Orchestral & Symphonic

This sixteenth volume in Marco Polo' ongoing Johann Strauss I Edition includes dances that reflect topical events, obsessions and the ever ubiquitous cult of the personality.1. Die Damonen, Walzer, Op. 149 2. Kunstler-Ball-Tanze, Walzer, Op. 150 3...

This seventh and final installment of the Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra covers the years 2000 to 2010, a rich period in the orchestra's history largely characterized by the changing perspectives of a new century. Indeed, it was in 2004...

This setting of Austrian Expressionist writer Georg Trakl's poems by composer and conductor Fabrice Bollon is the first ever composition for classical singers and solo electric cello. As a result the work's striking sonorities open unexpected and...

This set assembles for the first time the Beethoven legacy of the Trio Wanderer. The group's superb interpretation of the Triple Concerto is now presented alongside it's masterly recording of the composer's complete original works for piano trio, a genre...

This selection brings together some of Wales' leading folk artists, displaying a wide variety of styles and talents. As befits a Welsh compilation, the harp - the national instrument of Wales - features prominently, and also the vocal element is...

This second volume of the orchestral music of the Austro-American composer Richard St?hr (1874-1967) reveals further marvels: the first of his two suites for string orchestra encases a moving slow movement between a charming prelude and an elegant fugue;...

This second album of Mozart's complete Masses (Volume 1 is on 8.574370) pairs one work of exceptional dimensions and ambition with a miniature example. The 'Great' Mass in C minor is one of Mozart's most spectacular and cast on such a scale that it...

This re-release of orchestral suites from two stage works by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) marks the first occasion on which JEANNE LAMON, and the TAFELMUSIK ORCHESTRA, Toronto's award-winning period instrument orchestra, recorded music of the French...

This re-release of Herbert Howells' Hymnus Paradisi and a Kent Yeoman's Wooing Song forms part of the new Hickox Legacy series commemorating the life and career of that great conductor. Mestro Richard Hickox's lifelong commitment to British music in...

This remarkable release reveals the full breadth and genius of a creative career known to most merely by the tip of the iceberg: a small number of seminal works written in the composer's final decade of life. Ce?sar Franck (1822-1890), although...

This release, part of harmonia mundi's series celebrating the Beethoven year, pairs the composer's iconic and much-loved Symphony No.5 with the far less well-known Symphony In 17 Parts by Francois-Joseph Gossec. The dramatic power and intensity of...

This release opens in Spain with Maurice Ravel's magnificent Bol'ro, known for it's feverish, hypnotic rhythm and massive orchestral sound. Bol'ro, Ravel's most famous piece epitomizes his preoccupation with restyling and reinventing dance movements. The...