Los Angeles Philharmonic

IVES 1&2

Victor Carr Jr

This generous coupling presents Charles Ives’ rarely recorded Symphony No. 1 played with much bravura by Zubin Mehta and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Mehta clearly

Elgar Mehta Enigma/Eloquence C

David Hurwitz

Zubin Mehta’s “Enigma” rivals the best. Highlights include a luminous “CAE” (the composer’s wife, Alice), a charming Ysobel, a rollicking Troyte, a lofty Nimrod, a

Mehta’s Alpine

Victor Carr Jr

Zubin Mehta’s 1976 Alpine Symphony is one of the classic renditions of this much maligned work. This is a big-hearted, no-holds-barred reading that leaps from

Mehta Dvorak 7/Eloquence C

David Hurwitz

Zubin Mehta’s Dvorak Seventh features some outstanding playing from the Israel Philharmonic, especially the horns, and is recorded with remarkable richness and depth. His interpretation

Mehta Eloquence Stravinsky C

David Hurwitz

This recording raises a few troubling issues about the way the record industry does business. Zubin Mehta’s Los Angeles tenure produced some of his very

THE GREAT SYMPHONIES

Victor Carr Jr

This 5-CD set presents a collection of recordings from Decca’s back catalog covering some of the major symphonic works from the late 18th to the

Salonen Das Lied/Sony

ClassicsToday

Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Das Lied von der Erde looks potentially promising on paper but fails to live up to its expectations. That’s too bad, because Salonen