A guide to Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”), with historical background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings.
Tag: Orchestral
Review: Messiaen – Turangalîla-Symphonie – Hamelin, Forget, Gimeno
Marc-André Hamelin, Nathalie Forget, and the Toronto Symphony feature in Messiaen’s mind-bending masterpiece about love.
Review: Sibelius – Early Orchestral Works – Susanna Mälkki
Susanna Mälkki leads the Helsinki Philharmonic in three early Sibelius works: the Karelia Suite, Rakastava, and Lemminkäinen.
Review – The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol 86 – Tellefsen & Kalkbrenner – Howard Shelley
Hyperion’s exploration of Romantic Piano Concertos continues with this 86th volume of Tellefsen and Kalkbrenner.
Review: Stravinsky – Violin Concerto, Orchestral Suites – James Ehnes, Sir Andrew Davis
James Ehnes, the BBC Philharmonic and Sir Andrew Davis in an all-Stravinsky program, including the Violin Concerto and two Orchestral Suites.
Review: Grazyna Bacewicz – Orchestral Works Vol. 1 – Oramo, BBC Philharmonic
Sakari Oramo and the BBC Philharmonic on the first in Chandos’ series focusing on Grazyna Bacewicz’s orchestral works.
Review: Ravel – Daphnis et Chloé – John Wilson
John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London present Ravel’s largest orchestral work in Wilson’s own new critical edition.
Review: Shostakovich – Symphonies Nos. 2, 3, 12 & 13 – BSO, Nelsons
This final installment of Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Shostakovich symphony cycle features No. 13 (“Babi Yar”).
Review: Brahms – Double Concerto – Christian & Tanja Tetzlaff, Järvi
Christian & Tanja Tetzlaff perform Brahms’ Double Concerto, Viotti’s Violin Concerto No. 22, and Dvořák’s Silent Woods.
Review: Bruckner – Symphony No. 7 – Rattle, LSO
Sir Simon Rattle continues his Bruckner cycle with the LSO, this time conducting the Seventh Symphony.
