Kubelik; Rafael

Reference Recording: Transcendent Parsifal from Kubelik

Robert Levine

This splendid set, recorded commercially in 1980 but held up […]

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Kubelik’s Glagolitic Mass: Still A Reference

David Hurwitz

For years Rafael Kubelik and Karel Ancerl constituted the two

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Historical Gems: Kubelik Complete on EMI/Warner

David Hurwitz

Rafael Kubelik’s recorded legacy for EMI represents a hodge-podge of

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Kubelik’s Fascinating Take On “Bluebeard”

Robert Levine

This previously unreleased performance, recorded live at the 1962 Lucerne

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Kubelik’s Live Dvorák 7th: Dark and Massive

David Hurwitz

Kubelik’s studio Dvorák Seventh may have been good, but it

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Classic Kubelik: Dvorák “New World” and String Serenade

Victor Carr Jr

This live Dvorák Ninth from 1980 features many similar attributes

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Relative Disappointment: Dvorák 8 & Wind Serenade from Kubelik Live

David Hurwitz

Rafael Kubelik’s performance of Dvorák’s marvelous Wind Serenade bespeaks obvious

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Historical Gems: Exciting Brahms & Dvorák from Kubelik & Szeryng

David Hurwitz

Clear, somewhat dry mono sound gives these 1967 performances a

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Kubelik’s Live Bartók

David Hurwitz

Rafael Kubelik recorded Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra twice commercially, and

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Historical Gems: Beethoven with Serkin and Kubelik

Jed Distler

For at least a half century Beethoven’s piano concertos played

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Insider

Pointless: Boring Stravinsky Monochrome And In Color

David Hurwitz June 1, 2025

Insider

Big Boxes: Bernstein Conducts Stravinsky–and How!!

David Hurwitz June 1, 2025

“Bach-maninov” from Alexandre Tharaud

Jed Distler 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