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Reference Recording: Bernstein’s Rite of Spring Remastered

David Hurwitz

Here is the missing link, the major recording that Sony/BMG […]

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Big Boxes: Bernstein’s Incomplete Mahler Cycle on Sony

David Hurwitz

It’s not as if Bernstein didn’t finish his Sony Mahler

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Big Boxes: Bernstein’s First Beethoven Cycle Revisited

David Hurwitz

Leonard Bernstein was always a very impressive Beethoven conductor. When

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Big Boxes: BMG/Sony’s Random Rite Edition

David Hurwitz

Everything about the way this set was put together is

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Historical Gems: Ormandy’s Prokofiev from Sony Japan

David Hurwitz

Ormandy’s Prokofiev deserves respect. Never the most physically exciting conductor,

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Big Boxes: Boulez Does Schoenberg on the Cheap

David Hurwitz

It’s tax time, so I figured it made sense to

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Big Boxes: Sony BMG Tackles Wagner

Jed Distler

It must not have been easy for Sony BMG to

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Big Boxes: Glenn Gould: The (almost) Complete Bach Collection

Jed Distler

Although Glenn Gould embraced a wider repertoire than most music

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Historical Gems: Walter’s NYPO Brahms Cycle

David Hurwitz

This important release documents Bruno Walter’s first Brahms cycle with

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Historical Gems: Arrau’s Classic 1951/52 Liszt

Jed Distler

These 1951/52 Liszt recordings present pianist Claudio Arrau at the

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Satie: Complete 4–hand music/van Veen

Jed Distler May 18, 2025

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Reference Recording: Thibaudet Plays Satie, Complete

David Hurwitz May 18, 2025

Big Boxes: Prime Vintage Ormandy on RCA Victor

Jed Distler May 11, 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
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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