THE BAROQUE CHRISTMAS ALBUM

Often these major-label compilations brought out for Christmas-season consumption seem thrown together by someone in the marketing department who knows nothing about music, and even

Continue Reading

Handel: Tamerlano/Pinnock

What a strange, wondrous work this is! Dealing almost exclusively with emotions–paternal, filial, and romantic love, sacrifice, jealousy, hatred, spite–there is very little “action” per

Continue Reading

Vivaldi concertos

The virtues of the English Concert in Vivaldi (indeed in more or less anything) are well known: stylish but urbane, technically and stylistically well-founded, and

Continue Reading

Haydn Sturm und Drang

With 19 symphonies spread across six CDs, this major reissue set of Trevor Pinnock’s performances (with The English Concert) of a substantial selection of Haydn’s

Continue Reading

Search Music Reviews

Search Sponsor

  • Insider Reviews only
  • Click here for Search Tips

Visit Our Merchandise Store

Visit Store
  • Benjamin Bernheim Rules as Met’s Hoffmann
    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
    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
    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