Since you are interested in Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E flat major 'Symphony of the Thousand' (recorded live in 1991), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
BACH / MENDELSSOHN / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Cantata BWV63 'Christen, aetzet diesen Tag' / Von Himmel Hoch / The First Nowell Lisa Milne / Ruxandra Donose / Andrew Staples / Christopher Maltman / London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir / Vladimir Jurowski [ LPO Live / CD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] "The LPO and Choir provide serious nourishment while opening our ears to the sort of Christmas music that gets overlooked amid the tinsel...Jurowski makes an unlikely but worthy VW champion...All in all, this is a programme combining enterprise and... |
SIBELIUS
Symphonies Nos 2 & 7 London Philarmonic Orchestra / Paavo Berglind [ LPO Live SACD / SACD - released 1/Nov/2005 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - Founder of the London Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Thomas Beecham began building the Orchestra's long association with the music of Sibelius from the day it was born. Three quarters... |
ELGAR / BRITTEN
Introduction and Allegro; Enigma Variations / Our Hunting Fathers (Rec 1984/86) London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bernard Haitink [ LPO Live / CD - released 3/Jul/2005 ] "Life enhancing music-making. Essential supplementary listening for devotees of Elgar and Britten. Harper and Haitink add nitro-glycerine to Britten's early masterpiece." (MusicWeb June 2005) |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink [ LPO Live / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "A welcome archive find: Haitink wows the Proms with great Shostakovich. His Shostakovich may not bite but it certainly lours, oppressive and thoughtful in equal measure. The cumulative effect is impressive indeed." (Gramophone Magazine Editor's... |
BRUCKNER
Symphony No. 6 in A major London Philharmonic Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach [ LPO Live / CD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] "One of the greatest strengths of the LPO is its low strings, and their clarity and sheer power provide an impressive foundation for this music. It's a great recording though, and worth every penny." Recording of the Month MusicWeb Dec 2010 |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Orchestral excerpts from the operas (Rec 1992) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Klaus Tennstedt [ LPO Live / CD - released 3/Jul/2005 ] "Wagner to wallow in! The new LPO label finds the orchestra on top form" (Gramophone Magazine) |
BRUCKNER
Symphony No. 4 in Eb Major 'Romantic' London Philharmonic Orchestra / Klaus Tennstedt [ LPO Live / CD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] ‘Tennstedt is – and on this occasion proved once again in the most exalted and enthralling fashion – one of the few great conductors of the day. When the great climaxes arrive – and how magnificently the LPO (particularly the brass) achieve them –... |
MAHLER
Symphony No. 6 in A minor 'Tragic' London Philharmonic Orchestra / Klaus Tennstedt [ LPO Live / 2 CD - released 10/Jul/2010 ] "…Tennstedt goes for the jugular, accentuating the theatricality of Mahler's musical language." BBC Music Magazine, July 2009 *** |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No.1 in F minor / Symphony No.5 in D minor (Rec 2004) London Philharmonic Orchestra / Kurt Masur [ LPO Live SACD / SACD - released 3/Jul/2005 ] Shostakovich's Symphonies 1 and 5 stand as milestones in what is probably the most important symphonic canon of the 20th century. - Surround Sound 4.0/Stereo |
RACHMANINOV
Symphony No. 3 (with Bax - Tintagel) London Philharmonic Orchestra / Osmo Vanska [ LPO Live / CD - released 1/Jan/2009 ] Osmo Vänskä conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in thrilling live recordings of works by Bax and Rachmaninov, two composers renowned for their sweeping romanticism. As his tone poem unfolds, Bax's music evokes legendary images of Tintagel... |