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Big Boxes: Koopman’s Compelling Complete Bach Organ Works

David Vernier

If you missed these recordings, made during the mid-to-late 1990s, […]

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Reference Recording: Kertész, Ludwig & Berry Own Bluebeard’s Castle

David Hurwitz

This performance needs little introduction. Widely regarded as the finest

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Under the Radar: Leinsdorf’s Much Better Than You Thought Beethoven 9th

Dan Davis

Arnold Schoenberg’s tribute to the victims of inhumanity is ironically

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Big Boxes: Bella Davidovich’s Uneven Philips Legacy

Jed Distler

The 21-year-old Bella Davidovich made headlines when she won the

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Arvo Pärt’s Timeless Deer’s Cry

David Vernier

[We celebrate Arvo Pärt’s 88th birthday today with a pair

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Reference Recording: Scotto’s First Butterfly

Robert Levine

[A re-post from our archives in memorial tribute to Renata

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Big Boxes: Brahms’ Complete Piano Duo Works & Arrangements

Jed Distler

Prior to the invention of the phonograph, the piano was

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Ives: Three Holidays and a Football Game

David Hurwitz

James Sinclair is always an excellent guide to this music,

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Big Boxes: Dorati In Minneapolis–The Stereo Recordings

Jed Distler

Antal Dorati’s association with Mercury Living Presence helped to establish

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Reference Recording: Mutter’s Miraculous Dvorák Concerto

David Hurwitz

Having lived with this recording for some time now, I

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Library Essentials 3: Three More (Timeless) Christmas Stars

David Vernier November 27, 2023

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Big Boxes: Brilliant Classics’ New And (Mostly) Improved Chopin Edition

Jed Distler November 27, 2023

Bavouzet’s Unsurpassed Haydn Cycle

Jed Distler November 27, 2023

Library Essentials 3: Three More (Timeless) Christmas Stars
by David Vernier
November 27, 2023
They may be from the distant past, but these three Christmas recordings hold up as well or better than most anything in the catalog. The
Library Essentials 2: Two Timeless English Christmas Recordings
by David Vernier
November 20, 2023
In the first couple of decades following the advent of the CD in the mid-1980s, new recordings of Christmas music would flood the market each
Library Essentials: Five Discs From Christmases Past
by David Vernier
November 13, 2023
Before we focus attention on some of the newer Christmas releases–beginning later this week–we thought it would be useful to look back at a stocking-full