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Big Boxes: An Ivan Moravec Treasure Chest

Jed Distler

Ivan Moravec’s subtle musicianship and cultivated virtuosity are known quantities […]

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CD from Hell: Beethoven Knob-Fiddling

Jens F. Laurson

Didn’t Glenn Gould tell us that a child’s fiddling with

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CD From Hell: Bezuidenhout Badly Botches Beethoven (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: This is atrocious.

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Aurora

David Vernier

You will want at least six minutes of quiet, uninterrupted

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Big Boxes: Fritz Reiner’s Columbia Recordings

Jed Distler

Because Fritz Reiner’s reputation primarily rests with his “golden age”

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Big Boxes: Profil’s Solomon Collection

Jed Distler

Profil’s 10-disc anthology devoted to the British pianist Solomon offers

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Remarkable Reicha Quartets (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

Please click below for the video review. The Bottom Line:

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Big Boxes: A Major Violinist Rediscovered

Jed Distler

The eminent violinist and pedagogue Franco Gulli (1926-2001) may be

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Big Boxes: Warner’s Most Completest Ravel (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

Please click below for the video review. The bottom line:

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CD From Hell: Bellucci’s Baffling Beethoven

Jed Distler

Sometime in early 2000 I received for review a remarkable

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Musical Anesthesia: Nelsons Conducts Bruckner’s SevenZZZZZzzzzzzzzz…

David Hurwitz September 8, 2024

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Ticciati Plays Bruckner 6: Why?

David Hurwitz September 8, 2024

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Alvin and the Chipmunks Play Bruckner

David Hurwitz September 8, 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