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Reference Recording: The Sixteen’s Marvelous Messiah

David Vernier

In 1983 The Sixteen recorded a Messiah, a live production […]

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Reference Recording: Harnoncourt Nails Bach’s Magnificat

David Hurwitz

It’s no disservice to Handel, whose splendid Utrech Te Deum

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Reference Recording: Ketèlbey–Master of Kitsch

David Hurwitz

John Lanchbery, the mostly ballet conductor who never met a

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Reference Recording: Zinman’s Definitive Barber Collection

David Hurwitz

Rule One of music criticism, as I learned it anyway,

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Reference Recording: Wit’s Stellar Janacek Glagolitic Mass and Sinfonietta

David Hurwitz

These performances are every bit as fine as the classic

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CD From Hell: Rattle’s Horrendous Janácek

David Hurwitz

How this disc made it to EMI’s Great Recordings of

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Historical Gems: Classic Janácek from the Source

David Hurwitz

This release positively reeks of an idiomatic Janácek performance tradition.

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Under the Radar: Margrit Weber in Falla and Her Namesake

David Hurwitz

Swiss pianist Margrit Weber had a limited career on disc,

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Major Discoveries: Robert Kurka’s Brilliant Second Symphony

David Hurwitz

Ever since Albany released its excellent recording of Robert Kurka’s

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Reference Recording: Gielen’s Really “Finished” Mahler Tenth

David Hurwitz

This is without a doubt the finest Mahler 10th currently

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Probing Lopes-Graça from Borralhinho and Naxos

David Hurwitz August 22, 2022

Ullmann’s Kaiser Still–And Forever–Relevant

David Vernier August 22, 2022

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Big Boxes: Ingrid Haebler’s Complete Philips Recordings

Jed Distler August 21, 2022

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
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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
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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