Orchestral Music CDs

Composers need to expand their minds by experiencing different styles of writing. An expanded mind is an enlightened mind. An enlightened mind is a sensitive mind. A sensitive mind knows when enough is enough. That’s why I’m moving on to the next paragraph.

Some of the most skilled orchestrators of the past are included in this select list of CDs. Berlioz and Mahler were known to be innovators in their orchestral arranging skills. Mahler even went so far as to re-orchestrate compositions of great masters of the past, including the likes of Robert Schumann.

Here’s a list of some wonderful recording selections for orchestras. I’ve chosen a variety of styles from various eras, as performed by first-rate composers.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Mozart Symphony No. 40, Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter"

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral" 

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Berlioz: Complete Orchestral Works

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Johannes Brahms: The Symphonies

Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Tchaikovsky: Symphonies no 4, 5, & 6 / Karajan, Berlin PO 

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Dvorák: The Symphonies

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)

Grieg: Complete Music with Orchestra

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Elgar: Orchestral Works 

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Vaughan Williams: The Nine Symphonies 

Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

Rachmaninov: Symphonies 1 - 3

Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Prokofiev: 7 Symphonies; Lieutenant Kijé 

Various Composers

Debussy, Ravel: Orchestral Works 

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