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Seiji Ozawa’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Seiji Ozawa is yet another one of those excellent conductors […]

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The Paris Conservatory Orchestra’s 10 Most Characteristic Recordings

David Hurwitz

The Paris Conservatory Orchestra (L’Orchestre de la Société des Concerts

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Antal Dorati’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Antal Dorati was such a constant presence in the world

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Eugene Ormandy’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra were big fish in

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Charles Munch’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Although noted for his performances of French repertoire, Berlioz especially,

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Leonard Slatkin’s 10 Best Recordings (x2, Including His Own)!

David Hurwitz

Leonard Slatkin is one of those unsung (or not sung

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Neeme Järvi’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Neeme Järvi is often criticized by classical music snobs who

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Thomas Beecham’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Thomas Beecham was a one-man cultural revolution, and it’s fair

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Giuseppe Sinopoli’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Giuseppe Sinopoli specialized in romantic Italian opera starting with Verdi;

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Ernest Ansermet’s 10 Best Recordings (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

Ernest Ansermet’s reputation exists in conjunction with the Orchestre de

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Meyers and Miller Soar in Daugherty’s “Blue Electra”

David Hurwitz March 29, 2025

The Beethoven/Scharwenka Ninth

Jed Distler March 23, 2025

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CD From Hell: Boulez’s Strauss/Mahler Pairing Is All Toten and No Feier

David Hurwitz March 23, 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