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Under the Radar: Mascagni’s L’amico Fritz

Robert Levine

L’Amico Fritz, Mascagni’s second opera, is as unlike his first […]

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Reference Recording: Martinon’s Sultry, Smoking Schmitt

David Hurwitz

There have been several new recordings of Schmitt’s most famous

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Big Boxes: Prokofiev Ballets and Film Music

David Hurwitz

This appealing set contains all of Prokofiev’s most important ballets

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References Revisited: EMI’s Karajan Rosenkavalier

Dan Davis

Karajan’s Rosenkavalier, in its EMI reissue as part of the

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Previn’s Classic Prokofiev Symphonies 5 & 7

David Hurwitz

Perhaps no great Russian symphony has received more lousy performances

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Reference Recording: Prokofiev’s Problematic Sinfonia Concertante

David Hurwitz

This review is going to be a bit more about

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Reference Recording: Klemperer’s Matchless Fidelio

Jed Distler

Even if you have the earlier, full-priced transfer of this

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Reference Recording: Orff’s Die Kluge on EMI (Warner)

David Hurwitz

In my review of the Kegel recording on Berlin Classics

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Carmen From Hell

Robert Levine

This is an enormously frustrating set. The best thing about

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Reference Recording: Kempe’s Ultimate Lohengrin

Robert Levine

This stunning recording has been hailed from the start as

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William Skeen’s Bach: Quiet Authority and Intrinsic Beauty

Jed Distler October 12, 2025

Slatkin and Lyon Deliver At Last in Saint-Saëns

David Hurwitz October 12, 2025

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Reference Recording: Saint-Saëns & Vieuxtemps chez Grumiaux

David Hurwitz October 12, 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