performed by the Hamburg Philharmonic under Simone Young, or as below with the Vienna Philharmonic under Carl Maria Giulini https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kozfBnLiIUI (cover image by Fábio Ferreira) Bruckner’s seventh symphony, one of his most famous and successful, was written between 1881 and … Continue reading Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E, WAB 107
performed by the Mannheim String Quartet with Joachim Griesheimer, available here on iTunes (U.S. store) or on Amazon (No YouTube today, but I highly recommend purchasing the recording of this work; it’s exquisite.) Smyth’s music was seldom evaluated as simply the work of a composer … Continue reading Dame Ethel Smyth: String Quintet in E, op. 1
performed by the Vienna Philharmonic under Carlos Kleiber Many hail this as the greatest recorded performance of the Brahms, and it is indeed exquisite. We are here, I must admit, with even a little bit of apprehension, at the end … Continue reading Brahms Symphony no. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Fugue for Thought 