Kempe; Rudolf

Under the Radar: Kempe’s Stunning Das Rheingold Excerpts

Jed Distler

In March 1959 Rudolf Kempe recorded an LP of excerpts […]

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Rudolf Kempe’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Rudolf Kempe was a fascinating character–a German conductor whose expertise

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Kempe Surprises in Stravinsky and Britten

David Hurwitz

It’s always fun to hear great musicians playing music outside

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The Other Kempe Meistersinger, Newly Remastered

Jed Distler

Because Rudolf Kempe’s 1956 Berlin Philharmonic recording of Wagner’s Die

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Reference Recording: Kempe’s Ultimate Lohengrin

Robert Levine

This stunning recording has been hailed from the start as

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Big Boxes: Brilliant Classics’ Excellent R. Strauss Edition

David Hurwitz

This is a terrific set, and a steal at the

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Big Boxes: A Generally Fine Miscellany of Strauss’ “Great” Operas

Jed Distler

In the movie “The Invention of Lying,” everything in the

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Big Boxes: Kempe’s Strauss Remastered and Reorganized

David Hurwitz

This set purports to contain Strauss’ complete orchestral music, but

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Reference Recording: Chung and Kempe Glow in Bruch

David Hurwitz

This is arguably Kyung-Wha Chung’s finest recording, aided and abetted

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“Foreign” Janácek Done Right

David Hurwitz

Having just suffered through Marek Janowski’s ghastly Janácek Glagolitic Mass

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Litton Delivers Highly Polished Copland

David Hurwitz November 23, 2025

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HIstorical Gems: Copland Conducts Copland On Everest

David Hurwitz November 23, 2025

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Reference Recording: Gould and Copland Conduct Themselves

David Hurwitz November 23, 2025

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by ClassicsToday
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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