A guide to Mahler’s First Symphony, with background, analysis and recommendations for the best recordings.
Tag: Orchestral
Review: Respighi – Roman Trilogy – Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London perform Respighi’s “Roman Trilogy” – “Roman Festivals”, “Fountains of Rome” and “Pines of Rome”.
Review: Debussy – Images – Hallé, Sir Mark Elder
Hallé Orchestra and Sir Mark Elder perform Debussy’s “Images” and “Prélude à L’après-Midi D’un Faune” with orchestral arrangements by Colin Mathews.
Review: Rouse – Symphony No. 5, Supplica, Concerto for Orchestra – Nashville Symphony, Guerrero
Three contemporary orchestral works by the late Christopher Rouse: Symphony No. 5, Concerto for Orchestra and “Supplica”, with the Nashville Symphony under Giancarlo Guerrero.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, August 2020
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Review: Shostakovich – Symphony No. 13 (“Babi Yar”) – Russian National Orchestra – Karabits
Kirill Karabits and the Russian National Orchestra perform Shostakovich’s 13th Symphony (“Babi Yar”), with bass Oleg Tsibulko.
Review: Finzi – Clarinet Concerto – Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 5 – Collins
Michael Collins conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra in Vaughan Williams’ Fifth Symphony, and is the soloist in Finzi’s Clarinet Concerto.
Review: Zemlinsky – Die Seejungfrau – Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Albrecht
Marc Albrecht conducts the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra in Zemlinsky’s “Die Seejungfrau” – Fantasy in for large orchestra after a fairy-tale by Andersen.
Review: Beethoven – Symphony No. 9, Choral Fantasy – Bezuidenhout, Heras-Casado
Pablo Heras-Casado conducts the Freiburger Barockorchester in Beethoven “choral” Symphony. Kristian Bezuidenhout joins for the Choral Fantasy.
Bach – A beginners Guide
Where to start when you want to get to know the music of Bach, one of the leading figures in the late Baroque era? Here are 10 pieces which represent a good place to start if one wants to get familiar with Bach’s music.