ALDA 2025: The Avoid Like Death Awards
Here they are, the worst recordings of 2025! Check out the list below and watch the presentation video:
The White Scarf of Irredeemable Chutzpah Recipients:
- Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Ravel: La Valse. Orchestra de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä (cond.) Decca
- Ravel: Piano Concertos. Seong-Jin Cho (piano), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (cond.) DG
- Wagner: Ring Odyssey. Soloists, Orchestra National Bordeaux Acquitaine, Joseph Swenson (cond.) Alpha
The Scarlet Scarf of Shame Recipients:
- Ravel 2025: French National Orchestra, Cristian Măcelaru (cond.) Naive
- Bruckner: Symphony No. “0”; Schumann: “Zwickauer” Symphony. Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall (cond.) Alia Vox
- Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 39-41 “Jupiter”. Ensemble Resonanz, Riccardo Minasi (cond.) Harmonia Mundi
- Dvořák: Slavonic Dances. Czech Philharmonic, Simon Rattle (cond.) PentaTone
The Taupe Scarf of Turpitude Recipients:
- Bruckner: Symphony No. 7. ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Markus Poschner (cond.) Capriccio
- Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7; The Tempest (excerpts). Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali (cond.) Alpha
The Black Scarf of Lingering Stench Recipient:
- Beethoven: Hammerklavier Sonata, Op. 106; Ives: Concord Sonata. Christian Kälberer (piano) Thorofon
