Beethoven: Symphony No.4 in B♭ major, op.60

Beethoven: Symphony No.4 in B♭ major, op.60 — comparing recordings with the following artists: Bernstein/New York Philharmonic (1962), Bernstein/Vienna Philharmonic (1978), Böhm (1972), Dausgaard (2000), Furtwängler/Vienna Philharmonic (1953), Hogwood (1986), Klemperer (1957), Norrington/RSO Stuttgart (2002), Toscanini (1951), Walter/New York Philharmonic (1952), Walter/Columbia Symphony Orchestra (1961), Zinman (1998)

Haydn: Symphony No.103 in E♭ major, “Drumroll”

Haydn: Symphony No.103 in E♭ major, “Drumroll” — comparing recordings with the following artists: Antal Doráti, Philharmonia Hungarica (1972) / Dennis Russell Davies, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (2009)

Yuja Wang, Lionel Bringuier / TOZ — Tonhalle Zurich, 2014-09-11

(…) Lionel Bringuier (*1986) takes over from David Zinman (*1936) who has directed the orchestra for 19 years — more than twice as long as any director after the first two, Friedrich Hegar (from the foundation 1868 up till 1906) and Volkmar Andreae (1906 – 1949). Zinman has led the orchestra into a new and successful international and recording career — for him, this was the crowning of his career, while for Bringuier this is the second direction (after 3 years in Valladolid / Spain), and likely the first highlight in a promising career…