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Reference Recording: Oistrakh’s Classic Brahms Violin Concerto

David Hurwitz

David Oistrakh’s recording of the Brahms Violin Concerto with Otto […]

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CD From Hell: Furtwängler the Bach Mangler

David Hurwitz

This release does Furtwängler’s reputation no credit at all. 1950

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Under the Radar: Felix Slatkin’s Classy Gershwin and Gould

David Hurwitz

These performances have been kicking around forever, mostly in crummy

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CARLO MARIA GIULINI–THE CHICAGO YEARS

David Hurwitz

This Warner release, identical to the previous EMI set, contains

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CD From Hell: Rattle’s Botched Beethoven and Brahms

David Hurwitz

Where to begin? In many ways these are typical Simon

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Reference Recording: Christa Ludwig’s Supreme Mahler Lieder

David Hurwitz

Christa Ludwig’s superlative EMI recording of Mahler Lieder has been

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A Big Box of Barbirolli’s Best (Mostly)

David Hurwitz

There was a guiding intelligence behind this set, something we

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Historical Gems: Cluytens’ Really Idiomatic “Pictures”

David Hurwitz

As part of our ongoing survey of super idiomatic performances

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Big Boxes: The Rest of Klemperer

David Hurwitz

There’s not a great deal of logic behind this box,

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Historical Gems: Karajan’s 1955 Così fan tutte

Robert Levine

Listening to this set again after a few years and

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Filling in the Gaps: Saint-Saëns’ Music for Cello and Orchestra

David Hurwitz October 12, 2025

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Under the Radar: Mata Rocks in Saint-Saëns and Jongen

David Hurwitz October 12, 2025

Still More Excellent Saint-Saëns Piano Concertos

David Hurwitz October 5, 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