Recommended Recordings

Here are some recommended recordings for our members and friends.

For buying classical music we recommend Presto Music which has CD, download and streaming options. For streaming we also recommend Idagio which also specialises in classical music.

Lev's Recommended Recordings for Autumn Term 2026

Britten Four Sea Interludes:
Vernon Handley conducts the Ulster Orchestra

Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini:
Claudio Abbado conducts the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, featuring Yuja Wang as soloist

Shostakovich Symphony No. 5:
Bernard Haitink conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
and
Kurt Sanderling conducts the Berlin Symphony Orchestra

You can listen to these recordings on this Spotify Playlist.

Also recommended are these two episodes of the Sticky Notes podcast:
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5, Part 1
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5, Part 2