JOHN WILLIAMS
Star Wars - Return of the Jedi [remastered] The Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams [ Decca CD / CD - released 1/Aug/2019 ] This collection has a lot going for it. Musically, it sounds gorgeous; Williams turned in a score incorporating layer upon layer of thematic elements, risking a tendency toward composing music that was too ornate. |
JOHN WILLIAMS
Star Wars - The Last Jedi The Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams [ Decca CD / CD - released 1/Aug/2019 ] Jedi Master-in-hiding Luke Skywalker unwillingly attempts to guide young hopeful Rey in the ways of the force, while Leia, former princess turned general, attempts to lead what is left of the Resistance away from the ruthless tyrannical grip of the... |
Boston So/Davis
Sibelius: Symphonies 5 & 7/En [ Pentatone / Hybrid SACD - released 9/Jun/2008 ] |
Boston So/Koussevitzky
Great Conductors: Koussevitzky [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 31/Dec/2001 ] |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphony No 7 / Tapiola BBC Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Sergey Koussevitzky [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 2/Feb/2004 ] "..of his Seventh Symphony and will not be disappointed. It is finely shaped and superbly paced. A Festival Hall performance from 1963, it is well worth rescuing from oblivion. Good sound too." Penguin Guide |
Boston So/Munch
Menotti: Maria Golovin/Violin [ Naxos Historical / 2 CD - released 10/Oct/2011 ] |
RAVEL
Daphnis et Chloe, La Valse & Bolero [with works by Debussy] Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink [ Decca Ballet Edition / 2 CD - released 5/Nov/2012 ] This collection brings together all the ballets by the two so-called Impressionistic composers, Ravel and Debussy, in recordings by Bernard Haitink. Ravel's masterpiece is the three act ballet Daphnis et Chloé, commissioned by Diaghilev, with... |
Boston So/Wakao
Oboe Quartets & Quintets [ Pentatone / Hybrid SACD - released 7/Jul/2003 ] |
Boston Spaceships
Let it Beard (Vinyl) [ Guided By Voices / 2 LP - released 17/Oct/2011 ] Robert Pollard has called the epic 2011 double-LP 'Let It Beard' "a subconscious concept album about the sorry state of rock 'n' roll". |
Boston Spaceships
Planets are Blasted [ GBV / CD - released 30/Mar/2009 ] Following a four-star review in Mojo and a successful whirlwind US tour, Boston Spaceships return to Earth just five months later with their sophomore album! |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Chamber Music (Incls Violin Sonata, Cello Sonata, Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp, etc) Boston Symphony Chamber Players [ Deutsche Grammophon Australian Eloquence / CD - released 27/Jul/2005 ] 'remarkably transparent [Prelude] ... an attractive collection' (Penguin Guide to CDs) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies 1 - 9 (5 CD set) Boston Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 20/May/2012 ] "The recording is atmospheric in the Boston manner, and with Dynagroove makes even small machines give an impression of opulence." (Gramophone on the LP release) |
PROKOFIEV
Symphony No.2 in D minor, Op.40 / Symphony No.6 in E flat minor, Op.111 Boston Symphony Orchestra / Erich Leinsdorf [ Testament / CD - released 24/Oct/2005 ] The Boston Symphony had a close relationship with Prokofiev. Their great conductor, Serge Koussevitzky conducted première of the Second Symphony in Paris and commissioned Fourth for the orchestra’s fiftieth anniversary along with other... |
PROKOFIEV
Symphony No.5 in B flat, Op.100 / Symphony No.3 in C minor Op 44 Boston Symphony Orchestra / Erich Leinsdorf [ Testament / CD - released 24/Oct/2005 ] The Boston Symphony had a close relationship with Prokofiev. Their great conductor, Serge Koussevitzky conducted the première of the Second Symphony in Paris and commissioned the Fourth for the orchestra's fiftieth anniversary. |
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky - Symphonies 1 'Winter Daydreams', 2 "Little Russian", 4 / 'Nutcracker' Suite Boston Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas [ Deutsche Grammophon Eloquence / 2 CD - released 16/Mar/2017 ] "The New Philharmonia play with precision and polish … and on recording quality this DGG version […] is clearly the smoothest and most faithful" Gramophone Symphony No 2 |
DEBUSSY
Images / Nocturnes / Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Boston Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas & Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon SBS Eloquence / CD - released 10/Jan/2014 ] "Abbado's account of the Nocturnes is one of the finest in the catalogue ... The playing of the Boston Orchestra is immensely polished but not glossy, and there is a naturalness about this performance that also distinguishes the recording" Penguin |
SESSIONS / PANUFNIK
Concerto for Orchestra / Eighth Symphony Boston Symphony Orchestra / Seiji Ozawa [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jun/2002 ] 'Not to be missed' (San Francisco Chronicle) |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Overtures (with Brahms - Academic Festival Overture) (Rec 1946-49) Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 10/Apr/2008 ] "Mark Obert-Thorn has done a valuable service in transferring these recordings from a number of different sources, including 78-rpm and 45-rpm records. As always in his work, he demonstrates a golden ear for how to extract maximum sound from old... |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies 2 And 5 (recorded 1935-1936) Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 28/Sep/2007 ] "..the playing is hair-raising throughout. Superlative stuff, a great bargain and absolutely unmissable." -- The Guardian. |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 / Finlandia / Valse Triste / Swan of Tuonela Boston Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ Philips / CD - released 20/Oct/1989 ] "The new digital transfers give greater presence to the wind and brass, and place them more vividly in the aural picture." (Gramophone on the reissue) |