New York Philharmonic

Finally, The Szell Box

David Hurwitz

Go ahead. Pull out any disc at random. Chances are […]

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Big Boxes: Bernstein Conducts Vocal Works–and How!

David Hurwitz

Words matter. That is the primary impression produced by this

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CD From Hell: Appalling Beethoven from van Zweden and the NYP

David Hurwitz

Are these people insane? Before turning to the performances in

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Big Boxes: Essential Toscanini, Really

David Hurwitz

This twenty disc set, curated by Christopher Dyment and Harvey

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Toscanini Conductos Beethoven, Dukas, Mendelssohn

David Hurwitz

This 1931 live Fifth, never approved for release, offers essentially

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Munch Complete: At Last!

David Hurwitz

I’ve been enjoying this set so much that it was

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Walter’s Authentic Brahms

David Hurwitz

This is unquestionably one of the great Brahms symphony cycles.

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Under the Radar: Masur’s “Babi Yar”–A Poignant Momento

David Hurwitz

At time of writing this performance is still available, so

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Big Boxes: The Rest of Bernstein’s Universal Legacy

David Hurwitz

Bernstein’s Universal boxes have, on the whole, been more intelligently

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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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Slatkin and Lyon Deliver At Last in Saint-Saëns

David Hurwitz October 12, 2025

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Reference Recording: Saint-Saëns & Vieuxtemps chez Grumiaux

David Hurwitz October 12, 2025

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Filling in the Gaps: Saint-Saëns’ Music for Cello and Orchestra

David Hurwitz October 12, 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