CD From Hell

Alvin and the Chipmunks Play Bruckner

David Hurwitz

Yes, you saw it correctly. Asking the Tapiola Sinfonietta (about […]

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CD From Hell: Maazel Proves Vienna Dislikes Mahler 5

Victor Carr Jr

They don’t like Mahler, Lorin Maazel reportedly said of the

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CD From Hell: Andris Nelsons’ Final Bruckner Insult

Victor Carr Jr

And so the Andris Nelsons Bruckner Symphony cycle limps to

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The 2021 AVOID LIKE DEATH AWARDS (ALDAs) Are Here!

David Hurwitz

Please allow me to present ALDA, The Avoid Like Death Awards. These are sort of the evil twin to The Keep On Listening Awards (KOLA),

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CD From Hell: Brenda Lucas Ogdon Butchers Ravel

Jed Distler

First the good news: all proceeds from this release go

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CD From Hell: Norrington’s (Ob)noxious Haydn London Symphonies

David Hurwitz

Roger Norrington’s approach to Haydn couldn’t be at further remove

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CD From Hell: Currentzis Sweats Beethoven’s Seventh

David Hurwitz

After Teodor Currentzis’ atrocious, inhibited Beethoven Fifth, this Seventh sounds

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CD From Hell: Antonini’s Horrible Haydn “Farewell”

David Hurwitz

This disc is so bad that I’m reviewing it twice,

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Kristjan Järvi’s Ugly Sleeping Beauty

Victor Carr Jr

Admittedly, the complete version of Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty ballet, despite its glorious beauty, is a tough sell beyond aficionados. Tchaikovsky himself never imagined anyone would

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CD From Hell: Another Dismal Prokofiev 5th

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: Why is this symphony so hard to

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Berio: Sequenzas

Jed Distler October 19, 2025

Berio: Voci

ClassicsToday October 19, 2025

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Eötvös Tackles Berio’s Epic Sinfonia (gently)

David Hurwitz October 19, 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