Since you are interested in Petrushka (complete ballet) Pulcinella (suite) [recorded 1967 & 1963], here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
MAHLER
Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Resurrection' Ilona Steingruber & Hilde Rössl-Majdan / Akademie Kammerchor & Wiener Symphoniker, Otto Klemperer [ Testament / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2011 ] Klemperer once called Mahler his creator spiritus. But he told his biographer Peter Heyworth, "I'm not a silly, enthusiastic boy: I don't like everything he wrote". |
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.1 in C, Op.21 / Symphony No.7 in A, Op.92 Orchestra of the Garzenich of Cologne, Gunter Wand [ Testament / CD - released 13/Dec/2002 ] This recording of Beethoven's Symphony No.1 in C exemplifies his belief that Beethoven's entire symphonic output, including the first two symphonies, was distinctively Beethovenian and should be played in a style quite distinct from that appropriate... |
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.2 in A, Op.92 / Overtures: Coriolan; Egmont; Leonora No.3 Orchestra of the Garzenich of Cologne, Gunter Wand [ Testament / CD - released 13/Dec/2002 ] Unfortunately Günter Wand never made any commercial recordings of operatic repertoire, so the recording of an overture from Fidelio included here is the closest we get. |
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.4 in B, Op.60 / Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op.67 Orchestra of the Garzenich of Cologne, Gunter Wand [ Testament / CD - released 13/Dec/2002 ] Unfortunately Günter The clarity of the recording ∆ and elemental beauty of the performance ∆ are truly remarkable. |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No.6 in B minor, Op.74 'PathACtique' / Romeo and Juliet Overture Philharmonia Orchestra / Guido Cantelli [ Testament / CD - released 11/Apr/2006 ] "This disc is a mandatory purchase for anyone interested in great conducting and great orchestral playing." (MusicWeb Jan 2004) |
STRAVINSKY
Le Sacre du Printemps [The Rite of Spring] 1951 & 1959 recordings Philharmonia Orchestra / Igor Markevich [ Testament / CD - released 26/Jan/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "If you really want to feel a real sensorial experience acquire this golden gem recording." (Amazon.com) |
BEETHOVEN
Symphonies Nos.2 & 7 (Rec 1957) Philharmonia Orchestra / Otto Klemperer [ Testament / CD - released 25/Jan/2007 ] "The orchestra is on magnificent form; this is a superb Beethoven disc, capturing Klemperer's earliest years with the Philharmonia with stunning immediacy." (International Record Review July/Aug 2007) |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto Nos 3 & 4 (Rec 1956 & 1952) Solomon (piano) Philhamonia Orchestra. Herbert Menges & Andre Cluytens [ Testament / CD - released 7/Dec/2001 ] Solomon is among the most deeply revered of all pianists |
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.9 in D minor, Op.125 'Choral' Teresa Stich Randall (sop) Lore Fischer (contralto) Ferdinand Koch (tenor) Rudolf Watzke (bar) Orchestra of the Garzenich of Cologne / Gunter Wand [ Testament / CD - released 13/Dec/2002 ] Wand was in all respects very much his own man, sometimes as much musicologist as performer |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Der Fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman recorded in 1968 at the Royal Festival Hall, London) Theo Adam / Anja Silja / Martti Talvela / James King / BBC Chorus & New Philharmonia Orchestra / Otto Klemperer [ Testament / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Sep/2008 ] Recording of the Month Gramophone Magazine October 2008 |