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Review: Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5 – Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck

David A. McConnell - August 8, 2023March 2, 2026

Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra continue their collaboration in Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5

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Review: Handel – Water & Fire – B’Rock Orchestra, Sinkovsky

David A. McConnell - July 26, 2023March 2, 2026

After recording the complete Schubert symphonies, the B’rock orchestra presents a new album featuring Handel’s Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks.

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Review: Rachmaninoff – Symphonies 2 & 3 – Philadelphia Orchestra, Nézet-Séguin

David A. McConnell - July 14, 2023March 2, 2026

Yannick Nézet-Séguin completes his Rachmaninoff Symphonies cycle with The Philadelphia Orchestra, performing Symphonies No. 2 & 3, with the Isle of the Dead (DG).

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Review: Forbidden Fruit – Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu

David A. McConnell - July 5, 2023March 2, 2026

Baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist James Baillieu continue their collaboration in a recital that explores the themes of desire and its repercussions.

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Review: Tchaikovsky – Orchestral Works – Alpesh Chauhan

David A. McConnell - June 27, 2023March 2, 2026

Alpesh Chauhan’s debut recording features Tchaikovsky’s orchestral works, including The Tempest, Francesca Da Rimini, and the Voyevoda Overture.

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Review: Schubert – Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 ‘Unfinished’ – Pablo Heras-Casado, Freiburger Barockorchester

David A. McConnell - June 14, 2023March 1, 2026

Pablo Heras-Casado leads the Freiburger Barockorchester in a period-instrument performance of Schubert’s Symphonies Nos. 5 and 7 (“Unfinished”).

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Review: Bruckner – Symphony No. 4 – Dausgaard, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

David A. McConnell - June 9, 2023March 1, 2026

Thomas Dausgaard leads the Bergen Philharmonic in the 1886 Nowak edition of Bruckner’s symphony No. 4.

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Review: Haydn – Late Symphonies, Vol. 1 – Ádám Fischer

David A. McConnell - August 21, 2023February 28, 2026

Ádám Fischer and the Danish Chamber Orchestra embark on a series for the Naxos label to record Haydn’s last 25 symphonies, including the Paris and London sets.

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Review: Bartók – Concerto for Orchestra – Canellakis

David A. McConnell - May 24, 2023November 3, 2025

Karina Canellakis’s conducts Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra and Four Orchestral Pieces with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic.

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Review: Brahms – The Symphonies – Michael Sanderling

David A. McConnell - May 10, 2023February 28, 2026

The Luzerner Sinfonieorchester and their chief conductor begin their long-term Warner Classics recording agreement with this new set of Brahms symphonies.

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Dr. David A. McConnell is Artistic Director of Berks Sinfonietta and Vox Philia, Music Instructor at Penn State (Berks Campus) and Alvernia Universities, all located in Reading, PA. He also serve as Artistic Director of Voices Chorale NJ in Pennington, NJ, and writes CD reviews for The Classic Review. He holds degrees from Westminster Choir College, Temple University, and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

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