Classical Reissue Reviews

SHOSTAKOVICH: Leningrad Symphony – NBC Symphony Orchestra/ Leopold Stokowski – Pristine

Pristine well restores the historical context for the Stokowski 1942 broadcast of the Shostakovich 7th Symphony. SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 7 …

by Audiophile Audition/ April 15, 2018/ Classical Reissue Reviews/

Alfred Brendel Live in Vienna = SCHUMANN: Piano Concerto; BRAHMS Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel – Alfred Brendel, piano/ Vienna Phil. Orch./ Sir Simon Rattle – Decca

Music of Schumann and Brahms graces these two appearances in Vienna by Alfred Brendel, testaments to his mastery of the …

by Audiophile Audition/ April 2, 2018/ Classical Reissue Reviews/

Cantelli: New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 3 = Orchestral Works by WAGNER; VERDI; MONTEVERDI; HANDEL; BRAHMS; HINDEMITH – New York Philharmonic/ Guido Cantelli – Pristine Audio

Guido Cantelli’s final U.S. appearances bring potent and lyrical music-making to 1956 Carnegie Hall. Cantelli: New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, Vol. …

by Audiophile Audition/ March 24, 2018/ Classical Reissue Reviews/

SCHUMANN: Manfred Overture; Symphony No. 4; BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 – Swiss Festival Orchestra/ Wilhelm Furtwaengler – Audite

Audite restores the last of Furtwaengler’s glorious appearances in Lucerne, Switzerland. SCHUMANN: Manfred Overture, Op. 115; Symphony No. 4 in …

by Audiophile Audition/ March 20, 2018/ Classical Reissue Reviews/

SUK: Symphony No. 2, “Asrael”; KREJCI: Serenata for Orchestra – Southwest Orchestra of Baden-Baden/ Karel Ancerl – SWR

Karel Ancerl in 1957 delivers his passionate rendering of Suk’s autobiographical Second Symphony. SUK: Symphony No. 2 in c …

by Audiophile Audition/ March 16, 2018/ Classical Reissue Reviews/

RUBBRA: Symphony No. 2 in D; Symphony No. 4 – BBC Symphony Orchestra/ Sir Adrian Boult/ Edmund Rubbra) – Somm

British music has a significant document in this issue of two Rubbra symphonies in historic performance. RUBBRA: Symphony No. 2 …

by Audiophile Audition/ March 14, 2018/ Classical Reissue Reviews/

Clara Haskil Complete Recital Ludwigsburg 1953 = Piano Works by BACH; SCARLATTI; BEETHOVEN; SCHUMANN; DEBUSSY; RAVEL – SWR Music

History enjoys a bit more closure in our having Clara Haskil’s complete recital from Ludwigsburg, 1953. Clara Haskil Complete Recital …

by Audiophile Audition/ March 11, 2018/ Classical Reissue Reviews/

Nikolai Sokoloff and the Cleveland Orchestra: Complete Recordings, 1924-28 – The Cleveland Orchestra. Nikolai Sokoloff – Pristine Audio

Recording and audio restoration engineer Mark Obert-Thorn has a coup in the form of the complete recordings (for the Brunswick …

by Audiophile Audition/ March 11, 2018/ Classical Reissue Reviews/

Ferenc Fricsay: The Mozart Radio Broadcasts = MOZART: Symphonies; Bassoon Concerto; Divertimenti, Serenades and Arias – Suzanne Danco and Rita Streich, sopranos / Johannes Zuther, bassoon/ RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin/ Ferenc Fricsay – DGG

Ferenc Fricsay’s post-war Mozart sessions at RIAS return with all their stylistic verve, passion, and immaculate musicianship. Ferenc Fricsay: The …

by Audiophile Audition/ March 5, 2018/ Classical Reissue Reviews/

LISZT: Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 2; Petrarch Sonnets; Tannhauser Overture – Jorge Bolet, piano/ Lawrence Foster/ Edo de Waart – Audite

A restored series of RIAS appearances by Jorge Bolet will delight and astound in his thorough grasp of the Liszt …

by Audiophile Audition/ February 26, 2018/ Classical Reissue Reviews/