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Under the Radar: Masur’s “Babi Yar”–A Poignant Momento

David Hurwitz

At time of writing this performance is still available, so […]

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Historical Gems: Bizet On Authentic Instruments

David Hurwitz

Japanese Warner is now issuing classic performance as SACDs at

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Big Boxes: Perlman’s Complete Warner (EMI) Recordings

David Hurwitz

This enormous set contains 77 CDs packed in 59 individual

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Beatrice Rana Makes An Impressive Concerto Debut

David Hurwitz

A Van Cliburn competition silver medalist (not that this means

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Argerich & Friends: The 2014 Edition

Jed Distler

As with previous anthologies culled from Lugano Festival’s Progetto, Martha Argerich, the 2014 edition offers a fairly diverse range of music. Argerich herself participates in

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A Big Box Of Historical Sibelius–Some Good, Lots Bad

David Hurwitz

Most of this material has been released many times previously,

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Simon Rattle: The Mediocrity Collection

David Hurwitz

Simon Rattle’s years in Birmingham constituted a phenomenon, no doubt

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Big Boxes: Michelangeli’s Ambiguously “Complete” Warner Recordings

Jed Distler

I preface this review of Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli’s “Complete Warner

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Big Boxes: Sargent’s Singularly Intelligible Gilbert and Sullivan Returns

David Hurwitz

To be sung to the tune of Major General Stanley’s

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CD From Hell: Karajan and His Soloists Let Rip–and Tear, and Shred

David Hurwitz

There is one really noteworthy performance here: Karajan and Rostropovich

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Myaskovsky: Symphonies 24 & 25

David Hurwitz April 27, 2025

Myaskovsky: Symphony No. 27; Cello cto

Victor Carr Jr April 27, 2025

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The Oistrakh Box to End All Oistrakh Boxes

Jed Distler April 20, 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