Historical Gems

Historical Gems: Cluytens’ Aces Beethoven and Schubert

Victor Carr Jr

It’s surprising to learn that it was André Cluytens, and […]

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Historical Gems: Toscanini’s Remarkable Falstaff

Robert Levine

This 1950 broadcast remains one of the finest performances of

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Historical Gems: Cluytens’ Glorious Wagner, Continued

David Hurwitz

This is the second disc of Wagner excerpts reissued by

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Big Boxes: Essential Toscanini, Really

David Hurwitz

This twenty disc set, curated by Christopher Dyment and Harvey

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Puccini: Toscanini’s La Bohème–That’s Authenticity!

Jed Distler

Fans of Toscanini’s 1946 recording of Puccini’s La Bohème will

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THE COMPLETE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA RECORDINGS 1941-42

Jed Distler

The main question for collectors familiar with Toscanini’s 1941-42 Philadelphia

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Toscanini Conductos Beethoven, Dukas, Mendelssohn

David Hurwitz

This 1931 live Fifth, never approved for release, offers essentially

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Historical Gems: Hindemith Conducts Hindemith (in Decent Mono)

David Hurwitz

In the early 1950s, DG had the bright idea of

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Inghelbrecht’s Historic, Imperfect Debussy La mer

David Hurwitz

Inghelbrecht knew Debussy personally, and his interpretations were widely acknowledged

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Inghelbrecht Directs Authentic Debussy

Victor Carr Jr

This Debussy collection features attributes similar to its companion Testament

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Gallo Trio Sonatas: The Source for Stravinsky’s Pulcinella

David Vernier June 1, 2025

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Big Boxes: Finally, Stravinsky’s Complete Columbia & RCA Recordings, The Right Way

Jed Distler June 1, 2025

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Pointless: Boring Stravinsky Monochrome And In Color

David Hurwitz June 1, 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