Orchestral & Symphonic

Bruckner's Fifth Symphony is considered the absolute pinnacle of his oeuvre. Bruckner himself saw it as his "contrapuntal masterpiece". The Viennese musicologist Robert Haas calls Bruckner's 5th Symphony a "monumental work of confession" and "a high gift...

Bruckner is one of those rare geniuses, seldom to be found in the whole of European history, whose natural destiny it is to make the supernatural real, to force the divine into the strait-jacket of our human world. Wilhelm Furtw?ngler "Furtw?ngler's...

Brahms's four symphonies lie at the very core of the Berliner Phiharmoniker's repertoire and reputation. With the combination of Sir Simon Rattle's vision and iconoclastic approach, and the orchestra's remarkable technique and unique sound, these...

Both a challenge and an adventure, the recording I made of the ?tudes by Debussy lives on as a wonderful memory of friendship. Having encouraged me to record the complete set of twelve works, my friend and respected colleague Catherine Collard, an...

Boston Symphony Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa - "Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H. 48" / The Boston Symphony Orchestra can be heard under Seiji Ozawa's baton they give a "light and mercurial" performance of Berlioz' Symphonie fantastique.1. Berlioz :...

Boston Symphony Orchestra/Rafael Kubelik - "Smetana: Ma Vlast" The Boston Symphony Orchestra can be heard with Rafael Kubel?k they perform Smetana's Ma vlßst, in one of the most famous recordings of this work which ranged among the Maestro's signature...

Born in Georgia, Khatia Buniatishvili is often described as 'a force of nature with a truly staggering technique to generate performances that leave you gasping'. Throughout her career, she has performed at venues around the world and won the ECHO...

BLISS is a state of being where fear does not exist. BLISS is perfect happiness and joy. To record this album, I wanted to place myself in this state, physically and mentally. I meditated daily. Silence, nature, beauty and peace help me to alter my state...

Bernard Haitink farewell concert to Amsterdam and the Netherlands, dated June 2019. One of his most beloved works, Bruckner's Seventh Symphony, in a first ever release. An outstanding account in a compelling sound, furtherly enhanced by the 180 grams...

Beethoven's 16 string quartets occupy a place of honour in the chamber repertoire and, like his nine symphonies and 32 piano sonatas, trace his progression through his creative life. 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth, and Quatuor...

Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos - Over 30 years ago, in 1989, Krystian Zimerman and Leonard Bernstein recorded Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 and 5. They were united in their total dedication to music - in mind, heart and soul -...

Barbirolli's recordings of Mahler symphonies are now regarded as landmark performances, on top of the Mahlerian discography. This fifth symphony, the last recording Barbirolli devoted to Mahler, is an essential testimony of the conductor's art. It is...