CD From Hell

CD From Hell: Teutonic, Prosaic Schubert & Liszt Sonatas

Jed Distler

Many years back I was fortunate enough to acquire a […]

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Cult Conductors: Scherchen Butchers The Suite From Mahler’s Fifth

David Hurwitz

This legendary release captures a 1965 live performance of Mahler’s

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Cult Conductors: Revisiting Furtwängler’s Notorious Nazi Ninth

David Hurwitz

Well, here it is again, Furtwängler’s despicable 1942 Beethoven Ninth,

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Cult Conductors: Horenstein’s Eroica–Not The Worst, But Most Dysfunctional

David Hurwitz

This may not be the worst “Eroica” ever recorded technically

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CD From Hell: Bernhard Lang Fools With Parsifal

Jens F. Laurson

The idea of re-writing and reinterpreting extant works to make

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CD From Hell: Horenstein’s Obsolete Mahler 8th

David Hurwitz

Although released some time ago and not reviewed then, the

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CD From Hell: Vänskä’s Torpid Minnesota Mahler First

David Hurwitz

Webster’s defines “torpid” as, “(a) sluggish in functioning or acting,

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CD From Hell: Shouldn’t Mangling Mozart Be A Crime?

David Vernier

Why, oh why can’t they leave this alone? “They” being

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CD From Hell: Thielemann’s Schumann Gets Worse (Believe It Or Not)

David Hurwitz

Christian Thielemann hates rhythm. Schumann demands it. Thielemann despises sudden

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CD From Hell: Nano-Mahler Tenth Blows In On A Cold Wind from Lapland

David Hurwitz

The Mahler parasites are at it again, feasting on the

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Under the Radar: Kempe’s Stunning Das Rheingold Excerpts

Jed Distler November 20, 2023

The Best Liszt Transcendental Etudes Ever

Jed Distler November 20, 2023

Poschner’s Superb Bruckner Fifth (Video Review)

David Hurwitz November 18, 2023

Three For The Season–And Beyond
by David Vernier
December 4, 2023
Chicago A Cappella—Songs from around the world (Cedille) The world-class vocal ensemble Chicago a cappella does Christmas choral music fans a real service by daring
Library Essentials 3: Three More (Timeless) Christmas Stars
by David Vernier
November 27, 2023
They may be from the distant past, but these three Christmas recordings hold up as well or better than most anything in the catalog. The
Library Essentials 2: Two Timeless English Christmas Recordings
by David Vernier
November 20, 2023
In the first couple of decades following the advent of the CD in the mid-1980s, new recordings of Christmas music would flood the market each