emailto: antonio.gabaldon@ upct.es

Professor. Power Systems Area (Dpt. DAIETE). Un. Politécnica de Cartagena (SPAIN)

Music for Technology and Engineering

Synergies between technology and music:

The Music through non-commercial performances

Updated December 30, 2025

Topics&Research:

Societé W. Furtwangler
Composers
Live performances

Dmitri Shostakovich 2025 (1906-1975): 50th anniversary of composer's death. Perhaps, the most important composer of the 20th century. We can recommend:
Symphonies No. 5, 8&10. Berliner S.O. Conducted by Kurt Sanderling (Berlin Classics)
Symphony No 11. USSR Ministry of Culture S.O. Conducted by G. Rozhdestvensky (Melodiya)

Anton Bruckner 2024 (1824-1896) (200 jahre/years). We can recommend:
Symphony No. 5. Berliner Philamoniker conducted by W. Furtwängler (Opus Kura, 1942)
Symphony No. 8. Wiener Philamoniker conducted by W. Furtwängler (Orfeo, recorded in 1944)
Symphony No. 9. Columbia S.O. conducted by B. Walter (Sony, recorded in 1959)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Symphony No 9. Berliner Philamoniker conducted by W. Furtwängler (Opus Kura,recorded in 1942)
Alternatively: Philarmonia Orchestra conducted by W. Furtwängler (Audite, Lucerne Festival, 1951)
Symphony No 7. Cleveland Orchestra, conducted by George Szell (Sony, 1967)

Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
One of the finest composers of Renaissance.
Masses and six Magnificats. Ensemble Plus Ultra conducted by Michael Noone (Archiv, 2011)