Los Angeles Philharmonic

Reference Recording: Giulini’s Epic LA Brahms First

Jed Distler

At 53 minutes, Carlo Maria Giulini’s Los Angeles Brahms First […]

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Brahms’ Second in LA–Giulini at His Best

David Hurwitz

Serious music taken seriously–that’s the first impression you might glean

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So-So Nutcracker From L.A.

David Hurwitz

Confession time. I don’t get Gustavo Dudamel. The only exciting thing about him is the PR that says he’s supposed to be exciting. I have

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Big Boxes: Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Complete Sony Recordings

Jed Distler

To mark Esa-Pekka Salonen’s 60th birthday year in 2018, Sony/BMG

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Re-Re-Reissued Stokowski: 20th Century Music

Victor Carr Jr

These recordings, originally made by EMI, were previously released in different compilations on CDs that have since gone out of print. (Now that the copyright

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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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Marilyn Horne’s Magnificent Mahler

David Hurwitz

For some ridiculous reason, whenever Decca issued these recordings on

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Peter, John, & (The Other) Mary

David Vernier

You have no time to settle in and get comfortable.

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Big Boxes: Italian Universal’s Art of Giulini

David Hurwitz

This sixteen CD set contains a generally well-chosen selection of

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Historical Gems: Leinsdorf Offers Romantic Thrills

David Hurwitz

These recordings were all released by EMI Capitol, but they

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Horowitz And Beckerman Offer A Fresh Look At Dvorák

David Hurwitz September 14, 2025

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Reference Recording: If Munch Owns the Berlioz, Ancerl Rules the Dvorák

David Hurwitz September 14, 2025

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Historical Gems: Talich Conducts Smetana and Dvorák Live in 1939

David Hurwitz September 7, 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