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Enescu’s Isis and 5th Symphony, Dead and Loving It

David Hurwitz

My Uncle Sam had one of the coolest jobs of […]

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Major Discoveries: Enescu’s Third Symphony From Ondine

David Hurwitz

Enescu’s Third Symphony is one of those “everything including the

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Revelatory Janácek and Smetana Quartets from Takács

David Hurwitz

These are amazing performances. First, the coupling: so smart and

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CD From Hell: Netopil Blows Janácek

David Hurwitz

Tomás Netopil bills himself as a Janácek specialist, and maybe

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Netopil’s Janácek Fails To Impress–Again

David Hurwitz

We are past the point where a recording of Janácek

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CD From Hell: Gatti’s Deathly Dull Debussy

David Hurwitz

Can French orchestras still play French music? Not on evidence

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Debussy: The (Really) Complete Works on Warner

David Hurwitz

Unlike DG’s recent incomplete Complete Works box, this one, all

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DG’s Incomplete, Grab Bag of a Complete Debussy Box

David Hurwitz

In mathematics it is possible to accept the notion that

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Reference Recording: Finzi Clarinet & Cello Concertos

David Hurwitz

Before he lost interest in classical music, at the very

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Reference Recording: Firkusny Plays The Complete Janácek Piano Music

David Hurwitz

Some releases make a critic’s job very easy, and this

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Alkan: Cello Sonata/Bertrand

David Hurwitz November 16, 2025

Alkan: Chamber Works/Trio Alkan

David Vernier November 16, 2025

Alkan Esquisses on Naxos

Jed Distler November 16, 2025

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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
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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