Orchestral & Symphonic

The Grammy-nominated soprano Susan Gritton joins Sir Andrew Davis and the BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra in the third volume of Chandos' series exploring orchestral works by Gustav Holst. Inspired by Keats's writings, the First Choral Symphony was...

The GRAMMY winning combination of Ivan Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra follow up on their acclaimed recordings of Brahms's Symphonies Nos.1 & 2 with a benchmark performance of the Symphony No.4. It is coupled here with the Hungarian Dances...

The first of a three-part series of the famous Organ Symphonies this release commemorates the 75th anniversary of the death of organist composer and pedagogue Louis Vierne. These earliest of the Organ Symphonies steeped in rich timbres cyclic forms and...

The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hannu Lintu presents Mahler's Symphony Nr. 1 with the original 2nd movement Blumine restored which Mahler excised after a few performances of the symphony. To this day, there is much discussion of...

The final installment of Ronald Brautigam's acclaimed survey of Beethoven's works for piano and orchestra. The 'Emperor' is one of Beethoven's most popular works and 'the final crowning glory of his concerto output', coupled here with the majestic Choral...

The fifth release in the new Wagner Edition, comprising all ten major operas performed by the Rundfunk-Sinfonie Orchester and Chor with Marek Janowski, proves to be as stunning and fascinating of character as each of the previous installments. The...

The fifth and final volume of this Lutos?awski set is the perfect cap to a series that has been called "as polished as it is animated, and alert to the individuality of Lutos?awski's musical vocabulary and mode of expression" (Gramophone). Features...

The feast of Pentecost commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Twelve apostles and other followers of Jesus as described in the Bible. For this reason, Pentecost is often described by Christians today as the "Birthday of the Church." Chants...

The Faroese composer Sunleif Rasmussen (b. 1961) let's the melodies of national songs become the musical DNA in powerful sound-evocations of nature; either as a basis for ingenious constructions of great sensuality, or so that anyone in the North...

The embodiment of the most serious and most sacred artistic will of our time,' said Thomas Mann after the premiere of the Symphony No. 8 to Gustav Mahler. The impressive Mahler Symphony cycle from the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra continues, with a new...

The eagerly awaited second volume of the ACO's sparkling performances of Mozart's violin concertos is already making waves. Such vivid and lively interpretations place this album at the top of the list for all music lovers, and is a worthy successor to...

The Dream of Gerontius is widely regarded as Elgar's finest choral work, and some consider it his masterpiece. The work is coupled on this album with Elgar's Symphony no.1 making this a well-filled 2 SACD set. The Dream of Gerontius has not been released...