Orchestral & Symphonic

Recorded between October 1951 and June 1953, these mono recordings have been much prized and sought-after by collectors and now reappear on CD at super-budget price. Ravel and Ansermet were well acquainted and that adds a special authenticity to these...

Recorded at Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland, March 1951 (Nos. 28, 34), October 1950 (No. 29); Kingsway Hall, London, UK, January 1959 (No. 32); Walthamstow Assembly Hall, December 1959 (Serenata Notturna).1. Symphony No.28 in C Major, Kv 200 (189K) 2...

Recorded and issued in 2003, to commemorate the composer's 80th birthday, it was nominated for Grammy awards for Best Classical Album, Best Orchestral Performance, and Best Engineered Classical Album, and has received glowing reviews. Rorem's neglected...

Reader! Close your eyes and imagine the following - no, wait, open your eyes again, because otherwise you are not able to read this, and that's quite unpractical - so, imagine, with your eyes opened, the following: a dark afternoon in a dark caf? in...

Read by Margaret Howard. Subtle, clever, witty and deeply profound, Shakespeare's sonnets have captured the imagination of readers for generations. Here they are brought to life, with suitable musical interludes, by broadcaster Margaret Howard and...

Read by Margaret Howard. An inspiring anthology of classics such as Wordsworth's 'Upon Westminster Bridge', Kipling's 'If', Masefield's evocative 'Sea fever' and Eliot's affectionate portrayal of 'Gus, the Theatre Cat', interspersed with gentle music.

Reaching the heart of new music - this is what drives organist Wolfgang Kogert: "It is incredibly inspiring for me to know the people who created these compositions. As a result their music reaches me in a much more comprehensive way." A great number of...

Ravel' masterpiece, Daphnis et Chloe, was composed for the Ballets Russes and premiered in 1912. Ravel described his sumptuous score, for large orchestra, wind machine and wordless chorus, as "a choreographic symphony in three parts?.1. Part 1...

Ravel is considered one of the great masters of orchestration, his compositions noted as much for their sensitive and colorful scoring as for their musicality. This release brings together many of his most celebrated works for orchestra, a number of...

Rattle takes Mahler's epic symphony to the highest ground & the Berlin Philharmonic outdo themselves on this live recording.1. Sym No.10: I. Adagio 2. Sym No.10: II. Scherzo 3. Sym No.10: III. Purgatorio (Allegretto Moderato) 4. Sym No.10: IV. Scherzo 5...

Rarity - German version of Mozart's "Finta gardiniera. 5 years ago, the Munich Radio Orchestra under Andrew Parrott performed Mozart's singspiel "Die verstellte G?rtnerin" - the rarely performed German version of "Finta gardiniera," which can now finally...

Rarely played - and even less frequently recorded - Mozart's early symphonies blend the naivety of his earliest childhood compositions with the maturity of his future masterpieces. On this album of symphonies and contredanses, Gottfried von der Goltz and...