Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major

 Although this specific recording is available on other CDs, this Japanese CD provides the best sounding transfer of this recording.

[1951 performance / Wilhelm Furtwängler / Edwin Fischer with Philharmonia Orchestra / Toshiba EMI / TOCE-11008]

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Olivier Messiaen

Olivier Messiaen: Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps

[Maryvonne Le Dizes, Alain Damiens, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Pierre Strauch / Adda / 581029]

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Claude Debussy

Hommage à Charles Münch: Claude Debussy: La Mer; Iberia; Trois Nocturnes’

HIGHLIGHT OF THE DISC:

La Mer (1905) 
 

[1962 performance / Charles Münch / ORTF National Orchestra / Accord / 220272]


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Debussy: Oeuvres pour Orchestre

HIGHLIGHT OF THE DISCS:

Jeux (1912)

[Manuel Rosenthal / Paris National Opera Orchestra / 2 CD / Ades / 205882]

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Debussy: An Anthology of Instrumental Music

HIGHLIGHT OF THE DISC:

Rhapsodie for Alto Saxophone & Orchestra (1911)

 

[Piero Coppola / Maurice Viard with Symphony Orchestra / Pearl / 9348]

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Gustav Mahler

Mahler: Symphony No. 9; Kindertotenlieder

HIGHLIGHT OF THE DISCS:

Symphony No. 9 in D Major (1910)

Few people realize that Horenstein actually did 2 performances of Mahler’s ninth symphony durring 1966. One of which was recorded in stereo soound and has been reissued onto CD by BBC Legends and is available on Amazon. The other was recorded in mono sound and was breifly issued onto CD by Music & Arts, but then it went out of print. It’s a shame since this is such an unforgettable performance.

[1966 performance / Jascha Horenstein / London Symphony Orchestra / Music & Arts / 235]

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Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9; Symphony No. 10: Adagio

HIGHLIGHT OF THE DISCS:

Symphony No. 9 in D Major (1910)

[Claudio Abbado / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Deutsche Grammophon / 423564]

Disc 1

Disc 2