Choral/Vocal Ensemble

Debussy: The (Really) Complete Works on Warner

David Hurwitz

Unlike DG’s recent incomplete Complete Works box, this one, all […]

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DG’s Incomplete, Grab Bag of a Complete Debussy Box

David Hurwitz

In mathematics it is possible to accept the notion that

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Finding Finzi & Howells

David Vernier

Gerald Finzi and Herbert Howells may not be the first names offered in a list of most distinguished 20th century English composers, but their stature

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Finzi: Intimations of Immortality; For St. Cecilia

David Hurwitz

This disc represents an easy first choice in Finzi’s Intimations of Immortality, one of the masterpieces of the English choral literature and a surprisingly neglected

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Reference Recording: Engeset’s Complete Grieg, and Then Some

David Hurwitz

Choices, choices! Ole Kristian Ruud’s superb Grieg box on BIS

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CD From Hell: More Faux Elgar, For A Change

David Hurwitz

They’re at it again. Just as Elgar may have stopped

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Big Boxes: Warner’s Stravinsky Edition

Jed Distler

Warner Classics’ edition marking the 50th anniversary of Igor Stravinsky’s

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Big Boxes: Finally, Stravinsky’s Complete Columbia & RCA Recordings, The Right Way

Jed Distler

This release brings together all of the Columbia Masterworks and

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Big Boxes: Bernstein Conducts Stravinsky–and How!!

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: Bernstein was an incomparably great Stravinsky interpreter,

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Three Magnificats by JS, JC, & CPE Bach

Robert Levine

Yes, three settings of the Magnificat by three Bachs. Not that there’s anything wrong with Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782), but he’s on a playing field

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Glazunov’s First Class, Sadly Neglected Piano Sonatas

David Hurwitz August 24, 2025

Lovely Glazunov Piano Concertos on Naxos

David Hurwitz August 24, 2025

Glazunov: Violin Concerto and The Seasons from an Unexpected Source

David Hurwitz August 24, 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