Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Bernard Haitink, Conductor

Many of Ravel’s greatest works for orchestra are here, including Bolero, Alborada del gracioso, Rapsodie espagnole, Valses nobles et sentimentales,...

Richard Strauss’s dazzling tone poem depicts the changing moods of a mountain landscape during the ascent and descent of an Alpine peak. It begins ...

Reducere. CD 1: 1. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.1 in F Sharp Minor, Op.1 - 1. Vivace - Vladimir Ashkenazy & Bernard Haitink & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra...

The distinguished conductor Antal Dorati leads the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Smetana’s lyrical cycle of symphonic poems, celebrating Czech n...

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...

In his Alpine Symphony Strauss recounts an attempt to conquer the summit of an Alpine mountain. He infuses the score with numerous instrumental col...

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

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is a landmark in the history of music, changing the concept of what a symphony could be. The use of solo singers and a c...

Coming between two of Beethoven's most famous symphonies the Fourth Symphony can seem a relatively lightweight and cheerful work. Written for Count...

Coming between two of Beethoven's most famous symphonies the Fourth Symphony can seem a relatively lightweight and cheerful work. Written for Count...

Beethoven again raised the expressive force of the symphony with the Fifth and introduced a theatrical element to it. Beginning with the most famou...

The 'Pastoral' symphony is one of Beethoven's most consistently popular works, evoking feelings of the natural world's beauty. The symphony embodie...

Beethoven was rarely explicit about any meaning behind his works. However it is impossible to listen to his Seventh Symphony without being captivat...

Beethoven took a massive stride forward in the development of the symphonic form with the 'Eroica'. Not only is the work written on an unprecedente...

Bernard Haitink follows his critically acclaimed recording of Brahms's Second Symphony, released on LSO Live in January 2004, with an extraordinary...

The release of Bernard Haitink's new cycle of the Beethoven symphonies has been one of the most talked about classical events of 2006. Over recent ...

After struggling for years to come to terms with his fear of comparison to Beethoven, Brahms finally completed his First Symphony at the age of 43....

The first and final movements of Brahms's Third Symphony contain some of the most dramatic music he was to compose, yet both end serenely and enclo...

Beethoven took a massive stride forward in the development of the symphonic form with the 'Eroica'. Not only is the work written on an unprecedente...

After struggling to complete his first symphony, Brahms composed his Symphony No 2 with ease and the work overflows with a relaxed, pastoral beauty...

Reducere. Pieces (3) for orchestra, Op. 6Lulu-Suite, 5 symphonic pieces from the opera for soprano & orchestra ("Lulu-Symphonie")Applause

Reducere. 1. Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Un Poco Maestoso 2. Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": II. Sche...

Symphonies Nos. 1-4 (Complete) /Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 / Tragic Overture, Op. 81 /Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 /Hermann Krebbers ...

Leopold Stokowski, born in London in 1882, became one of the 20th century’s greatest conductors. After studying at the Royal College of Music, Pari...

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

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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...

Reducere. 1. Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No.1, Op.107 - 1. Allegretto 6: 31 2. Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No.1, Op.107 - 2. Moderato 12: 00 3. Shostakovic...

Reducere. 1. Man In Black 2. Galway Bay3. Girl from the North Country4. I Came to Believe 5. A Thing Called Love 6. The Loving Gift 7. I Walk the Line 8. Far...

Reducere. CD 1: 1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: I. Allegro con brio2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: II. Largo3. Piano Concerto No. 1 i...

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

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

Reducere. SIDE AMan in BlackGalway BayGirl from the North Country (Bob Dylan with Johnny Cash)I Came to BelieveA Thing Called LoveThe Loving Gift (With June ...

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

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

Nicolo Paganini: - Le couvent du mont St. Bernard for violin, chorus and orchestra- A piece for horn, basoon and orchestra- Tarantella for violin a...

Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra dates from his years of exile in the USA. Premiered in 1943 by the Boston Symphony under Serge Koussevitsky the wor...

This stunning 2CD set includes a mix of the familiar and the not-so-familiar: Liadov’s exquisite miniature tone poems and Glinka’s effervescent ove...

Track List: Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 83Mozart: Symphony No. 40 K550