J. S. BACH
Cantatas Christine Schäfer (soprano) / Berlin Barock Solisten, RIAS Kammerchor [ Sony Classical / CD - released 16/Sep/2014 ] "The present-day pitch favoured by the Berlin ensemble assists Christine Schäfer in conveying much of [Mein Herz schwimmt]...with a near-manic desperation...The Dorian Fugue and the six-part Ricercar are beautifully played." (Gramophone) |
J S BACH
Christmas Oratorio, BWV248 Katherine Watson (soprano), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), James Gilchrist (tenor) & Matthew Brook (bass) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment [ Hyperion / CD - released 11/Oct/2013 ] "The acoustic of the Trinity College Chapel has been used most sympathetically and the recording combines ambience and clarity in a most pleasing way. Nicholas Anderson's booklet essay is first rate." (Recording of the Month - MusicWeb November 2013) |
BACH / BARTÓK / BERG / GESUALDO
The Art of Classical Guitar Transcription - Christophe Dejour (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Nov/2020 ] Christophe Dejour's arrangements of music by Albéniz (8.557064) and Granados (8.557709) performed by Trio Campanella have won much acclaim. For this recording he has made three pioneering arrangements that further expand the instrument's repertoire... |
FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Piano and Orchestra Works (complete) Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) / Gavle Symphony Orchestra, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / 5 CD Box Set - released 28/Jan/2022 ] Ferdinand Ries' works for piano and orchestra stand alongside those of Hummel as the finest and most important of their kind from the early decades of the 19th century. |
JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
Hummel: Oberons Zauberhorn / Variations on Das Fest der Handwerker / Le retour de Londres Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) / Gavle Symphony Orchestra / Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Nov/2007 ] "(A) lovely disc of Hummel rarities. Christopher Hinterhuber is terrific in these works, and seems to be fast becoming a Naxos favourite. That label also works its old and much--appreciated trick of unearthing a really excellent but little-hyped band... |
Cincinnati So / Jarvis...
Dvorak: Symphonies [ Telarc Classical / 2 CD - released 25/May/2009 ] |
EDWARD ELGAR / HUBERT PARRY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar: Serenade for Strings / Parry: An English Suite City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ EMI / CD - released 28/Jul/1989 ] Original Recording made in 1984. |
BERLIOZ / DEBUSSY / RAVEL / POULENC
Berlioz, Debussy, Ravel, Poulenc Claire Chevalier (piano), Claire Chevallier (piano) & Jos van Immerseel (piano), Katerina Chrobokova & Jos van Immerseel (harpsichord) Anima Eterna Br [ Alpha / 5 CD Box Set - released 16/Oct/2015 ] Happy Birthday, Mister Jos! Jos Van Immerseel is celebrating his 70th birthday with three important releases that will punctuate the end of the year at Alpha: a symphonic programme (Janacek, Dvorak), a chamber music programme (Schubert) and a set... |
Classical
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 1 [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] |
JOSEF HAYDN
Complete Piano Trios with Flute HOB XV15-17 Classical Chrome: Penelope Evison (six-keyed flute) Douglas Mews (forte-piano) Euan Murdoch (classical cello) [ Concordance / CD - released 15/Sep/2003 ] "I can imagine no more persuasive account of them than thsi well-documented mid-priced CD" (Dominion Post Aug 2003) |
ARNE
Artaxerxes Classical Opera Company / Ian Page [ LINN / CD - released 10/May/2011 ] "The very fine cast enters with spirit into the text's convoluted scenario of love and betrayal in ancient Persia and delivering [sic] the notes with assurance. Ian Page conducts the period-instrument forces with conviction and the sound is... |
Classical: The Greatest Moments Ever
Various [ Petrol Records / CD - released 31/Oct/2002 ] Features works from Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Strauss, Richard Wagner, Vivaldi, etc |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: La Scala di Seta [The Silken Ladder] (complete opera) Claudia Urru, Meagan Sill (sopranos) Michele Angelini, Remy Burnens (tenors) Emmanuel Franco (baritone) Eugenio Di Lieto (bass) / Kraków Philharmonic [ Naxos Opera / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Jun/2022 ] Gioachino Rossini was only 20 when he was commissioned to compose La scala di seta. It is one of four farsa comica operas which fed popular demand for this genre in Venice in the early 19th century and was wildly successful. |
COPLAND / BERNSTEIN / WALTON / THOMSON / HONEGGER / MOZART / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
Louis Lane & Cleveland Orchestra - The Complete Epic and Columbia Album Collection Cleveland Orchestra. Louis Lane [ Sony Classics / 14 CD Box Set - released 11/Oct/2024 ] Louis Lane went on to head major orchestras in Dallas and Atlanta and to guest conduct leading ensembles all over the world. But before that, Louis Lane honed his craft while working in the shadow of one of the great masters: in 1947, legendary... |
ANTONIN DVOARK / BEDRICH SMETANA
George Szell conducts Dvorak & Smetana The Cleveland Orchestra, Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York, George Szell [ Sony Classical Masters / 7 CD Box Set - released 5/Jun/2019 ] "George Szell's Dvorák performances feature his customary blend of razor sharp orchestral discipline allied to a wholly idiomatic, singing line..Indispensable!" ClassicsToday Dvorak Symphonies |
SCHUMANN / BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / IVES / BARBER / MENDELSSOHN / etc
Cleveland Quartet - The Complete RCA Album Collection The Cleveland Quartet, with Emanuel Ax (piano), Jack Brymer (clarinet), Barry Tuckwell (horn), Richard Stoltzman (Clarinet), Yo Yo Ma (cello) [ Sony Classical / RCA Red Seal / 23 CD Box Set - released 11/Nov/2023 ] Immediately upon their debut at the 1969 Marlboro Festival, four brilliant young American musicians calling themselves the Cleveland Quartet were hailed as a chamber ensemble of exceptional quality. |
Cleveland So/Szell
Haydn: Szell Conducts Haydn [ Sony Classical / 4 CD - released 4/Apr/2011 ] |
OST / Cliff Martinez
Drive [ Sony Classical / CD - released 2/Apr/2012 ] |
Cole Porter
Ost: Silk Stockings [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] |
HOOK / J C BACH / JOHN MAHON
English Classical Clarinet Concertos Colin Lawson, Michael Harris (clarinets, basset horns) / The Parley of Instruments / Peter Holman [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] 'This is a really delightful collection of pieces. Both Lawson and Harris play superbly throughout, blending well together and displaying immaculate intonation' (BBC Music Magazine) |