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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 |
DVORAK
Symphony No. 8 / The Wild Dove / The Noon Witch Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam / Yakov Kreizberg (cond) [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] Without the support and vote of confidence of Johannes Brahms, life would have turned out very differently for Antonín Dvorák. Originally, the young boy was in fact destined to succeed his father in the butcher's shop, but finally music won out. |
DVORAK
Symphony No.6 in D, Op.60 / The Water Goblin Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Amsterdam / Yakov Kreizberg [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] Edtor's Choice Gramophone Magazine October 2008 - "Yakov Kreizberg turns in a personal, persuasive account of the Sixth Symphony. The first movement, with its exposition repeat intact, features strong contrasts in tempo between its first and second... |
MAHLER
Symphony No.5 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Bernard Haitink [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 20/Jun/2007 ] In all its forms and facets, Gustav Mahler’s musical oeuvre is primarily symphonic. As a modern composer, he developed a gigantic orchestra to support the construction of his symphonic world, included trite stylistic devices and broke with hitherto... |