Sanderling; Kurt

Bruckner: Symphony No. 4/Sanderling

Victor Carr Jr

Kurt Sanderling’s Bruckner Fourth is of the massive and magisterial type most famously espoused by Böhm, but also by Tintner, Karajan (EMI), and others (the

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Rachmaninoff: Concerto 2. Rosel

ClassicsToday

Upon hearing this CD, one wonders why these 1985 recordings were re-issued. There are at least a dozen fine recordings of each of these works

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SVIATOSLAV RICHTER II

Jed Distler

Both Sviatoslav Richter’s 1960 RCA studio recordings of the “Funeral March” and “Appassionata” sound fuller and brighter here than in previous CD transfers. The playing

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Glazunov’s Heartfelt, “Impossible to Ignore” Suite Charactéristique

David Hurwitz August 24, 2025

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Reference Recording: Milstein Plays Dvorák and Glazunov

David Hurwitz August 24, 2025

Naxos’ Scarlatti Cycle Reaches the Bottom of the Barrel

Jed Distler August 17, 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