Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Reference Recording: Engeset’s Complete Grieg, and Then Some

David Hurwitz

Choices, choices! Ole Kristian Ruud’s superb Grieg box on BIS […]

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Scintillating Massenet from Tingaud and the RSNO

David Hurwitz

Between JoAnn Falletta and Jean-Luc Tingaud, Naxos seems to be cornering the market when it comes to unusual but worthy repertoire. Tingaud’s specialty, unsurprisingly, has

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Video Review: Splendid Franck from Tingaud and the RSNO on Naxos

David Hurwitz

For the video review of this terrific new release, click HERE or on the image below, and please don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube

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Reference Recording: Roussel’s Complete Symphonies on Naxos

David Hurwitz

Although other discs in this series have been released since

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Rautavaara: Angel of Light Shines on Naxos

David Hurwitz

Hannu Koivula and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra turn in

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Under The Radar: Scorching Shostakovich 11 From Lazarev

David Hurwitz

It’s a curious coincidence that so-called “second tier” U.K. orchestras,

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Filling in the Gaps: A Great Disc of Great Comedy Overtures

David Hurwitz

They don’t write ’em like this anymore. This splendid program

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Reference Recording: Shostakovich’s Entertaining Golden Age, Very Complete

David Hurwitz

This recording is billed as the first totally, absolutely complete

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Major Discoveries: Geirr Tveitt’s Wedding Suite from Hardanger

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The second release in the Naxos Geirr Tveitt survey comprises

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Major Discoveries: Tveitt Suites on Hardanger Tunes

David Hurwitz

Geirr Tveitt composed five orchestral sets of Hardanger tunes, each

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Berio’s Sinfonia Becomes Basic Rep on Ondine

David Hurwitz October 19, 2025

Berio: Sequenzas

Jed Distler October 19, 2025

Berio: Voci

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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
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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