Major Discoveries

Major Discoveries: Berwald’s The Battle of Leipzig

David Hurwitz

Franz Berwald’s remarkable “musical painting” The Battle of Leipzig (1828) […]

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Major Discoveries: Witt’s Wonderful Orchestral Works

David Hurwitz

Friedrich Witt (1770-1836) achieved his 15 minutes of fame as

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Oswald and Napoleão Really Romantic Piano Concertos

David Hurwitz

These two works have all of the advantages and disadvantages

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Very Promising New Fibich Cycle From Naxos

David Hurwitz

Zdenek Fibich only lived to be 50, but he was

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Major Discoveries: A Bouquet Of Waxman

David Hurwitz

Franz Waxman was a genius, an immensely gifted composer and

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Beck’s Bounteous Op. 4 Symphonies

David Hurwitz

As the excellently written notes to this release point out,

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Major Discoveries: Wetz’s Third Channels Bruckner’s Fifth

David Hurwitz

Richard Wetz’s ultra-conservative Third Symphony, like his second, resembles sort

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Major Discoveries: Atterberg’s Hyper Piano Concerto

David Hurwitz

Kurt Atterberg’s Piano Concerto, as I noted in discussing its

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Major Discoveries: Tamberg Orchestral Works

David Hurwitz

Estonian composer Eino Tamberg (b. 1930) is the real deal–a

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Reznicek’s Conflicted Symphonies 3 & 4

David Hurwitz

Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek had a very conflicted relationship with

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Glorious CANTICUM CANTICORUM–Song of Songs–On Glossa

David Vernier August 4, 2024

Maisky’s Sweaty Bach Cello Suites

David Vernier August 4, 2024

LES CHANTS D’EROS–Nine Centuries of French Love Songs

David Vernier August 4, 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