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Leopold Stokowski’s Ten Best Recordings (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

Known as a charismatic showman, orchestral wizard, sonic genius, and […]

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Otto Klemperer’s Ten Best Recordings (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

Otto Klemperer’s (1885-1973) reputation today rests almost entirely on recordings

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Arturo Toscanini’s Ten Best Recordings (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

Arturo Toscanini was the most important, highly acclaimed conductor of

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Distinctive and Different: 21st Century Christmas

David Vernier

The disc’s subtitle announces this will be a program of

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Big Boxes: Karl Böhm’s Complete DG Orchestral Recordings

Jed Distler

Karl Böhm’s symphonic and concerto recordings for Deutsche Grammophon have

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Bernard Haitink’s Ten Best Recordings (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

Bernard Haitink was known for his selfless, dedicated performances of

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Big Boxes: Warner’s Furtwängler Edition

Jed Distler

The title for this boxed set, “The Complete Wilhelm Furtwängler

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Big Boxes: The Miraculous Markevitch Philips Legacy

Jed Distler

At long last, Australian Eloquence’s highly anticipated Igor Markevitch Philips

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Big Boxes: Orpheus Would Have Loved DG’s Orpheus Complete Recordings

David Hurwitz

This 55-CD box containing the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra’s complete recordings

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CD From Hell: Brenda Lucas Ogdon Butchers Ravel

Jed Distler

First the good news: all proceeds from this release go

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Rautavaara: Symphony No. 8; Harp concerto

David Hurwitz October 18, 2024

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Big Boxes: Catherine Collard Reconsidered

Jed Distler October 6, 2024

Benjamin Bernheim Rules as Met’s Hoffmann

Robert Levine October 6, 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