Carlos Kleiber. The late conductor, Carlos Kleiber, is one of the orchestral leaders that I most admire. When he came before any orchestra, and he knew the music cold! He needed no score… As you …
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 31, 70, and 101. This recording is the first of two, in which Robin Ticciati and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra present an overview of Haydn’s symphonic repertoire. Ticciati’s approach takes the best …
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor Recorded Live at the Salzburg Festival. Performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnányi conducting. The Ninth Symphony by Beethoven set a standard back in the …
Schubert: Symphonies Number 8 and No. 9 While the Wiener Philharmoniker is one of the world’s most famous orchestras, the Wiener Symphoniker handles the lion’s share of symphonic activity that makes up the musical …
Bernstein: Symphony No. 3, ‘Kaddish’. Three examples of Leonard Bernstein’s vocal compositions can be heard in this recording. His Symphony No. 3 ‘Kaddish’ uses an oratorio-like form with a prominent role for a speaker. …