Historical Gems

Reference Recording: Berglund’s Historic Sibelius Kullervo Symphony

Victor Carr Jr

[Editor’s Note: When Victor Carr, Jr. reviewed this reissue of […]

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Historical Gems: Shostakovich First Concertos for Violin and Cello

David Hurwitz

Shostakovich had the great good fortune to write for Russia’s

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Historical Gems: Furtwängler’s 1954 Beethoven Ninth

David Hurwitz

Furtwängler fans generally swear by his (in)famous 1942 “Nazi Ninth”,

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Reference Recording: Ancerl Beats The Russians In The Shostakovich 10th

David Hurwitz

It’s amusing to remember that for much of the 1960s,

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Under the Radar: Kondrashin’s Smokin’ Live Mahler 7th

David Hurwitz July 20, 2025

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Bernstein’s Sony Mahler Box Re-Boxed and Re-Coupled

David Hurwitz July 20, 2025

Dausgaard Plays A Mean Mahler 10

David Hurwitz July 13, 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