Directed by Gary Halvorson, David Kennard, Joan Saffa.

Classical Music

SYMPHONY 7

This powerful new recording from Michael Tilson-Thomas and the Grammy Award winning San Francisco Symphony and Chorus pairs Beethoven's colossal Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II with his playful, upbeat Symphony No. 2. Rarely performed or recorded, Beethoven's gripping and profoundly moving funeral cantata proved a revelation during the Symphony's May 2013 Beethoven Project concert series. The recording features a glorious solo quartet - soprano Sally Matthews, mezzo-soprano Tamara Mumford, tenor Barry Banks and bass-baritone Andrew Foster-Williams. Presented as a premium quality hybrid multi-channel SACD, this album is the latest addition to the San Francisco Symphony's ongoing series of Beethoven recordings.

SYMPHONY 3 & KINDERTOTENLIEDER

RITE OF SPRING / FIREBIRD SUITE EXCERPTS

As seen on PBS, the San Francisco Symphony's ongoing series, Keeping Score, explores Berlioz's romantic masterpiece, Smymphonie Fantastique. This orchestral sonic spectacular, written to win the heart of a beautiful actress, demanded sacrifice from it's author and his audience. From romantic daydreams to displays of devotion, the symphony relates an "episode in the life of an artist," that artist being the love-obsessed composer himself. This DVD includes as a bonus a full-length concert performance of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique.

SYMPHONY NO. 3

SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE

SYMPHONY 5 / PIANO CONCERTO 4

Directed by Gary Halvorson, David Kennard, Joan Saffa. Starring Michael Tilson Thomas.

CONCORD SYMPHONY

Directed by Gary Halvorson, David Kennard, Joan Saffa. Starring San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas.

Starring San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas.

Directed by Gary Halvorson. Starring San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, Aaron Copland.