Major Discoveries

Rische’s CPE Bach Concertos Vol. 3

David Hurwitz

There seems to be no plan at Hänssler to record […]

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Major Discoveries: Hindemith’s Complete Nobilissima

David Hurwitz

“First recording of complete ballet” this CD tray card proudly

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Reference Recording: Kegel’s Smashing Orff Der Mond

David Hurwitz

If you like Carmina burana and want to hear its

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Savall Personalizes Dowland’s Lachrimae

David Hurwitz

Most recordings of Dowland’s beautifully touching and melancholy Lachrimae place

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Dowland’s Lachrimae, And Then Some

David Hurwitz

This lovely performance of Dowland’s Lachrimae features lutenist Paul O’Dette

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Reference Recording: Dowland’s Lachrimae From Jakob Lindberg

David Hurwitz

Believe it or not, the “seven passionate Pavans” that open

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Fretwork’s Intimate Dowland Lachrimae

David Hurwitz

Dowland’s Lachrimae has been billed (by Cambridge University Press) as

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Reference Recording: Martin’s Marvelous Mass

Dan Davis

Frank Martin’s Mass, completed in 1926, premiered in 1963, and

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Major Discoveries: Gouvy’s Glorious Fourth Symphony

David Hurwitz

You can tell from the opening bars of Gouvy’s D

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Major Discoveries: Williamson’s Our Man in Havana

David Hurwitz

When Malcolm Williamson died in 2003, the musical world scarcely

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Sounds & Silence

David Vernier July 7, 2024

Grainger: Wind Band Music

David Hurwitz July 7, 2024

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Cult Conductors: Walter’s Youthful Valedictory Mahler 2

David Hurwitz July 7, 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