Orchestral & Symphonic

Gustavo Dudamel presents his highly anticipated second album on Deutsche Grammophon. Again with the forces of the Sim?n Bol?var Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, the disc features another symphonic masterpiece - Mahler's captivating Symphony No. 5. Gustavo...

Gustav Mahler has come to enjoy a unique position in the music of our own time. He was able to revivify the symphony of Austro-German tradition, creating in it a poignant expression of sorrow, a sense of Weltschmerz, but encompassing a much wider range...

Gustav Mahler described his Third Symphony as 'a work in which the whole world is indeed reflected', a claim supported by it's large, six-movement structure and the use of huge orchestral and choral forces, plus a part for alto solo. The first...

Gustav Holst's youthful enthusiasm for Wagner is reflected in his ebullient Walt Whitman overture written in 1899. Shortly afterwards he composed the Cotswolds Symphony which embraces hints of contemporary British folk music but is dominated by the slow...

Guitarists Slava and Leonard Grigoryan are counted amongst the finest musicians of their generation. The brothers - whose musical lives have been defined by their enduring and profound collaboration - have embraced disparate genres such as classical,...

GUERNICA, 3 of Kaufman's orchestral works: The "Guernica" Piano Concerto, an anti-war piece; Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, "Kaddish," a work written in memory of the composer's parents; and "Seascape", which illustrates the calmness and turbulence of...

Guadalupe, Our Lady of the Roses retells the beloved story of the Mexican native Juan Diego's miraculous encounter with Our Lady of Guadalupe. This music drama portrays a man changing his world and leading his people to the future. The inner and outer...

Gu?mundsson: The Gospel of Mary - The Icelandic composer, Hugi Gu?mundsson, has penned a new oratorio infused with religious themes and featuring an ensemble of orchestra, choir, and soloists. The Gospel of Mary draws inspiration from a long-forgotten...

Gruppen is written for an orchestra of 109 musicians, Straussian in size, but not in constitution: in addition to prominent parts for piano and electric guitar, it calls for no less than 12 percussionists. However, the most obvious novelty of this...

Gronau: Chorale Variations for Organ, Composer Daniel Magnus Gronau, Artist Matteo Venturini organ, Format 1 CD, "The finest musical soul ever to have graced the city of Danzig": these are the words of Friedrich Gottlieb Gleimann, written in regard to...

Grieg's sole Cello Sonata has long been a favorite of performers and audiences and here it receives an impassioned performance from Steven Isserlis and Stephen Hough. This program also includes Hough's own Sonata for cello and piano left hand and...

Grieg: Complete Orchestral Works - This boxed set of Grieg's complete orchestral works is a celebration of the composer's rich and multifaceted aesthetic. Grieg was an idealistic humanist whose music and writings underlined a harmony between humans and...