Symphonies Berlin Philharmonic

Shostakovich is not a composer the Berlin Philharmonic has regularly recorded, so this new album of Symphonies Nos 8, 9 and 10 is warmly welcome. Taped with a limited audience during the Covid pandemic, the Philharmonic’s chief conductor Kirill Petrenko combines a riveting precision with expressive intensity in his interpretation of the expansive Eighth Symphony. The succinct Ninth has plenty of crisply sardonic woodwind commentary, as in the brilliantly played third movement while the Tenth packs a formidably powerful punch, especially in a highly charged account of the second movement “Allegro.” In truth, it’s doubtful if there are better played performances of any of these symphonies on record, and Petrenko’s consistently cogent view of the music compels attention.

A total of 63 tracks, over 11 hours of recording. Recordings with such renowned conductors as Brahms: No. 3 (Rattle), Schumann: No. 4 (Harnoncourt), Saint-Saëns: No. 3 (Mehta), Dvorak: From the New World (Kempe), Brahms: No. 2 (Keilbert), Schumann: No. 3 (Tenstedt), Mendelssohn: No. 2 (Sawallisch), Bruckner: No. 7 (Barenboim), etc. Recorded between 1951 and 2008.

Here is a collection of the biggest musical institution in Germany performing works from the core of its repertoire: Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven & Schubert.

A total of 63 tracks, over 11 hours of recording. Recordings with such renowned conductors as Brahms: No. 3 (Rattle), Schumann: No. 4 (Harnoncourt), Saint-Saëns: No. 3 (Mehta), Dvorak: From the New World (Kempe), Brahms: No. 2 (Keilbert), Schumann: No. 3 (Tenstedt), Mendelssohn: No. 2 (Sawallisch), Bruckner: No. 7 (Barenboim), etc. Recorded between 1951 and 2008.

Here is a collection of the biggest musical institution in Germany performing works from the core of its repertoire: Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven & Schubert.

Here is a collection of the biggest musical institution in Germany performing works from the core of its repertoire: Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven & Schubert.

A total of 63 tracks, over 11 hours of recording. Recordings with such renowned conductors as Brahms: No. 3 (Rattle), Schumann: No. 4 (Harnoncourt), Saint-Saëns: No. 3 (Mehta), Dvorak: From the New World (Kempe), Brahms: No. 2 (Keilbert), Schumann: No. 3 (Tenstedt), Mendelssohn: No. 2 (Sawallisch), Bruckner: No. 7 (Barenboim), etc. Recorded between 1951 and 2008.

Conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler already enjoyed a worldwide legendary standing during his lifetime - he was considered the German conductor and performances were greeted with rapturous applause. Today, more than 50 years after his death, Wilhelm Furtwangler is still an icon and his work has become an integral part ofthe music scene.

The Symphony No. 3 by Gustav Mahler was written in 1896, or possibly only completed in that year, but composed between 1893 and 1896. It is his longest piece and is the longest symphony in the standard repertoire, with a typical performance lasting around 90 to 105 minutes. It was voted one of the ten greatest symphonies of all time in a survey of conductors carried out by the BBC Music Magazine.