Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, 'From the New World' - Symphonic Var

FAMOUS OVERTURES

REICHA: Wind Quintets, Op. 88, No. 4 and Op. 99, No. 6

BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2 / Serenade No. 2

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, opus 68; Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn in B flat major, opus 56a. Performed by the BRT (Belgian Radio and Television) Philharmonic Orchestra, Brussels, conducted by Alexander Rahbari. Recorded in 1989 in Brussels. First published by Naxos as 8.550278 in 1990.

Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 & Symphony No. 3 i

Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 5 and 9

SCHUMANN, R.: Piano Trios, Vol. 2

Stravinsky: Firebird (The) / Petrushka / Suites Nos. 1 and 2

SCHUMANN, R.: Piano Trios No. 1, Op. 63 and No. 2, Op. 80

BANCHIERI: Il Zabaione Musicale

In the history of recording, there have been literally dozens and dozens of recordings of Hector Berlioz's monstrous masterpiece "Symphonie Fantastique", a work that is arguably the first musical masterpiece of terror. Judging by the performance given here on Naxos by Yoav Talmi and the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, plenty! With the recording quality as high as it is, and the recording itself very well priced, this version of Berlioz's nightmarish masterpiece has much to show, including the piece de resistance, the "Witches Sabbath" in the fifth movement, with the use of the ancient chant "Dies Irae" ringing out in the trombones (a chant that would find it's way into the music of such chilling movies as A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Poltergeist).

PROKOFIEV: Symphony-Concerto / Cello Concertino / Pushkin Wa

FIELD: Piano Concertos, Vol. 1

SCRIABIN: Mazurkas (Complete)