Cleveland Orchestra

The Cleveland Rusalka That Made Salzburg Gasp

Jens F. Laurson

When the Cleveland Orchestra performed Dvořák’s Rusalka at the Salzburg Festival in 2008, the reception was rapturous. “That’s how an orchestra should play opera!” was

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Finally, The Szell Box

David Hurwitz

Go ahead. Pull out any disc at random. Chances are

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Big Boxes: DG’s Excellent Debussy (not complete) Edition

David Hurwitz

This is not the recent DG Complete (not) Edition, but

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Classic Szell, Scintillating Stokowski, Odd Program

David Hurwitz

All of this material has been available in multiple programs

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Reference Recording: Szell’s Till Don Death

David Hurwitz

One of the disadvantages to having begun publishing online in

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Big Boxes: Boulez’s Exceptional (First) Ravel Recordings

David Hurwitz

Pierre Boulez remade most of this music for Deutsche Grammophon,

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Classic Grieg/Schumann Concertos from Fleisher and Szell

David Hurwitz

Although the sonics are understandably a bit dated, there is

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Big Boxes: Boulez’s Complete Columbia Collection

David Hurwitz

Boulez’s CBS legacy contains some remarkable work, from the perverse

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Two of Szell’s Greatest Performances: Hindemith and Walton

David Hurwitz

The two Szell performances (Walton’s variations and the Hindemith Symphonic

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An Almost Ideal Collection of Ives Orchestral Works

David Hurwitz

Let’s get the one dud out of the way: Symphony

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Satie: Complete 4–hand music/van Veen

Jed Distler May 18, 2025

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Reference Recording: Thibaudet Plays Satie, Complete

David Hurwitz May 18, 2025

Big Boxes: Prime Vintage Ormandy on RCA Victor

Jed Distler May 11, 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