Since you are interested in Symphony No.5, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 / En Saga Boston Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] "This is a disk well worth having for the superb performances offered and the insights which Davis brings to the music." (MusicWeb August 2008) |
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) |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E flat Symphony of a Thousand Ileana Cotrubas, Heather Harper, Hermann Prey, Hans Sotin / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Bernard Haitink [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 18/Aug/2006 ] "Quadrahonically taped by Philips, this mahler 8 is stunning in this multichannel SACD remastering. The acoustic is wonderfully capacious, the performance one of huge integrity. A wonderful experience" Five Stars * * * * * BBC Music Mag (August 2006) |
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 |
MAHLER
Symphony No. 5 Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, Gustavo Dudamel [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 9/Aug/2007 ] 'This is model music-making...every phrase is played with an exciting, deeply internalized sense of ownership that adult orchestras would do well to emulate.' (Philadelphia Inquirer) |