Sir Simon Rattle in his third recording of Mahler’s symphony No. 7, with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Tag: Orchestral
Review: Brahms – The Symphonies and Piano Concertos – Bronfman, Munich Philharmonic, Mehta
Zubin Mehta conducts the Munich Philharmonic in Brahms’ four symphonies and two piano concertos, with Yefim Bronfman as soloist.
Review: Ruth Gipps – Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 – BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba
Rumon Gamba leads the BBC Philharmonic in the third volume of Ruth Gipps’ orchestral works. Martin Owen is the soloist in the Horn Concerto.
Review: Rachmaninoff – Orchestral Works – WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Măcelaru
Cristian Măcelaru leads the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln in Rachmaninoff’s three symphonies and other orchestral works.
Year In Review – The Top 10 Most Popular Classical Music Reviews of 2024
As 2024 draws to a close, we look back at the reviews that resonated most with our readers.
Double Review: Bruckner – Symphonies No. 4 & 7 – Heras-Casado, Jurowski
Pablo Heras-Casado conducts Anima Eterna in symphony No. 4 (“Romantic”), and Vladimir Jurowski conducts the RSO Berlin in symphony No. 7
Review: Schubert – Symphony Nos. 5 & 8 (“Unfinished”) – Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Maxim Emelyanychev
Maxim Emelyanychev conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in Schubert symphonies No. 5 & 8 (Unfinished).
Notable Classical Music Box Sets, January 2025
Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Review: Bruckner – Symphony No. 9 – Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich – Paavo Järvi
Paavo Järvi continues his new Bruckner cycle with the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich.
Review: Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”) – Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Nathalie Stutzmann
Nathalie Stutzmann conducts the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in Dvořák’s 9th Symphony (“From the New World”) and the “American Suite”.
