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Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Sarasate: Gypsy Tunes / Gerhard Tascher, violin

1 CD / MD&G / 2013-04-23

Conductors: Lehmann, Fritz; Rother, Artur
Ensemble: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Gerhard Taschner became the concertmaster in Brno at the age of seventeen, and shortly thereafter Wilhelm Furtwängler appointed him to the same post in Berlin....continue...

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; Apollon Musagète; Symphonies of Wind Intruments / Rattle, Berlin PO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Symphonies of Wind Instruments; Apollon musagète, ballet in 2 scenes for string orchestra
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The Rite of Spring, original French title, Le sacre du printemps, is a 1913 ballet with music by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. After the...continue...
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Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde / Brigitte Fassbaender, Francisco Araiza. Carlo Maria Giulini, Berlin PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-02

Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

First choice, Deutsche Grammophon's new original album series, continues and offers 10 appealing new titles. This is the third batch of 10. Earlier releases have...continue...

Bruckner: Symphonies 3, 4, 7 & 8 / Harnoncourt

4 CD / Teldec / 2013-02-26

Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic

"Why should Bruckner always sound heavy, sedentary, as though slowly digesting a gigantic meal? Harnoncourt gives us the light-footedness, while allowing the music to unfold...continue...