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CD From Hell: Mutter Kills Tchaikovsky and Korngold, Seriously

Victor Carr Jr

At least one part of 19th-century Viennese critic Eduard Hanslick’s […]

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A Big Bad Box of Gergiev

David Hurwitz

This twelve-disc set contains an unfortunate number of performances of

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The Oistrakh Box to End All Oistrakh Boxes

Jed Distler

Behold the David Oistrakh Warner Remastered Edition, the Oistrakh box

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Reference Recording: Busoni’s Monumental Piano Concerto

David Hurwitz

Busoni’s fascinating, mammoth Piano Concerto no longer can claim to

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CD From Hell: Gergiev’s Latest Prokofiev Just Plain Sucks

David Hurwitz

What on earth has happened to Valery Gergiev? His last

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Big Boxes: Prokofiev Symphonies and Concertos from Naxos

David Hurwitz

This box is a terrific deal. Having had the opportunity

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CD From Hell: Martinon’s Hapless Prokofiev 5 & 7

David Hurwitz

Sadly, this disc is a non-starter. Jean Martinon, great as

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Filling in the Gaps: Two Rare Prokofiev Ballets

David Hurwitz

Neither of these ballets receives regular performance on stage or

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CD From Hell: Rattle Gets Lost on An Imaginary Haydn Journey

David Hurwitz

It’s been quite a while since we’ve had a CD

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Reference Recording: Jochum’s Classic Haydn–The 12 London Symphonies

Dan Davis

This slim “Collector’s Edition” five-CD box of Haydn Symphonies is

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Reference Recording: Kocsis in Rachmaninov’s Concertos and Paganini Rhapsody

David Hurwitz May 25, 2025

Hieyon Choi’s Beethoven Sonata Cycle

Jed Distler May 18, 2025

Satie Piano Works by Ciccolini

Jed Distler May 18, 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