CD From Hell

CD From Hell: Erratic Nielsen from Davis and the LSO

David Hurwitz

There were some interesting moments in these performances that originally […]

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CD From Hell: Sinopoli’s Tired, Decadent Elgar Symphonies

David Hurwitz

Giuseppe Sinopoli could be too smart for his own good.

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CD From Hell: More Faux Elgar, For A Change

David Hurwitz

They’re at it again. Just as Elgar may have stopped

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Pointless: Boring Stravinsky Monochrome And In Color

David Hurwitz

This is a vanity project, plain and simple. The person

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CD From Hell: Sokolov’s Bogus Profundity In Mozart and Rachmaninov

David Hurwitz

Put this release squarely into the “naked emperor” category. Scrounging

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CD From Hell: Mutter Kills Tchaikovsky and Korngold, Seriously

Victor Carr Jr

At least one part of 19th-century Viennese critic Eduard Hanslick’s

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CD From Hell: Gergiev’s Latest Prokofiev Just Plain Sucks

David Hurwitz

What on earth has happened to Valery Gergiev? His last

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CD From Hell: Martinon’s Hapless Prokofiev 5 & 7

David Hurwitz

Sadly, this disc is a non-starter. Jean Martinon, great as

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CD From Hell: Rattle Gets Lost on An Imaginary Haydn Journey

David Hurwitz

It’s been quite a while since we’ve had a CD

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CD From Hell: Boulez’s Worst Debussy and Ravel

David Hurwitz

The concept looks great, but the execution leaves much to

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A “Dutchman” to Treasure from Norway

Robert Levine July 6, 2025

Mahler Sixth from Gulag Currentzis

David Hurwitz July 6, 2025

CD from Chelm: Another Dull Jansons Mahler 2

David Hurwitz July 6, 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