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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. |
TRADITIONAL
Improvisions au Zarb: Classical Tradions of Iran Djamchid Chemirani [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'Abord / CD - released 1/Feb/2015 ] To hear a great zarb player is to hear sounds of the great poetry of Iran - the cavalcades of the legendary conquerors, the whispers of the lovers Leyla and Majnoun, the fervor of the mystics. This budget-priced reissue, released for the first time... |
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. |
JOHANN SIMON MAYR
MAYR: Mass in E flat major Dorota Szczepaska, Johanna Krödel, Markus Schäfer, Daniel Ochoa; Concerto de Bassus, Simon Mayr Chorus, Franz Hauk [ Naxos / CD - released 21/Feb/2020 ] Mayr's great Mass in E flat major is a late work, largely composed in 1843. It conforms to the prevailing Italian messa concertata tradition with its clear divisions into distinct vocal numbers, as opposed to the symphonic Mass which held sway north... |
W. A. MOZART / JOSEF HAYDN
Mozart: Ouverture Spirituelle / Haydn: The Seasons (recorded live in 2012 & 2013) Dorothea Röschmann, Michael Schade Sylvia Schwartz, Elisabeth von Magnus / Vienna Philharmonic, Concentus Musicus, Nicolaus Harnoncourt [ EuroArts / Unitel DVD / 2 DVD Box Set - released 22/Sep/2016 ] "this is a splendid, inspiriting performance of a life-giving work. It's superbly executed by a 60-strong VPO...Boesch is a robust, genial Simon in the earlier parts of the oratorio." (Gramophone on the Haydn) |
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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 |
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Christmas Oratorio (with Mendelssohn - "Vom Himmel Hoch") Dresdner Philharmonie / Dresdner Kreuzchor / Martin Flamig [ Capriccio / CD - released 10/Nov/2010 ] Saint-Saëns's Christmas Oratorio (or Oratorio de Noël) was written in 1858 when he was just 23. This piece was originally scored for five Vocal Soloists, Chorus, Harp, String Quartet and Organ. |
CLAUDE BOLLING
Concerto for Classical Guitar and Jazz Piano Trio, Sonate pour Guitare Duilio Meucci (guitar), Claude Quartet [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 22/Apr/2016 ] Claude Bolling was born in 1930 in Cannes, where he became one of the most popular figures of the French jazz scene. He composed music for over 100 films, and he worked together with Duke Ellington, Juliette Greco, Liza Minelli and... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Ode for St Cecilia's Day Dunedin Consort, John Butt (Director), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Ian Bostridge (tenor), Polish Radio Choir [ Linn Records / CD - released 12/Oct/2018 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2019 - Choral |
RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO / PIETRO MASCAGNI
Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana (recorded in 2019) BLU-RAY Dutch National Opera / Anita Rachvelishvili, Ailyn Pérez, Rihab Chaieb, Brian Jagde, Roman Burdenko, Elena Zilio / Lorenzo Viotti (cond) [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 9/Apr/2021 ] "Anita Rachvelisvili is the undisputed star of Cav. She sings Santuzza as an unashamed mezzo, and her chest voice is thrilling in this music. Brian Jagde's Turridu is rakish and appealing, never a caricature villain, and he sings with electric energy |
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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 |
Edward De Souza / Paul Jesson / Simon Harris / Karen Archer / Laura Paton
Classical Love Poetry [ NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS / 2 CD ] An Anthology of Greek and Latin Amorous Verse. |
JAAKKO KUUSISTO / JOHN CORIGLIANO
The Red Violin: Concertos Elina Vahala (violin) / Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Jaakko Kuusisto [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 31/Jul/2013 ] "When performed like this, and the word 'perfect' comes to mind with Elina Vähälä's playing, and with a recording as sumptuous and detailed as here..you will not regret the purchase. I am glad to be acquainted with this music and will return to it." |
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 |
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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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' [LP] Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Hilde Rössl-Majdan (mezzo-soprano) / Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer [ Warner Classics LP / 2 LP - released 28/Apr/2023 ] he German-born conductor Otto Klemperer, a towering figure in the musical history of the 20th century, died at the age of 88 on July 8th 1973, so 2023 will mark the 50th anniversary of his death. |
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'). |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos (LP) Emil Gilels (piano) / Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell [ Warner Classics Vinyl / 5 LP - released 1/Jun/2020 ] "Emil Gilels stands out as a giant among giants," wrote Gramophone when the Odessa-born pianist died in 1985. "In terms of virtuosity he was second to none, yet his leonine power was tempered by a delicacy and poetry that few have matched." |
HANDEL
Handel in Italy - solo cantatas Emma Kirkby (soprano) / London Baroque [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] This exciting programme is presented by Emma Kirkby and London Baroque, household names in the sphere of 'early music' and beyond, and certainly no new-comers to the works of Handel. |
JEAN-BAPISTE LULLY
Lully: Atys (complete opera recorded in 2011) Emmanuelle de Negri, Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Bernard Richter / Compagnie Fêtes Galantes, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie [ Naxos DVD / 2 DVD - released 24/Sep/2021 ] "..the stage picture is consistently opulent, with even Atys and Sangaride dressed ornately, at least until the shattering final act." New York Times |
