Big Boxes

Video Review: Mucho Mischa Maisky–The DG Box

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: Mischa Maisky is a cellist of tremendous […]

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CD From Hell: Norrington’s (Ob)noxious Haydn London Symphonies

David Hurwitz

Roger Norrington’s approach to Haydn couldn’t be at further remove

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Two Fascinating, Historic Kubelik Boxes

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: They’re here! Eloquence has released Rafael Kubelik’s

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Happy Anniversary Alexander Zemlinsky

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: This six-disc set of Zemlinsky recordings on

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Big Boxes: A Rachmaninov Bargain

Jed Distler

Note that this boxed set is not identical to Brilliant

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Big Boxes: John Eliot Gardiner–The Sour Grapes Edition (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: As Gardiner remakes a lot of his

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Big Boxes: Riccardo Chailly’s Mostly Terrific Stravinsky Edition (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: Yet another celebration of Stravinsky’s 50th deathiversary,

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Big Boxes: Ormandy’s Astonishing Columbia Monos (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: This beautifully packaged 120-CD set, containing all

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Previn’s Really Good Complete Warner Box (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: This 96-CD set contains all of André

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Big Boxes: Profil’s Louis Kentner Box

Jed Distler

Profil’s 10-disc Louis Kentner collection offers a diverse, if somewhat

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Segerstam’s Reger Makes It To A Box

David Hurwitz October 18, 2024

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Reference Recording: Pettersson’s Glorious, Scarifying 8th Symphony

David Hurwitz October 18, 2024

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Filling In The Gaps: Sibelius’ Strange Scaramouche

David Hurwitz October 18, 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