Orchestral & Symphonic

You my soul, you my heart, You my bliss, O you my pain. These words from Widmung (Dedication), a song by Robert Schumann transcribed by his wife Clara, sum up their symbiotic relationship. Marriage bonds aside, they were to apply equally to Clara and...

You don't have to like every composer - but there's no getting around J. S. Bach. The successful series of BR-KLASSIK audio biographies is now devoted to this central star of the musical firmament. His sparsely documented life leaves plenty of room for...

you can't go wrong with Oistrakh's pre-authenticity Mozart. True, this is big-boned, dyed in the wool Mozart, 1960's style. Tempi are relaxed, textures quite heavy and the ethos masculine and robust... subtle shadings are there - but the prevailing...

Yet another unmissable release from Marc-Andr? Hamelin. From the easy-going elegance of "Tabby Cat Walk" to the high spirits of "Eubie's Luckey Day" (and the altogether wilder antics of "Brass Knuckles"), William Bolcom's lifelong and affectionate homage...

Yet again Sir Colin Davis demonstrates his supreme mastery as a Berlioz interpreter... especially fascinating is to compare this latest Harold en Italie with earlier versions - the biggest contrast is the extra tautness of Davis's interpretation, with...

Years before he took Paris by storm as a brilliantly witty composer of operettas, Offenbach was celebrated across Europe as a virtuoso cellist. It is this lesser-known aspect of his creative personality that is explored by Giovanni Sollima and Andrea...

Yasushi Akutagawa was a leading figure not only in Japanese music but general culture, whose compositions embraced many genres and fields. The 1948 Trinita Sinfonica, characterized by catchy melodies.1. Rapsodia Per Orchestra 2. Ellora Symphony 3. Ellora...

Yannick N?zet-S?guin/The Philadelphia Orchestra -"Rachmaninoff: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3; Isle Of The Dead" Verve Label Group; Deutsche Grammophon; Classical - The culmination of Yannick N?zet-S?guin's Rachmaninoff orchestral cycle with his "Fabulous...

Written over a some two decades, Beethoven's five piano concertos exemplify the constantly astonishing scope of his creativity. In Andrs Schiff's words, 'Beethoven's music is cosmic and metaphysical. Each of the concertos has a unique character. Every...

Written in Venice in 1709, Handel's Agrippina is one of his most impressive works and his first truly resounding success as an opera composer. This recording was made at the G?ttingen Handel Festival in 2015 and features Ulrike Schneider in the title...

Written in the 1830s, when Donizetti was at the height of his popularity in Italy, these operas showcase the composer's keen sense of drama and his increasingly international aspirations. Remastered to the best audio quality and featuring a specially...

Written in 1944, Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony is one of his greatest and most complete symphonic statements. At it's premiere he himself called it "a symphony of the grandeur of the human spirit". The first movement couples considerable strength with...