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Reference Recording: Ormandy Celebrates Ives’ Holidays

David Hurwitz

Eugene Ormandy was a surprisingly dedicated Ives conductor, at least […]

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Ives: Three Holidays and a Football Game

David Hurwitz

James Sinclair is always an excellent guide to this music,

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Günter Wand’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Günter Wand spent the last decades of his life making

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Big Boxes: Brahms’ Complete Piano Duo Works & Arrangements

Jed Distler

Prior to the invention of the phonograph, the piano was

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Sergiu Celibidache’s 5 (Not 10) Best Recordings–Twice As Slow, Half As Many

David Hurwitz

Romanian conductor and famed nutcase Sergiu Celibidache didn’t believe in

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We Only Wish: CELIBIDACHE–ADAGIO

Victor Carr Jr

Rumors of this album have been circulating among Celibidache’s followers

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Michael Gielen’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Michael Gielen’s recorded legacy is one of uncompromising dedication to

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Riccardo Muti’s Ten Best Non-Operatic Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Riccardo Muti made many superb recordings, and yet I continue

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Big Boxes: Clemens Krauss Decca Legacy Reconsidered

Jed Distler

Although Clemens Krauss’ principal Decca recordings have been reissued on

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Big Boxes: Wilhelm Kempff’s Decca Legacy, Complete At Last

Jed Distler

Kempff’s Bach playing and Bach transcriptions add up to a

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Andsnes Aces Dvořák’s Poetic Tone Pictures

Jed Distler November 19, 2022

WFMT Launches New Weekly Series–SOUNDS CLASSICAL–On December 9

ClassicsToday November 15, 2022

From Joy To Grief, And Back Again

David Vernier November 14, 2022

WFMT Launches New Weekly Series–SOUNDS CLASSICAL–On December 9
by ClassicsToday
November 15, 2022
Chicago, IL; November 14, 2022—WFMT classical radio will premiere a new 60-minute weekly series, SOUNDS CLASSICAL, beginning Friday, December 9, 2022 at 8:00 pm on
Announcing The Ruth Bader Ginsburg Fund for Vocal Recordings
by ClassicsToday
October 3, 2022
September 23, 2022—At its recent annual benefit, Soirée Cedille, Cedille Records announced an exciting new initiative. The Ruth Bader Ginsburg Fund for Vocal Recordings honors
Berkshire Festival’s Don Giovanni–Darker Than Dark
by Robert Levine
August 29, 2022
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA; August 20, 2022—Now in its sixth season, the entirely professional Berkshire Opera Festival operates out of a 600-seat,