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Thomas Beecham’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Thomas Beecham was a one-man cultural revolution, and it’s fair […]

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Giuseppe Sinopoli’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Giuseppe Sinopoli specialized in romantic Italian opera starting with Verdi;

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Lorin Maazel’s Ten Best Recordings (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

Lorin Maazel made tons and tons of recordings featuring both

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Carlo Maria Giulini’s 10 Best Recordings (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

Carlo Maria Giulini had a remarkable career. Not known for

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Adrian Boult’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Adrian Boult had a thoroughly admirable career as a devoted

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Simon Rattle’s Ten Best Recordings (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

Simon Rattle is a cypher. His highly variable achievement on

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Otto Klemperer’s Ten Best Recordings (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

Otto Klemperer’s (1885-1973) reputation today rests almost entirely on recordings

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Big Boxes: Warner’s Furtwängler Edition

Jed Distler

The title for this boxed set, “The Complete Wilhelm Furtwängler

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Beatrice Rana’s Chopin: Capricious, Yet Commanding

Jed Distler

Beatrice Rana’s affetuoso, free-spirited approach to Chopin’s Etudes Op. 25 and four Scherzos may not suit all tastes, yet there’s no question that she has

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Video Review: 27 CDs of Dvořák’s Slavonic Soul (Train)

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: Well knock me over with a pin!

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Dvorak: Dimitrij

Robert Levine September 7, 2025

Glazunov’s First Class, Sadly Neglected Piano Sonatas

David Hurwitz August 24, 2025

Lovely Glazunov Piano Concertos on Naxos

David Hurwitz August 24, 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