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Ormandy’s Premiere Mahler Tenth Still Holds Up

David Hurwitz

There are five first rate recordings of Mahler Tenth Symphony: […]

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Under the Radar: Tchaikovsky and Grieg from Duke Ellington

David Hurwitz

This is one of those “between the cracks” discs that

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Leon Fleisher’s Legendary Beethoven and Brahms Cycles

Jed Distler

Although the 1959-61 Leon Fleisher/George Szell Beethoven concerto cycle has

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Perahia’s Mozart Concerto Cycle: A Remastered Bargain

Jed Distler

Sony Masters’ 2012 repackaging of the Murray Perahia Mozart Piano

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Big Boxes: Boulez Does Bartók for Sony

David Hurwitz

First, the stupid part. For no sane reason, Sony has

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Big Boxes: Stokowski’s Inimitable Columbia Stereo Recordings

David Hurwitz

These recordings include the last that Stokowski made. They are,

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Reference Recording: Craft’s Chicago Brahms/Schoenberg Piano Quartet

David Hurwitz

It’s common to poke fun at Schoenberg’s opulent orchestration of

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Historical Gems: Shostakovich First Concertos for Violin and Cello

David Hurwitz

Shostakovich had the great good fortune to write for Russia’s

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Glenn Gould Plays Bach: The complete series on DVD

Jed Distler

During the late 1970s Glenn Gould and filmmaker Bruno Monsaingeon planned an extensive series of television films on the music of Bach. They completed three

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Filling In The Gaps: The Perfect Saint-Saëns CD

David Hurwitz

If you’re looking for an inexpensive single disc containing Saint-Saëns’

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Satie Piano Works by Ciccolini

Jed Distler May 18, 2025

Satie & Liszt: Socrate; Via Crucis/Ranki

Jed Distler May 18, 2025

Satie: Complete 4–hand music/van Veen

Jed Distler May 18, 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