Baker; Janet

EMI’s Underwhelming Walton Collector’s Edition

David Hurwitz

This twelve CD set contains some remarkably poorly chosen titles […]

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Reference Recording: Boult’s Valedictory Gerontius

David Hurwitz

It’s impossible to write about The Dream of Gerontius with

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Reference Recording: Baker’s Dido Gets Laid (in Earth)

David Hurwitz

There have been plenty of fine recordings of Purcell’s gem

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A Big Box of Barbirolli’s Best (Mostly)

David Hurwitz

There was a guiding intelligence behind this set, something we

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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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Under the Radar: Smashing Bruckner Te Deum and Mozart Requiem from Barenboim

David Hurwitz

Barenboim’s Mozart Requiem seldom gets mentioned in the Best Requiem

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Big Boxes: 20 CDs of Dame Granite–er, Janet–Baker

David Hurwitz

Although the nickname was a joke, Janet Baker was indeed

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Big Boxes: Bernstein’s Incomplete Mahler Cycle on Sony

David Hurwitz

It’s not as if Bernstein didn’t finish his Sony Mahler

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Basic Holst in a Handy Box

David Hurwitz

The reasons for Holst’s relative neglect, beyond The Planets and

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CD From Hell: A Goodallful Bruckner Eighth

David Hurwitz

Reginald Goodall’s Bruckner Eighth operates at two levels: dead, and

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Richard Strauss: Ägyptische Helena/Voigt/Botstein

Robert Levine June 8, 2025

Richard Strauss: Orchestra works/Zinman

Jed Distler June 8, 2025

Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Live ’55/Böhm

Robert Levine June 8, 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