The composer himself never matched the joy, optimism and boldness of his first teenage symphony, as the chill of Stalinism settled on his music
This week we mark two extraordinary centenaries. Sir Dav…
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Mendelssohn: Symphonies and Oratorios album review – Andris Nelsons’ prodigious talent on full display ⊕⊕
Gewandhaus Orchestra/Nelsons/Schuen/Zeppenfeld
(Deutsche Grammophon)
The Latvian conductor finds dynamic light and shade in seven discs’ worth of special performances with an orchestra once led by the …
6 months ago
Brahms: Symphony No 1, Tragic Overture album review – Petrenko and the Berliners give Brahms organic momentum ⊖
(Berliner Philharmoniker)
Brahms’s Tragic Overture leaps to life while there is much interest in a careful reading of the composer’s First Symphony in this new recording from the Berlin Philharmonic w…
10 months ago
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos 1 & 3; Two Scherzos album review – deft execution of the Russian’s early exuberance ○
BBC Philharmonic/John Storgårds/Hallé Choir
(Chandos)
Capturing the momentum of two of Shostakovich’s first Soviet-era symphonies, this performance adds a pair of scherzos that pre-date even them
If the…
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