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Reference Recording: Jochum’s Classic Haydn–The 12 London Symphonies

Dan Davis

This slim “Collector’s Edition” five-CD box of Haydn Symphonies is […]

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CD From Hell: Boulez’s Strauss/Mahler Pairing Is All Toten and No Feier

David Hurwitz

Pierre Boulez never has shown any particular affinity for the

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CD From Hell: Boulez’s Worst Debussy and Ravel

David Hurwitz

The concept looks great, but the execution leaves much to

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A Bittersweet Big Box of 20th Century Boulez

David Hurwitz

Most all of this material has been reissued previously, but

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Video Review: Cho’s Lovely But Too Fussy Ravel Complete Solo Piano Works

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: Nice playing, a touch micro-managed, and hardly the best in this repertoire.

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Classic Recordings of American Symphonic Music

David Hurwitz

This one’s easy. Here is one of the finest recordings

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Fricsay’s Posthumous “Pathétique”

David Hurwitz

Ferenc Fricsay died before approving this performance for release, and

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Reference Recording: Fricsay’s Epic Háry János

David Hurwitz

Kodály’s Háry János Suite is a difficult work to perform

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Big Boxes: DG’s Complete Fricsay Edition, Vol. 2

Jed Distler

It is fortunate that the tragically short-lived conductor Ferenc Fricsay’s

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Big Boxes: Podium Brilliance from DG’s Complete Fricsay Edition Vol. 1

Jed Distler

Ferenc Fricsay’s tragically early death at 48 from stomach cancer

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Weber: Clarinet Concertos SACD

David Hurwitz November 1, 2025

Weber: Overtures/Kantorow SACD

David Hurwitz November 1, 2025

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Under The Radar: Ormandy’s Stunning Delius and Vaughan Williams

David Hurwitz October 26, 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