This week's new release brings together the first two recordings made after the 1920s by Jascha Horenstein, when he conducted the Vienna Symphony Orchestra in 1952 for Vox Records.
The album features the first LP-era release of Mahler's 9th Symphony, coupled with the first LP-era recording of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony. Both were very well received at the time - "a wonderful achievement" (Mahler) and "An outstanding issue" (Shostakovich) according to The Gramophone, and both sound absolutely stunning in this newly XR-remastered Pristine release.
HEIFETZ PROMOTION: From 3pm Paris time Friday 10 December, and for exactly one week, we mark the 34th anniversary of the death on 10 December 1987 of Jascha Heifetz, with a 20% discount on all his recordings in download or CD format - the discount is automatic and applied at the checkout.