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Beethoven - Symphony No.5 & Overture Coriolan (Riccardo Chailly, Gewandhausorchester, Decca)

Johan Helmich Roman was Sweden´s greatest Baroque composer. He visited England and met Handel, and his music is heavily influenced by Corelli and Vivaldi, but if you listen attentively you can also hear a distinct voice. His music is very appealing, and it was a great idea of the Musica Sveciae project to hire the excellent Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and 3 famous soloists to record these wonderful concertos. A great disc!

Saint-Saens - Piano Trio No.1 (Joachim Trio, Naxos)

Grieg - Norwegian Dances, Elegiac Melodies No.1 & No.2 (Paavo Jarvi, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Virgin Classics)

Sibelius - Symphony No.5 (Vladimir Ashkenazy, Philharmonia Orchestra, Decca)

Jose Echenique wrote:

That certainly looks very interesting Pepe!

bombasticDarren wrote:Sibelius - Symphony No.5 (Vladimir Ashkenazy, Philharmonia Orchestra, Decca)

Do you rate it as highly as I do Darren?

fergus wrote:

bombasticDarren wrote:Sibelius - Symphony No.5 (Vladimir Ashkenazy, Philharmonia Orchestra, Decca)

Do you rate it as highly as I do Darren?

See seperate thread ;-)

Schumann - Symphony No.3 Rhenish & Overture Manfred (Rafael Kubelik, Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sony Classical)

bombasticDarren wrote:Schumann - Symphony No.3 Rhenish & Overture Manfred (Rafael Kubelik, Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sony Classical)

Good choice Darren. Thanks to many of you, I too have the joy of owning that set.

Matt.