Since you are interested in Symphony No. 5 in B flat / Ode to the End of the War, Op. 105, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 Academy of St Martins in the Fields, Neville Marriner [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "Solid performances of these symphonies by Marriner and ASMF. The stereo mix has superb sound. One can only hope that PentaTone keeps pumping these old classics out in such fine sound quality." ---SA-CD info.com |
PROKOFIEV / RAVEL
Piano Concertos (plus Schlime - 3 Improvisations) Francesco Tristano Schlime (piano) / Russian National Orchestra / Mikhail Pletnev [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 18/Apr/2006 ] "A shining new talent forces you to listen to these concertos anew. If you can judge a pupil by his teachers, Schlimé comes with the highest pedigree, counting Mikhail Pletnev as his tutor. It is the Russian who conducts him here and his faith is... |
KHACHATURIAN / PROKOFIEV / GLAZUNOV
Russian Violin Concertos Julia Fischer, violin, Russian National Orchestra. Conducted by Yakov Kreizberg [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Apr/2005 ] Gramophone Magazine Award Finalist 2005 - Concerto "I don't believe I have heard a better performance of the Khachaturian than Fischer's, and with the hi-res surround sonics we have here a sure winner. The Prokofiev and Glazunov concertos prove... |
GORDON GETTY
Joan and the Bells (with Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet: Suite No 2) Lisa Delan (soprano) Vladimir Chernov (baritone) / Eric Ericson Chamber Choir / Russian National Orchestra / Alexander Vedernikov (conductor) [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Apr/2005 ] "A powerful work given a refreshingly unpretentious performance." Gramophone (September 2003) |
PROKOFIEV / BEINTUS
Peter and the Wolf / Wolf Tracks Mikhail Gorbachev / Sophia Loren / Bill Clinton / Russian National Orchestra / Kent Nagano [ PentatoneSACD / SACD - released 21/Oct/2003 ] Screen legend Sophia Loren and former presidents Bill Clinton and Mikhail Gorbachev are narrators on the latest CD from the Russian National Orchestra (RNO). |
PROKOFIEV / KHACHATURIAN / SHOSTAKOVICH
Russian Ballet Suites: Prokofiev / Khachaturian / Shostakovich Russian National Orchestra conducted by Alexander Vedernikov [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 12/Apr/2005 ] All Pentatone SACDs are 5.1 stereo sound. Playable on all Compact Disc players |