Best of…

Sergiu Celibidache’s 5 (Not 10) Best Recordings–Twice As Slow, Half As Many

David Hurwitz

Romanian conductor and famed nutcase Sergiu Celibidache didn’t believe in […]

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Michael Gielen’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Michael Gielen’s recorded legacy is one of uncompromising dedication to

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Riccardo Muti’s Ten Best Non-Operatic Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Riccardo Muti made many superb recordings, and yet I continue

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Claudio Abbado’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Claudio Abbado’s career started with a bang and ended with

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Karel Ančerl’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Karel Ančerl’s life was marked by unimaginable tragedy. His wife

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Fritz Reiner’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Fritz Reiner was one of those egomaniacal, autocratic conductors who

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Rafael Kubelik’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

It took Rafael Kubelik a long time to “find himself”

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

John Barbirolli’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

John Barbirolli was a much more versatile conductor than we

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Eugen Jochum’s Ten Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Eugen Jochum’s discography–or at least the majority of it–is very

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Herbert Blomstedt’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Herbert Blomstedt is one of those conductor who grows on

To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.

Continue Reading

Insider

CD From Hell: Rattle Gets Lost on An Imaginary Haydn Journey

David Hurwitz March 30, 2025

Il Giardino Armonico’s Haydn Vol. 4: “Distratto” Indeed

David Hurwitz March 30, 2025

Insider

Reference Recording: Jochum’s Classic Haydn–The 12 London Symphonies

Dan Davis March 30, 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