Big Boxes

Big Boxes: A Hephzibah Menuhin Homage

Jed Distler

Although Hephzibah Menuhin mostly was known for collaborating with her […]

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Big Boxes: Ingrid Haebler’s Complete Philips Recordings

Jed Distler

Ingrid Haebler’s relationship with the Philips label from the late

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Big Boxes: Gina Bachauer’s Mercury Recordings

Jed Distler

Pianist Gina Bachauer’s association with the Mercury label between 1962

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Big Boxes: Clemens Krauss Decca Legacy Reconsidered

Jed Distler

Although Clemens Krauss’ principal Decca recordings have been reissued on

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Big Boxes: Wilhelm Kempff’s Decca Legacy, Complete At Last

Jed Distler

Kempff’s Bach playing and Bach transcriptions add up to a

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Big Boxes: Cécile Ousset’s Complete Warner Recordings

Jed Distler

Between 1982 and 1990, pianist Cécile Ousset recorded a number

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Big Boxes: ”Der Kna” In Opera

Jed Distler

Eloquence’s Hans Knappertsbusch Opera Edition brings together all of the

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Big Boxes: “Der Kna” Orchestral Edition

Jed Distler

Intermittently available on CD for decades, Hans Knappertsbusch’s orchestral Decca

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Big Boxes: Ruggiero Ricci’s Bountiful Decca Legacy

Jed Distler

During his long career, Ruggiero Ricci (1918-2012) amassed a large

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Big Boxes: “Ricci Richness” On American Decca

Jed Distler

It’s a sad irony that Ruggiero Ricci’s fruitful association with

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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