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Performer: Herbert Blomstedt BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN; BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz) | conductor | ALFVÉN, HUGO: Legend of the Skerries (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz) | conductor | AULIN, TOR: Master Olof, Op. 22, No. 2 (conducted by Ivar Hellman). Hilding (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN: Mass in b (Review by George Chien) | conductor | BACH/STOKOWSKI: Toccata and Fugue in D minor (conducted by Leopold Stokowski) (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | BÄCK, SVEN-ERIK: Fantas/a on “Dies sind die Heil'gen zehn Gebote“ (conducted by Herbert Blomstedt) (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | BARTÓK: Concerto for Orchestra. Kossuth (Review by James H. North) | conductor | BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 (conducted by Georg Solti) (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Leonore (original version of 1805) (Review by Mortimer H. Frank) | conductor | BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Leonore (original version of Fidelio) (Review by Mortimer H. Frank) | conductor | BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Leonore (Review by James H. North) | conductor | BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Leonore (Review by Huntley Dent) | conductor | BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Leonore, op. 72a (1805 version) (Review by William Kempster) | conductor | BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Leonore. Fidelio (Review by James H. North) | conductor | BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Symphonies (complete) (Review by Jerry Dubins) | conductor | BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Symphonies Nos. 6 and 7 (Review by Huntley Dent) | conductor | BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Symphonies (Review by Richard Burke) | conductor | BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Symphonies (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Symphonies (Review by Christopher Abbot) | conductor | BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Symphony No. 3 in Eb, op. 55 (“Eroica“) (Review by Mortimer H. Frank) | conductor | BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Symphony No. 5 (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz) | conductor | BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Symphony No. 9 (Review by Christopher Abbot) | conductor | BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Symphony No. 9, “Choral” (Review by Christopher Abbot) | conductor | BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: The Nine Symphonies (Review by Mortimer H. Frank) | conductor | BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Triple Concerto. Symphony No. 5 (Review by Huntley Dent) | conductor | BELLIDO: La boda de Luis Alonzo (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | BERWALD: Estrella de Soria (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | BERWALD: Sinfonie singulière (Review by John Ditsky) | conductor | BERWALD: Symphonies (Review by John Bauman) | conductor | BLOMDAHL: Pastoral Suite for String Orchestra (conducted by Frykberg) (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Academic Festival Overture (Review by Steven Kruger) | conductor | BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Academic Festival Overture (Review by Jerry Dubins) | conductor | BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Concerto in A minor for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra, Op. 102 (David Oistrakh, violin; Ake Olofsson, cello; conducted by Stig Westerberg). Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73 (conducted by Georg Jochum) (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Schicksalslied, op. 54. Alto Rhapsody, op. 53. Begräbnisgesang, op. 13. Nänie, op. 82. Gesang der Parzen, op. 89 (Review by James Camner) | conductor | BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Symphonies Nos. 1–4 (Review by Mark Novak) | conductor | BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4 (Review by Huntley Dent) | conductor | BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4 (Review by Mark Novak) | conductor | BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Symphony No. 1 (Review by Jerry Dubins) | conductor | BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Symphony No. 1. Tragic Overture (Review by Steven Kruger) | conductor | BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Symphony No. 2 (Review by Steven Kruger) | conductor | BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Symphony No. 2 (Review by Jerry Dubins) | conductor | BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Symphony No. 4 (Review by Michael De Sapio) | conductor | BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Tragic Overture (Review by Jerry Dubins) | conductor | BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Tragic Overture. Academic Festival Overture (Review by Mark Novak) | conductor | BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Violin Concerto (Review by Jerry Dubins) | conductor | BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Works for Chorus & Orchestra (Review by James Camner) | conductor | BRUCKNER, ANTON: Nine Symphonies (Review by Robert Markow) | conductor | BRUCKNER, ANTON: Symphonies 1–9 (Review by Huntley Dent) | conductor | BRUCKNER, ANTON: Symphonies Nos. 4 (ed. Haas) and 7 (ed. Haas) (Review by Robert Markow) | conductor | BRUCKNER, ANTON: Symphony No. 1 (1866 “Linz” version, revised 1877, ed. Leopold Nowak) (Review by Jerry Dubins) | conductor | BRUCKNER, ANTON: Symphony No. 2 (1872 version, ed. Carragan) (Review by Gavin Dixon) | conductor | BRUCKNER, ANTON: Symphony No. 4 (1878/80 Nowak ed.) (Review by Gavin Dixon) | conductor | BRUCKNER, ANTON: Symphony No. 4 (1878/80 version, Haas edition) (Review by Jeffrey J. Lipscomb) | conductor | BRUCKNER, ANTON: Symphony No. 4 in E♭ (“Romantic“) (ed. Nowak) (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz) | conductor | BRUCKNER, ANTON: Symphony No. 6 (Nowak Edition) (Review by Ron McDonald) | conductor | BRUCKNER, ANTON: Symphony No. 7 in E (ed. Haas) (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz) | conductor | BRUCKNER, ANTON: Symphony No. 7 in E (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz) | conductor | BRUCKNER, ANTON: Symphony No. 7 (Review by James Reel) | conductor | BRUCKNER, ANTON: Symphony No. 7 (Review by Jeffrey J. Lipscomb) | conductor | BRUCKNER, ANTON: Symphony No. 7 (Review by James A. Altena) | conductor | BRUCKNER, ANTON: Symphony No. 7 (Review by Henry Fogel) | conductor | CHOPIN, FRÉDÉRIC: Concerto No. 1 in E Minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 11 (Review by Raymond Tuttle) | conductor | DVOŘÁK, ANTONIN: Symphony No. 8 in G, op. 88 (Review by James H. North) | conductor | ELIASSON: Canto del Vagabondo. Canti in Lontananza. La Fièvre. Disegno, for String Quartet (Review by Henry Fogel) | conductor | ELIASSON: Canto del vagabondo. Canti di lontananza. La fièvre. Disegno (Review by Paul Rapoport) | conductor | FALLA, MANUEL DE: El sombrero de tres picos (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | GLINKA: Russlan and Ludmila (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | GRIEG, EDVARD: Concerto in A Minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16 (Review by Raymond Tuttle) | conductor | GRIEG, EDVARD: Peer Gynt, op. 23 (Review by George Chien) | conductor | GRIEG, EDVARD: Peer Gynt (Review by Howard Kornblum) | conductor | GRIEG, EDVARD: Peer Gynt (Review by George Chien) | conductor | GRIEG, EDVARD: Peer Gynt (Review by George Chien) | conductor | GUDMUNDSEN-HOLMGREEN, PELLE: Tricolore IV (1969) (Review by Paul Rapoport) | conductor | HANDEL, GEORGE FRIDERIC: Concerto Grosso in C minor, Op. 6, No. 8 (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | HARBISON, JOHN: Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra. Symphony No. 2 (Review by James H. North) | conductor | HENZE, HANS WERNER: Ein Landarzt (conducted by Sixten Ehrling and translated into Swedish by Borje Lindell) (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | HINDEMITH, PAUL: Concert Music for Brass and Strings, op. 50. Der Schwanendreher. Noblissima Visione (Review by James H. North) | conductor | HINDEMITH, PAUL: Nobilissima visione (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | HINDEMITH, PAUL: Symphonia Serena. Symphony, "Die Harmonie der Welt" (Review by James H. North) | conductor | HINDEMITH, PAUL: Symphony, “Mathis der Maler.