Pablo Heras-Casado leads the Freiburger Barockorchester in a period-instrument performance of Schubert’s Symphonies Nos. 5 and 7 (“Unfinished”).
Review: Bruckner – Symphony No. 4 – Dausgaard, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard leads the Bergen Philharmonic in the 1886 Nowak edition of Bruckner’s symphony No. 4.
Review: Haydn – Late Symphonies, Vol. 1 – Ádám Fischer
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.
Review: Bartók – Concerto for Orchestra – Canellakis
Karina Canellakis’s conducts Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra and Four Orchestral Pieces with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic.
Review: Brahms – The Symphonies – Michael Sanderling
The Luzerner Sinfonieorchester and their chief conductor begin their long-term Warner Classics recording agreement with this new set of Brahms symphonies.
Review: Carl Nielsen – The Symphonies – Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Luisi
Fabio Luisi and the Danish National Symphony Orchestra perform Nielsen 6 symphonies, on a newly recorded album for Deutsche Grammophon.
Review: Beethoven – Violin Concerto – María Dueñas, Wiener Symphoniker, Honeck
María Dueñas in a new rendition of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with the Wiener Symphoniker, conducted by Manfred Honeck.
Review: Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring & The Firebird – Orchestre de Paris, Mäkelä
In a new release for Decca, Klaus Mäkelä and the Orchestre de Paris present two of Stravinsky’s best known ballets, Le Sacre du printemps and The Firebird.
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 9 – Minnesota Orchestra, Vänskä
Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra continue their Mahler Symphonies cycle on the BIS label, this time with a performance of No. 9.
Review: Compositrices – Bru Zane
Bru Zane’s ongoing advocacy of French music from 1780-1920 continues with a boxed set of over 10 hours of music by 21 French women composers.