Since you are interested in The Isle of the Dead / Symphonic Dances (Rec 2003/4), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E flat major 'Symphony of the Thousand' (recorded live in 1991) Júlia Várady, Jane Eaglen, Trudeliese Schmidt, Jadwiga Rappé, Kenneth Riegel, Hans Sotin / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Klaus Tennstedt [ LPO Live / 2 CD - released 22/Jun/2011 ] "...Tennstedt is overwhelming. Try topping the orchestral peroration, offstage trumpets stretching the "Veni, Creator Spiritus" motif from the interval of a fifth beyond the octave to a heaven-storming ninth." Gramophone Top Ten Mahler Symphonies |
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... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6 [recorded live in 2008] London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski [ LPO Live / 2 CD - released 12/Sep/2011 ] "Jurowski steers a marvellously lithe and clear-sighted course through this youthful canvas, with springy bass-lines, luminous textures and bracing contrapuntal vigour." (Gramophone) |
VERDI
Requiem (recorded live in 1983) Margaret Price / Livia Budai / Giuseppe Giacomini / Robert Lloyd/ London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir / Jesús López-Cobos [ LPO Live / 2 CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] "...one of those performances which achieves memorability through the happy conjunction of its several parts...Both orchestra and choir acquit themselves with distinction and the soloists work well, both individually and as a team. The two British... |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Piano Concertos / Piano Quintet Martin Helmchen (piano) / Paul Beniston (trumpet) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski [ LPO Live / CD - released 30/Jun/2011 ] "Helmchen proves a deft interpreter of both, aided by Jurowski at his most engaging; and the outstanding performance of the weightier Piano Quintet (1940), studio-recorded with members of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, makes this a rare means of... |