Orchestral & Symphonic

Following the huge success of the Symphonies boxsets, and considering Jordi Savall's expertise in sacred music it was invevitable that he should record the Missa Solemnis. As in his previous Beethoven, Schubert and Mendelssohn recordings, the Catalan...

Following the critically acclaimed releases of PTC 5186 372, PentaTone presents a recording of Schubert Symphonies 6 and 8 (unfinished) which also features the Flemish Philharmonic Orchestra and Herreweghe.1. Adagio - Allegro 2. Andante 3. Scherzo...

Following a recording of Beethoven's complete symphonies, which largely contributed to renew our vision of the early Romantic repertoire, Jordi Savall releases his first Schubert album. The Catalan maestro delivers a recording freed from the weight of...

Finding the names of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven on the track list of a CD or on the title page of a concert program provokes a sense of familiarity and natural affiliation in the minds of most music lovers and experts, who not only associate the three...

Fernando Sor is probably only known to guitar enthusiasts today. The fact that his extensive oeuvre is hardly known beyond the etudes probably has to do with his renunciation of outward virtuosity while at the same time maintaining the highest technical...

Every orchestra has a characteristic sound and personality that identifies them through the ages, and in the case of the Boston Symphony Orchestra it is their contoured string and wind elegance, panache and suavity that marks them out as the premier...

Ever since the tenure of it's chief conductor Eduard van Beinum (1945-59), the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra has cherished one of the greatest Bruckner symphonic traditions in the world. With this release of Bruckner's Sixth and Seventh Symphonies,...

Ever since it's founding in 2007 La Folia Barockorchester has, on period instruments, stimulated the international music scene with these same attributes and is known for causing a furor - in the best possible way. La Folia Barockorchester is counted...

Ensemble Ylajali's new CD Mary's Song presents a selection of contemporary Norwegian a cappella settings of Marian texts. Mary is without a doubt the most influential female figure in sacred music, a fact that inspired the ensemble's decision to make a...

Edward Gardner conducts the BBC Symphony in late music of Sir William Walton. This release follows the successful recording of Walton's First Symphony and Violin Concerto - one of Chandos' best-selling recordings for 2014. The Second (and last) Symphony...

Edward Gardner and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra perform three great orchestral works by Bela Bartok. Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta is a highly atmospheric work and achieved wider recognition after being used in Stanley Kubrik's the...

During their long collaboration (1997 - 2019) Thomas Dausgaard and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra developed a project they named 'Opening Doors', performing orchestral works from the Romantic era with the smaller-than-usual forces of a chamber orchestra...