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Big Boxes: An Odd Gershwin Collection from Decca

David Hurwitz

This is a somewhat strange collection in that the odds […]

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A Big Bad Box Of Scriabin From Decca

David Hurwitz

I’m not even going to completely unpick the ridiculous hodge-podge

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Radio Days: The Young Nelson Freire on Peak Form

Jed Distler

To mark Nelson Freire’s 70th birthday season and his fruitful

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CD From Hell: Chailly’s Faceless Brahms Serenades

David Hurwitz

Chailly has gone “authentic.” First he made a magnificent recording

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Behrens Is A Hotter-Than-Hell Elektra

David Hurwitz

This is a knockout. There is so much heat generated

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A Manon Lescaut Where Everything Works

Robert Levine

This is a wonderfully vigorous reading of Puccini’s first success,

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Reference Recording: Solti’s Gripping Moses und Aron

David Hurwitz

This was a major release when it first appeared, and

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The Singers: Sensational Beverly Sills

Dan Davis

I’ll start with some boilerplate, just in case you’re new

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Reference Recording: Stoki’s Phase 4 Faun, And Other Fun Stuff

David Hurwitz

Given the appearance of Valery Gergiev’s horrid new LSO recording

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Dohnányi’s Hot Beethoven and Brahms Arrangements

David Hurwitz

This is one hot disc, and like so many recordings

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Turkeys!: Svetlanov Offers The Worst Ever Mahler Cycle

David Hurwitz July 20, 2025

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Under the Radar: Kondrashin’s Smokin’ Live Mahler 7th

David Hurwitz July 20, 2025

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Bernstein’s Sony Mahler Box Re-Boxed and Re-Coupled

David Hurwitz July 20, 2025

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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