February 11, 2019. Here's a great way to support the music you love during our Winter Member Drive: contribute here at the $20/month level and we'll thank you with this amazing 6-CD set, 10 Great Named Symphonies.
The 6 CDs feature 10 of the most intriguing symphonies, capturing their audiences both by their sound and by their names. An amusing addition to a new series produced exclusively for Public Broadcasting Stations, this collection exposes listeners to some of the most captivating symphonies of all time.
Haydn: Surprise Symphony No. 94 in G Major, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Nikolaus Hanroncourt conducts
Schubert: Great Symphony No. 9 in C Major, Berlin Philharmonic/Klaus Tennstedt conducts
Mozart: Jupiter Symphony No. 41 in C Major, London Philharmonic/Charles Mackerras conducts
Beethoven: Eroica Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Vienna Philharmonic/Simon Rattle conducts
Mendelssohn: Italian Symphony No. 4 in A Major, The London Classical Players/Roger Norrington conducts
Schumann: Rhenish Symphony No. 3 in E flat, London Philharmonic Orchestra/Franz Welser-Most conducts
Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony No.3 in C minor, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia/Antonio Pappano conducts
Dvorak: New World Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini conducts
Bruckner: Romantic Symphony No. 4 in E flat, New York Philharmonic/Kurt Masur conducts
Mahler: Ressurection Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Philharmonia Orchestra/OttoKelmperer conducts