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Video Review: Decca’s Grumiaux Edition–Fixed and Fabulous

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: If you got this set with the […]

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Big Boxes: Bernstein Conducts Stravinsky–and How!!

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: Bernstein was an incomparably great Stravinsky interpreter,

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Big Boxes: Scribendum’s Vedernikov Edition

Jed Distler

Unlike his slightly older contemporaries and fellow Heinrich Neuhaus pupils

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Big Boxes: Warner’s Stravinsky Edition

Jed Distler

Warner Classics’ edition marking the 50th anniversary of Igor Stravinsky’s

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Järvi’s Prokofiev Sixth: Still The Version Of Choice

David Hurwitz

Prokofiev’s Sixth was pretty much neglected by major conductors in

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Tubin’s Powerful Complete Symphonies from BIS

David Hurwitz

BIS has conveniently packaged Neeme Järvi’s epoch-making set of Eduard

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CD From Hell: Currentzis Sweats Beethoven’s Seventh

David Hurwitz

After Teodor Currentzis’ atrocious, inhibited Beethoven Fifth, this Seventh sounds

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Big Boxes: Sony’s Rodzinski Album Collection

Jed Distler

Despite his high standing among conductors who dominated the American

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Colin Davis’ Happy Beethoven Odyssey (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: When Colin Davis was “on,” he was

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Big Boxes: Orfeo’s “Legendary” Pianists–An Uneven Grab Bag

Jed Distler

Orfeo has been marking its 40th anniversary with boxed sets

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Not Your Usual Dukas CD

David Hurwitz September 28, 2024

Shostakovich: Complete Symphonies/Kitajenko SACD

ClassicsToday September 22, 2024

Shostakovich: Complete Symphonies; From Jewish Folk Poetry; etc

David Hurwitz September 22, 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