“ Trauermusik. Symphonie Metamorphoses on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber (Review by John D. Wiser) | conductor | HOLMBOE: Seventh Symphony, Op. 50 (1950) (Review by Paul Rapoport) | conductor | HONEGGER, ARTHUR: Symphony No. 3, “Liturgique” (Review by Michael De Sapio) | conductor | KOPPEL, HERMAN D.: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, op. 56 (Review by James H. North) | conductor | LIDHOLM: Fanfare (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | LIDHOLM: Poesis per orchestra. Rites—Ballet suite. Ritornello (Review by Stephen Ellis) | conductor | LIDHOLM: Ritornello for Orchestra (Review by John Ditsky) | conductor | LIDHOLM: The Poet's Night (Review by John Ditsky) | conductor | LUTOSŁAWSKI: Symphonic Variations (conducted by Lutoslawski) (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | MAHLER, GUSTAV: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor (“Resurrection“) (Review by Raymond Tuttle) | conductor | MAHLER, GUSTAV: Symphony No. 9 (Review by Huntley Dent) | conductor | MENDELSSOHN, FELIX: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | MENDELSSOHN, FELIX: Piano Concertos (Review by Susan Kagan) | conductor | MENDELSSOHN, FELIX: Rondo capriccioso, op. 14 (Review by Susan Kagan) | conductor | MENDELSSOHN, FELIX: Symphonies (Review by Richard Burke) | conductor | MENDELSSOHN, FELIX: Variations sérieuses, op. 54 (Review by Susan Kagan) | conductor | MOZART: Concert Arias (Review by John Bauman) | conductor | MOZART: Symphonies No. 40 in G minor, K. 550; No. 41 in C, K. 551 (“Jupiter“) (Review by ROGER DETTMER) | conductor | MOZART: Symphonies Nos. 39–41 (Review by Jerry Dubins) | conductor | MOZART: Symphonies Nos. 39–41 (Review by Huntley Dent) | conductor | MOZART: Symphonies Nos. 40 and 41 (Review by Steven Kruger) | conductor | MOZART: Symphonies Nos. 40 and 41 (Review by Jerry Dubins) | conductor | MOZART: Symphonies (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | MOZART: Symphonies (Review by ROGER DETTMER) | conductor | MOZART: Symphonies (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | MOZART: Symphony No. 38 in D, K. 504 (“Prague“) (Review by Mortimer H. Frank) | conductor | MOZART: Symphony No. 38, “Prague” (Review by Gil French) | conductor | MOZART: The Marriage of Figaro (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | MOZART: Va, dal furor portata, K. 21. Misero! O sogno—Aura, che intorno spiri, K. 431. Con ossequio, con rispetto, K. 210. Per pietà, non ricercate, K. 420. Or che il dover—Tali e cotanti sono, K. 36. Si mostra la sorte, K. 209. Clarice cara mia sposa, K. 256. Se al labbro mio non credi, K. 295 (Review by John Bauman) | conductor | NAUMANN: Te Deum (Review by Christopher Williams) | conductor | NAUMANN: Te Deum (Review by J. F. Weber) | conductor | NIELSEN, CARL: Andante lamentoso (Review by Bernard Jacobson) | conductor | NIELSEN, CARL: Bohmisk-Dansk Folketone (Review by Bernard Jacobson) | conductor | NIELSEN, CARL: Bohmisk-dansk folketone. Andante lamentoso (Review by Paul Ingram) | conductor | NIELSEN, CARL: Chaconne (Review by Paul Ingram) | conductor | NIELSEN, CARL: Clarinet Concerto (Review by Paul Ingram) | conductor | NIELSEN, CARL: Flute Concerto (Review by Paul Ingram) | conductor | NIELSEN, CARL: Humoresque-bagatelles (Review by Paul Ingram) | conductor | NIELSEN, CARL: Hymnus Amoris, op. 12 (Review by Bernard Jacobson) | conductor | NIELSEN, CARL: Hymnus amoris (Review by Paul Ingram) | conductor | NIELSEN, CARL: Little Suite (Review by Paul Ingram) | conductor | NIELSEN, CARL: Maškaráde (Review by George Chien) | conductor | NIELSEN, CARL: Orchestral Works (Review by ROGER DETTMER) | conductor | NIELSEN, CARL: Pan and Syrinx, Op. 49. Saga-Drøm (The dream of Gunnar), Op. 39. Bohemian/Danish Folk Tune. Andante lamentoso (At the bier of a young artist). Helios Overture, Op. 17. Rhapsody-Overture (An imaginary trip to the Faroe Islands). Symphonic Rhapsody (1889) (Review by ROGER DETTMER) | conductor | NIELSEN, CARL: