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Schnabel’s Beethoven Sonatas Reissued For Gazillion-And-First Time

Jed Distler

Little needs to be said at this late date about […]

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Big Boxes/Richter Redux: The Complete Warner Recordings

Jed Distler

Back in 2008 EMI Icon brought out a complete edition

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Historic Gems: Rubinstein’s Early Chopin

Jed Distler

Arthur Rubinstein liked to say that he never really practiced

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Harnoncourt’s Slavonic Dances: Antidote to Bad Dvorák, Part 2

David Hurwitz

After Belohlávek’s dreary “traditional” new Decca recording of this music,

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References Revisited: Dvorak’s Piano Concerto chez Aimard & Harnoncourt

Victor Carr Jr

Nikolaus Harnoncourt’s Dvorák series with the Concertgebouw Orchestra remains some

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References Revisited: Harnoncourt’s “New World” Holds Up

David Hurwitz

This remains Nikolaus Harnoncourt’s best Dvorák, and one of the

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Harnoncourt’s Antidote to Bad Dvorák, Part 1

David Hurwitz

As might be expected, Nikolaus Harnoncourt has one or two

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Reference Recording: Harnoncourt Delivers in Dvorák’s Tone Poems

David Hurwitz

Originally coupled to his excellent versions of Dvorák’s Symphonies 7-9

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Kyung Wha Chung’s Long-Awaited Bach Sonatas & Partitas

Jed Distler

Several years after her return to concertizing following an injury-related hiatus, Kyung Wha Chung returns to the recording studio for the first time in more

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Argerich & Friends: The 2015 Edition

Jed Distler

Diversity is the key word for the 2015 “Martha Argerich and Friends” edition culled from the Lugano Festival’s Progetto Martha Argerich. The legendary pianist participates

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Reynaldo Hahn’s Soulful Chamber Works

Jed Distler April 27, 2025

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A Big Bad Box of Gergiev

David Hurwitz April 27, 2025

Tchaikovsky and Myaskovsky: Violin Concertos with Repin

David Hurwitz April 27, 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