Heifetz/Piatigorsky
Various: The Heifetz Piatigors [ Sony Classical / 21 CD - released 4/Mar/2013 ] |
J. S. BACH
The Passions / Christmas Oratorio / B Minor Mass / Motets Agnes Giebel, Helmut Krebs, etc / Heinrich Schutz-Choir, Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra, Fritz Werner [ Warner Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 25/Oct/2004 ] |
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Telemann: Twelve Fantasies for Oboe Solo Heinz Holliger (oboe) [ Denon Recorded and Pressed in Japan / CD - released 12/Dec/1983 ] 'Holliger gives persuasive performances of each of the Fantasies. His technique is flawless and his phrasing and intonation irreproachable'. Gramophone |
MARCELLO / VIVALDI / LECLAIR / TELEMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Baroque Oboe Concertos Heinz Holliger (oboe/oboe d'amore) Staatskapelle Dresden, Vittorio Negri [ Philips Baroque Classics / CD - released 16/Nov/1999 ] Recorded Dresden May 1972 |
PETER KLATZOW / HANS HUYSSEN
Cello For Africa Heleen du Plessis (cello) [ Ode Records / CD - released 18/Oct/2013 ] Cello for Africa saw Heleen du Plessis (South African cellist and Williams Evans Executant lecturer for cello at the University of Otago, member of the TriOtago piano trio and principal cellist of the Southern Sinfonia) set out on a journey of... |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / HOWELLS / WALTON / BOWEN
British Music for Viola and Orchestra Helen Callus (viola) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Marc Taddei [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2018 ] "Helen Callus plays with sumptuous tone matched by flawless intonation" Gramophone |
J. S. BACH
Bach, J.S. - The Organ Works (Incls the Preludes & Fugues and the Art of Fugue) Helmut Walcha (organ) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 12 CD Box Set - released 7/Jul/2000 ] Every organ work you could possibly want by Bach! |
KAIJA SAARIAHO
Saariaho: Reconnaissance Helsinki Chamber Choir, Uusinta Ensemble, Nils Schweckendiek (conductor) [ BIS / CD - released 7/Jul/2023 ] "The Helsinki Chamber Choir are outstanding in their versatility and effortless management of every technical challenge.." Gramophone Editor's Choice Sept |
Helsinki Po/Tampere Po/Seger
Classical Images From Finland [ Ondine / CD - released 7/Dec/2009 ] |
DEBUSSY / POULENC / STRAVINSKY / SAINT-SAENS / MARTINU / ARNOLD / etc
The Classical Clarinet: Sonatas and works (Rec 2001) Henk de Graaf (clarinet); Daniel Wayenberg (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 14/Aug/2005 ] "Maybe this seems a somewhat quirky selection but the repertoire does actually make a deal of sense. Inexpensive and neatly packaged with some pertinent notes it also enjoys convincing playing." (MusicWeb March 2004) |
Henry Jackman
Ost: Abraham Lincoln - Vampire [ Sony Classical / CD - released 9/Jul/2012 ] |
Henry Jackman
Ost: Puss In Boots [ Sony Classical / CD - released 12/Dec/2011 ] |
ANTONIO SALIERI / JOHANN HUMMEL / JAN VORISEK
Salieri: Variations / Hummel: Double Concerto / Vorisek: Symphony Herbert Schuch (piano), Mirijam Contzen (violin) / WDR Sinfonieorchester, Reinhard Goebel [ Sony Classical Beethoven's World / CD - released 31/Jul/2020 ] The recordings of Reinhard Goebel's project "Beethoven's World" have received great attention and excellent reviews worldwide. For the first album with violin concertos by Franz Clement, the Welt am Sonntag wrote: "If the discovery of Beethoven... |
TRADITIONAL
Bal-kan: Honey & Blood - Cycles of Life [3 CD plus large book] Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / 3 CD/Book - released 1/Jan/2014 ] NZ LISTENER BEST CLASSICAL Recordings 2014 |
EUGENE YSAYE
Ysaye: 6 sonatas for violin solo (LP) Hilary Hahn (violin) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 LP - released 14/Jul/2023 ] "...her unabashed confidence, her imagination and her ability to present the music as freshminted (she seems to have located a hotline to Ysaÿe's muse) - inclines me towards her recording as the finest currently available." Gramophone |
FAURE / MOZART / BACH / VERDI / PERGOLESI / HANDEL / MAHLER
In Paradisum: Spiritual Classical Music Holland Boys Choir / Choir of King's College / Pro Cantione Antiqua and many more [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Mar/2011 ] The most moving, serene, peaceful and comforting choral classics: In Paradisum, includes a breathtaking selection of well-loved spiritual classical melodies. |
FRANZ SCHUBERT / HUGO WOLF
Schubert: String Quartet in C major / Wolf: Italian Serenade in G major (LP) The Hollywood String Quartet, with Kurt Reher (cello) [ Vinyl Passion Classical / LP - released 25/Feb/2018 ] Recorded in Hollywood December 26th, Hollywood |
Mozart, Wo
Konzert No. 3 G-Dur KV 216, Konzert No. 5 A-Dur KV 219, Sinfonia concertante Es-Dur KV 364, Concertone C-Dur KV 190 Honeck, Setena, Lea; Vienna Classical Players, Martin Kerschbaum [ ORFEO / 2 CD - released 26/Jan/2006 ] |
Hopkins/Lso/Goldsmith
Goldsmith: Christus Apollo [ Telarc Classical / CD - released 13/May/2002 ] |
Hossam Ramzy
Classical Egyptian Dance - El Sultaan [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] |