Big Boxes

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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Big Boxes: Another Worthy Buchbinder Beethoven Sonata Cycle

Jed Distler

In August 2014 the 68-year-old Rudolf Buchbinder performed all 32

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Big Boxes: Luisada’s Irritating And Stimulating Chopin

Jed Distler

Sony/BMG has gathered together nearly all of Jean-Marc Luisada’s RCA

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Big Boxes: Blandine Verlet’s Philips Legacy

Jed Distler

Decca’s 14-CD boxed set devoted to Blandine Verlet’s complete Philips

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Big Boxes: Helmut Walcha’s Complete Archiv Legacy

Jed Distler

Helmut Walcha’s sober and un-selfregarding Bach interpretations dominated the German

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Zoltàn Kocsis’ Essential Complete Philips Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: Just about everything Kocsis did is worth

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Eötvös Tackles Berio’s Epic Sinfonia (gently)

David Hurwitz October 19, 2025

Berio: Rendering; Stanze/Eschenbach

David Hurwitz October 19, 2025

William Skeen’s Bach: Quiet Authority and Intrinsic Beauty

Jed Distler October 12, 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
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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