BERLIOZ / HAYDN / MUSSORGSY-RAVEL / DVORAK / STRAVINSKY / BEETHOVEN
Colin Davis: The Concertgebouw Legacy Arthur Grumiaux, Salvatore Accardo (violin) Heinrich Schiff (cello) / Concertgebouw Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ Decca Eloquence / 18 CD Box Set - due 25/Oct/2024 ] Colin Davis's complete Concertgebouworkest recordings for Philips, collected together for the first time CD premieres of Haydn's Symphonies Nos. 84, 86, 87, 88 (on Decca), and the DvoĆák Romance with Accardo (first international CD release). |
DEBUSSY / FELDMAN / DAHL / BERNSTEIN / TCHAIKOVSKY / COSTELLO / GRIEG / SCHUMANN
Michael Tilson Thomas - Complete Deutsche Grammophon & Argo Recordings Jean-Marc Luisada (piano), Paul Zukofsky (violin), Frederica von Stade; Thomas Hampson / London Symphony, Boston Symphony, etc, Michael Tilson Thomas [ Deutsche Grammophon Eloquence / 14 CD Box Set - due 25/Oct/2024 ] Michael Tilson Thomas's complete recordings for Deutsche Grammophon (1970-2003) and Argo (1992-1995) encapsulate the conductor's restlessly exploratory nature and masterful handling of the modern orchestra. The recordings in this collection... |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY / FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Tchaikovsky & Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos (LP) Nathan Milstein (violin) / Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / LP - due 26/Aug/2026 ] "This recording has a sweetness, warmth and seemingly effortless virtuosity that produce deeply satisfying results." International Record Review |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich Symphonies 4, 5 & 6 Oslo Philharmonic, Klaus Mäkelä [ Decca / 2 CD Box Set - due 13/Sep/2024 ] "...the account of the Sixth Symphony is beautifully controlled and paced, the Oslo strings radiant as the first movement steadily intensifies, the woodwind fabulously agile in the scherzo second, and the finale a joyous, witty romp." The Guardian |
PUCCINI / GOUNOD / MASSENET / MASCAGNI / VERDI / BERLIOZ
Nessun Dorma (LP) Pene Pati (tenor) / Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Emmanuel Villaume [ Warner Classics / LP - due 20/Sep/2024 ] Taking its title, Nessun Dorma, from the greatest tenor hit of them all, Pene Pati's second album balances favourite numbers with operatic rarities - one of them in world premiere recording. In addition to Puccini, the Italian composers are Verdi,... |
GERARD SCHURMANN
Schurmann: Piano Concerto Xiayin Wang (soloist), BBC Philharmonic featuring Ben Gernon BBC Philharmonic, Ben Gernon [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - due 16/Sep/2024 ] The composer, pianist, and conductor Gerard Schurmann (1924 - 2020) was born in Kertosono, Java, which was then part of the Dutch East Indies. The family lived within earshot of the resident gamelan orchestras at the Sultan's Palace, and hearing the... |
Academy Of St Martin-In-The Fields, with Felicity Lott (soprano), Westminster Abbey Choir, Ivan Moravec (piano), etc
Amadeus [soundtrack] [ Fantasy / 2 CD Box Set - released 6/Aug/2007 ] Amadeus is a 1984 American period biographical drama film directed by Miloš Forman, and adapted by Peter Shaffer from his 1979 stage play of the same name, in-turn inspired by the 1830 play Mozart and Salieri by Alexander Pushkin. Set in Vienna,... |
GAO PING / WOJCIECH KILAR / ANTHONY RITCHIE / JACK BODY / etc
Adrianna Lis: Rozmowa / Dialogue Adrianna Lis (flute) / Sarah Watkins (piano) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 10/Jun/2012 ] "Modern virtuoso music for flute from Poland and NZ" |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Il Campanello di Notte (complete opera recorded in 1983) Agnes Baltsa, Enzo Dara, Biancamaria Casoni, Angelo Romero / Wiener Symphoniker, Gary Bertini [ Sony RCA Classical Opera / CD Box Set - released 20/Mar/2017 ] "One of Donizetti's most charming short operas, with a Don Pasquale-like plot, and gorgeously performed by Agnes Baltsa and Enzo Dara, this is a nice way of spending 55 minutes." BBC Music |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No 3 / Kindertotenlieder Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano) / Wiener Sangerknaben, Wiener Staatsoper Damenchor, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Lorin Maazel [ Sony Classical / 2 CD Box Set - released 16/Feb/1992 ] Original recording from 1986/1987 |
