Under The Radar

Margherita Torretta: Bang-On Scarlatti From Out Of Nowhere

Jens F. Laurson

Scarlatti recitals on the piano are no longer a rarity, but really great ones still are. Since Horowitz’s groundbreaking disc, outstanding recordings have been made

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Video Review: Classic Gershwin and Gould from Slatkin Sr. and Pennario

David Hurwitz

Click HERE for the video, or on the image below, and

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Under the Radar: Amazingly Great Moravec Beethoven 4th Concerto

David Hurwitz

Ivan Moravec recorded Beethoven’s 4th Piano Concerto twice. This first

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Reference Recording: Finally, A Great Beethoven Triple

Jed Distler

Beethoven’s Triple Concerto works best when played like a svelte,

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Historical Gems: Albert Wolff Crushes Tchaikovsky’s Fourth

David Hurwitz

Recorded in 1959 is very good stereo, Albert Wolff’s Tchaikovsky

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Under the Radar: Ormandy’s Luscious and Lively Bruckner 7th

David Hurwitz

This is a performance to cherish, not least because Ormandy

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Under the Radar: Ughi And Crowson’s 1978 Beethoven Cycle

Jed Distler

Sony Classical’s budget price release of a 1978 Beethoven cycle

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Under the Radar: Jansons’ Terrific Brahms First

David Hurwitz

[RIP Mariss Jansons] Jansons’ previous two releases in his Brahms cycle featured excellent playing in a generalized sort of way, but little more. This final

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Under The Radar: Music In Renaissance Prague

David Vernier

There is an ancient depiction of Bohemia as a rose,

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Historical Gems: Solti’s Early, Still Competitive Vienna Beethoven Symphonies 3, 5, & 7

David Hurwitz

Dating from the late 1950s, these generally fine performances show

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

David Hurwitz August 17, 2025

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Major Discoveries: Enescu’s Third Symphony From Ondine

David Hurwitz August 17, 2025

Enescu’s Gorgeous Octet for Strings and Piano Quintet

David Hurwitz August 17, 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