Top 10 tone-poems
Gramophone
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
A form pioneered by Liszt that was taken to new heights by Sibelius, Tchaikovsky and Richard Strauss
No 1
Liszt Les Préludes
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda
'Volume 1 of Liszt’s complete symphonic poems augurs...' Review
No 2
R Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan
'The playing of the Berlin...' Review
No 3
Bax Tintagel
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Osmo Vänskä
'I hold extremely happy memories of attending this December 2007...' Review
No 4
Sibelius Finlandia
Philharmonia Orchestra / Vladimir Ashkenazy
'If sonic splendour were the sole criterion, Vladimir...' Review
No 5
Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet
Santa Cecilia Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano
'With chorus added in the 1812 as well as the Waltz fromEugene...' Review
No 6
Borodin In Central Asia
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra / Neeme Järvi
'Borodin's In Central Asia is one of the most memorably poetic...' Review
No 7
Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle
'These new accounts have...' Review
No 8
Nielsen Pan and Syrinx
Danish National Symphony Orchestra / Thomas Dausgaard
'This is outstanding, and unmissable for Nielsen collectors – and not...' Review
No 9
Honegger Pacific 231
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons
'The Honegger symphonies have been well served on CD in recent...' Review
No 10
Wagner Siegfried Idyll
Staatskapelle Dresden / Donald Runnicles
'Not so long ago I was reviewing an impressive studio recording...' Review