Baltimore Symphony Archive

Orion Weiss = BACH: French Overture in b, BWV 831; SCRIABIN: Piano Sonata No. 5 in F-sharp, Op. 53; MOZART: Variations on “Salve tu, Domine” by Paisiello, K. 398; ELLIOTT CARTER: Piano Sonata – Orion Weiss, piano – Yarlung
A winner on all fronts, this debut disc displays the talents of Weiss with admirable breadth.
DVORAK: Symphonies No. 6 & No. 9 “From the New World” – Baltimore Sym. Orch./ Marin Alsop – Naxos Audio-only Blu-ray
Alsop has raised the Baltimore Symphony to a very high standard, and the lossless Blu-ray ray audio captures it with much better fidelity than the lossy codecs of standard DVDs.
* ANTONIN DVORAK: Symphony No. 7 in D minor Op. 70; Symphony No. 8 in G Major Op. 88 – Baltimore Symphony Orchestra/ Marin Alsop – Naxos audio-only Blu-ray
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The string section tone on both symphonies is especially rich and natural.