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Not Your Usual Dukas CD

David Hurwitz

This enterprising disc contains the premiere recording of Velléda, a […]

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Reference Recording: Shostakovich Chamber Symphonies

Victor Carr Jr

This compilation of reissues makes for an excellent Shostakovich disc.

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CD From Hell: Bruckner’s Piano Works

Jens F. Laurson

On paper, this smartly programmed disc is a winner: The

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Rosbaud From The Archives: A Collector’s Near-Complete Bruckner Cycle

Jens F. Laurson

Hans Rosbaud, born in Graz, Austria in 1895, led Germany’s

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Ticciati Plays Bruckner 6: Why?

David Hurwitz

Bruckner marks the first movement of the Sixth “Majestoso.” This

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Alvin and the Chipmunks Play Bruckner

David Hurwitz

Yes, you saw it correctly. Asking the Tapiola Sinfonietta (about

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Randall Thompson’s Requiem Recalled To Life

David Vernier

For at least the middle decades of the 20th century

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Egarr’s Handel Op. 4: Good, But A Bit Monochrome

David Vernier

Popular as they were as features of Handel’s London performances–notably

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Sarah Connolly’s Handel Heroes and Heroines

David Vernier

And the mezzo lode continues to run as rich and

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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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Very Good Dvorák Eighth, Amazing Golden Spinning Wheel

David Hurwitz September 7, 2025

Dvorák: Tone Poems Ably Presented by Theodor Kuchar

David Hurwitz September 7, 2025

Dvorak: Dimitrij

Robert Levine September 7, 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