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Almost Ideal CPE Bach Concertos

David Hurwitz

C.P.E. Bach’s Six Concertos Wq 43 constitute some of the […]

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Bernarda Fink Sings Bach

David Vernier

Beginning with an ebullient and colorfully scored Sinfonia (giving a prominent role to the organ), Bach’s cantata BWV 169 sets the tone for this superb

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Haydn Cello Ctos/Queyras

David Hurwitz

This is an extremely problematic release. On the plus side, Jean-Guihen Queyras is an exceptional soloist: just listening to him blast his way through the

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Mozart: Divertimentos, Serenata/Freiburg

David Hurwitz

The playing on this disc is so ugly that it’s positively stupefying. It gives new meaning to Anna Russell’s famous reference to the strings as

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“Bach-maninov” from Alexandre Tharaud

Jed Distler May 25, 2025

Harding’s Tosca – Big and Brash

Robert Levine May 25, 2025

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CD From Hell: Sokolov’s Bogus Profundity In Mozart and Rachmaninov

David Hurwitz May 25, 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