Major Discoveries

Major Discoveries: Wirén Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3

David Hurwitz

Dag Wirén’s reputation continues to rest exclusively on the popularity […]

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Major Discoveries: Gounod’s String Quartets

Jed Distler

The chronology and provenance of Charles Gounod’s five complete surviving

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Ernest Krenek’s Piano Concertos Emerge from Obscurity

Jed Distler

Like its predecessor, Volume Two of Toccata Classics’ survey of

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Saygun’s Fresh and Distinctive Quartets

Jed Distler

Having surveyed Ahmed Adnan Saygun’s symphonies, CPO turns to the

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Saygun: Powerful Symphony No. 4 and Violin Concerto

David Hurwitz

This release completes CPO’s excellent cycle of Saygun symphonies in

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Major Discoveries: Masterful Symphonies by Ahmed Adnan Saygun

David Hurwitz

Saygun’s Third Symphony is a masterpiece, reflecting both the composer’s

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Major Discoveries: Saygun’s Spirited First Two Symphonies

David Hurwitz

Turkish composer Ahmed Adnan Saygun (1907-91) speaks in a very

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Major Discoveries: Leo Brouwer’s Ever-Inventive Music for Two Guitars

Jed Distler

Leo Brouwer (born 1939) is a composer and guitarist whose

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Major Discoveries: Brouwer Channels the Beatles

David Hurwitz

Cuban composer Leo Brouwer occupies an interesting niche in the

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Saygun’s Hot Piano Concertos

David Hurwitz

If you can imagine the combination of Bartók’s alternately nocturnal

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Harding’s Tosca – Big and Brash

Robert Levine May 25, 2025

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CD From Hell: Sokolov’s Bogus Profundity In Mozart and Rachmaninov

David Hurwitz May 25, 2025

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Reference Recording: Kocsis in Rachmaninov’s Concertos and Paganini Rhapsody

David Hurwitz May 25, 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