Major Discoveries

Remarkable Reicha Quartets (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

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

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Major Discoveries: Boccherini’s Touching, Expressive Stabat Mater

David Hurwitz

There are two versions of Boccherini’s Stabat Mater, one for

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Major Discoveries: Boccherini’s Op. 26 “Little” Quartets

David Hurwitz

Boccherini divided his quartet output into two categories, “big” works

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Major Discoveries: The Six Tcherepnin Piano Concertos

David Hurwitz

Alexander Tcherepnin was a very good composer, and his six

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

David Hurwitz

KOLA (Keep On Listening Awards) 2024 A Czech Celebration Novák: Concentus Biilugus (for Piano Four-Hands and String Orchestra); Choreae Vernales (for Flute, String Orchestra, Harp

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Major Discoveries: Martinu’s Ballet “The Shadow”

David Hurwitz

This early ballet (1916), which plays for a bit over

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Major Discoveries: Martinu Chamber Music With Flute

David Hurwitz

Martinu’s flute music has become very popular, and is well

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Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Fabulous String Quartets

Jed Distler

Over the past decade or so, Naxos has been filling significant catalogue gaps on behalf of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, including this first integral release of his

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Not Your Usual Dukas CD

David Hurwitz

This enterprising disc contains the premiere recording of Velléda, a

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Randall Thompson’s Requiem Recalled To Life

David Vernier

For at least the middle decades of the 20th century

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The Beethoven/Scharwenka Ninth

Jed Distler March 23, 2025

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CD From Hell: Boulez’s Strauss/Mahler Pairing Is All Toten and No Feier

David Hurwitz March 23, 2025

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CD From Hell: Boulez’s Worst Debussy and Ravel

David Hurwitz March 23, 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