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Laudable Britten Vocal Box From HMV/EMI/Warner

David Vernier

If you’ve been around for the past 40 or so […]

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Filling in the Gaps: Mozart’s Thamos, King of Egypt

David Hurwitz

Mozart spent a good seven years, on and off, working

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CD From Hell: Ten CDs of Norrington’s Phony Authenticity

David Hurwitz

Roger Norrington is the Bernie Madoff of classical music. Luckily

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Big Boxes: Tintner’s Idiosyncratic But Wholly Winning Bruckner

David Hurwitz

There’s no question that the late Georg Tintner was a

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An Almost Perfect Bartók Disc from Gardner

David Hurwitz

There’s a lot to love here. The coupling is an interesting one, particularly with the inclusion of the neglected but wonderful Four Orchestral Pieces. They

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Big Boxes: Skrowaczewski 90th Birthday Edition

David Hurwitz

Stanislaw Skrowaczewski is one of those conductors who has been

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Reference Recording: Wand’s Matchless Beethoven Cycle

David Hurwitz

Since his death, Günter Wand’s reputation seems to have declined

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Historical Gems: Leinsdorf Offers Romantic Thrills

David Hurwitz

These recordings were all released by EMI Capitol, but they

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Under the Radar: Levine Does It Again in Brahms

David Hurwitz

Has anyone on disc made two such exceptional Brahms symphony

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Big Boxes: The Rest of Boult

David Hurwitz

This last box of Boult contains six discs of English

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Video Review: Munch’s Ultimate Coriolan Overture

David Hurwitz May 12, 2020

Ticciati Dispenses Disappointingly Dull Debussy and Duruflé: Video Review

David Hurwitz May 12, 2020

Video Review: Liszt, Karabits and the Weimar Home Team Play the Dante

David Hurwitz May 12, 2020

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