Piano Pieces (Review by Paul Ingram) | conductor | NIELSEN, CARL: Sleep (Review by Paul Ingram) | conductor | NIELSEN, CARL: Suite for Piano, op. 45 (Review by Paul Ingram) | conductor | NIELSEN, CARL: Symphonic Rhapsody. Helios Overture. Saga-Dream. Pan and Syrinx. Rhapsody overture (Review by Paul Ingram) | conductor | NIELSEN, CARL: Symphonies (Review by John D. Wiser) | conductor | NIELSEN, CARL: Symphonies (Review by John D. Wiser) | conductor | NIELSEN, CARL: Symphonies (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz) | conductor | NIELSEN, CARL: Symphonies (Review by Bernard Jacobson) | conductor | NIELSEN, CARL: Symphonies (Review by Paul Ingram) | conductor | NIELSEN, CARL: Symphony No. 5 (Review by Phillip Scott) | conductor | NIELSEN, CARL: Søvnen, op. 18 (Review by Bernard Jacobson) | conductor | NIELSEN, CARL: Wind Quintet (Review by Paul Ingram) | conductor | NORBY: The Rainbow Snake (Review by John Ditsky) | conductor | NØRGÅRD: Iris; Voyage into the Golden Screen (Review by Benjamin Pernick) | conductor | NØRGÅRD: Luna per orchestra (1967) (Review by Paul Rapoport) | conductor | NØRGÅRD: Luna. Symphony No. 3. Twilight (Review by Stephen Ellis) | conductor | NØRHOLM: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 60 (Review by John Ditsky) | conductor | NØRHOLM: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op. 60 (Review by James H. North) | conductor | PETTERSSON, ALLAN: Concerto No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra (Review by Paul Rapoport) | conductor | PETTERSSON, ALLAN: Concerto No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra (Review by Paul Rapoport) | conductor | PETTERSSON, ALLAN: Concerto No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra*. Suite from Barefoot Songs (arr. Hemberg) (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz) | conductor | PUCCINI-BILLI: Grand Fantasy in Three Parts from “Turandot“ (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | RAUTAVAARA: Cello Concerto No. 1 (Review by Raymond Tuttle) | conductor | REGER, MAX: Concerto in A for Violin and Orchestra, op. 101 (Review by James H. North) | conductor | REGER, MAX: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Mozart (Review by Christopher Williams) | conductor | REGER, MAX: Violin Concerto in A (Review by James H. North) | conductor | ROMAN, JOHAN HELMICH: Symphony in E Minor (Review by John Ditsky) | conductor | ROSENBERG: Marionetter Overture (conducted by Ferenc Fricsay). Theater Music, Op. 35 (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | SANDSTRÖM, SVEN-DAVID: Through and Through. Culminations for Orchestra. Con tutta forza (Review by John Ditsky) | conductor | SCHUBERT: Complete Symphonies (8) (Review by Lynn René Bayley) | conductor | SCHUBERT: Symphonies Nos. 8, “Unfinished,” and 9, “Great” (Review by Huntley Dent) | conductor | SCHUBERT: Symphonies (Review by Ronnie Yip) | conductor | SCHUBERT: Symphonies (Review by Heuwell Tircuit) | conductor | SCHUBERT: Symphonies (Review by Jon Tuska) | conductor | SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 6 in C, D.589 (Review by James H. North) | conductor | SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 8, “Unfinished” (Review by Henry Fogel) | conductor | SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 9 in C, D. 944 (“Great“) (Review by Mortimer H. Frank) | conductor | SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 9 in C, D. 944 (“The Great“). Overture in C, D. 991 (“In the Italian Style“) (Review by Richard Burke) | conductor | SCHUMANN: Konzertstück in F, op. 86 (Review by Christopher Williams) | conductor | SESSIONS: Symphony No. 2 (Review by James H. North) | conductor | SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54 (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | SIBELIUS: Symphonies Nos. 1–7 (Review by Richard A. Kaplan) | conductor | SIBELIUS: Symphonies (Review by Christopher Abbot) | conductor | SIBELIUS: Symphonies (Review by John D. Wiser) | conductor | SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2 in D, op. 43. Tapiola, op. 112. Valse triste, op. 44, no. 1 (Review by Alex Ross) | conductor | SIBELIUS: Tapiola. Valse triste (Review by Richard A. Kaplan) | conductor | SIBELIUS: The Swan of Tuonela (Review by James Miller) | conductor | SMETANA: The Bartered Bride (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | SPOHR, LOUIS: Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra (Review by Steven E. Ritter) | conductor | STENHAMMAR, WILHELM: Serenade in F (Review by Andrew Desiderio) | conductor | STENHAMMAR, WILHELM: Serenade in F (Review by Robert Markow) | conductor | STENHAMMAR, WILHELM: Serenade in F, op. 31 (Review by Jerry Dubins) | conductor | STENHAMMAR, WILHELM: Serenade, op. 31 (Review by Steven Kruger) | conductor | STENHAMMAR, WILHELM: Symphony No. 2 in g (Review by Andrew Desiderio) | conductor | STENHAMMAR, WILHELM: Symphony No. 2 in g (Review by Robert Markow) | conductor | STENHAMMAR, WILHELM: Symphony No. 2 in g, op. 34 (Review by Jerry Dubins) | conductor | STENHAMMAR, WILHELM: Symphony No. 2 (Review by Steven Kruger) | conductor | STENHAMMAR, WILHELM: The Song, Symphonic Cantata, Op. 44 (Review by John D. Wiser) | conductor | STENHAMMAR, WILHELM: The Song—Symphonic Cantata. Ithaka—BaWatie for Baritone and Orchestra, Op. 21. Two Sentimental Romances for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 28 (Review by John D. Wiser) | conductor | STRAUSS, RICHARD: Also Sprach Zarathustra. Don Juan. Till Eulenspiegels Merry Pranks. Metamorphosen. Death and Transfiguration (Review by Arthur Lintgen) | conductor | STRAUSS, RICHARD: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30. Don Juan, Op. 20 (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz) | conductor | STRAUSS, RICHARD: Also sprach Zarathustra. Tod und Verklärung. Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Review by Christopher Abbot) | conductor | STRAUSS, RICHARD: An Alpine Symphony, op. 64. Don Juan, op. 20 (Review by James Miller) | conductor | STRAUSS, RICHARD: Burleske (Review by Arthur Lintgen) | conductor | STRAUSS, RICHARD: Burlesken Rosenkavalier (Review by Jeffrey J. Lipscomb) | conductor | STRAUSS, RICHARD: Ein Heldenleben, op. 40. Metamorphosen, AVI42 (Review by Raymond Tuttle) | conductor | STRAUSS, RICHARD: Metamorphosen. Death and Transfiguration, op. 24. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, op. 28 (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz) | conductor | STRAVINSKY, IGOR: The Firebird (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | VOŘÍŠEK, JAN VÁCLAV: Symphony in D, op. 23 (Review by Gil French) | conductor | WAGNER, RICHARD: Lohengrin (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | WAGNER, RICHARD: Siegfried Idyll (Review by Ron McDonald) | conductor | WEBER, CARL MARIA VON: Clarinet Concertos (Review by James H. North) | conductor | WEBER, CARL MARIA VON: Concertos for Clarinet and Orchestra (Review by Vincent Alfano) | conductor | WEBER, CARL MARIA VON: Concertos for Clarinet and Orchestra (Review by David Johnson) | conductor | WEBER, CARL MARIA VON: Concertos for Clarinet and Orchestra (Review by David Johnson) | conductor | WEBER, CARL MARIA VON: Concertos for Piano and Orchestra (Review by David Johnson) | conductor | WEBER, CARL MARIA VON: Concertos for Piano and Orchestra (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | WEBER, CARL MARIA VON: Concertos for Piano and Orchestra (Review by James H. North) | conductor | WEBER, CARL MARIA VON: Euryanthe (Review by Mortimer H. Frank) | conductor | WEBER, CARL MARIA VON: Konzertstück in f, J 282. Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2. Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 and 2. Overtures (Review by Jerry Dubins) | conductor | WEBER, CARL MARIA VON: Oberon (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | WEBER, CARL MARIA VON: Oberon (Review by Christopher Williams) | conductor | WEBER, CARL MARIA VON: Symphonies (Review by James H. North) | conductor | WEBERN: Five Pieces for String Quartet (arranged for orchestra), Op. 5 (conducted by Hermann Scherchen) (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | WIREN: Sinfonietta, Op. 7 (conducted by Albert Wolff). Sven-Erik (Review by Michael Ullman) | conductor | WUORINEN, CHARLES: Concerto No. 3 for Piano and Orchestra. The Golden Dance (Review by James H. North) | conductor |
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