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Big Boxes: Mostly Great, Mostly Early Perlman

David Hurwitz

This nine-disc box contains much of the same material in […]

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Big Boxes: Giulini’s London Years

David Hurwitz

Giulini was loved. He had integrity. He had the mystique.

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CD From Hell: Death By Bruckner’s Ninth

David Hurwitz

There have been some bad Bruckner Ninths popping up recently,

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CD From Hell: Colin Davis Murders Bruckner’s 6th

David Hurwitz

Colin Davis’ blundering through Bruckner continues with this comatose reading

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HIstorical Gems: Stokowski Rearranges Tchaikovsky

Jed Distler

Although Leopold Stokowski made commercial discs of the last three

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Big Boxes: Bernstein’s Authentic Haydn

David Hurwitz

It would be wonderful to give this set a “10”

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Classic Monteux in Dvorák and Elgar

David Hurwitz

This version of Dvorák’s Seventh has always been a reference

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A Big Box of Barbirolli’s Best (Mostly)

David Hurwitz

There was a guiding intelligence behind this set, something we

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Reference Recording: Britten’s Total War Requiem

David Hurwitz

This is the War Requiem for people who can’t get

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Noseda’s War Requiem: Good, but Not Britten

David Hurwitz

The dry acoustic of the Barbican Center suits this work,

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Under the Radar: Boult’s Surprisingly Fine Shostakovich Sixth

David Hurwitz September 28, 2025

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CD From Hell: Gergiev Sings Shostakovich’s 8th

David Hurwitz September 28, 2025

An Exciting New Recording Of Shostakovich’s Stepan Razin

David Hurwitz September 28, 2025

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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
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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