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: A Telemann Companion Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs & Georg Kallweit, with Dorothea Roschmann, Roman Trekel, Ruth Ziesak, etc [ Harmonia Mundi / 7 CD Box Set - released 7/Jul/2017 ] "Altogether, this tribute to Telemann can be heartily endorsed for both newcomers and feinschmeckers alike...For those who are willing to dive into the big vocal scores, this is a supreme delight." AudAud.com |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: Mass (A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers) Alan Titus (baritone) / The Norman Scribner Choir, The Berkshire Boy Choir, Leonard Bernstein [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 24/Sep/2021 ] This is a remastered 2-CD edition, which includes a 140-page booklet created in collaboration with The Leonard Bernstein Office with numerous previously unreleased photos and facsimiles, synopsis and libretto, and new liner notes. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Aleksandra Kurzak - Desire Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 29/May/2020 ] The incredible soprano Aleksandra Kurzak presents 'Desire', her first solo album on Sony Classical! With this new release, Kurzak ventures into heavier territory, as she reveals both the new roles she is already singing and those she is working on. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies (complete) Soile Isokoski (sop), Rosemarie Lang (cont) Robert Gambill (ten) René Pape (bass) / Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim [ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 22/Aug/2017 ] "I waited a very long time to record the Beethoven symphonies," said Daniel Barenboim when this cycle was first released in 2000. |
BACH / CHOPIN / DEBUSSY / PROKOFIEV / STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Alexis Weissenberg Alexis Weissenberg (piano) [ EMI / BMG / Philips / Sony / Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] In 1947, Weissenberg made his New York City debut with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and George Szell in Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 and with Philadelphia Orchestra and Eugene Ormandy, with which Weissenberg won the Leventritt... |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gilbert & Sullivan: Princess Ida Ambrosian Opera Chorus with Frank Gorshin, Nan Christie, Laurence Dale, Anne Collins & others [ BBC / Umbrella DVD / DVD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] Music by the London Symphony Orchestra, the Ambrosian Opera Chorus and a host of stars including Frank Gorshin, Bernard Dickerson, Anne Collins and Claire Powell. 114 minutes. For more than 100 years the operas of Gilbert & Sullivan have played to... |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gilbert & Sullivan: Patience & The Sorcerer [2 DVDs] Ambrosian Opera Chorus with Sandra Dugdale, Donald Adams, Derek Hammond-Stroud, John Fryatt, Clive Revill, David Kernan & Nana Christie [ BBC / Umbrella DVD / DVD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] For more than 100 years the operas of Gilbert & Sullivan have played to packed audiences around the world. These two names have become synonymous with classic light opera - music that is timeless and tuneful lyrics that are witty, scathing and memorable. |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (complete ballet recorded in 2011) BLU-RAY Amsterdam Music Theatre / Anna Tsygankova, Matthew Golding, James Stout / Ermanno Florio [ Arthaus Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Oct/2012 ] Choreographers Toer van Schayk and Wayne Eagling created a Nutcracker for the children and adults of today. It is more dynamic and exciting, and less sweet than usual. |
André Rieu
Silver Bells [ Polydor / 2 CD/DVD - released 18/Nov/2022 ] It's the most wonderful time of the year! Christmas trees are warming, treats are the sweetest and anyone under the mistletoe gets a kiss. But the holiday season wouldn't be perfect without the delightful music of André Rieu! The CD & Bonus DVD is... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Jolly Holiday [CD/DVD] Andre Rieu [ Universal / CD/DVD - released 13/Nov/2020 ] It has long been a dream of André Reu to perform a Christmas concert in his hometown. And that dream came true! |