Filling In The Gaps

Big Boxes: A Lotta Great Handel Cantatas

David Hurwitz

There’s nothing more heartbreaking in surveying the current state of […]

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Jandó Plays Haydn Menuetti

David Hurwitz

The major work here is Haydn’s deliciously funny Fantasia (Capriccio) in C major of 1789, a sort of Scarlatti sonata on steroids. Jandó plays it

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Copland’s Third with Original, Even Louder Ending

David Hurwitz

Leonard Slatkin can always be counted on to offer a

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Zelenka Goodness From Stuttgart

Jens F. Laurson

Jan Dismas Zelenka is one of the most consistent sources

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Filling in the Gaps: Romantic Works for Viola and Piano

David Hurwitz

Here’s a lovely disc that deserves a spot in your

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Filling In The Gaps: Viola Concertos Rediscovered

David Vernier

Violist Jean-Eric Soucy devotes the majority of his booklet notes

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Ernest Krenek’s Piano Concertos Emerge from Obscurity

Jed Distler

Like its predecessor, Volume Two of Toccata Classics’ survey of

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Pettersson: Curiously Compelling String Concerto No. 3

David Hurwitz

Slowly and steadily, BIS continues its advocacy of the works

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Pettersson: Two Gloomy String Concertos

David Hurwitz

The performances here are uniformly excellent, though whether or not

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Andor Foldes’ Variable Beethoven

Jed Distler

Andor Foldes (1913-1992) was one of the busier pianists in

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Lousy Alkan Concerto by Latimer on APR

Jed Distler November 15, 2025

Falla: El amor; Three-cornered, etc./Angeles/Giulini

David Hurwitz November 9, 2025

Falla: Piano Music/Cutmore

Jed Distler November 9, 2025

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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
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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