The Minnesota Orchestra’s series of recordings of Mahler symphonies continues with the August 2 release of Symphony No. 1 on Bis Records; the orchestra has previously released Mahler’s second, fifth, and sixth symphonies, all led by Music Director Osmo Vänskä. The New York Philharmonic’s world-premiere performances of Julia Wolfe’s Fire in my mouth in January 2019 will be released digitally on August 30 and in physical format on the Decca Gold label on October 4. Christopher Martin, principal trumpet of the New York Philharmonic, is featured on a separate recording, Asphalt Cocktail, with music by John Mackey performed by Dallas Winds, on the Reference Recordings label. Violinist Nicola Benedetti and the Philadelphia Orchestra are featured on a new Decca Classics recording of Wynton Marsalis’s Violin Concerto in D and Fiddle Dance Suite for Solo Violin, conducted by Cristian Macelaru. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 9, recorded at Heinz Hall in February 2018 and led by Music Director Manfred Honeck, will be released on August 23 by Reference Recordings, in hybrid SACD format. Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic have released new recording of works by Clara Schumann, including the Piano Concerto and Piano Sonata in G minor, on Decca. Christopher Rountree conducts the Los Angeles-based ensemble wild Up on a recording of Christopher Cerrone’s song cycle The Pieces That Fall to Earth, with soprano Lindsay Kesselman and vocalist Theo Bleckmann, on the New Amsterdam label. On August 23, Sony Classical will release the fifteen-CD “The Great Comeback: Horowitz at Carnegie Hall,” which also includes a 212-page book with photo galleries, essays, and transcribed studio conversations.
Posted August 23, 2019
