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Major Discoveries: Koechlin’s Weird and Wild Schubert Wanderer

David Hurwitz

The gem on this disc is Koechlin’s remarkable orchestration of […]

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Kupiec and Skrowaczewski: Chopin for Connoisseurs

Jed Distler

It’s unusual to start a CD review of Chopin’s concertos

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Slatkin and Lyon Deliver At Last in Saint-Saëns

David Hurwitz

Having been unimpressed with previous releases by Slatkin and the Lyon orchestra in music by Ravel and Berlioz, I am happy to report that the

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Bach Meets The Beatles

David Vernier

We don’t need to spend too much time here: this

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Hewitt’s Mellifluous Art of Fugue

David Hurwitz

In his advertisement for the publication of The Art of

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Koroliov’s Chopin Mazurkas: Diversified Dramas

Jed Distler

A little less than half of Chopin’s complete surviving Mazurkas

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Alluring Rameau & Scriabin from Juho Pohjonen

Jed Distler January 5, 2025

The KOLA (Keep On Listening Awards) Are Here!!! Enjoy The Best Recordings of 2024!!

David Hurwitz January 4, 2025

The ALDA (Avoid Like Death Awards) Are Out! Celebrating the Worst Classical Recordings of 2024!

David Hurwitz January 4, 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