Big Boxes

Boulez’s Mostly Great DG Debussy and Ravel

David Hurwitz

There’s no questioning Boulez’s authority in this repertoire, but there […]

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Leon Fleisher’s Legendary Beethoven and Brahms Cycles

Jed Distler

Although the 1959-61 Leon Fleisher/George Szell Beethoven concerto cycle has

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Big Boxes: EMI Icon’s (not so iconic) Solomon Retrospective

Jed Distler

Solomon’s recordings have gained extensive if not quite comprehensive or

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Perahia’s Mozart Concerto Cycle: A Remastered Bargain

Jed Distler

Sony Masters’ 2012 repackaging of the Murray Perahia Mozart Piano

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Big Boxes: Richter’s Complete EMI Recordings

Jed Distler

Keeping track of EMI’s countless Sviatoslav Richter reissues and re-couplings

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Big Boxes: Endres’ Classic Schubert Cycle Available Again

Jed Distler

Michael Endres’ cultivated musicianship and virtuosity have graced some truly

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Big Boxes: Boulez Does Bartók for DG

David Hurwitz

The prospect looks enticing: Boulez in his element, featuring all

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Big Boxes: Boulez Does Bartók for Sony

David Hurwitz

First, the stupid part. For no sane reason, Sony has

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Van Cliburn’s Concerto Legacy

Jed Distler

Van Cliburn’s 1958 Gold Medal victory in the first international

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Big Boxes: Stokowski’s Inimitable Columbia Stereo Recordings

David Hurwitz

These recordings include the last that Stokowski made. They are,

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

Robert Levine June 8, 2025

Richard Strauss: Tone Poems/Abbado

Victor Carr Jr June 8, 2025

Richard Strauss: Opera Suites

David Hurwitz June 8, 2025

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