New York Philharmonic

Reference Recording: Bernstein’s Rite of Spring Remastered

David Hurwitz

Here is the missing link, the major recording that Sony/BMG […]

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Big Boxes: Bernstein’s Incomplete Mahler Cycle on Sony

David Hurwitz

It’s not as if Bernstein didn’t finish his Sony Mahler

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Big Boxes: Bernstein’s First Beethoven Cycle Revisited

David Hurwitz

Leonard Bernstein was always a very impressive Beethoven conductor. When

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Historical Gems: Walter’s NYPO Brahms Cycle

David Hurwitz

This important release documents Bruno Walter’s first Brahms cycle with

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Dacapo’s Smoking New Nielsen Cycle

David Hurwitz

The New York Philharmonic is a powerhouse orchestra, Nielsen is a powerhouse symphonist, and Alan Gilbert revels in the music’s energy and dynamism. I had

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Big Boxes: Boulez Does Bartók for Sony

David Hurwitz

First, the stupid part. For no sane reason, Sony has

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Barbirolli excites, Flagstad bores In Tristan Act 2

Robert Levine

Recorded on April 16, 1939, this note-complete second act of Tristan is completely new to my ears. The sound occasionally overloads at forte but otherwise

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Historical Gems: Shostakovich First Concertos for Violin and Cello

David Hurwitz

Shostakovich had the great good fortune to write for Russia’s

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Reference Recording: Bernstein’s Sony Mahler 7 Still Sweeps The Field

David Hurwitz

It’s very interesting how well Bernstein’s performances of Mahler’s avowedly

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Reference Recording: Bernstein and Grist in Mahler Four

David Hurwitz

Despite its quiet ending, Mahler’s Fourth is a “finale symphony.”

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Saint-Saens: A Box of Symphonies & Concertos

David Hurwitz October 5, 2025

The Pacifica’s Powerful Shostakovich and Weinberg Quartets

David Hurwitz September 28, 2025

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Under the Radar: Boult’s Surprisingly Fine Shostakovich Sixth

David Hurwitz September 28, 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