HAYDN / MOZART / SCHUBERT / MENDELSSOHN / etc
Albert Ferber - Decca Recordings 1945 - 1951 Albert Ferber (piano) [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 25/May/2005 ] "Albert Ferber is very successful at catching the changing moods of the music … His scale passages are beautifully even and his singing tone is a joy." Gramophone, March 1947 (Beethoven) |
CARLOS SALZEDO / WILLIAM G. JAMES
Christmas Music For Harp Alice Giles (harp) [ ABC Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] Angelic classics for the Christmas season or any time: favourite carols in sublime arrangements by harp master Carlos Salzedo, performed with grace and charm by Australian harp virtuosa Alice Giles. |
Allira Wilson / Harry Mitchell / Ben Vanderwal / Karl Florisson
I Am Like The Rain: Songs Of Paul Simon [ ABC Jazz / CD - released 31/Jul/2020 ] 'The Sounds of Silence', 'Graceland', 'Mrs Robinson', '50 Ways To Leave Your Lover' - Paul Simon has one of the richest and most-loved catalogue of songs of any songwriter who ever lived. On I Am Like the Rain, a quartet of Australia's most... |
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! |
Andrea Bocelli
Believe [ Sugar / Decca / CD - released 13/Nov/2020 ] Believe follows Andrea Bocelli's record-breaking 'Music for Hope' performance at Easter from the historic Duomo cathedral in Milan which was watched live by millions around the globe. The new album also features two duets with leading opera singer... |
PIAZZOLLA / DEBUSSY / FALLA / RAMEAU / HOUGHTON / etc
Alchemy Andrew Blanch, Ariel Nurhadi (guitar) [ ABC Classic / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] Andrew Blanch and Ariel Nurhadi are "two stunning young guitarists" ( Sydney Arts Guide) who have been performing together since 2014, touring as a duo as well as with baritone José Carbó in The José Carbó Trio. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas (with Jorg Widmann: Intermezzi for piano) András Schiff (piano) Jörg Widmann (clarinet) [ ECM New Series / CD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] Two great artists, pianist András Schiff and composer/clarinettist Jörg Widmann, join forces for the first time on record, performing Brahms's late masterpieces, the clarinet sonatas op. 120, written in 1894. In between the sonatas Schiff plays... |
BACH / ELGAR / KARG-ELERT / LEFEBURE-WELY / WILLIAMS
The New Organ [CD+Blu-ray Video Edition Dolby Atmos] Konstantin Reymaier (organ of the St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna) [ Deutsche Grammophon CD plus Blu-ray Video / 2 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 2/Oct/2020 ] For centuries, Vienna's St. Stephen's Cathedral has cultivated a strong musical tradition. A fire in 1945 destroyed the previous organ. The replacement is an astonishingly powerful and versatile instrument with countless shades of colours that remain... |
JOHN WILLIAMS
John Williams In Vienna Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Wiener Philharmoniker, John Williams [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 14/Aug/2020 ] "A superb testament to the impact of Williams's music and his ability to move an audience" James Longstaffe.. |
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Just Coolin' [ Blue Note Records / CD - released 17/Jul/2020 ] A never-before-released studio album by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's Hackensack, New Jersey studio on March 8, 1959, and featuring the legendary drummer, along with trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Hank... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Women Of Note: A Century Of Australian Composers - Vol. 2 Asmira Woodward-Page (violin) Scott Davie (piano) Kees Boersma (double bass) ACO Collective / Sydney Symphony / Melbourne Symphony / etc [ ABC Classics / 2 CD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] This 2CD album celebrates the music from pioneers of Australia's musical heritage: Margaret Sutherland, Miriam Hyde, Dulcie Holland, and introducing Linda Phillips. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Symphonies 3 & 4 Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti [ ABC Classics / CD - released 13/Nov/2020 ] The two final symphonies of Johannes Brahms are undisputed masterpieces: passionate, intensely lyrical, a thrilling blend of grandeur and intimacy. |
GEORGES BIZET
Bizet: Carmen (Complete opera recorded in 1977) [CDs plus Blu-ray audio / Dolby Atmos] Teresa Berganza, Placido Domingo, Sherril Milnes, Ilena Cotrubas / Ambrosian Singers / London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 5/Jun/2020 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - Still a benchmark recording of the most famous opera of all, with an idiomatic assumption of the title role by Teresa Berganza and the young Plácido Domingo. |
Bill Frisell
Valentine [ Blue Note Records / CD - released 14/Aug/2020 ] The debut recording of guitarist Bill Frisell's trio with bassist Thomas Morgan & drummer Rudy Royston is a wide-ranging 13 song set that mixes Frisell originals new & old, jazz standards, traditional songs, and covers. |
Billie Holiday
Billie: The Original Soundtrack Recording [ Concord / CD - released 14/Aug/2020 ] Companion Soundtrack to the James Erskine-directed documentary on the breathtaking talent of Billie Holiday. Billie Holiday featured with her band, The Sonhouse All Stars, performing her classic works. |
Celtic Woman
The Magic of Christmas [ Manhattan / CD - released 8/Nov/2019 ] For 15 years Celtic Woman has been celebrating Ireland's rich musical and cultural heritage. The group continues the centuries-old tradition of telling stories through song. |
Dame Shirley Bassey
I Owe It All To You [ Decca / CD - released 25/Jun/2007 ] Deluxe Edition with expanded booklet featuring archive material and highlights from Dame Shirley Bassey's incredible career. |
Danny Kaye, with Gordon Jenkins & Victor Young & their orchestras
Danny Kaye: Hans Christian Andersen / Tubby The Tuba [ Decca Eloquence / CD - released 20/Oct/2020 ] Now, for the first time on a Universal Music label, the original tapes have been retrieved from the archive and newly remastered for release on Eloquence. |
FREDERIC CHOPIN / LOUISE FARRENC / CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
French Cello Sonatas David Berlin (cello) Benjamin Martin (piano) [ Decca ABC Eloquence / CD - released 9/Oct/2020 ] In the masterful hands of David Berlin, Principal Cellist of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, partnered by internationally acclaimed pianist Benjamin Martin, the cello reveals its sublime range of colours and timbres. |
David Garrett (violin)
Alive - My Soundtrack [ Polydor / CD - released 9/Oct/2020 ] "Alive - My Soundtrack" is a personal selection of David's favourite soundtrack music. The new recording features 16 tracks. |