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Reference Recording: Hindemith’s Kammermusik Complete

David Hurwitz

There are basically two reference sets for these works: this […]

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CD From Hell: Rattle’s Anesthetized Stravinsky

David Hurwitz

If you think that the Rite of Spring should be

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Big Boxes: EMI’s 40-Disc Alfred Cortot Extravaganza

Jed Distler

When Alfred Cortot died in 1962 at age 84, his

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Gounod’s Saint Cecilia Mass: Reference Recording No. 2

David Hurwitz

There are some works in which excellent versions are so

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Historical Gems: Toscanini’s BBC Recordings

David Hurwitz

These are some of Toscanini’s finest recorded performances, captured between

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Historical Gems: Elgar Conducts Elgar, Still Relevantly

David Hurwitz

Elgar enjoyed the immense advantage of being a very big

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Breathtakingly, Cosmically, Sensationally Fabulous Silvestri Box

David Hurwitz

Buy two of these. That way, you can have one

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Klemperer’s Idiosyncratic Concerto Recordings

David Hurwitz

Klemperer was not a natural concerto accompanist, not just because

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Reference Recording: Klemperer’s Authentic Brahms

David Hurwitz

We have no shortage of excellent modern Brahms cycles, including

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Big Boxes: Klemperer’s Complete Mozart (sans operas) At Last

David Hurwitz

In discussing the SACD reissue of Klemperer’s stereo Mozart symphony

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Under the Radar: Boult’s Surprisingly Fine Shostakovich Sixth

David Hurwitz September 28, 2025

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CD From Hell: Gergiev Sings Shostakovich’s 8th

David Hurwitz September 28, 2025

An Exciting New Recording Of Shostakovich’s Stepan Razin

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