Orchestral

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 'Choral' / Mikhail Pletnev

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Conductors: Pletnev, Mikhail
Ensemble: Russian National Orchestra

The Ninth Symphony is Beethoven's crowning achievement and one of the greatest symphonic masterworks in Western classical music. Its glorious last movement climaxes with four...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 / Pletnev - Russian Nat'l Orch.

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92
Conductors: Pletnev, Mikhail
Ensemble: ; Russian National Orchestra

From the first movement's manic obsession with the opening motif to the Finale's chest-beating heroism. Beethoven's magnificent Fifth Symphony was both revolutionary and revelatory. Wagner...continue...

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Night on Bald Mountain; Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales / Sinopoli - NY PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare Mountain; Maurice Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: ; New York Philharmonic Orchestra

First Choice features top artists - in the first batch, Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herbert von Karajan, James Levine, Anna Netrebko,...continue...
Personnel: Ulrich Bastin (arpegina).

Recording information: New York, Manhattan Center (12/1989)....continue...

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Giulini - Chicago SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel; Night on Bald Mountain (Noch' na Lïsoy gore), symphonic poem, edited by Rimsky-Kor...
Performers: Sporsen, Torgny
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Maazel, Lorin; Järvi, Neeme; Knussen, Oliver; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: ; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Pictures at an Exhibition is an imaginative series of musical tableaux inspired by an art exhibition. Originally composed as a piano suite, it wasn't published...continue...

Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 'New World'; 3 Slavonic Dances / Bernstein - Israel PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 46/B 83; Slavonic Dance no 3 for orchestra in A flat major, B. 83/3 (Op. 46/3)
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: ; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

First Choice features top artists - in the first batch, Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herbert von Karajan, James Levine, Anna Netrebko,...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 'Choral'; Choral Fantasy / Orgonasova, von Otter, Rolfe Johnson, Cachemaille - Gardiner

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"
Performers: Backes, Constanze; Clarkson, Julian; Johnston, Robert; Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]; Podger, Julian
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: ; Monteverdi Choir

First Choice features top artists - in the first batch, Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herbert von Karajan, James Levine, Anna Netrebko,...continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Piano Concerto; An American in Paris / André Previn, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé); An American in Paris; Concerto for Piano in F major
Performers: Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Gershwin's Rhapsody in blue is one of the most successful fusions of classical music and jazz ever, and is one of the most popular of...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Symphony No. 4 / Vladimir Ashkenazy - London SO

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

The opening of Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto is arguably the most famous of any piano concerto, but astonishingly the work was dismissed as worthless when...continue...

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture; Capriccio Italien; Romeo & Juliet / Royal PO; St. Petersburg PO, Ashkenazy

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien, Op. 45; Romeo & Juliet; Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32; 1812 Overture, Op. 49
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Tchaikovsky's "1812" Overture is the most spectacular of all classical orchestral works, commemorating the turning point of Napoleon's failed invasion of Russia. Renowned for its...continue...

Dvorak: Symphony no 8; The Golden Spinning Wheel; Scherzo Capriccioso / Malaysian PO - Claus Peter Flor

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-07-22

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 8 in G major, Op. 88/B 163; Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109; Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66/B 131
Conductors: Flor, Claus Peter
Ensemble: Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra

With his Seventh Symphony, Dvorák had proved that he could compose a 'respectable' symphony (as he himself termed it), and had done so to both...continue...

The Very Best of Daniel Barenboim from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Trio for Piano and Strings no 5 in G major, K 564; Variations (10) for Piano in G major on Gluck's "Unser dummer Pöbel meint"...
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bonig, Andrea; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Finnila, Birgit; Garrard, Don; Harper, Heather; Hohn, Carola...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Boulez, Pierre; Barbirolli, John

Daniel Barenboim was born in Buenos Aires in 1942 and received his first piano lessons at age five from his mother. Later, he studied under...continue...

Grieg: Peer Gynt; ; Sibelius: Finlandia; Karelia / RPO; New SO of London - Mackerras

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-07-17

Works: Edvard Grieg: Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Wedding Day at Troldhaugen), lyric piece for piano, Op. 65/6; Elegiac Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 34; Nordic Melodies (2) for string orchestra (or pi...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Simonov, Yuri; Ermler, Mark; Schmidt, Ole
Ensemble: ; New Symphony Orchestra of London; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

