Legendary violinist Ivry Gitlis, known for his powerful and expressive playing, is featured in this 1997 recording of Bach’s violin concertos and solo works, released on the Rhine Classics label. Gitlis is joined by Natalia Likhopoi in the Double Violin Concerto and the Louisiana Museum Art Ensemble for the concertos, while the solo works were […]
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From Faunes to Immortality: French Orchestral Treasures
Claude Debussy, Albert Roussel, and Paul Dukas were three prominent French composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, each with their unique style and approach to music. This new release from Onyx Classics, performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Domingo Hindoyan, showcases some of their most celebrated works. […]
Boult’s Triumphant Trilogy: Mahler’s Symphonies No. 5, 7, and 8 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra
Gustav Mahler: Symphonies 5, 7, 8 (BBC SO/Boult) [Pristine Audio, 3CD] These bracing live 1947-48 recordings capture the BBC SO and Adrian Boult tackling three of Mahler’s most ambitious middle symphonies. The Fifth’s stormy opening gives way to the famous Adagietto, rendered with poignant restraint. Boult drives the Seventh’s “night music” movements with purpose, finding […]