Big Boxes

Big Boxes: Luisada’s Irritating And Stimulating Chopin

Jed Distler

Sony/BMG has gathered together nearly all of Jean-Marc Luisada’s RCA […]

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Big Boxes: Blandine Verlet’s Philips Legacy

Jed Distler

Decca’s 14-CD boxed set devoted to Blandine Verlet’s complete Philips

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Big Boxes: Helmut Walcha’s Complete Archiv Legacy

Jed Distler

Helmut Walcha’s sober and un-selfregarding Bach interpretations dominated the German

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Zoltàn Kocsis’ Essential Complete Philips Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: Just about everything Kocsis did is worth

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Big Boxes: Ansermet’s Rousing Russian Collection

David Hurwitz

For all the grotty playing and occasionally screechy sonics, there’s

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Big Boxes: Rossini’s Complete Piano Music, Plus

Jed Distler

Although Rossini “officially” retired from writing operas in 1829 at

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A Tale Of Two Scriabin Cycles

Jed Distler

Between 2009 and 2019 Dmitri Alexeev recorded all of Scriabin’s

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Marriner’s Pretty Wonderful Haydn Symphonies Reboxed and Rediscovered (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: Hearing these vibrant, shapely performances after a

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Big Boxes: Martinon’s Complete Chicago Recordings At Last

David Hurwitz

These recordings are stunning, plain and simple. There isn’t a

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EMI’s Underwhelming Walton Collector’s Edition

David Hurwitz

This twelve CD set contains some remarkably poorly chosen titles

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Ronald Brautigam’s Superb Late Schubert

Jed Distler November 3, 2024

Liszt’s Symphonies for Two Pianos

Jed Distler November 3, 2024

Stravinksy: Rite of Spring; Firebird/MTT

Victor Carr Jr November 3, 2024

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