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Pretty But Complacent Mozart From Rebeka

Robert Levine

Thirty-three year old Latvian soprano Marina Rebeka is making quite a name for herself, singing Violetta, Leila (in Pearl Fishers), Donna Anna, Anna (in Maometto

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Big Boxes: Kempe’s Strauss Remastered and Reorganized

David Hurwitz

This set purports to contain Strauss’ complete orchestral music, but

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Big Boxes: Berglund Triumphs In, Well, Everything

David Hurwitz

What a great set this is: thirteen discs chock full

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CD from Hell: Sawallisch’s Big Box of Boring Beethoven and Brahms

David Hurwitz

It’s always interesting to hear German conductors who can’t play

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Rattle Rocks Rachmaninov, Really

David Hurwitz

These two live performances are astoundingly fine. Simon Rattle made

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Svetlanov’s Explosive Tchaikovsky Orchestral Works

David Hurwitz

Just listen to the conclusion of Francesca da Rimini (sound

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Svetlanov’s Super Loud, Super Russian, Live Tchaikovsky Cycle

David Hurwitz

This box does not contain the grungy-sounding old Melodiya Tchaikovsky

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Under the Radar: Dohnányi’s Really Great Cleveland Brahms Cycle

David Hurwitz

Christoph von Dohnányi used to joke ruefully that every time

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Big Boxes: Klemperer’s Incomparably Grand Sacred Choral Music

David Hurwitz

Otto Klemperer was a pioneer in period instrument performance, after

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Reference Recording: Buchbinder’s Enduring Haydn Sonata Cycle

David Hurwitz

There has been a lot of attention paid to Haydn’s

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Big Boxes: Prime Vintage Ormandy on RCA Victor

Jed Distler May 11, 2025

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Filling In The Gaps: Wagner’s Patriotic Potboilers

David Hurwitz May 11, 2025

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Karg-Elert’s Pleasantly Arcane Piano/Harmonium Wagner Arrangements

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
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