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Marriner’s Pretty Wonderful Haydn Symphonies Reboxed and Rediscovered (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: Hearing these vibrant, shapely performances after a […]

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Carlo Maria Giulini’s 10 Best Recordings (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

Carlo Maria Giulini had a remarkable career. Not known for

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Big Boxes: Martinon’s Complete Chicago Recordings At Last

David Hurwitz

These recordings are stunning, plain and simple. There isn’t a

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Adrian Boult’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Adrian Boult had a thoroughly admirable career as a devoted

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Herbert von Karajan’s 10 Best (Orchestral) Recordings

David Hurwitz

Herbert von Karajan wanted us to believe that he excelled

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EMI’s Underwhelming Walton Collector’s Edition

David Hurwitz

This twelve CD set contains some remarkably poorly chosen titles

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Big Boxes: Reiner’s Complete Strauss, At Last

David Hurwitz

Does anyone not own most of these recordings? If you

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Big Boxes: Walter’s Sony Mahler Recordings, Complete

David Hurwitz

It’s so simple, really. Just take everything the artist did

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Pierre Boulez’s Ten Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Pierre Boulez was a new music conductor of the old

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Simon Rattle’s Ten Best Recordings (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

Simon Rattle is a cypher. His highly variable achievement on

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The Nightingale String Quartet Vagn Holmboe Cycle Continues

Jed Distler August 3, 2025

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CD From Hell: Gatti’s Deathly Dull Debussy

David Hurwitz August 3, 2025

Cutting Brilliance (with a few quirks): Jumppanen’s Debussy Préludes

Jed Distler August 3, 2025

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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