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Big Boxes: The Fine Art of Chailly (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

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Ormandy’s Stereo Columbia Richard Strauss Recordings

Jed Distler

All of Eugene Ormandy’s stereo Richard Strauss recordings for Columbia

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Irgens-Jensen: Glorious Orchestral Works from CPO

David Hurwitz

Had he written more music, Norwegian Ludvig Irgens-Jensen would be

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Big Boxes: Zubin Mehta’s Gratifyingly Enjoyable LA Legacy (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

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Filling In The Gaps: Beethoven For The Mandolin

Jens F. Laurson

You’d be forgiven for not knowing that Beethoven wrote for

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CD From Hell: Immerseel’s Clunky and Prosaic Beethoven

Jed Distler

As a Beethoven fortepianist, Jos Van Immerseel never attained the

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Historic Gems: Dinu Lipatti’s Complete 1947-1948 Columbia Recordings

Jed Distler

In 1999 APR reissued piano legend Dinu Lipatti’s complete issued

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Major Discoveries: Nikita Koshkin’s Preludes & Fugues For Solo Guitar

David Vernier

You enjoy the guitar, you want to hear something new,

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Big Boxes: Profil’s Cherkassky Grab Bag

Jed Distler

Although Shura Cherkassky’s unabashedly subjective and capricious style was out

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Big Boxes: Michael Tilson Thomas’ CBS Beethoven Recordings

Jed Distler

All of the Beethoven recordings that Michael Tilson Thomas made

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Boccherini: 3 Symphonies/Bamert

David Hurwitz February 23, 2025

Poulenc: Concertos from an Unidiomatic Immerseel

David Hurwitz February 23, 2025

Boccherini: Cello Sonatas, Tortured

David Hurwitz February 23, 2025

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