Since you are interested in Symphony No. 8 / The Wild Dove / The Noon Witch, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
MAHLER
Symphony No 3 (plus Bach/Mahler - Suite) Petra Lang (mezzo) Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam / Prague Philharmonic Choir / Netherlands Children's Choir / Riccardo Chailly [ Decca Records / 2 SACD - released 29/Jul/2004 ] "Riccardo Chailly's version of Mahler's Third is at once mystically expansive and luxuriously detailed. He expertly paces and parses the enormous finale, with an ear for the music's lumbering nobility, its trademark mixture of sadness and hope. The... |
J.S. BACH
Organ Works (Incls 'Toccata & Fugue in D minor BWV565') Daniel Chorzempa (organ) [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 4/May/2008 ] "One would never realize listening to this first rate disc that the original recordings are over 30 years old...the lowest organ pipes sound forth with the beginning bass theme of the Passacaglia with room-shaking low end force." (AudAud.com) |
BRAHMS
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 / Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102 Julia Fischer (violin) & Daniel Muller-Schott (cello) / Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam / Yakov Kreizberg [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 1/May/2007 ] "A winning Brahms Double, violinist and cellist playing with warmth." RECORDING OF THE MONTH Gramophone Magazine August 2007 |
WAGNER
Preludes & Overtures (Incls The flying Dutchman, Tannhauser, Tristan und Isolde) Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam / Conducted by Yakov Kreizberg [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 20/Apr/2005 ] "..Great playing by an orchestra which clearly has this music in its veins conducted by a chef who seems to be born for this repertoire… for those who own a super-audio set with 5 speakers a "must". ---René Segers, Luister |
FRANZ SCHMIDT
Symphony No. 4 in C / Orchestral Music from Notre Dame Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam / Conducted by Yakov Kreizberg [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 6/Jul/2005 ] "And on top there is the superior SA-CD quality. In particular for such heavily orchestrated works this recording and reproduction technology is a blessing." ---Paul Janssen, Luister (June 2003) |
DVORAK / TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No.9 in E minor Op.95 New World / Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam. Conducted by Yakov Kreizberg [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 6/Jul/2005 ] "Apart from the fact that this are first SA-CD registrations of these works, they can compete with the best recordings in the catalogue." ---Paul Janssen, Luister (December 2003) |
FAURE / DEBUSSY / RAVEL
Tour de France Musicale (Music of Faura, Debussy & Ravel) Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam. Conducted by Yakov Kreizberg [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 6/Jul/2005 ] During the last decade Russian-born conductor Yakov Kreizberg has established a superb international reputation in the opera house and on the concert podium. Born in St Petersburg, Yakov Kreizberg studied conducting with Ilya Musin before emigrating... |
DVORAK
Symphony No.7 / The Golden Spinning Wheel Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Amsterdam / Yakov Kreizberg [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jun/2009 ] Generally, Antonin Dvorák is also ranked among the major representatives of the Czech national school. Nevertheless, at first Dvorák was reputed to be a conservative. |
MAHLER
Symphony No 5 in C sharp minor Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra / Conducted by Hartmut Haenchen [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 12/Apr/2005 ] Hybrid/SACD = playable on all Compact Disc players |
BRAHMS
Brahms - Symphonies (Complete), Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Radio Filharmonisch Orkest Holland. Jaap van Zweden [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 17/Aug/2005 ] This is the conductor's debut of Jaap van Zweden, formerly star violinist, soloist and concertmaste of Gothenborg, Dallas, Cleveland, WDR Symphoniorchester, Bayerische Rundfunk, Orchetre de Paris, Orchestre National de France, London Philharmonic... |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphonies Nos 9 & 12 Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Mark Wigglesworth [ BIS / SACD - released 1/Jul/2007 ] "The latest instalment in Mark Wigglesworth's ongoing survey of Shostakovich's symphonies offers many of teh virtues that were apparent in some of his earlier releases. Apart from outstanding demonstration sound...there is the impressive orchestral... |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No.8 Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Mark Wigglesworth [ BIS / SACD - released 1/Sep/2005 ] "an interesting and highly individual performance worth hearing." (MusicWeb March 2006) |