John Storgårds conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Shostakovich’s Eleventh Symphony, “The Year 1905”.
Tag: Symphony
Review: Mozart – Symphonies No. 39-41 – Ensemble Resonanz, Minasi
Ensemble Resonanz and conductor Riccardo Minasi perform Mozart’s Symphonies No. 39-41 (“Jupiter).
Review: Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 (“Pastoral”) – Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and its Concertmaster Bernhard Forck present two orchestral pieces which depicts nature – Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony and Knecht’s “Le portrait musical de la nature.”
Review: Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 – National Symphony Orchestra, Noseda
Gianandrea Noseda conducts the National Symphony Orchestra, in Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”) and Copland’s “Suite from Billy the Kid”.
Review: Schumann – Symphonies No. 1 and 3 – LSO, Gardiner
John Eliot Gardiner finishes his new Schumann Symphonies cycle with the London Symphony Orchestra, with Symphony No. 1 (“Spring”) and no. 3 (“Rhenish”).
Review: Haydn – Complete Symphonies, Vol. 8, “La Roxolana” – Antonini
In his eighth volume of the “Haydn 2032” project, Antonini returns to collaborates with Il Giardino Armonico, examining popular and oriental influences.
Review: Beethoven – Symphonies No. 5 and 7 – NDR, Manze
NDR Radiophilharmonie and Andrew Manze in Beethoven’s famous fifth’s and Seventh Symphonies.
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 8 – Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra in Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand”.
Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 – A Beginners Guide
Beethoven Symphony No. 5 is one of the most well-known pieces of western music. This guide gives background, musical analysis and recommends the best recording.
Haydn – A Beginners Guide
Where to start when you want to get to know the music of Joseph Haydn, one of the leading figures in the Classical era? Here are 10 pieces which represent a good place to start if one wants to get familiar with Haydn’s music.
