Symphony No. 4 Archive
Van Beinum conducts MAHLER = Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Symphony No. 4 in G Major; Das Lied von der Erde – London Philharmonic Orchestra, Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam/ Eduard van Beinum – Pristine Audio
Eduard van Beinum’s commercial recordings of Mahler will repay the advocates of this music many times over. Van Beinum conducts MAHLER = Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (2 performances); Symphony No. 4 in G Major; Das Lied von der Erde – Eugenia Zareska, contralto/ London Philharmonic Orchestra/ Margaret Ritchie, soprano/ Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam/ Nan Merriman, […]
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 4; SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 10 – Leningrad Philharmonic Orch./ Yevgeny Mravinsky (1955) – Praga Digitals
Two Mravinsky performances from the Prague Spring 1955, of which the Shostakovich seems “definitive.” BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, Op. 60; SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 10 in e minor, Op. 93 – Leningrad Philharmonic Orch./ Yevgeny Mravinsky (1955) – Praga Digitals PRD 350 115, 79:28 [Distr. by Harmonia mundi/PIAS] ****: Praga Digitals restores two […]
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4, Hungarian Dances 11, 3, 7 and Instr. Folk Music – Budapest Festival Orch./ Ivan Fischer – Channel Classics
A solid Fourth Symphony with audio quality to match.
SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 4 in A Major, “Italian” (first version, 1834); SCHUMANN: Symphony in g minor “Zwickau”; Symphony No. 4 in d minor – Bamberg Sym. Orch./ Marc Andreae – Guild
Conductor Marc Andeae presents us a triptych of Romantic “originals,” – musically and historically beguiling.
PROKOFIEV: Sym. No. 4 in C Major; Sym. No. 5 in B-flat Major; Dreams – Bournemouth Sym. Orch./ Kirill Karabits (Vol. 3) – Onyx
Karabits survey presents lyrically wistful renditions of the original C Major Fourth Symphony and the ever-potent Fifth Symphony.
* BRUCKNER: Sym. No. 4 in E-flat, “Romantic” – Pittsburgh Sym. Orch./ Manfred Honeck – Reference Recordings
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The best Bruckner Fourth ever recorded? It’s tough to think of a better one.
NIELSEN: Sym. No. 4, “The Inextinguishable”; Sym. No. 1 – New York Philharmonic/ Alan Gilbert – DaCapo
Fine reading of these important, somewhat rare masterpieces.
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending – Soloists/ Atlanta Sym. Orch. & Chorus/ Robert Spano – ASO Media (2 CDs)
Vibrant, vivid, and soaring accounts of three indispensable works.
BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 4 – Böhm cond., Blu-ray (2014)
A high resolution rendering of this classic recording and performance.
MAHLER: Symphony No. 4; WAGNER: Parsifal: Prelude, Act I; MENDELSSOHN: Ruy Blas Ov. – Joan Alexander, sop./ BBC Sym. Orch./ London Sym. Orch. (Ruy Blas)/ Rudolf Kempe – ICA Classics
Devotees of conductor Rudolf Kempe will delight in two major additions to his discography, particularly in the Mahler interpretation.
PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 4; The Prodigal Son – Sao Paulo Sym. Orch./ Marin Alsop – Naxos Pure Audio Blu-ray
A fine performance in hi-res surround of two Prokofiev’s allied scores.
MAHLER: Symphony No. 4 cond. by Chailly, Blu-ray (2013)
An excellent performance with great surround and interesting extras, including the playing of Mahler’s own Welte roll of a movement from the Fourth.
MAHLER: Symphony No. 4 in G Major; DUKAS: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – Sena Jurinac, sop./ Vienna Sym. Orch./ Karl Rankl – Guild
A reissue of special merit, this document from Vienna 1954 offers a truly inspired reading of the Mahler Fourth by a conductor too often overlooked in the annals of fine interpreters.
HOWARD HANSON: Symphony No. 4, “Requiem”; Symphony No. 5, “Sinfonia sacra”; Elegy in Memory of Serge Koussevitzky; Dies Natalis – Seattle Sym./ Gerard Schwarz – Naxos
Fine recordings from the 1990s available at a lower price.
ANTON RUBINSTEIN: Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, “Dramatic” – State Sym. Orch. of Russia/ Igor Golovchin – Delos
Dramatic, yes, but also long-winded. Rubinstein’s Fourth is nonetheless worth hearing.
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH: Orango – Prologue; Sym. No. 4 in C minor – LA Philharmonic/LA Master Chorale/soloists/Esa-Pekka Salonen – DGG
Stunning performances offer a glimpse into life under Stalin.
BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 4 in E-flat Major “Romantic” – Orch. Sinfonica di Milano della RAI/ Lovro von Matacic – Archipel
Croatian Bruckner specialist Matacic whips up his RAI forces into one resplendent, “impolite” vision of this, the most accessible of the Austrian composer’s often knotty scores.
BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 4 in E-flat (1978/80, Novak) – Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch./ Herbert Blomstedt – Querstand
Blomstedt’s latest third maintains the high quality of the previous issues, but doesn’t necessarily surpass them.
MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 4, “Italian”; Symphony No. 5, “Reformation” – Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen / Ola Rudner – Ars Produktion
Good, spirited performances, and it’s interesting to hear Mendelssohn’s first thoughts on what would be his Fourth Symphony.
ANTON BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 4, “Romantic” – London Sym. Orch./ Bernard Haitink – LSO Live
Haven’t heard all the huge selection of Bruckner Fourth SACDs, but prefer this one of those I have.
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 – Toronto Sym. Orch./ Peter Oundjian – TSO Live
The powerhouse reading of the Fourth Symphony is what sells this disc from TSO Live.
FRANZ SCHMIDT: Symphony No. 4; Intermezzo – Beethoven Orch. Bonn/ Stefan Blunier – MD&G Live
Schmidt avoided the serialists and composed in a Brahmsian style.
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