Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Tag: Orchestral
Review: Bach – King of Kings – Sir Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins
Bach orchestral transcriptions by Sir Andrew Davis, with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Davis and Martyn Brabbins.
Review: Bacewicz – Orchestral Works, Volume 2, Donohoe, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Oramo
The second volume of Grażyna Bacewicz’s complete orchestral works conducted by Sakari Oramo. Including the Concerto For Orchestra, Symphony No. 2, and Piano Concerto.
Review: Messiaen – Turangalîla-Symphonie – Yuja Wang, Cécile Lartigau, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons
Yuja Wang, Cécile Lartigau, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Andris Nelsons perform Olivier Messiaen’s Turangalîla-Symphonie.
Mahler – Symphony No. 9 – A Beginner’s Guide
A guide to Mahler’s Symphony No. 9, with historical background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings.
In Short – 5 Albums Worth Your Listen – July 2025
Five new classical music albums worth checking out.
Review: Brahms – Symphonies No. 3 & 4 – Kent Nagano
Kent Nagano conducts the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg in Brahms’ third and fourth symphonies.
Review: Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Pablo Heras-Casado
Pablo Heras-Casado conducts the RIAS Kammerchor and the Freiburger Barockorchester in Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, played on period instruments.
Review: Haydn – Complete Symphonies, Vol. 17 – Kammerorchester Basel, Antonini
Giovanni Antonini continues his Haydn 2032 series of the complete symphonies, this time with Nos. 13, 16 and 36, along with the first violin concerto.
Review: Furtwängler – Symphony No. 2 – Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi
Neeme Järvi conducts the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra in Wilhelm Furtwängler’s Symphony No.2.
