Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4 / Gergiev, Wiener Philharmoniker

Gergiev’s subtle tempo changes sound totally idiomatic and spontaneous... The Vienna Philharmonic plainly love working with Gergiev,

Scriabin: Symphony No. 1; The Poem of Ecstasy / Pletnev

Incandescent Scriabin, superbly recorded. No one delivers more beautifully than Pletnev and the RNO.

Nordic Showcase / Lindberg, Tognetti, Et Al

Both the playing and Lindberg's conducting are uniformly outstanding.

Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7 / Jansons, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Summer Night Concert Schoenbrunn 2010 - Moon, Planet, Stars / Welser-Most

Franz Welser-Most conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker in a program of universal cosmic appeal.

Schmitt: Anthony & Cleopatra… / Falletta, Buffalo

The oeuvre of this perceptive critic and multi-dimensional composer ranged over a vast landscape of styles and genres, including scores for theatre, ballet, and stage plays.

Mahler: Symphony No 1; Berg / Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw

Richard Strauss: Josephslegende

One of the more rarely heard scores by Richard Strauss, Josephslegende is a ballet based on the Biblical tale of the adventures of Joseph in Egypt.   

Violin Concertos By Black Composers / Barton, Hege, Encore Chamber Orchestra

Rachel Barton sounds perfectly at home in all four of these concertos. The composers would be pleased to hear such committed advocacy on the part of Daniel Hege and the Encore Chamber Orchestra.

Great Symphonies / Berliner Philharmoniker