Orchestral & Symphonic

One year after the successful release of the 2nd and 3rd symphonies by Johannes Brahms, the present double CD now completes the full cycle of Brahms's symphonies, as performed by the Symphonie Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under the direction of...

One of the very best pianists to have come out of Spain... Unlike many names who have offered themselves in this nationalist repertoire, she has an impeccably clean technique, considerable strength verve and temperament, but a level enough head to keep...

One of the supreme musical geniuses and most loved composers of all time, Mozart wrote prolifically and excelled in every genre to which he turned his hand. His symphonies are among his greatest achievements, a consummate blend of dazzling invention and...

One of the most versatile trumpeters in the classical world, Simon H?fele, releases a new album "Nobody Knows" together with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Geoffrey Paterson and Ilan Volkov. On his 4th album on Berlin Classics, he plays the trumpet...

One of the most unexpected meteors in the history of music. With these words, while referring to the music of the Trecento, Nino Pirrotta comments on one of the most intricate enigmas of medieval musicology: how does the Ars Nova come into being in...

One of the most significant violinists in gramophone history, Alfredo Campoli enjoyed tremendous success in the 1930s as a purveyor of light music, both in concerts with his own salon orchestra and on Decca. A series of six 2CD reissues from Eloquence...

One of the most original and dynamic concert artists of the later 20th century. Recorded live in Stockholm in 1967 and in Philadelphia in 1971. This remarkable release is the first time that either du Pre performance has been available on a single...

One of the most intriguing and individual of 20th century American composers, Alan Hovhaness rejected the cosmopolitan modernism of other leading composers of the 1930s and '40s. The connection Hovhaness felt with his Armenian heritage is evident in his...

One of the most important works of electronic music and modern classical, Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells, is celebrating it's 50th anniversary this year and is honored here on this new studio recording. Performed by the highly venerated Royal Philharmonic...

One of the most entertaining composer autobiographies is Miklos Rozsa's Double Life, first published in 1982 - the same year that he scored his last film (the Steve Martin vehicle Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid). The book's title is an allusion to R zsa's...

One of the most distinguished violinists of his time, Beriot was the father of the Franco-Belgian school of violin playing. His ten violin concertos display the youthful elan and high spirits of early romanticism. Beriot combined elements of the Fren.1...

One of the most charismatic stars of the post-war operatic stage, the Italian tenor Giuseppe Di Stefano made numerous recordings, and was especially renowned as the performing partner of the equally fiery soprano, Maria Callas. Having earned a pre.1. O...