Daniele Giorgi conducts the Orchestra Pistoiese Promusica in eight orchestral masterpieces that are freely available from the Musikethos web site. These live performances from 2005 and 2006 are all quite good but I chosen three that are, in my opinion, quite exceptional.

We start with Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony n. 4 in A Op.90also known as the “Italian” symphony. Mendelssohn attempted to portray his impression of Italy in this work and it remains the most popular of his symphonies.

Most people know Franz Joseph Haydn for his symphonies and string quartets so the Concerto for cello and orchestra in C major is something a little different from the great classical composer. The cellist is Umberto Clerici.

Finally, the Symphony n. 29 in A major K 201 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart certainly ranked as one of the composer’s finest. It start with a quiet but stately theme and ends in the fourth movement rather dramatically.

All works are available in 160kbps MP3. Make sure you check Musikethos for a cornucopia of other classical performers and works.

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