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Grieg’s Gorgeous Music for Strings on SACD

David Hurwitz

Here’s an easy call: these are gorgeous performances of music […]

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Reference Recording: Pellucid Grieg Violin Sonatas from Amoyal and Chiu

David Hurwitz

The neglect of these pieces is simply unaccountable. Along with

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Three Glorious Grieg Concerto Transcriptions

David Hurwitz

Everyone loves Grieg. Everyone wishes he had written more orchestral

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CD From Hell: Erratic Nielsen from Davis and the LSO

David Hurwitz

There were some interesting moments in these performances that originally

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Major Discoveries: Gounod’s Music For Pedal Piano–Great Stuff!

David Hurwitz

This is Volume 62 in Hyperion’s epic and seemingly endless

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CD From Hell: Sinopoli’s Tired, Decadent Elgar Symphonies

David Hurwitz

Giuseppe Sinopoli could be too smart for his own good.

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CD From Hell: More Faux Elgar, For A Change

David Hurwitz

They’re at it again. Just as Elgar may have stopped

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Under the Radar: Boult’s Elgar Symphonies on Lyrita

Victor Carr Jr

Though made less than a decade before his last studio

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Historical Gems: Albert Sammons’ Proprietary Elgar and Delius

David Hurwitz

In his notes for this release, Tully Potter makes two

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Big Boxes: Warner’s Stravinsky Edition

Jed Distler

Warner Classics’ edition marking the 50th anniversary of Igor Stravinsky’s

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Falla: Piano Music from Benita Meshulam

Jed Distler November 9, 2025

Falla, Debussy, etc.: Orchestral works/Lehmann

David Hurwitz November 9, 2025

Falla: Three-cornered hat, etc./Pons SACD

David Hurwitz November 9, 2025

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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
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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