大象传媒

Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 78-81
HAYDN: Symphony No. 78 in C minor; Symphony No. 79 in F major; Symphony No. 80 in D minor; Symphony No. 81 in G major
Accademia Bizantina, Ottavio Dantone (conductor)
DECCA 4788837 (2CD budget)

HAYDN: 鈥楶russian鈥� String Quartets Op. 50 Nos. 1-6 (complete)
The London Haydn Quartet
HYPERION CDA68122 (2CD budget)

Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings & Souvenir de Florence
TCHAIKOVSKY: Serenade for strings in C major Op. 48; Souvenir de Florence Op. 70
The Russian Virtuosi of Europe, Yuri Zhislin
ORCHID CLASSICS ORC100052 (CD)

Janacek: Orchestral Works Vol. 3
JANACEK: Glagolitic Mass; Adagio for Orchestra; Zdravas Maria; Otcena拧 (Our Father) for four-part choir, tenor soloist, organ and harp
Sara Jakubiak (soprano), Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano), Stuart Skelton (tenor), Gabor Bretz (bass), Thomas Trotter (organ), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Choir of Collegium Musicum, David Stewart (violin), Karstein Askeland (organ), Edvard Grieg Kor, Bergen Cathedral Choir, Johannes Wik (harp), Edward Gardner (conductor)
CHANDOS CHSA5165 (Hybrid SACD)

Sarah Devonald recommends a version of Rachmaninov鈥檚 3rd Symphony

Top recommendation:

Rachmaninov: The Symphonies
RACHMANINOV: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 (complete); Symphonic Dances Op. 45; The Isle of the Dead - Symphonic Poem Op. 29; The Bells Op. 35
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor)
DECCA 4557982 (3CD budget)

Also available as:

RACHMANINOV: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 (complete)
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor)
DECCA 4481162 (2CD budget)

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Other recordings:

Below is a shortlist of other recordings which Sarah Devonald also liked, although we can鈥檛 guarantee the availability of these discs.

RACHMANINOV: Symphony No. 3听 in A minor Op.44; Symphonic Dances Op.45
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra/David Zinman
TELARC CD80331 (CD)

Rachmaninov: The Three Symphonies
RACHMANINOV: Symphony No. 1 in D minor Op.13; Symphony No. 2 in E minor Op. 27; Symphony No. 3 in A minor Op. 44; Vocalise for Orchestra Op. 34 No. 14
Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy (1967)
SONY CLASSICAL SB2K63257 (C)

RACHMANINOV: Symphony No. 3 in A minor Op.44; SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 6 Op. 54
London Symphony Orchestra/Andre Previn
EMI CDM769564 2 (CD)

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3
RACHMANINOV: The Isle of the Dead - Symphonic Poem Op. 29; Vocalise Op. 34 No. 14 - arrangement for orchestra; Symphony No. 3 in A minor Op. 44
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Sergey Rachmaninov (conductor)
NAXOS 8111357 (CD budget)
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3
RACHMANINOV: Christ is risen Op.26 No. 6; Symphony No. 3 in A minor Op. 44; At my window Op. 26 No.10; All passes Op. 26 No. 15; Small island Op. 14 No. 2; We shall rest Op.26, No. 3; What happiness Op. 34 No.12; I remember this day Op.34, No.10; It cannot be! Op. 34 No. 7; Sleep Op.38, No. 5; How fair this spot Op. 21 No. 7
Vsevolod Grivnov (tenor), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor)
LPO LPO0088 (CD mid-price)

Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3
RACHMANINOV: Symphony No. 3 in A minor Op. 44; Prince Rostislav; Caprice Bohemien Op. 12
大象传媒 Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN10677 (CD)

Comedie et Tragedie, Vol. 2
CHARPENTIER, M-A: Le Malade imaginaire: Suite
LECLAIR, J-M: Suite from Scylla et Glaucus
RAMEAU: Les Fetes de Polymnie: Suite
Tempesta di Mare, Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra
CHANDOS CHAN0810 (CD)

Ariosti: London 鈥� aris for alto
ARIOSTI: Sorga pur l鈥檕ppressa Roma (from Vespasiano); Bella mia, lascia ch鈥檌o vada (I gloriosi presagi di Scipione Africano); Perdonate, o cari amori, Ouverture, Presto, Spirate, o iniqui marmi [recit]; Premera soglio di morte (from Vespasiano); Caio Marzio Coriolano: Ouverture & Presto; Rinasce amor (from Aquilio Consolo); Spirate, o iniqui marmi...Voi d'un figlio tanto misero (from Coriolano); Voi del ciel pietosi numi (from Dario); Venga pur quel si terribile (from Tito Manlio); La profezia d鈥橢liseo nell鈥檃ssedio di Samaria: Sinfonia; Col nemico di mia pace (from Tito Manlio); Benche l鈥檜ltimo al tormento (from La madre de' Maccabei); Aure care (from Tito Manlio); Quando il mondo fabbrico (from La madre de鈥� Maccabei); Io spero che in quei guardi (from Caio Marzio Coriolano)
Filippo Mineccia (countertenor), Ensemble Odyssee, Andrea Friggi
GLOSSA GCD923506 (CD)

Zelenka: Missa Divi Zaveri & Litaniae de Sancto Xaverio
ZELENKA: Missa Divi Zaveri, ZWV12; Litaniae de Sancto Xaverio, ZWV156
Hana Bla啪ikov谩 (soprano), Lucile Richardot (alto), Kamila Mazalov谩 (alto), V谩clav 膶i啪ek (tenor), Stephan MacLeod (bass), Collegium 1704, Collegium Vocale 1704, Vaclav Luks
ACCENT ACC24301 (CD)

Tom McKinney reviews a 58-CD and 1 DVD box set covering four decades of recordings by doyen of guitarists John Williams, released to mark his 75th birthday.

John Williams: The Guitarist
John Williams (guitar)
SONY 88843092942 (58 CDs + DVD Video Budget)