London Symphony Orchestra

Previn’s Classic Prokofiev Symphonies 5 & 7

David Hurwitz

Perhaps no great Russian symphony has received more lousy performances […]

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Reference Recording: Prokofiev’s Problematic Sinfonia Concertante

David Hurwitz

This review is going to be a bit more about

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Reference Recording: Colin Davis’ LSO Falstaff–Surprised?

Robert Levine

The classic Toscanini recording and Karajan’s 1954 studio recording have

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Villazon and Mozart–A Better Than Expected Match

Robert Levine

Having conquered the lyric tenor roles (Alfredo, Nemorino, Hoffmann) and impressed in more heavy repertoire (Werther, Don Carlo, Rodolfo), while singing each role with a

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CD From Hell: Collins Mangles Sibelius, Pt. 1

David Hurwitz

If “legendary” can be used to suggest “famously great”, then

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CD From Hell: Collins Mangles Sibelius, Pt. 2

David Hurwitz

Like the first pair of Eloquence discs containing Symphonies Nos.

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Gardiner’s Oedipus Rex: The Wrong Kind of Tragedy

David Hurwitz

John Eliot Gardiner can be expected to conduct good Stravinsky. After all, the music is severe, controlled, and stylized which, combined with Gardiner’s typical rhythmic

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Reference Recording: Marriner and Davis Play Tippett

David Hurwitz

The Suite for the Birthday of Prince Charles has proven

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Reference Recording: Rowicki’s Dvorák Symphonies

David Hurwitz

There have been three unambiguously great Dvorák symphony cycles: Kertesz

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Big Boxes: Kertesz and The London Years

David Hurwitz

First let’s talk about the silly concept: Kertesz made plenty

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CD From Hell: Boulez’s Strauss/Mahler Pairing Is All Toten and No Feier

David Hurwitz March 23, 2025

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CD From Hell: Boulez’s Worst Debussy and Ravel

David Hurwitz March 23, 2025

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A Bittersweet Big Box of 20th Century Boulez

David Hurwitz March 23, 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
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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