Big Boxes

Reference Recording: Engeset’s Complete Grieg, and Then Some

David Hurwitz

Choices, choices! Ole Kristian Ruud’s superb Grieg box on BIS […]

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Big Boxes: Warner’s Stravinsky Edition

Jed Distler

Warner Classics’ edition marking the 50th anniversary of Igor Stravinsky’s

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Big Boxes: Finally, Stravinsky’s Complete Columbia & RCA Recordings, The Right Way

Jed Distler

This release brings together all of the Columbia Masterworks and

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Big Boxes: Bernstein Conducts Stravinsky–and How!!

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: Bernstein was an incomparably great Stravinsky interpreter,

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Big Boxes: Prime Vintage Ormandy on RCA Victor

Jed Distler

Eugene Ormandy’s 78 RPM output with the Philadelphia Orchestra for RCA Victor may seem like a drop in the bucket compared to his immense Columbia

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Slatkin’s Outstanding Tchaikovsky Ballets

David Hurwitz

Leonard Slatkin’s Tchaikovsky symphony cycle was, on the whole, good

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A Big Bad Box of Gergiev

David Hurwitz

This twelve-disc set contains an unfortunate number of performances of

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The Oistrakh Box to End All Oistrakh Boxes

Jed Distler

Behold the David Oistrakh Warner Remastered Edition, the Oistrakh box

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Big Boxes: Prokofiev Symphonies and Concertos from Naxos

David Hurwitz

This box is a terrific deal. Having had the opportunity

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A Bittersweet Big Box of 20th Century Boulez

David Hurwitz

Most all of this material has been reissued previously, but

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Janina Fialkowska’s Superb Grieg Lyric Pieces

Jed Distler June 29, 2025

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Reference Recording: Engeset’s Complete Grieg, and Then Some

David Hurwitz June 29, 2025

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Grieg’s Gorgeous Music for Strings on SACD

David Hurwitz June 29, 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