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Major Discoveries: Star-Spangled Vieuxtemps for Violin and Orchestra

Dan Davis

Following in Paganini’s footsteps, Henri Vieuxtemps was a touring violinist […]

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Under the Radar: Stunning Conclusion to Keylin’s Vieuxtemps Cycle

Dan Davis

The Vieuxtemps violin concertos offer a feast for violinists (and

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Hope’s Original, But More Importantly Superb, Mendelssohn

Victor Carr Jr

This is billed as the world-premiere recording of Mendelssohn’s Violin

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Big Boxes: Fritz Kreisler’s Classic EMI Recordings

Jed Distler

This 10-CD set brings together all of Fritz Kreisler’s major

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Major Discoveries: A Bouquet Of Waxman

David Hurwitz

Franz Waxman was a genius, an immensely gifted composer and

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Reference Recording: RCA’s Walton Collection

David Hurwitz

The album title for this two CD set, “Sir William

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Martinu’s Magnificent Violin Concertos, Concluded

David Hurwitz

The only serious competition for this disc, the final installment

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Martinu: Works for Violin & Orchestra 3

David Hurwitz

The Suite Concertante has one of the most curious histories

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Marvelous Martinu Double Concertos for Violin and Piano

David Hurwitz

There is some marvelous music here. The Sonata da camera,

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Historical Gems: Exciting Brahms & Dvorák from Kubelik & Szeryng

David Hurwitz

Clear, somewhat dry mono sound gives these 1967 performances a

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Lortie’s Saint-Saëns Concertos 3 and “Egyptian”: The New Reference

David Hurwitz October 5, 2025

Still More Splendid Saint-Saëns Piano Concertos from BIS

David Hurwitz October 5, 2025

Chamayou Dazzles in Saint-Saëns

David Hurwitz October 5, 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