Historical Gems

Historical Gems: Ashkenazy’s First Recordings Via Profil

Jed Distler

Discographical vagary often accompanies Profil’s piano reissues, and the label’s […]

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Historical Gems: Great Beethoven 3 and 5 from Kleiber (the Dad)

David Hurwitz

Erich Kleiber’s 1950 “Eroica” still belongs among the elite handful

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Markevitch’s Matchless Rimsky-Korsakov on Eloquence

David Hurwitz

Nobody played this music better than Igor Markevitch. Recorded back

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Historical Gems: Ancerl Glows in Martinu Symphonies 5 & 6

David Hurwitz

These brilliant performances never have been equaled, and their qualities

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Historic Gems: Richter In Brooklyn

Jed Distler

Released in its entirety for the first time here, Sviatoslav

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Historic Gems: Schnabel’s Sublime Schubert Remastered

Jed Distler

For all of Artur Schnabel’s renown and influence as a

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Historical Gems: Marie-Claire Alain’s First (and best?) Bach Cycle

Jed Distler

My colleague David Hurwitz recommended both Marie-Claire Alain’s 1978/80 Bach

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Historical Gems: Kondrashin’s Killer Mahler Sixth

David Hurwitz

Recorded in 1981, shortly before his death, this performance is

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Historical Gems: Furtwängler’s ’50 Scala Ring – Remastered

Robert Levine

This is a known quantity, having been available in many

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Historic Gems: The 1930 Solesmes Choir Gregorian Chant Recordings

Jed Distler

The 1930 recordings by the Monks at the Abbey of

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CD From Hell: More Faux Elgar, For A Change

David Hurwitz June 15, 2025

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Under the Radar: Boult’s Elgar Symphonies on Lyrita

Victor Carr Jr June 15, 2025

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Historical Gems: Albert Sammons’ Proprietary Elgar and Delius

David Hurwitz June 15, 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