Orchestral (Vol 95) & Record Review 28th December 2024 - 22nd March 2025

1. Entweder - oder!, Polka schnell, Op. 403 Johann Strauss (Jnr) Sony / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Cond. Riccardo Muti 3:37
2. Concert fantasy on 'Carmen' Op.25 (Gypsy Dance) Pablo de Sarasate CHANDOS. 13 / James Ehnes BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Juanjo Mena 3:18
3. Leonore Overture no.3 Op.72b Ludwig van Beethoven BR Klassik. 5 / Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein 5:08
4. Concerto for 2 horns in E major (3rd mvt) Franz Anton Hoffmeister Hoffmeister: Orchestral Works CPO. 107 / South-West German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim Johannes Moesus 5:31
5. Piano Concerto no.3 in D major K.40 (3rd mvt) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Alpha / Teo Gheorghiu Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg Howard Griffiths 6:06
6. Serenade in D major K.250 'Haffner' (4th mvt) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart harmonia Mundi. 205 / Münchener Kammerorchester. Conductor: Enrico Onofri. 8:49
7. Violin Concerto in F minor RV.297, Op.8 No.4 'L'Inverno' (1st mvt) Antonio Vivaldi Signum / Ensemble: La Serenissima. Director: Adrian Chandler 10:22
8. Symphony no.104 in D major 'London' (4th mvt) Joseph Haydn Naxos / Danish National Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Ádám Fischer 7:29
9. Symphony no. 9 in C major D.944 'Great' (3rd mvt) Franz Schubert Schubert: Symphonies, Vol. 4. CHANDOS. / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner 4:46
10. Lever du jour (Daphnis et Chloé) Maurice Ravel Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé. LSO Live. 108 / Choir: Tenebrae London Symphony Orchestra Sir Antonio Pappano 4:45
11. Symphony no.1 (1st mvt) Gustav Mahler Pristine / Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Bruno Walter 11:42
12. Symphony no.4 in E flat Op.129 'Frost and Spring' (1st mvt (ending) & 2nd mvt) Christian Sinding Capriccio / Norrköpings Symfoniorkester. Conductor: Karl Heinz Steffens 8:20