Hadny Sinfonie

This series of recordings that Kurt Sanderling did with the Berliner Sinfonia-Orchester date from the late 1970s and are remarkable for their depth of understanding and delivery. This disc, recorded in 1977 and still in completely acceptable sound. Sanderling may not be among the first names mentioned when discussing Sibelius interpreters, but he should be. His Sibelius symphonies cycle with the too-underrated Berlin Symphony is one of the very best.

The Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 by Johannes Brahms is the last of his symphonies. Brahms began working on the piece in Mürzzuschlag, then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in 1884, just a year after completing his Symphony No. 3. It was premiered on October 25, 1885 in Meiningen, Germany.

A train speeds through the country on its way to Berlin, then gradually slows down as it pulls into the station. It is very early in the morning, about 5:00 AM, and the great city is mostly quiet. But before long there are some signs of activity, and a few early risers are to be seen on the streets. Soon the new day is well underway - it's just a typical day in Berlin, but a day full of life and energy.

After the success of the Red, Yellow, Blue and Pink collections (a total of fifty-six reissues), which brought the pearls from the Baroque catalogues of the house labels back into the spotlight, here are fourteen new titles offering a chance to rediscover more Baroque treasures and rarities. Like the last series, this fifth instalment also opens up to the Classical (Mozart) or Renaissance (Dufay) repertories – recordings that are an integral part of Alpha’s identity and history.

Of particular importance to Eisler was the principle of synthesis, working with a variety of musical aesthetics, and merging them to an autonomous whole… albeit always with an eye to also wanting to “change the world” with his music. The October Revolution of 1917 and the assumption of power by the Bolsheviks in Russia shaped young Hanns Eisler already for the rest of his life. Later on, in the 1930s after all, there was no topic that preoccupied him more, during the years of exile, than the sustained protest against National Socialism. Eisler wanted to make a musical stance against Fascism with his Opus 50; he wanted to show – together with his collaborating librettist Brecht – that there was not just a Germany Nazis but another, better Germany… driven into Exile or interned in concentration camps. The Deutsche Sinfonie is arguably Eisler's most important composition; she is unique in its ingenious combination of symphony, cantata, and oratorio.

Island: Eine Sinfonie In 10 Sätzen is a 1980 album by Hermann Nitsch. It was released as a quadruple CD set in 1998 by the Cortical Foundation.

Scarlatti: 6 Sinfonie di Concerto Grosso, 3 Concerti is a 1991 album by I Musici with William Bennett. This was released in 1992 by Philips.

Of particular importance to Eisler was the principle of synthesis, working with a variety of musical aesthetics, and merging them to an autonomous whole albeit always with an eye to also wanting to change the world with his music.

Rachmaninoff was one of the most gifted pianists of his time. His technical skills and musical expressiveness are unparalleled and r enabled him to thoroughly explore and transcend the boundaries of possibility in his own compositions.