After Sir Simon Rattle's recent fine concerts of Weill at the Barbican, this disc, which includes a rare recording of Weill's Second Symphony, comes as a fine complement.  As to the brilliant conductor, here at Classical Explorer, we previously met Lahav Shani at last year'

An amazing twofer; one definitely worth adding to your library

Shostakovich's Eleventh Symphony is such a rewarding score, fully deserving of our attention

The passing of Latvian conductor Mariss Jansons in Saint Petersburg in November 2019 was a huge loss for the music world. His father, Arvīds Jansons (more often known to the musical public as Arvid Jansons) was a fine and respected conductor himself, who regularly conducted Manchester's Hallé Orchestra.