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FERRUCCIO BUSONI
Busoni: Doktor Faust Davide Livermore (director), Wilhelm Schwinghammer, Dietrich Henschel (baritone), Martin Piskorski, Marian Pop, Łukasz Konieczny, Dominic Barberi, Dan [ Naxos / 3 CD - released 8/Nov/2024 ] Doktor Faust, which Busoni considered a personal creative drama and which occupied him for over twelve years, was left incomplete on his death at the age of 58. He had searched for a dramatic subject that he hoped would represent the apex and... |
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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Madrigals [Books 1 - 9] Delitiæ Musicæ, Marco Longhini [ Naxos / 15 CD Box Set - released 24/Jul/2020 ] The editions used in these recordings are the most authentic and uncut, and, in keeping with 17th-century practice, employ male voices only. Praised as 'compelling, simultaneously controlled and imaginative' (American Record Guide) |
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FRANCIS POULENC
Georges Pretre plays Francois Poulenc Denise Duval, Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Maurice Durufle (organ), Gabriel Tacchino (piano) / Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire, Georges Pretre [ Erato / 7 CD Box Set - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Composer Francis Poulenc, who celebrated the 125th anniversary of his birth in 2024, placed his deepest trust in conductor Georges Prêtre. |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Complete Symphonies / Vocalise / Isle of the Dead / Symphonic Dances Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Mar/2023 ] "Slatkin is with Rachmaninov, all the way. He revels in the first movement's restless shifts, pitting the brute power of full ensemble against woodwind detail and soaring cellos." (William Dart NZ Herald on Symphony No. 3) |
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GABRIEL PIERNE
Pierne: Complete Piano Works / Chamber, Orchestral & Vocal Music Diane Anderson, Jean Hubeau (piano) Lily Laskine (harp) Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) / Jean-Baptiste Mari, Andre Cluytens, etc [ Warner Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 17/Mar/2023 ] Gabriel Pierné - composer, pianist, organist, and conductor - This edition presents his compositions in dazzlingly diverse performances, with the composer himself at the piano and baton, inviting the listener on an exciting exploration of his career |
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SCHUBERT / BEETHOVEN / LOEWE / BRAHMS / GRIEG / MAHLER / WPLF / R. STRAUSS / etc
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Lieder & Songs on Warner Classics Dietrich Fischer- Dieskau (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano), Karl Engel (piano), etc [ EMI Classics Signature Collection / 79 CD Box Set - released 16/May/2025 ] One of the 20th century's most questing and influential singers, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau is celebrated above all for his extraordinary skill and insight in lieder. This complete collection of lieder and songs recorded for HMV, EMI Electrola, Teldec... |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Complete String Quartets Diogenes Quartet [ Brilliant Classics / 7 CD Box Set - released 22/Apr/2016 ] This set presents the complete string quartets by Franz Schubert, including the completion of two unfinished movements, by Christian Starke. |
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ALEXANDER SCRIABIN
Scriabin: Complete Piano Music Dmitri Alexeev (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 8 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2018 ] "He emphasizes the music's lyrical beauty without sacrificing energy or forward mobility…few recordings are so intrinsically beautiful as Alexeev's." Jed Distler on Classicstoday.com. |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Matthäus [St Matthew] Passion / Johannes [St John] Passion Peter Schreier, Theo Adam, Siegfried Vogel, Adele Stolte / Dresdner Kreuzchor, Gewandhausorchester, Rudolf Mauersberger, Erhard Mauersberger [ Brilliant Classics Quintessence / 5 CD Box Set - released 4/Oct/2019 ] "… the excellence of soloists, choir and obbligato instrumentalists (a superb gamba and oboe da caccia) and, above all, the profound understanding shown by the conductor, make this a most moving interpretation." Gramophone |
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MAX REGER
