NBC Symphony Orchestra - Bruno Walter, conductor

For many years Bruno Walter was a friend and collaborator of Gustav Mahler, and his interpretations of the composer’s symphonies are generally cons...

The conductors on these recordings had the world of Delibes at their fingertips; masters of light orchestral textures and lightning reflexes. “The ...

Ancient Airs and Dances (Suites Nos. 1–3) /The Birds Brazilian Impressions / Fountains of Rome /Pines of Rome

It may be said of Brahms more truly than of most creative artists that he subsumed many of his most private and turbulent feelings within his own w...

Symphony No. 9 in C major, D944 'The Great'Die Zauberharfe (The Magic Harp), D 644 - Overture

Symphony No. 8 in G major, B. 163 (Op.88) (first published as No. 4): Allegro con brio Symphony No. 8 in G major, B. 163 (Op.88) (first published a...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D759 'Unfinished

Having abandoned composition for conducting in the late 1930s, Igor Markevitch became one of the 20th century’s greatest Russian conductors. Among ...

Leopold Stokowski was a close friend and champion to many composers, especially post-Revolution Russians in exile in America, among them Stravinsky...

These two works illustrate two very different sides to Bartok’s musical personality. His ballet, The Miraculous Mandarin, composed in Hungary, caus...

Ballet Music for Orchestra from his opera The DemonConcerto for violoncello and orchestra op. 63 A minor /a-MollDon Quixote op. 87

Sir Colin Davis has a special affinity with a select group of composers, whose music he has frequently returned to throughout his career, each time...

As one of the leading figures of nationalism in music, Dvorak's symphonies exude the essence of his Czech homeland. They are laced with folk tunes ...

Arensky: / Waltz from the Suite No. 3, Op. 33 / Polonaise in D Major from Suite No. 3, Op. 33 /Balakirev: / Symphony No. 1 in C major /Boiko: / Sym...

Symphonies Nos. 1-4 (Complete) / Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83 /Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 /Double Concerto for Violin & Cel...

Composers/Works: L.v. Beethoven: Symphonie Nr. 9 d-Moll op. 125 (mit Schluschor uber Verse aus Schillers Ode an die Freude)Artists: Hilde Guden (So...

Reducere. Adagio - Allegro Moderato - Poco Adagio 19.27Allegro Moderato - Presto 7.28Maestoso - Allegro 7.28Bacchanale 7.15Prelude - Adagio - Andante sostenu...

Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G major /Recorded on 19th April, 1952 /Carla Schlehan (soprano) /Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma / Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in...

This remarkable recording was made when Midori was only 13 years old and remains one of the benchmark versions of Paganini’s first – and most popul...

Reducere. CD1 1. Sonata No. 1 in C major, K. 279 (189d): 1. Allegro 2. Sonata No. 1 in C major, K. 279 (189d): 2. Andante 3. Sonata No. 1 in C major, K. 279 ...

Reducere. CD 1: 1. Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21 / I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio - Bruno Walter / Columbia Symphony Orchestra 2. Symphony No. 1 in C...

Reducere. Disc: 1 1. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68: I. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro 14: 03 2. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68: II. Andante sostenuto 8: ...

Reducere. CD 1: 1. 1. Allegro moderato - Allegro - Maurizio Pollini, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado 2. 2. Andante - Maurizio Pollini, Chicago Sym...

Reducere. CD 1 ALFVEN: Midsummer VirgilHALVORSEN: Entry March of the BoyarsJARNEFELT: Berceuse| SIBELIUS: Valsetriste from Kuolema, op. 44WIREN: Marcia frome...

It begins with a sunrise and ends with a sunset on the same day, its extraordinary sonic imagery graphically portraying the sights and sounds and t...

Le registrayioni in studio degli anni venti e trenta

Reducere. Symphony No.1 in E flat1. 1. Adagio - Allegro - Andantino 2. 2. Scherzo: Prestissimo - Trio: Allegro - Prestissimo 3. 3. Andante4. 4. Finale: Alleg...

Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

Rachmaninov’s vast Second Symphony was composed when he was at the pinnacle of his career as a composer, pianist and conductor. Filled with emotion...

Following his principle that “the symphony must be like the world. It must embrace everything”, Mahler’s all-encompassing Third Symphony is his att...

Loaded with German Romanticism and including variations on a Bach cantata, Brahms final symphony is a remarkable example of his mastery of symphoni...

Mahler completed his first symphony at the age of 24 and the work was considered a remarkable achievement, especially for someone so young. The sym...

Does Mahler’s Sixth Symphony foretell the tragedy of his later life, or does it have a more cerebral purpose? Whatever the composer’s motives for w...

Using a reduced orchestra, unusually without any lower brass, Mahler’s Fourth Symphony is influenced by the trend to revive the classical style of ...

Mahler’s monumental Eighth Symphony is, unusually for a symphony, structured in two-parts. Part I’s exuberant hymn of praise to the creator spirit ...

Mahler’s Fifth Symphony marked a new direction in his compositions and a step away from the choral elements of the previous three symphonies. The w...

Mahler’s extraordinary Second Symphony deals with the epic themes of life, death, faith, and love. He employs a vast orchestra in a search for salv...

Although it was written at a time of great optimism in the Soviet Union with the Nazis in retreat, Shostakovich's Eighth Symphony is imbued with a ...

Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 Erica Morini (violin) Goldmark: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 28 Nathan Milstein (violin

By the time he began working on his First Symphony, William Walton had already established himself as the most exciting young British composer of t...

Sir Colin Davis captures the haunting brilliance of Dvorak's masterpiece and draws a truly virtuosic display from the London Symphony Orchestra. Th...

Widely regarded as the finest recording of Dvorak's Symphony No 8, the LSO and Sir Colin Davis produce a staggering performance - the CD recreates ...

Dvorak's Sixth Symphony secured him international fame following its premiere 1881. The influence of his native Bohemia, its sounds and its culture...

Best Classical Recordings of 2002 Sunday Times / Best Classical CDs of 2002 The Guardian / Best Classical CDs of 2002 Sunday Telegraph / Disc of th...