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Reference Recording: Segerstam’s Sibelius Lemminkäinen “Symphony”

David Hurwitz

Yes, this work is a symphony, at least as much […]

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Reference Recording: Gibson’s Stunning Elgar Overtures

David Hurwitz

This was one of Chandos’ earliest digital recordings, and one

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Major Discoveries: Hamelin’s Transcendent Villa-Lobos

Dan Davis

Heitor Villa-Lobos was a prolific though maddeningly inconsistent composer. At

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Reference Recording: Hamelin’s Astounding Godowsky/Chopin Studies

Jed Distler

Any discussion about the most difficult works in the piano

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Reference Recording: Liszt Paganini Etudes by Hamelin

Jed Distler

Just as Bugs Bunny slouched in the face of Elmer

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Reference Recording: Ormandy’s Ultimate “Pictures” and Surprising Roussel

David Hurwitz

You have no idea how long I’ve waited for Ormandy’s

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CD From Hell: Maw’s Just Plain Awful Violin Concerto

David Hurwitz

Your reaction to this premiere performance of Nicholas Maw’s Violin

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Reference Recording: Serkin’s Virile Schumann Concerto

David Hurwitz

They don’t make ’em like this anymore–at least until something

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CD From Hell: Boult’s Sexless Rachmaninov Third

David Hurwitz

There’s a hilarious scene in “Sex and the City” where

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Reference Recording: Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances by Dorati

David Hurwitz

Lustrously recorded in Vienna in 1958, this disc of Respighi’s

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Interlochen Public Radio Launches “Awesome Classical Music Podcast For Kids”

ClassicsToday June 21, 2022

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Sergiu Celibidache’s 5 (Not 10) Best Recordings–Twice As Slow, Half As Many

David Hurwitz June 20, 2022

The Unsweetened Beauty Of Carolin Widmann

Jens F. Laurson June 19, 2022

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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