Reger: The Organ Works [14 CD set] Edgar Krapp (Organ) [ Edel / 14 CD Box Set - released 14/Sep/2016 ] Mastered from the original Mastertapes |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books 1 & 2 Edwin Fischer (piano) [ Warner Classics Masters / 3 CD Box Set - released 3/Sep/2012 ] 50 GREATEST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME (No 44) - BBC MUSIC - "His ego-less playing bequeaths some of the most life-affirming Bach on disc." BBC Music Magazine |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Sonatas / Fantasia in C minor Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) [ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 18/Feb/2022 ] 'Leonskaja always treads the tightrope between prettiness and excessive emphases...Perfection? For me, it's a yes. Can we have the Haydn and even the Beethoven sonatas complete from Leonskaja in good time, please?' BBC Recording of the Month April 20 |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: The Complete Piano Sonatas Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) [ Warner Classics / 8 CD Box Set - released 26/Aug/2022 ] "Olympian interpretation […], a lifetime's wisdom is here, don't miss it." BBC Music magazine |
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GIACOMO MEYERBEER
Meyerbeer: L'étoile du nord (complete opera) Elizabeth Futral, Darina Takova, Agnete Munk Rasmussen, Patrizia Cigna, Juan Diego Flórez / National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Vladimir Jurowski [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 13/May/2022 ] After composing a spectacular series of grand operas for the Paris Opéra, Meyerbeer turned to two comic operas with spoken dialogue. One of these was L'Étoile du Nord ('The North Star'). |
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DESPREZ des PREZ / DUFAY / OCKEGHEM / ISAAC / LASSUS / de WERT / etc
Josquin & the Franco-Flemish School Ensemble Gilles Binchois, Taverner Consort, The Hilliard Ensemble, King's Singers, etc [ Warner Classics / 34 CD Box Set - released 24/Mar/2004 ] "Indeed, these performances will kindle the enthusiasm of the uninitiated as few others can. The recording is expertly balanced and eminently truthful.' PENGUIN GUIDE on the Josquin Chansons & Motets |
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MOZART / SCHUBERT / BERLIOZ / ROSSINI / SMETANA / DVORAK / etc
Erich Kleiber - The Complete Polydor 78s Erich Kleiber conducting the Berliner Philharmoniker & Staatskapelle Berlin [ Deutsche Grammophon Australian Eloquence / 3 CD Box Set - released 9/Apr/2021 ] Collected for the first time - Erich Kleiber's rare recordings with the Staatskapelle Berlin and the Berliner Philharmoniker made for Polydor/Grammophon and newly remastered for this release. |
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TELEMANN / BACH / HANDEL / VIVALDI / EYCK
Baroque Edition, the Artistry of Erik Bosgraaf Erik Bosgraaf (recorder), Ensemble Cordavento [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2021 ] "That man can do anything!" exclaimed Frans Brüggen, after hearing a concert by Erik Bosgraaf in 2007. The eminent recorder player and conductor's encouragement was the starting point of an international career and rise to fame of the young player. |
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J. S. BACH / RACHMANINOV / CHOPIN / DEBUSSY / SCHOENBERG / RAVEL / STRAVINSKY / IVES / etc
Piano Library - Deutsche Grammophon Edition Erik Then-Bergh, Paul Baumgartner, Roberto Szidon, Zola Mae Shaulis, Jorge Luis Prats, Ewa Poblocka, Elly Ney, Alexander Lonquich, David Lively, etc [ Deutsche Grammophon Australian Eloquence / 22 CD Box Set - released 25/Oct/2024 ] Astounding debuts and legendary piano treasures on disc: newly remastered albums of 21 pianists from the analogue era, including many first-ever digital transfers in this limited edition (single pressing only) 22 CD box set. |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1-7 (Blu-ray) Eteri Gvazava (soprano) / Anna Larsson (contralto) / Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano) / Lucerne Festival Orchestra / Claudio Abbado [ EuroArts Blu-Ray / 4 Blu-ray Disc - released 8/Aug/2011 ] "Has there ever been a suaver, more transparent Mahler performance or one in which everything stays so beautifully in tune? ... Abbado's music-making is a celebration of the purest joy." The Gramophone Magazine |
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ARENSKY / BORTKIEWICZ / KABALEVSKY / RACHMANINOV / PROKOFIEV / etc
Russian Piano Concertos Evgeny Kissin, In-Ju Bang, Felicja Blumental, Ştefan Doniga, Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Hamburg Symphony etc [ Brilliant Classics / 15 CD Box Set - released 23/Mar/2018 ] There is a special quality to Russian Piano Concertos: apart from their jawdropping virtuosity and orchestral brilliance they share that common Slavonicflavor, an undefinable mixture of melancholy and passion, whether smouldering or blazing. |