Since you are interested in Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2 / The Lark Ascending, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Conc. No. 2 / Haydn Variations Andre Previn (piano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Horacio Guiterrez [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2002 ] "this Telarc recording will be hard to beat for some time to come." -Fanfare |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Ein Heldenleben / Four Last Songs Arleen Auger (soprano) / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Andre Previn [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/2002 ] "...[Auger's] voice has projection and sensitivity required for the short works." |
STRAVINSKY
Le Sacre Du Printemps [The Rite of Spring] / The Firebird Ballet Suite Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Yuri Simonov [ Royal Philharmonic / CD - released 1/Nov/2009 ] "There are other versions that will over dramatize this incredible work and occasionally more incisive strident hammer blows but seldom will the impact be as great as the beautifull playing and recording quality in this version." (SACD.net) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Alpine Symphony Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 28/May/2002 ] "Andre Previn's Strauss disc with the Vienna Philharmonic are superlative on all counts, brilliantly recorded in the Musikverein by an orchestra that understands this music more intuitively than any oif its rivals." (BBC Music Magazine) |