Furtwängler; Wilhelm

Big Boxes: Warner’s Furtwängler Edition

Jed Distler

The title for this boxed set, “The Complete Wilhelm Furtwängler […]

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Cult Conductors: Revisiting Furtwängler’s Notorious Nazi Ninth

David Hurwitz

Well, here it is again, Furtwängler’s despicable 1942 Beethoven Ninth,

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Historical Duds: Furtwängler’s Dullest Beethoven Ninth

David Hurwitz

This performance of Beethoven’s Ninth originates in an August 31,

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Historical Gems: Furtwängler’s ’50 Scala Ring – Remastered

Robert Levine

This is a known quantity, having been available in many

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Furtwängler’s Newly Discovered Manfred Overture

David Hurwitz

None of these performances constitute essential Furtwängler, not even the

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Turkeys!: Furtwängler’s Shaky Strauss and Spastic Smetana

David Hurwitz

Furtwängler’s Moldau simply stinks. The opening is heavy and lumpish,

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Big Boxes: DG’s Mono Era

Jed Distler

In the aftermath of Decca’s 2015 Mono Years boxed set,

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Historical Gems: Furtwängler’s Lucerne Ninth, Again

David Hurwitz

This performance of Beethoven’s Ninth is unquestionably the best that

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CD From Hell: Furtwängler’s Filched Beethoven Cycle

David Hurwitz

Frankly, it’s impossible to tell whether many of the Furtwängler

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CD From Hell: Furtwängler the Bach Mangler

David Hurwitz

This release does Furtwängler’s reputation no credit at all. 1950

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A “Dutchman” to Treasure from Norway

Robert Levine July 6, 2025

Mahler Sixth from Gulag Currentzis

David Hurwitz July 6, 2025

CD from Chelm: Another Dull Jansons Mahler 2

David Hurwitz July 6, 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