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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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Big Boxes: Eloquence’s Illuminating Sydney International Piano Competition Collection

Jed Distler

Between 1992 and 2016 Cyrus Meher-Homji produced compilations of live,

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Big Boxes: Miguel Baselga’s Albéniz Cycle

Jed Distler

Miguel Baselga was the first and (I believe) only pianist

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Video Review: 27 CDs of Dvořák’s Slavonic Soul (Train)

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: Well knock me over with a pin!

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Muti’s Mostly Marvelous 91-CD Mega-box (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: Hot on the heals of Warner’s 90+

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The Quartetto Italiano–The Origins of a Legend

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: Recorded from 1946-1959, these recordings showcase the

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CD From Hell: Rattle Gets Lost on An Imaginary Haydn Journey

David Hurwitz March 30, 2025

Il Giardino Armonico’s Haydn Vol. 4: “Distratto” Indeed

David Hurwitz March 30, 2025

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Reference Recording: Jochum’s Classic Haydn–The 12 London Symphonies

Dan Davis March 30, 2025

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