Gielen; Michael

Michael Gielen’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Michael Gielen’s recorded legacy is one of uncompromising dedication to […]

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Video Review: Gielen’s Gloriously Gory Mahler Das Klagende Lied

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: Finally, a performance of Mahler’s youthful horror story that realizes every gruesome detail with positively sadistic relish. There are other fine versions

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Big Boxes: The Fabulous Gielen Edition Vol. 7 (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

Click on the image below for the video review, and

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Gielen Makes The Berlin Philharmonic Really Play Mahler

David Hurwitz

In September 1994, Michael Gielen filled in for an ailing

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Gielen’s Superb Mahler Returns, Even More Complete

David Hurwitz

Now reissued on 17 CDs, plus a bonus DVD containing

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Gielen Conducts The Song of the (Miserable) Earth

David Hurwitz

This performance was recorded over a ten-year period, the tenor

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Reference Recording: Gielen Revives Bruckner’s Fifth

David Hurwitz

Bruckner’s Fifth has got to be one of the strangest

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Reference Recording: Gielen’s Really “Finished” Mahler Tenth

David Hurwitz

This is without a doubt the finest Mahler 10th currently

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Bartók: Wooden Prince; Concerto/Gielen

David Hurwitz

I’ve heard The Wooden Prince about a billion times over the years. I’ve read the synopsis and I own the score, but I still have

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Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3/Gielen

David Hurwitz

There are lots of wonderful Schumann symphony recordings out there. The reference recordings above are some of the classics, but it’s easy to imagine more

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Mahler’s Ninth, Chamber Style

Jed Distler June 15, 2025

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CD From Hell: Sinopoli’s Tired, Decadent Elgar Symphonies

David Hurwitz June 15, 2025

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CD From Hell: More Faux Elgar, For A Change

David Hurwitz 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