CD From Hell

CD From Hell: Svetlanov’s Anti-Imperialist Elgar

David Hurwitz

You’re not gonna believe this one. Captured in concert at […]

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CD From Hell: Furtwängler’s Hapless EMI Brahms Cycle

David Hurwitz

What a frustrating artist Furtwängler was. All of these performances

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CD From Hell: Pletnev’s Dysfunctional Beethoven Symphonies

David Hurwitz

From the opening sentence of the booklet notes we know

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CD From Hell: Rozhdestvensky’s Grotesque, Genocidal Sibelius Cycle

David Hurwitz

Make no mistake, Rozhdestvensky’s Sibelius symphony cycle is a crime

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CD From Hell: Horenstein’s Unbelievably Horrible Mahler Seventh

David Hurwitz

This vile Mahler Seventh, broadcast live in 1969, has been

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CD From Hell: Gatti’s Ghastly Mahler 4

David Hurwitz

Daniele Gatti’s conducting on this CD offers an absolute clinic

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CD from Hell: Barbirolli’s Mahler “Vivisection”…er…”Resurrection”

David Hurwitz

This review could have been either very long, or very

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CD From Hell: Dohnányi’s Mahler to be Avoided

David Hurwitz

Dohnányi’s Mahler recordings stand among the biggest disappointments of his

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CD From Hell: Rattle’s Anti-Haydn

David Hurwitz

These performances by the world’s most overrated conductor and orchestra

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CD From Hell: Zander’s Bruckner Five–More Talking Than Playing

David Hurwitz

Benjamin Zander is at it again. This 68-minute performance comes

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Herreweghe’s Bach–Authoritative and Satisfying

David Vernier August 4, 2024

Kirkby & Rooney’s Time Stands Still

David Vernier July 29, 2024

Majestic Liszt, Indeed!

Jed Distler July 28, 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