Four Centuries of Great Music March 29, 2026 Recent Releases of Classical Music from the Month of March

FCGM-03-29-26-Recent Releases March

Today on Four Centuries of Great Music, I am featuring recent classical music releases fro the month of March

Felix MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 4 in A Major  Op. 90 (Italian) – I. Allegro vivace
Felix MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 4 in A Major  Op. 90 (Italian) – II. Andante con moto
Felix MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 4 in A Major  Op. 90 (Italian) – III. Con moto moderato
Felix MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 4 in A Major  Op. 90 (Italian) – IV. Saltarello. Presto

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig conducted by Andris Nelsons 
Andris Nelsons -Mendelssohn-Paulus, Elias, Symphonies Nos. 1-5
Deutsche Grammophon
 (3-27-26)


Giacomo Puccini(1858 – 1924)

Giacomo Puccini: Preludio sinfonico, SC 32 
Giacomo Puccini:  Capriccio sinfonico, SC 55

Preludio sinfonico, SC 32 in A major • in A-Dur • en la majeur 
Andante mosso – Animato – Un poco più animato – 
Tempo I – Poco più lento

Capriccio sinfonico in F major • in F-Dur • en fa majeur Andante moderato sostenuto – Allegro vivace, ruvido – 
Tempo I – Largamente

Sinfonia of London conducted by John Wilson
Puccini Orchestral Music
Chandos Records

Baryton Trio in C major, Hob.XI:82 (pub. 1771?) 14:15
I. Adagio 
II. Allegro
III. Menuetto: Allegretto – Trio

Baryton Trio in D major,  Hob.XI:50 (date unknown) 13:26
I. Andante (cadenza by Matthew Baker) 
II. Allegro di molto 
III. Menuetto: Moderato – Trio 

Valencia Baryton Project - Matthew Baker, Baryton; Brett Walfish, Viola; Ismar Gomes, Cello
HAYDN: Baryton Trios - Treasures from the Eszterháza Palace 3
Naxos Recordings


Robert Schumann(1810-1856) 
Robert Schumann:  Violin Concerto in D Minor WoO. 23
1 I. In kräftigem, nicht zu schnellem Tempo
2 II. Langsam
3 III. Lebhaft, doch nicht schnell
Midori, violin with the Festival Strings Lucerne conducted by Daniel Dodds
SCHUMANN VIOLIN CONCERTO & WORKS FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO BY CLARA AND ROBERT SCHUMANN 
Pentatone Records