A guide to Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3 ("Scottish"), with historical background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings.
Matthias Goerne offers a unique angle on Schubert's lied via versions for voice and orchestra arranged by Alexander Schmalcz.
Soprano Veronique Gens presents Francis Poulenc's La Voix Humaine with the Orchestre National De Lille, who also perform the composer's Sinfonietta.
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review this past month.
In this 2023 release and ongoing Haydn symphony cycle, Giovanni Antonini and Il Giardino Armonico present three “horn-heavy” symphonies: 31, 48, and 59.
In his third recording of Mahler's Ninth Symphony, Sir Simon Rattle leads the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks.
Christian Thielemann's latest Bruckner cycle continues with a performance of Symphony No. 9 in its original 1894 version, edited by Leopold Nowak.
In this 2022 recording, Jaap van Zweden and the Hong Kong Philharmonic perform Shostakovich's 10th Symphony and 2 movements of Mahler's Symphony No. 10.
In her new 2022 release, Anne-Sophie Mutter revisits Brahms' Double Concerto, this time with Pablo Ferrández and the Czech Philharmonic led by Manfred Honeck.
In a new recording for Chandos, Sir Andrew Davis leads the BBC Philharmonic in a performance of Stravinsky's Symphony in C and Symphony in Three Movements.
