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Under The Radar: A Great Má Vlast from Berglund in Dresden

David Hurwitz

There are so many fine recordings of Smetana’s Má Vlast […]

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Under The Radar: Praga’s Phenomenal Stravinsky Collection

David Hurwitz

One of the problems with recommending reference recordings for composers

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CD From Hell: Solti’s Dismal Schubert “Great”

David Hurwitz

How this driven, joyless bow-wow of a Schubert performance joined

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Järvi’s Rott: First-Rate Performance, Third-Rate Symphony

David Hurwitz

The only reason we listen to this symphony is because

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CD From Hell: The Horenstein Horror Show Continues with Shostakovich and Janácek

Jed Distler

Until now, hardcore Jascha Horenstein fans have had to pay

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Historical Gems: Shostakovich First Concertos for Violin and Cello

David Hurwitz

Shostakovich had the great good fortune to write for Russia’s

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CD From Hell: Kofman’s Totally Lame Shostakovich Tenth

David Hurwitz

The Beethoven Orchestra of Bonn is not one of Germany’s

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Under The Radar: Kosler’s Shockingly Fine Shostakovich Ninth

David Hurwitz

Mravinsky’s Shostakovich Fifth is a very well-known quantity, and if

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Reference Recording: The Ultimate, Wrist-Slitting, Shostakovich 14th

David Hurwitz

It’s impossible to discuss this symphony without relating three stories.

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Under The Radar: Jochum’s “Other” (and Better) Haydn Symphonies

David Hurwitz

Eugen Jochum’s complete set of Haydn’s London Symphonies with the

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Dudamel’s Ives: Nice Try

David Hurwitz July 4, 2022

Ives: Wind band arrangements/U.S. Marine Band

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Reference Recording: Ormandy Celebrates Ives’ Holidays

David Hurwitz July 4, 2022

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