Pulverizing Czech Radio Shostakovich Fourth

David Hurwitz

There are very, very few bad recordings of Shostakovich’s massive

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CD From Hell: Rozhdestvensky Mummifies Stravinsky

David Hurwitz

These two discs capture some of the most terrible Stravinsky

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Rozhdestvensky’s Authentic Prokofiev Symphonies

David Hurwitz

This complete Prokofiev symphony cycle, from the mid 1960s, represents

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CD From Hell: Postnikova’s Plodding Tchaikovsky Concertos

David Hurwitz

Listening to this dreary set brings to mind the story

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CD From Hell: Bruckner and the Siege of Leningrad

David Hurwitz

Believe it or not, Rozdestvensky’s Melodiya Bruckner cycle (yes, there

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Big Boxes: 51 Amazing CDs of Shostakovich

David Hurwitz

I’ve slogged through a lot of these Brilliant Classics boxes,

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All the Major Prokofiev Ballets in a Box

David Hurwitz

If I had to pick one series of Prokofiev ballets,

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CD From Hell: Rozhdestvensky’s Grotesque, Genocidal Sibelius Cycle

David Hurwitz

Make no mistake, Rozhdestvensky’s Sibelius symphony cycle is a crime

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Under The Radar: Ormandy’s Stunning Delius and Vaughan Williams

David Hurwitz October 26, 2025

Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor/Elora

David Vernier October 26, 2025

Vaughan Williams: Wasps, etc/Handley

David Hurwitz October 26, 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