tragic Archive
MAHLER: Symphony No. 6 in a minor – Bamberger Sym./ Jonathan Nott – Tudor
A solid Mahler Sixth Symphony with fine sonics.
SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 4 “Tragic”; BRITTEN: Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings; SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2 – Gerald English, tenor/ Hermann Baumann, horn/ Cologne Radio-Sym. Orch./ Sir John Barbirolli – ICA Classics (2 CDs)
Sir John Barbirolli brings a devotee’s conviction to his Schubert “Tragic” Symphony and the Sibelius D Major in Cologne, and the Britten Serenade adds an important work to his discography.
DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 7; Othello Ov.; The Wood Dove, Op. 110 – Malaysian Philharmonic Orch./ Claus Peter Flor – BIS
Powerful readings, and a great sound recording, of some of Dvořák’s darkest music.