Nicholas Collon conducts the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Sibelius’ fifth symphony, Serenades, and the Swanwhite Suite, with violinist Christian Tezlaff.
Tag: Symphony
Review: Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”) – Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahav Shani
Lahav Shani conducts the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra in Mendelssohn’s third symphony (“Scottish).
Review: Rachmaninoff – Symphony No. 1, Symphonic Dances – Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
John Wilson conducts the Sinfonia of London in Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 1 and Symphonic Dances.
Review: Brahms – Complete Symphonies – Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in his second recording of the complete Brahms symphonies.
Review: Mozart – Haffner-Akademie – Anna Prohaska, Ensemble Resonanz, Riccardo Minasi
Mozart’s opera arias and the Haffner symphony, performed by Soprano Anna Prohaska with Ensemble Resonanz under Riccardo Minasi.
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 5 – Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Paavo Järvi
Paavo Järvi leads the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich in Mahler’s symphony No. 5, the first release of a new Mahler cycle.
Notable Classical Music Box Sets, March 2025
Notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 3 – Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov
Semyon Bychkov continues his Mahler cycle with the Czech Philharmonic, performing symphony No. 3, with mezzo-soprano Catriona Morison.
Review: Rachmaninoff – Orchestral Works – WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Măcelaru
Cristian Măcelaru leads the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln in Rachmaninoff’s three symphonies and other orchestral works.
Review: Sibelius – Symphonies No. 6 & 7, The Tempest – Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Rouvali
Santtu-Matias Rouvali concludes the complete Sibelius symphonies with a performance of Symphonies No. 6 & 7.