Historical Gems

Two Fascinating, Historic Kubelik Boxes

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: They’re here! Eloquence has released Rafael Kubelik’s […]

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Erich Kleiber’s Complete Polydor 78s: Mostly Good, Sometimes Awful

David Hurwitz

This three-disc set, very carefully remastered by Mark Obert-Thorn, contains

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Historic Gems: The Remarkable Emma Boynet

Jed Distler

I had never heard of the French pianist Emma Boynet

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Rosbaud’s Astonishing Mahler Symphonies (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: Buy this. Rosbaud was a very great conductor whose legacy is precious; and his Mahler is as fresh, insightful and gripping as

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Big Boxes: A Major Violinist Rediscovered

Jed Distler

The eminent violinist and pedagogue Franco Gulli (1926-2001) may be

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Historic Gems: Dinu Lipatti’s Complete 1947-1948 Columbia Recordings

Jed Distler

In 1999 APR reissued piano legend Dinu Lipatti’s complete issued

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Historical Gems: Barber as a Barber Conductor

David Hurwitz

Until the Second Symphony’s parts were discovered in a London

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Cult Conductors: Abendroth’s Mostly Great 1951 Beethoven Ninth

David Hurwitz

Hermann Abendroth was supposed to be the avatar of a

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Historical Gems: Albert Wolff Crushes Tchaikovsky’s Fourth

David Hurwitz

Recorded in 1959 is very good stereo, Albert Wolff’s Tchaikovsky

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Historic Gems: Danacord’s Ignaz Friedman Edition

Jed Distler

Although Romantic piano master Ignaz Friedman’s recordings have been well

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Reference Recording: Engeset’s Complete Grieg, and Then Some

David Hurwitz June 29, 2025

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Grieg’s Gorgeous Music for Strings on SACD

David Hurwitz June 29, 2025

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Reference Recording: Pellucid Grieg Violin Sonatas from Amoyal and Chiu

David Hurwitz June 29, 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