This week's release from Pristine hails from Jascha Horenstein's tours of Venezuela in the 1950s and brings some very special repertoire to the fore.
The opening Bruckner Symphony No. 3 was the first Bruckner he'd conducted in 25 years, the Venezuelan première, and the first time he'd conducted anything other than the Ninth in front of a concert audience. The recording here of Vivaldi's Concerto Grosso in D minor is the only recording of Horenstein conducting Vivaldi. And to top it all, the set concludes with the only recording of the conductor tackling Beethoven's Second Symphony. Oh - and there's a Strauss Death & Transfiguration in there too!
We also celebrate the 191st birthday of Brahms with a special discount this week on all our 141 albums featuring his music!