Pienaar; Daniel-Ben

Daniel-Ben Pienaar Scintillates In The 17th Century

Jed Distler

Have you noticed the growing trend of pianists taking up 17th-century keyboard works on the modern concert grand? Perhaps it has to do with the

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The Well-Tempered Pienaar

Jed Distler

In 2003 Prometheus Editions released pianist Daniel-Ben Pienaar’s recording of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier Book I. He followed up with Book II in 2004, although the

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LA TROMPETTE RETROUVÉE

David Vernier

We don’t review a lot of trumpet/piano recordings here at Classicstoday.com. It’s not just an issue of relative appeal to listeners and collectors; it has

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Historical Gems: Stokowski’s Yummy Dvorák & RVW

David Hurwitz September 14, 2025

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Reference Recording: Hengelbrock’s Death-Defying Dvorák 4th

David Hurwitz September 14, 2025

Scintillating Schulhoff, Dynamic Dvorák

David Vernier September 14, 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