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Haydn: Hornsignal, La Chasse Symphonies

David Hurwitz

While symphonies Nos. 31 and 72 are noteworthy for their extravagant horn and other concertante writing, they aren’t easy works to interpret owing to their

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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4/Dallas Symphony

David Hurwitz

While I applaud orchestras taking the initiative to produce their own CDs, the Dallas Symphony evidently has a lot to learn. First, it helps to

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Haydn: Symphonies Nos.92, 94, & 97 SACD

David Hurwitz

These are mostly excellent performances. Given sufficient clarity of woodwind detail and a powerful presence of trumpets and drums in the fortes, Haydn sounds best

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Nielsen: String Quartets/Oslo Quartet

David Hurwitz June 22, 2025

Gounod: Faust/Angeles, Gedda, Christoff

Robert Levine June 22, 2025

Mahler’s Ninth, Chamber Style

Jed Distler June 15, 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