All the principal orchestral highlights from two Scandinavian giants! Originating from several albums all receiving the highest acclaim from Gramophone. Peer Gynt, Finlandia, other favourites...continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2012-07-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Performers: Doberitz, Ernst [Viola]; Huth, Fritz [Horn]; Kaehne, Harald [Oboe]; Lang, Fritz; Meisen, Paul; Nordbruch, Heinz; Reuband, Walter [Horn]; Schaeffer, Burghard; Scherbaum, Adolf; Schochow, Klaus [Flute]...
Conductors: Richter, Karl

J.S. Bach - Secular Cantatas Vol. 2: Cantata, BWV 208 "Hunt"; Cantata, BWV 134a / Junker, Lunn, Sakurada, Williams, Guillon

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-07-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sinfonia for 2 trumpets, 3 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo in F major (early version of BWV 1046); Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Die...
Performers: Junker, Sophie [Soprano (Vocal)]; Sakurada, Makoto
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

Compared with J.S. Bach's production of church music his secular vocal works occupy a modest place in his output: today we know of the existence...continue...

Arturo Toscanini Conducts Schubert, Elgar, Mozart, Rossini, Wagner, Brahms, Mendelssohn / Orchestras of Philadelphia, La Scala, Vienna, Philharmonia Orch et al. (rec. 1929-1952)

2 CD / Guild / 2012-07-10

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffner"; Gioachino Rossini: La gazza ladra; Richa...
Performers: Milstein, Nathan
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo

This unique two-CD set offers eight exceptionally rare Toscanini performances captured in broadcasts in which he conducts six orchestras - none of which is with...continue...

Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 "Wagner Symphony" / Royal Stockholm SO - Sakari Oramo

1 Super Audio CD / Octavia Records / 2012-07-10

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 3 in D minor, WAB 103
Conductors: Oramo, Sakari
Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Symphony Orchestra

This is the recording of an ambitious performance by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic and Sakari Oramo, featuring the third version of Bruckner's third symphony, the...continue...
Recording information: The Stockholm Concert Hall (Stockholms Konserthus) (09/15/2010-09/18/2010)....continue...

The Garland of the Year: Danish Songs Vol. 2 / Zapolski Quartet; Ebbe Munk, conductor

1 CD / Danica / 2012-07-10

Works: Povl Hamburger: Snow, song ("Der er ingenting i verden så stille som sne"); Niels la Cour: I sne står urt og busk i skjul (The Snow Lies Heavy on the Hedge), for chorus & ensemble; Danish...
Conductors: Munk, Ebbe
Ensemble: Zapolski Quartet

The Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir was founded in 1924 and is resident at Copenhagen Cathedral. As part of its duties the choir performs at state...continue...

Venice By Night - Concertos & Sinfonias by Pollarolo, Albinoni, Vivaldi, Veracini, Lotti / Mhairi Lawson, soprano; Simon Munday, trumpet; Peter Whelan, bassoon

1 CD / Avie Records / 2012-07-10

Works: Anonymous: Si la gondola avarè; Cara Nina el bon to sesto, for soprano & guitar; No stè a condanarme, for soprano & continuo; Carlo Francesco Pollarolo: La Vendetta d'Amore; Tomaso Albinoni...
Performers: Chandler, Adrian; Chateauneuf, Paula; Lawson, Mhairi; Munday, Simon; Whelan, Peter
Conductors: Chandler, Adrian
Ensemble: La Serenissima (Orchestra)

Adrian Chandler and La Serenissima's 10th release for Avie - coinciding with the label's 10th anniversary - has all the hallmarks that have made the...continue...
Recording information: Hospital of St. Cross, Winchester, England (02/14/2012-02/07/2012)....continue...

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Hebrides Overture / Herreweghe

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-07-10

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: ; Chapelle Royale

This reissue in harmonia mundi's hmGold series features Philippe Herreweghe's acclaimed 1994 recording of two favorite works by Felix Mendelssohn. Performed here on period instruments...continue...
Recording information: 02/1994....continue...

Alessandro Scarlatti: Venere, Amore e Ragione, serenata / Gabriella Costa, Veronica Lima: sopranos; Elena Biscuola: mezzo-soprano

1 CD / La Bottega Discantica / 2012-07-10

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Venere, Amore e Ragione; Sinfonie di concerto grosso no 10 for flute, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo in A minor
Performers: Araujo Lima, Verônica de; Biscuola, Elena; Costa, Gabriella
Conductors: Cartosio, Piero
Ensemble: Les Eléments Baroque Orchestra

Alessandro Scarlatti was undoubtedly the greatest composer of vocal music in Italy in the 17th and 18th centuries. However, despite his grandeur being recognized by...continue...
Recording information: Abbazia di San Martino delle Scale Monreale (03/27/2008-03/29/2008)....continue...

Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird; L'Histoire du Soldat, suite; Les Noces; Symphony in C / Neumann; Dohnanyi

2 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2012-07-10

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Symphony in C; Les Noces I (The Wedding), ballet in 4 tableaux for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra; L'histoire du...
Performers: Adamec, Petr; Barova, Anna; Bogunia, Stanislav; Boublikova, Milada; Holena, Jiri; Janda, Pavel; Jedlicka, Dalibor; Jilek, Zdenek; Kostohryz, Milan; Mokros, Josef; Sulcova, Brigita; Svejda, Miroslav
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von; Neumann, Václav; Kosler, Zdenek;
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Chamber Players; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Radio Choir; Tokyo String Quartet

This specially priced two disc celebration of the music of Igor Stravinsky features historic stereo recordings made between 1970 to 1987, all remastered for SACD....continue...

Elgar: Piano Music

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2012-07-10

Works: Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; In Smyrna, for piano; Serenade, for piano; Presto, for piano; Adieu, for piano; Skizze, for piano; Griffinesque, for piano (revised as "Presto"); Salut d'amour; Sonat...
Performers: Garzon, Maria

Recording information: 1988....continue...

Théodore DuBois: Ouverture Frithiof; Dixtuor; Piano Concerto no 2 / Vanessa Wagner, piano

1 CD / Actes / 2012-07-10

Works: Théodore Dubois: Ouverture de Frithiof, for orchestra; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor; Dixtuor, for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello & bass
Performers: Wagner, Vanessa
Conductors: Roth, François-Xavier
Ensemble: ; Les Siecles

Composer Théodore Dubois (1837-1924) taught at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1871 and was appointed director in 1896 - a position he held until his...continue...

Best of Brahms / Rosemarie Lang, mezzo-soprano; Theo Adam, bass; Peter Rösel, piano

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-07-10

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1; Violinsonate Nr. 3 in D minor, Op. 108; Sinfonie Nr. 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Fantasien, Op...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Amadeus Webersinke; Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Canino, Bruno; Damm, Peter; Dunckel, Rudolf; Lang, Rosemarie; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Ousset, Cecile; Pekinel, Guher [Piano]; Pekinel, Suher [Pian...
Conductors: Neumann, Václav; Eschenburg, Hartwig; Herbig, Günther; Koch, Helmut; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Solistenvereinigung; Berlin Symphony Orchestra

Best of Mendelssohn / Peter Schreier, Louis Lortie, Igor Oistrakh, Gunther Herbig et al.

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-07-10

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Ein Sommernachtstraum, Op. 61; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen über dir (Psalm 91), motet for double chorus; Violinkon...
Performers: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin, Staatskapelle; Dresden Kreuzchor [Boy's Chorus]; Engel, Karl; Herbig, Gunther; Koch, Helmut; Konwitschny, Franz; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Lortie, Louis; Masur, ...
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Masur, Kurt; Stier, Gothart; Koch, Helmut; Konwitschny, Franz; Neumann, Horst; Mauersberger, Rudolf

David Maslanka: Symphony No. 9 / Illinois State University Wind Symphony

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-07-10

Works: Spoken Word: Preface to David Maslanka's "Symphony no 9"; David Maslanka: Symphony no 9, for symphonic winds
Conductors: Steele, Stephen K.
Ensemble: ; Illinois State University Wind Symphony

The much anticipated world premiere recording of David Maslanka's Symphony No. 9 is a large collection of instrumental songs. There are many influences and underlying...continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Wagner: Faust Overture / Bruno Walter

1 CD / Music & Arts / 2012-07-10

Works: Richard Wagner: Faust Overture; Siegfried Idyll; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Recorded Sound: Applause
Conductors: Walter, Bruno
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

This recording is the complete concert of April 8, 1939 with Bruno Walter conducting the NBC Symphony Orchestra. Digitally restored in 2010, this is the...continue...
Recording information: 04/08/1939....continue...

Holst: The Planets; The Perfect Fool; Bax: Tintagel

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2012-07-10

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; The Perfect Fool, Op. 39; Arnold Bax: Tintagel, tone poem for orchestra
Conductors: Boult, Adrian

Recording information: Kingsway Hall, London (1954); Walthamstow Town Hall (1954); Kingsway Hall, London (1955); Walthamstow Town Hall (1955)....continue...

