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Dick Hyman’s Scott Joplin Cycle On CD – Finally!

Jed Distler

The ragtime genre came into full flower from the mid-1890s through the end of World War I, spearheaded by Scott Joplin (1868-1917), whose 1899 composition

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Günter Wand’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Günter Wand spent the last decades of his life making

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Jean Martinon’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Martinon was one of those conductors who seldom made a

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Jascha Heifetz’s Ten Best Recordings (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

Jascha Heifetz was not only one of the greatest, if

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Pierre Monteux’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Pierre Monteux was born in 1875 and died in 1964.

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André Previn’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

André Previn was such a “star” during his heyday that

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Zubin Mehta’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Zubin Mehta, now 86, has left a discography as distinguished

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Reference Recording: Ormandy Celebrates Ives’ Holidays

David Hurwitz

Eugene Ormandy was a surprisingly dedicated Ives conductor, at least

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Fritz Reiner’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Fritz Reiner was one of those egomaniacal, autocratic conductors who

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Seiji Ozawa’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Seiji Ozawa is yet another one of those excellent conductors

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Horowitz And Beckerman Offer A Fresh Look At Dvorák

David Hurwitz September 14, 2025

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Reference Recording: If Munch Owns the Berlioz, Ancerl Rules the Dvorák

David Hurwitz September 14, 2025

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Historical Gems: Talich Conducts Smetana and Dvorák Live in 1939

David Hurwitz September 7, 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