Filling In The Gaps

Filling In The Gaps: Wilhelm Backhaus’ 1940s Recordings

Jed Distler

The recording career of Wilhelm Backhaus (1884-1969) spanned 60 years […]

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Filling In The Gaps: Beethoven For The Mandolin

Jens F. Laurson

You’d be forgiven for not knowing that Beethoven wrote for

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Filling In The Gaps: Rudolf Kerer Revisited

Jed Distler

American piano connoisseurs may be fleetingly aware of Rudolf Kerer

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Video Review: Naxos’ Complete Beethoven Edition 90-CD Box

David Hurwitz

Click HERE for video, or on the screen below, and please

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Reference Recording: Végh’s Immortal Mozart Serenades and Divertimentos

David Hurwitz

This set offers 10 CDs of pure joy. It already

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Reference Recording: Finally, A Great Beethoven Triple

Jed Distler

Beethoven’s Triple Concerto works best when played like a svelte,

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Reynaldo Hahn’s Complete Songs

Jed Distler

Reynaldo Hahn’s contributions to the French art song tradition may

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A Major Anton Rubinstein Four-Hand Rarity

Jed Distler

As much as I appreciated the performances by Sara Bartolucci

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Hindemith’s Die Harmonie der Welt: Great Music, So-So Opera

David Hurwitz

The importance of this release can’t be overestimated: the first

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Filling In The Gaps: Handel’s Glorious Occasional Oratorio

Jens F. Laurson

George Frideric Handel’s Occasional Oratorio—essentially a pastiche cantata—was meant to

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Alkan: Cello Sonata/Bertrand

David Hurwitz November 16, 2025

Alkan: Chamber Works/Trio Alkan

David Vernier November 16, 2025

Alkan Esquisses on Naxos

Jed Distler November 16, 2025

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Finally, It’s SIR John
by ClassicsToday
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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