Best of Schumann / Peter Schreier, tenor; Annerose Schmidt, piano

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-07-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Album für die Jugend no 10 ("Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit Zurückkehrend") for piano, Op. 68/; Sinfonie Nr. 1 B-Dur, Op. 38 "Frühlingssinfonie"; Dichterlieb...
Performers: Damm, Peter; Friemel, Johannes; Pietzonka, Klaus; Rehm, Kieter; Schmidt, Annerose; Schreier, Peter; Shetler, Norman
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Kurz, Siegfried; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Rundfunkchor Leipzig; Staatskapelle Dresden

Poul Ruders, Vol. 8 / Offred Suite; Tundra; Symphony no 3 "Dreamcatcher" / Susanna Phillips, soprano

1 CD / Bridge / 2012-07-10

Works: Poul Ruders: Offred Suite, for soprano & orchestra; Tundra; Symphony no 3 (Dreamcatcher)
Performers: Phillips, Susanna
Conductors: Yoo, Scott
Ensemble: ; Odense Symphony Orchestra

This disc presents the premiere recordings of two major Poul Ruders orchestral scores. Offred Suite is a suite of the five major arias from Ruders''...continue...
Recording information: Carl Nielsen Hall, Odense, Denmark....continue...

Claude Debussy: Preludes / Alexei Lubimov

2 CD / ECM / 2012-07-10

Works: Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 1; Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Préludes, Book 2
Performers: Lubimov, Alexei [Piano]; Zuev, Alexei [Piano]

Debussy is closer to the expressionism of Schoenberg than to the chiseled sonorities of a Chopin or the extravagant virtuosity of a Liszt, even if...continue...
Recording information: Sint-Pieterskerk, Leut, Belgium (04/2011)....continue...

Bloomington Symphony Orchestra World Premiere Recordings - Canfield, Meckler et al. / Christoper Ludwa

1 CD / Enharmonic Records / 2012-07-10

Works: David Deboor Canfield: Symphony no 2 ("Israel"); Dennis Meckler: In Memory Yet Green, for orchestra; Paul Hartin: Night in Old Vienna Waltz, for orchestra; James Underwood: Amish Farms, for orchestra...
Conductors: Ludwa, Christopher; Amato, Gerry
Ensemble: ; Bloomington Symphony Orchestra

This recording is a collection of world premiere recordings commissioned by the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra from composers who reside in the Bloomington area....continue...

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 "Eroica" (live, 1952) / Furtwangler, Vienna PO

1 Super Audio CD / Tahra / 2012-07-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This Eroica, from the 1952-1953 season, was recorded from concerts and originally released on Tahra on CD in 2003. The recording was made during a...continue...
Recording information: Musikvereinssaal de Vienne (11/30/1952)....continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-07-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Conductors: Butt, Yondani

International Record Review, June 2012
In many ways this is a fascinating release, mainly because of an odd feature. To be more specific, although the conductor...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios (10/29/2011); Henry Wood Hall, London (10/29/2011); Abbey Road Studios (11/02/2011-11/03/2011); Henry Wood Hall, London (11/02/2011-11/03/2011)....continue...

Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony; Poulenc: Organ Concerto in G minor / Thomas Trotter, organ

1 CD / Atoll / 2012-07-10

Works: Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor; Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"
Performers: Trotter, Thomas
Conductors: Volmer, Arvo
Ensemble: Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra

This common coupling of the two greatest symphonic works for organ and orchestra is distinguished by dramatic live performances from both soloist and orchestra captured...continue...
Recording information: Auckland Town Hall (03/25/2010/03/27/2010)....continue...

Mikalojus Ciurlionis: Complete Works for Orchestra / Lithuanian National SO; Kaunas State Choir - Domarkas

1 CD / Northern Flowers / 2012-07-10

Works: Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis: In the Forest, symphonic poem, for orchestra; The Sea, symphonic poem; De Profundis, cantata for chorus & orchestra
Conductors: Domarkas, Juozas
Ensemble: Kaunas State Choir; Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra

Mikolojus Ciurlionis (1875-1911) was a unique, immensely talented Lithuanian musician and painter. He is the composer of the first symphonic poems by a Lithuanian. He...continue...

Tolibkhon Shakhidi: Sado; Death of Usurer (exc); Siyavush (exc); Rubai Hayam: Clarinet Concerto / Igor Fedorov, clarinet

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-07-10

Works: Tolib-khon Shakhidi: Sado, symphonic poem for orchestra; Death of Ursurer, ballet suite for orchestra; Siyavush, ballet (excerpt); Rubai Hayam, ballet (excerpts); Concerto for Clarinet; Darius, symph...
Performers: Fedorov, Igor
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: ; Mariinsky Orchestra

This album is addressed to judges of symphonic and academic ballet music, with its basis on melodies and intonations of eastern folklore. The recording features...continue...

