Klemperer; Otto

Comparisons: Walter vs. Klemperer in Mozart’s Masonic Funeral Music

David Hurwitz

Mozart’s Masonic Funeral Music is a brief, powerful elegy performed […]

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Big Boxes: Klemperer Remastered, Volume 1

Jed Distler

The first installment of Warner Classics’ Remastered Otto Klemperer Edition

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Reference Recording: St. Matthew Profound and Unbound

David Vernier

[Note: As Easter, 2023 approaches, it’s time to remember–and revisit–this

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Otto Klemperer’s Ten Best Recordings (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

Otto Klemperer’s (1885-1973) reputation today rests almost entirely on recordings

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Reference Recording: Klemperer’s Missa Solemnis Still Delivers

Jed Distler

I’ve owned Otto Klemperer’s classic 1965 recording of Beethoven’s Missa

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Warner’s “Complete” Beethoven Box (A Bouquet of Roses and Nettles)

Jens F. Laurson

There are two ways to look at a Total-Beethoven box

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Under the Radar: Klemperer’s Noble, Dazzling Tchaikovsky Fifth

David Hurwitz

Otto Klemperer’s Tchaikovsky Fifth is one of the half dozen

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The Deluxe Magic Flute Standard

Jens F. Laurson

Otto Klemperer’s recording of the Magic Flute has long been considered the recording. When it came out, in 1965, it impressed itself on so many

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CD From Hell: Klemp’s Weirdly Zippy Mahler 2, Down Under

Jed Distler

Fasten your seat belts, Mahler heads. Here comes the Resurrection

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Historical Gems: Klemperer’s Astounding Fidelio, Live

Robert Levine

Wow! Apparently private recordings of this performance (or one given

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The Pacifica’s Powerful Shostakovich and Weinberg Quartets

David Hurwitz September 28, 2025

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Under the Radar: Boult’s Surprisingly Fine Shostakovich Sixth

David Hurwitz September 28, 2025

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CD From Hell: Gergiev Sings Shostakovich’s 8th

David Hurwitz September 28, 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