CD From Hell

CD from Hell: Brenda Lucas’ Boring Bach

Jed Distler

I won’t mince words: Brenda Lucas Ogdon’s recording of The […]

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CD From Hell: Zander’s Beethoven BS

David Hurwitz

Here we go again. Benjamin Zander offers a Beethoven Ninth

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CD From Hell: The Worst Ever Mozart Violin Concertos

David Hurwitz

How long are we going to have to put up

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CD From Hell: Gergiev Should Leave Stravinsky Alone

David Hurwitz

This is a worthless disc: dull, sloppy, tired performances of

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CD from Hell: Alien Das Lied von der Erde from Rattle

David Hurwitz

Here’s another wholly characteristic release in BR Klassik’s ongoing series,

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CD From Hell: Celibidache Slobbers Over Ravel

David Hurwitz

You’ll want to take a shower after hearing these drooling,

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CD from Hell: Kozhukhin Emotes All Over Ravel and Gershwin

David Hurwitz

No one need bother with these hot and heavy interpretations

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CD From Hell: Pletnev’s Shostakovich Without Balls

David Hurwitz

No need to waste much time here. Pletnev’s versions of

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CD From Hell: Zweden’s Boring Beethoven 5 & 7

Victor Carr Jr

Want to guarantee a boring Beethoven recording? First: master it

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Big Box from Hell: Martin Rasch’s Pedantic Beethoven Cycle

Jed Distler

Martin Rasch is a pianist in his mid-40s who teaches

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The Oistrakh Box to End All Oistrakh Boxes

Jed Distler April 20, 2025

The Busoni Concerto We’ve Been Waiting For

Jed Distler April 20, 2025

Busoni: Works for Two Pianos

David Hurwitz April 20, 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