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Jean Martinon’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Martinon was one of those conductors who seldom made a […]

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Bruno Walter’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Bruno Walter, born in 1876, lived far enough into the

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CD From Hell: Maazel Proves Vienna Dislikes Mahler 5

Victor Carr Jr

They don’t like Mahler, Lorin Maazel reportedly said of the

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Under the Radar: Abbado’s Chicago Mahler 5th

David Hurwitz

As with just about all the Mahler symphonies, Abbado has

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Under The Radar: A Great Mahler 5–A Promise Unfulfilled

David Hurwitz

Revisiting this performance reveals issues emblematic of what’s wrong with

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Reverent, Transcendent Rachmaninov All-Night Vigil

David Vernier

Anyone familiar with this repertoire, so intimately associated with Russian

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Reference Recording: St. Matthew Profound and Unbound

David Vernier

[Note: As Easter, 2023 approaches, it’s time to remember–and revisit–this

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Major Discoveries: Casella’s Gloriously Derivative Suite, Op. 13

David Hurwitz

You simply have to hear this. Alfredo Casella’s Suite, Op.

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Mstislav Rostropovich’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Conductor, pianist, and above all, world-renowned cellist, Mstislav Rostropovich was

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Reference Recording: A Great Box Of Suk

David Hurwitz

[A re-post, in memoriam Libor Pešek, 1933-2022] These are excellent

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Major Discoveries: Enescu’s Third Symphony From Ondine

David Hurwitz August 17, 2025

Enescu’s Gorgeous Octet for Strings and Piano Quintet

David Hurwitz August 17, 2025

Enescu: Vox Maris

David Hurwitz August 17, 2025

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