Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

This classic recording of Wagner's preludes and overtures with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Jerzy Semkow, the orchestra's music director from 1975 to 1979. Digitally mastered in high definition from the original analogue tapes.

REVIEW:

This Wagner CD is one of Jerzy Semkow's finest recordings he made with the orchestra during his tenure as its music director. The program opens with a brilliant Meistersinger Overture, heard in all its glory. The Rienzi Overture is no less inspiring. Semkow gives it verve and power, with an opulent sound at a brisk tempo. This gives the music an unusual fire. The Lohengrin Preludes and the evocative Easter Magician are also excellent. The album concludes with a sonorous Ride of the Valkyries, where the phenomenal sound engineering once again ensures a first-class listening experience. Wagner’s music shines in a thousand colors.

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Maurice Abravanel and the Utah Symphony Orchestra are joined by Grant Johannesen in this classic Vox recording of Grieg's Piano Concerto. The programme is completed with the overture In Autumn, the Two Lyric Pieces and the Old Norwegian Melody with Variations. Newly remastered from the original tapes.

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde - Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Nig

Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor & Variations on a Theme by

Beethoven: Choral Fantasy / Wagner: Preludes and Overtures

CHRISTMAS MAGNIFICATS

Debussy, Mendelssohn, Chopin & Others: Piano Works

Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626

SYMPHONIES NOS. 3 & 4

Rudolf Firkusny

Classical Music