Since you are interested in Symphony No. 5 / Sonata No. 29 (orch. Weingartner) (rec 1930, 1933), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Symphonies Nos 2 & 3 (1941 recording) The Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam / Willem Mengelberg [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 15/Nov/2001 ] "Ward Marston's transfers are the finest now available of these recordings...If you want Mengelberg's Brahms 2 and 4, Naxos' bargain price and superior transfers speak for themselves." ClassicsToday |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 7 and 8 (rec 1938, 1935) Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Vaclav Talich (Conductor) [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 5/Aug/2006 ] "It is difficult to find fault with an issue as consistent as this one, so it is just left for me to give my unqualified recommendation" (MusicWeb May 2007) |
MAHLER
Symphony No 5 / Lieder und Gesange aus der Jugendzeit (Rec 1947) Desi Halban (soprano) Bruno Walter (piano) / New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra / Bruno Walter, conductor [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 16/Jun/2005 ] "Another fantastic addition to the Naxos Historical Great Conductors series, joining Walter's versions of Mahler 9 and Das Lied von der Erde." (MusicWeb March 2005) |
MAHLER
Symphony No.2 Resurrection / Kindertotenlieder (rec 1915-1931) Gertrud Bindernagel (soprano) / Emmi Leisner (contralto) / Berlin State Opera Orchestra / Oskar Fried / Heinrich Rehkemper (baritone) / Jascha Horenst [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 3/Mar/2002 ] "Mahlerians, and fans of any of these artists will all find something to enjoy here." - www.classicstoday.com |
FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 (1928, 1938) London Select Choir / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Thomas Beecham [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 13/Jan/2002 ] "Classic and mostly pioneering recordings of Delius by his finest ever interpreter, Sir Thomas Beecham." - Classic FM (Robert Layton), August, 2000 |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
American Recordings, Vol. 2 (1923-1929) Rosa Ponselle (soprano) / Various orchestras and conductors [ Naxos Historical Great Singers / CD - released 19/Apr/2007 ] Described by Maria Callas as‘the greatest singer of us all’, the American-born Rosa Ponselle (1897-1981) is acknowledged as one of the outstanding dramatic sopranos of the twentieth century. |
W.A. MOZART / BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 / Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 (Furtwangler, Commercial Recordings 1940-50, Vol. 3) Yehudi Menuhin (violin) / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Lucerne Festival Orchestra / Wilhelm Furtwangler (conductor) [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 19/Jun/2006 ] "Furtwängler's commercial legacy wasn't huge so collectors will welcome this latest instalment with alacrity" (MusicWeb July 2006) |