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CD From Hell: Hogwood’s Mozart Fading Fast

David Hurwitz

In its day, this was an exciting series. Aside from […]

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Big Boxes: L’Oiseau-Lyre’s Lopsided Classical/Early Romantic Collection

Jed Distler

Unlike L’Oiseau-Lyre’s well-rounded Baroque Era big box, the label’s Classical

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CD From Hell: Hogwood’s Wimpy Incomplete Haydn Cycle

David Hurwitz

Here’s one instance where the collapse of the major labels

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Mozart: Piano concertos 1-4/Levin

ClassicsToday

This is a significant disc, not just for its performance values or for the excellence of its sound engineering, but also for Robert Levin’s absorbing

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Haydn Symphonies 62, 63, 70, 71, 73-75/Hogwood

David Hurwitz

Listening to this set reminded me of the story of the elderly Florida couple walking out of a restaurant after finishing the early-bird special, and

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Big Boxes: Warner’s Stravinsky Edition

Jed Distler June 1, 2025

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Gallo Trio Sonatas: The Source for Stravinsky’s Pulcinella

David Vernier June 1, 2025

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Big Boxes: Finally, Stravinsky’s Complete Columbia & RCA Recordings, The Right Way

Jed Distler June 1, 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