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Major Discoveries: Widor Symphony No. 3–A Masterpiece

David Hurwitz

Widor’s Third Symphony (1894) for organ and orchestra pays direct […]

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Major Discoveries: Enescu Symphony No. 2 from Ondine

David Hurwitz

Here’s an important, adventurous release. Enescu’s Second Symphony, composed around

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CD From Hell: Mozart’s (Drag) Queen of the Night

David Hurwitz

The fact that something is old does not make it

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CD From Hell: Rachmaninov’s Phony Baloney Piano Concerto No. 5

David Hurwitz

The world has not exactly been clamoring for another piano

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Reference Recording: The Endellion’s Haydn Quartets Opp. 54 & 74

David Hurwitz

The Endellion String Quartet only made few recordings of Haydn

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Filling In The Gaps: Orpheus plays Haydn Symphonies 22, 63, and 80

David Hurwitz

You may know Haydn’s Symphonies Nos. 22 “The Philosopher” and

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Filling In The Gaps: Brüggen’s Haydn Symphonies Nos. 90-92

David Hurwitz

Haydn tends not to work terribly well on period instruments,

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Filling In The Gaps: The Perfect Saint-Saëns CD

David Hurwitz

If you’re looking for an inexpensive single disc containing Saint-Saëns’

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Reference Recording: Classic Munch–Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony

David Hurwitz

Still the greatest recording of the Organ Symphony ever made,

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Under The Radar: Great Symphonies by Bizet & Saint-Saëns

David Hurwitz

For years Philips has witlessly reissued, over and over, Edo

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Davis’ Ives Vol. 2: Happy Holidays

David Hurwitz July 4, 2022

Grigory Sokolov At Esterházy Palace

Jed Distler June 23, 2022

Doremi’s Live, Grotty-Sounding Rudolf Serkin

Jed Distler June 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
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