Since you are interested in Russian Sketches (Incls 'Procession of the Sardar' & 'Francesca da Rimini'), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: La Marseillaise / Overture to Benvenuto Cellini / Royal Hunt & Storm from Les Troyens Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 21/May/2006 ] "If ever there were a piece made to order for Telarc...it is Berlioz's exorbitant arrangement of La Marseillaise. Sonically, this is one of Telarc's most striking recordings, full of detail without sacrificing their vaunted hall sound." -High... |
ELGAR
Enigma Variations & Cockaigne Overture Baltimore Symphony Orchestra / David Zinman [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/May/2004 ] "David Zinman with a keen, bright American orchestra to complement in perhaps the most meticulously detailed performance of them all. 'Nimrod' is a miracle." -Hi-Fi News |
STRAVINSKY
The Firebird, Petrushka & Fireworks Baltimore Symphony Orchestra / David Zinman [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 29/Oct/2005 ] "Zinman has built the Baltimore Symphony into a major American ensemble, and here restores the juice-the slashing colors and rhythmic vibrance-that sent Stravinsky's fame sky-high..." -Entertainment Weekly |
SCHUMANN
Symphonies No. 2 & No. 3 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra / David Zinman [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 11/Aug/2003 ] "Zinman's Schumann is light and lean." -American Record Guide |
RACHMANINOV
Symphony No. 3 / Symphonic Dances Baltimore Symphony Orchestra / David Zinman [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 10/Nov/2005 ] "Rachmaninoff's two valedictory orchestral masterpieces receive the most satisfying recorded realization yet..." -Stereo Review |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 / Romeo & Juliet Overture Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 31/Oct/2007 ] Zinman and the Baltimore Symphony have garnered much praise for their Telarc recordings. The New York Times has said that "...the Baltimore Orchestra plays splendidly, and Telarc supports it with sonics both forward and spacious." American Record... |
ELGAR
Symphony No. 1 / Pomp and Circumstance Marches No.1 and No. 2 David Zinman / Baltimore Symphony Orchestra [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 28/May/2002 ] "Zinman's can stand up to them all." - Stereo Review |