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ARRIGO BOITO
Boito: Mefistofele (Complete opera recorded in 1995) Eva Marton, Francisco Araiza, Alan Titus / Münchner Rundfunkorchester & Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Pinchas Steinberg [ Sony RCA Classical Opera / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2016 ] Arrigo Boito, Verdi's greatest librettist, was also a noted composer, best known for his Italian operatic treatment of Goethe's tragedy Faust. His MEFISTOFELE is much closer in spirit and letter to the original source than Gounod's French version of... |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1-4 Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 15/Jul/2019 ] "...in phrase after elegantly turned phrase, you hear how much this music means to Thielemann; the affection is palpable to a more discernable degree than in his previous recording, with the Philharmonia" Gramophone |
ARENSKY / BORTKIEWICZ / KABALEVSKY / RACHMANINOV / PROKOFIEV / etc
Russian Piano Concertos Evgeny Kissin, In-Ju Bang, Felicja Blumental, Ştefan Doniga, Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Hamburg Symphony etc [ Brilliant Classics / 15 CD Box Set - released 23/Mar/2018 ] There is a special quality to Russian Piano Concertos: apart from their jawdropping virtuosity and orchestral brilliance they share that common Slavonicflavor, an undefinable mixture of melancholy and passion, whether smouldering or blazing. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 5 Evgeny Kissin (Piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra, James Levine [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/Mar/2017 ] "(Kissin's) technique is of an obliterating command, enough to make even his strongest competitors throw up their hands in despair, and yet everything is at the service of a deeply ardent and poetic nature." Gramophone |
Fabio Di Casola
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto [ Sony Classical / CD - released 5/Jul/2010 ] "It is an attractive performance, avoiding the Romantic indulgences which have been retrospectively wished upon this late masterpiece, and making it thereby the more moving and affecting." International Record Review, October 2010 |
FEDERICO MOMPOU
Mompou: Complete solo piano works (Rec 1974) Federico Mompou (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 17/Aug/2005 ] "These classic recordings, licensed from Ensayo, always will be treasured by those who enjoy Federico Mompou's haunting and hermetic style." (ClassicsToday 10/8 for performance and sound) |
CHRISTOPH GRAUPNER
Graupner: Complete Harpsichord Music Fernando de Luca (harpsichord) [ Brilliant Classics / 14 CD Box Set - released 25/Jun/2021 ] Christoph Graupner was born Kirchberg, Saxony. Due to an unfortunate combination of circumstances his work has fallen into almost total oblivion, yet he was one of the most important composers of his time. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527 (complete opera recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY Festival d'Aix-en-Provence / Bo Skovhus, Kyle Ketelsen, David Bizic, Colin Balzer / English Voices & Freiburger Barockorchester, Louis Langrée [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 22/Jul/2013 ] A new 'Don Giovanni' in Aix from renowned Russian stage director Dmitri Tcherniakov, awarded best director at the International Opera Awards 2013, and conductor Louis Langrée. |
W. A. MOZART
Don Giovanni (complete opera recorded in 2010) Festival d'Aix-en-Provence / Bo Skovhus, Kyle Ketelsen, Marlis Petersen, Kristine Opolais / Louis Langrée (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / DVD - released 31/Jul/2013 ] "Skovhus is electrifying in the lead role as he pivots from roaring malevolence to whispered fragility..The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra under Louis Langree articulates extreme states of mind latent in Mozart's score...This DVD is a must-see" BBC Music |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
Arnold: The Complete Brass Chamber Music Fine Arts Brass [ Nimbus / CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] "This disc is filled to the brim - at just under 80 minutes - with a wide range of genres of brass music and can be easily recommended to any fan of brass music." MusicWeb |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Fou Ts'ong plays Chopin Fou Ts'ong (piano) [ Sony Classical / 10 CD Box Set - released 12/Nov/2021 ] The first ever collection of Fou Ts'ong's complete Chopin Recordings for CBS Masterworks on 10 CDs. This special release includes full sets of the Ballades, Nocturnes, Études, Préludes, and Mazurkas. |
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Bach: Sonatas and Partitas BWV1001-1006 Francesco Teopini (classical guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2016 ] Why transcribe and perform the sonatas and partitas for solo violin on the guitar? It is surely the works themselves that provide the justification; their indestructible melodic poetry and their rich implied counterpoint at which the original violin... |
Francis Monkman
Classical Concussion & Predictions [ Vocalion / CD - released 27/May/2016 ] The albums Classical Concussion and Predictions, both from 1979, represent Vocalion's latest voyage into the archives of the KPM 1000 Series, one of the world's leading recorded music libraries and the home of such famous TV themes as News at Ten,... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Serse (complete opera recorded in 2018) Franco Fagioli (Serse), Vivica Genaux, Inga Kalna, Francesca Aspromonte / Il Pomo d ́Oro Orchestra, Maxim Emelyanychev [ Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Dec/2018 ] "I'd guess that a voice like Franco Fagioli's…comes as close as we can get today to the mingled brilliance, suppleness and power of the great castrati in their pomp." Gramophone Editor's Choice Feb 2019 |
W. A. MOZART
Works for Oboe & Orchestra Francois Leleux (oboe) / Camerata Salzburg [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Jun/2011 ] "…in terms of tone production alone, François Leleux captures lasting attention. Notes aren't tongued sharply, either at the beginnings of phrases or during staccato; they seem to emanate from Leleux's own breathing." (Gramophone) |
Frank Peter Zimmerman
Bach: Sonatas For Violin & Piano [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 15/Sep/2008 ] |
Frank Sinatra
Ultimate Christmas [ Capitol / Universal / CD - released 6/Oct/2017 ] Ultimate Christmas is the essential new Frank Sinatra holiday collection, showcasing 20 classics from Sinatra's Capitol and Reprise catalogs such as 'White Christmas,' 'Silent Night,' 'Jingle Bells' and 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.' |
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Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Boldoczki: Bach [ Sony Classical / CD - released 25/Oct/2010 ] |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Richard Strauss: Die Liebe der Danae (complete opera recorded at the Salzburger Festspiele 2016) BLU-RAY Vienna State Opera / Krassimira Stoyanova, Tomasz Konieczny, Norbert Ernst, Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke / Franz Welser-Möst (cond) [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 29/Sep/2017 ] "Krassimira Stoyanova rises to the challenge of Danae tirelessly, singing with luxurious, focused tone throughout." Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2017 |
Friar Allessandro
Voice Of Joy (UK / International Version) [ Decca Records / CD - released 29/Nov/2013 ] Friar Alessandro has recorded an album of Christmas Carols and sacred arias, or as he describes it, an album of Joy. Since his first album was released in 2012, Alessandro has captured the hearts of people around the world with his beautiful voice... |
