Leipzig Archive
Gewandhausorchester History Edition, Vol. I = R. STRAUSS: Festival Prelude for Organ & Orch.; D’ALBERT: Cello Concerto -HUMPERDINCK: Moorish Rhapsody – Hermann Abendroth, cond. – DRA (with book)
The hard-back 50-page booklet and remastered recordings from the legacy of conductor Hermann Abendroth are an ambitious production.
MAHLER: Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor – Leipzig Radio-Symphony Orch./Rudolf Kempe – Archipel
Archipel resurrects some prime Mahler from an unexpected source – an historic interpretation both intelligent and uncompromisingly passionate.
BACH: Orchestral Suites (complete) – Concerto Koln – Berlin Classics
A superb new release of the ever-inventive suites.