Under The Radar

Under the Radar: Dohnányi’s Underrated “Eroica”

Victor Carr Jr

This exhilarating Eroica was among the first recordings Dohnanyi made […]

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Under the Radar: Dohnányi’s Really Great Cleveland Brahms Cycle

David Hurwitz

Christoph von Dohnányi used to joke ruefully that every time

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Böhm’s Beethoven Makes A Welcome Return

David Hurwitz

These performances, taken as a whole, never have gotten the

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Under the Radar: Ozawa’s Always Excellent Ravel

David Hurwitz

As with Ozawa’s complete Ravel, so it goes with this

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Maazel’s Single Great Mahler Recording

David Hurwitz

Now that Sony has boxed up Lorin Maazel’s mostly mediocre

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Under the Radar: Végh’s Missing Mozart Serenade

David Hurwitz

If you were wondering why the “Posthorn” Serenade never made

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Under The Radar: Reiner’s Revelatory Das Lied von der Erde

David Hurwitz

New to the Living Stereo series, this recording gets my

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Under the Radar: A Trio of Valuable Bartók Reissues

David Hurwitz

Eugene Ormandy often gets a bad rap. This 1963 recording

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Under the Radar: Great Stravinsky from MTT and Dutoit

David Hurwitz

Michael Tilson Thomas’ Boston recording of the The Rite of

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Under the Radar: Végh’s Decca Mozart Symphonies

David Hurwitz

It’s impossible to exaggerate what a great musician Sándor Végh

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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

Herreweghe’s Bach–Authoritative and Satisfying

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