Orchestral & Symphonic

They have introduced generations of young people to the joys and wonder of classical music, and now the immortal Tubby the Tuba, Ravel's Mother Goose and Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra are given an ABC Classic FM twist! This all-new...

These works from Mahler and Schoenbergare are expressionist and romantic monuments, but they are already at a turning point. The harmonic tension is taken to extremes, and dissonances are daring, although always justified by the expression. Pianist...

These vignettes are touching... and spring from a love affair... most are full of strong poetic feeling and beauty of melodic line... 'An erotic diary for piano' (Gerald Abraham)... played with great sensitivity and subtlety... haunting music, fine...

These two works represent the alpha and omega of Mozart. With these performances of Die Entf?hrung aus dem Serail (1782), probably the composer's first absolute masterpiece, and Die Zauberfl?te (1791 - the year of his death), Ren? Jacobs penetrates to...

These two Tenth Symphonies represent powerful statements by composers undergoing the greatest of crises in their eventful lives. Gustav Mahler's last and incomplete symphony was kept a secret by his widow Alma for many years after his death, the...

These twenty-four preludes and fugues have become so closely associated with the personality and playing style of their 'official interpreter', Tatiana Nikolaeva, that history has decided that that's the way to perform them without looking any more...

These three new choral works on the Easter theme continue composer Richard Harvey's creative collaboration with the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and Swiss conductor J?r?me Kuhn. The texts are by Welsh/English poet and priest George Herbert...

These rarely heard piano transcriptions of Wagner and Verdi operas share a common theme: Love and Death, the two most important themes of opera, as a reflection of human life and fate. First the pianist Abdiel Vazquez presents his own "Meistersinger...

These present an even more formidable achievement... readings that are strong and positive as well as thoughtful... [No.1] crisp, lifted rhythms and a raptness to compare with Barenboim and Arrau, hold one's attention as a live performance would" [No.2]...

These magnificent recordings of the Ravel Piano Concertos have taken a far too long leave of absence from the Decca catalogue and are now back, with generous Faure and Franck couplings. Beautifully recorded sound too.1. Piano Concerto in G Major -...

These legendary recordings of Alicia de Larrocha performing Mozart and Beethoven have been digitally remastered from the Original SWR tapes. The Mozart was performed with the Radio-Sinfonieorchester under the direction of Garcia Navarro. The original...

These kits have everything you need to delve into the world of classical music. They come with a 78-minute CD and a 40-page booklet that serves as the CD cover. The songs on the CDs consist of some of the greatest music composed between 1500-1825. With...