Orchestral & Symphonic

Westdeutsche Sinfonia is a superb Orchestra... that plays with real passion (MusicWeb International)1. Beethoven Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op.67 ; I. Allegro con brio 2. II. Andante con moto 3. III. Scherzo: Allegro (segue) 4. IV. Allegro û Presto ...

Well-known classical composer Felix Mendelssohn wrote both of these pieces: Symphony No. 4 in a (known popularly as "Italian") and Symphony No. 5 in D Major (known popularly as "Reformation"). "Italian" is considered to be Mendelssohn's most popular...

Well-known British conductor Carlo Maria Giulini conducts the famed Chicago Symphony Orchestra for this 1971 recording of Mahler's First Symphony. Symphony No. 1 in D major by Gustav Mahler was composed by Mahler between 1887 and 1888. It incorporates...

Well-known ballads and devotional Divas songs - symphonically arranged for the unique sound of the traditional Viennese orchestra and masterfully interpreted by Austria's breathtaking world star.1. Writing's on the Wall 2. Have I Ever Been in Love 3...

Well known for his three great ballet masterpieces, Tchaikovsky also inserted some of the most colorful orchestral balletic numbers into his operas. Sir Colin Davis and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, recorded a selection of these...

Well established in the field of historically informed performance, the Italian ensemble Il Pomo d'Oro has recently expanded: it now includes a choir, and this is it's first solo recording. Conducted by Giuseppe Maletto, the ensemble presents here...

'Weir is to the organ what Heifetz was to the violin, and Casals to the cello - a phenomenon,' pronounced the celebrated broadcaster John Amis. Fittingly, this is a 22-CD celebration of the doyenne of organists - Dame Gillian Weir - on her 80th birthday...

Webern: Symphony, Op. 21 performed by the N?rnberg Symphony Orchestra with Othmar M.F. Maga conducting.

We tend not to think of the 19th century as a golden age for wind instruments. While the individual instruments themselves enjoyed varying fortunes, their standing was much less significant than that of string instruments or the piano. However, the...

We present here to the world Variations of no ordinary type, but a great and important masterpiece worthy to be ranked with the imperishable creations of the old Classics. the publisher of the Diabelli Variations was clear in expressing the exceptional...

We live in a time of turmoil, flux, stress and crisis. The stresses and strains of modern life during and after the pandemic, war raging in Ukraine, climate change, energy shortages, soaring cost of living, large numbers of refugees seeking safe haven,...

We could also have called this disc 'The Ilya Kaler Showcase', as he is the dazzling soloist in the Violin Concertos and the 24 Caprices. The American Record Guide described them as "in a class by themselves", and the Gramophone described him as "a...