Prokofiev: Symphonies nos 1 - 7 (complete) / Czech Philharmonic - Zdenek Kosler

4 CD / Supraphon / 2012-07-05

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"; Symphony no 2 in D minor, Op. 40; Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 44; Symphony no 4 in C major, Op. 47; Symphony no 5 in B flat major, Op...
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek
Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic

Recordings from 1973-1982 in newly remastered sound.

Sergei Prokofiev’s seven symphonies reflect all the stylistic transformations along his artistic path – from a “modernist&rdquo

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Recording information: Rudolfinum, Prague....continue...

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Symphony No. 4; Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" / Fritz Reiner, Chicago SO

2 CD / Widescreen / 2012-07-05

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major; Das Lied von der Erde; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"
Performers: Casa, Lisa della; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz
Ensemble: ; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Charles-Marie Widor: The Organ Symphonies, Vol. 1 - Symphonies nos 5 & 6 / Joseph Nolan, organ

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-07-04

Works: Charles-Marie Widor: Symphonie no 6, Op. 42/2; Fifth Organ Symphony in F, Op. 42/1
Performers: Nolan, Joseph

Volume 1 in a new collection of Charles-Marie Widor's Organ Symphonies, performed by Joseph Nolan on the magnificent Cavaillé-Coll organ of L'église de la Madeleine,...continue...
Recording information: Church of the Madeleine, Paris, France (05/18/2011-05/24/2011)....continue...

Bach for Dummies

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-03

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Symbolum Nicenum; Magnificat in D major, BWV 24...

A Portrait

3 CD / Accent Import / 2012-07-03

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice; Giovanni Pergolesi: Livietta e Tracollo; La Serva Padrona; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro; Requiem...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Claessens, Huub; Demeyere, Ewald; Groop, Monica; Hermans, Elisabeth; Isokoski, Soile; Jacobs, Rene; Kuijken, Sara; Laki, Krisztina; Mackie, Neil; Mechelen, Werner van; Oelze, Christia...
Conductors: Kuijken, Sigiswald
Ensemble: La Petite Bande

Mozart for Dummies

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-03

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano in C major no 21, KV 467 "Elvira Madigan"; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, KV 522 (Reconstructed version for Bass Clarinet); Concerto for Piano in D mino...

Beethoven for Dummies

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-03

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. ...

The New York Brass Quintet, Vol. 1: Bach & Before

1 CD / Aec / 2012-07-03

Works: Johann Christoph Pezel: Sonata for brass No 22; Gottfried Reiche: Fugue no 5 for brass ensemble; Giovanni Ruggieri: Adagio for brass ensemble; Allegro for brass ensemble; Thomas Arne: Symphony no 4; ...
Conductors:
Ensemble: New York Brass Quintet

Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2012-07-03

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Conductors: Otaka, Tadaaki

Gramophone Magazine, October 2012
[Otaka] remains a highly sympathetic, sure-footed and observant guide through the mighty Second Symphony, and he secures a tidy and spirited response...continue...
Recording information: Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (07/16/2010/07/17/2010)....continue...

Sergiu Celibidache Conducts Bruckner - Symphonies nos 6-8 [DVD] Bonus: 2 CDs - The Rediscovered Symphony no 4

5 DVD Video / RCA Records / 2012-07-03

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 6 in A major, WAB 106; Symphony no 7 in E major, WAB 107; Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108; Symphony no 4 in E flat major, WAB 104 "Romantic"
Conductors: Celibidache, Sergiu
Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

Since Sergiu Celibidache's appointment as their chief conductor in 1979, the Munich Philharmonic developed into one of the finest orchestras in the world. Their performances...continue...
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Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Country of Origin: EU
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Jongen: Symphonie Concertante; Saint-Saens: Symphony no 3 / Olivier Latry, organ

1 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

Works: Joseph Jongen: Symphonie Concertante, for organ & orchestra, Op. 81; Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"
Performers: Latry, Olivier
Conductors: Rophé, Pascal
Ensemble: Liege Philharmonic Orchestra

Ryelandt: Symphony no 4, etc / Bollon, Cappelle, Flanders SO

1 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

Works: Joseph Ryelandt: Symphony no 4 for orchestra & choir in E flat minor, Op.55, WW 111; Idylle Mystique for soprano voice & orchestra, Op.30, WW 23
Performers: Capelle, Mireille

Widor: Symphonies pour grand orgue no 5 & 6 / Seynhave

1 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

Works: Charles-Marie Widor: Fifth Organ Symphony in F, Op. 42/1; Symphonie no 6, Op. 42/2
Performers: Seynhave, Kristiaan