Tonus Peregrinus

Pärt: Passio–A Fine Alternative to Hilliard

Robert Levine

If your contact with Passion music is Bach’s St. John […]

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Dunstable: Masses & Motets

David Vernier

This is an interesting adventure for early music fans–70 minutes devoted to one of the most influential and respected English composers ever, but one who

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Gibbons: Hymns and Songs of the Church

David Vernier

Fans of Orlando Gibbons’ church music will be pleased with this generously filled program, which purports to contain “all of the hymn melodies ascribed to

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THE NAXOS BOOK OF CAROLS

David Vernier

If you’re very comfortable with your favorite Christmas carol choral arrangements, be prepared to adjust your ears and your sensibility as you listen to these

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Pärt: Passio/Tonus Peregrinus

David Vernier

The main question here is, how does this newcomer compare to the reference recording of Arvo Pärt’s unique and poignant Passion setting, a 1988 ECM

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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

ClassicsToday October 19, 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