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... |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Cantatas / Masses Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of the Collegium Vocale, Philippe Herreweghe/ [ Virgin Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 8/Nov/1999 ] 'Wonderful works, affectionately realized with solo contributions of distinction... strongly recommended.' (Gramophone) |
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 |
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 ] |
JOHANN BAPTIST CRAMER
Cramer: Piano Concertos Nos 1, 3 & 6 Howard Shelley (piano/conductor), London Mozart Players [ Hyperion The Classical Piano Concerto Vol 7 / CD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] "the immaculate playing here is alert and personable in a way that transcends contentious issues of style." BBC Music |
JOHANN BAPTIST CRAMER
Cramer: Piano Concertos Nos 4 & 5 Howard Shelley (piano/conductor), London Mozart Players [ Hyperion The Classical Piano Concerto Vol 6 / CD - released 28/Jun/2019 ] Listening to these fluent, expressive performances, it's difficult to see how even Cramer-one of the great virtuosos of his day-could have matched the effortless mastery so characteristic of Howard Shelley's pianism. |
JAN LADISLAV DUSSEK
Dussek: Piano Concertos Ulster Orchestra, Howard Shelley (piano & conductor) [ Hyperion The Classical Piano Concerto Vol 1 / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] 'Shelley plays all these pieces as stylishly as ever … these pieces are a real find, and the disc augurs well for the series' (BBC Music Magazine) |
DANIEL STEIBELT
Steibelt: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 5 & 7 Howard Shelley (piano & conductor) / Ulster Orchestra [ Hyperion The Classical Piano Concerto Vol 2 / CD - released 31/Dec/2015 ] 'Shelley brings Steibelt's music back to life with all the panache we have come to expect from the many other piano concertos he has recorded for Hyperion in their previous Romantic piano concerto series' (Classic FM) |
LEOPOLD KOZELUCH
Kozeluch: Piano Concertos Nos 1, 5 & 6 Howard Shelley (piano), London Mozart Players [ Hyperion The Classical Piano Concerto Vol 4 / CD - released 20/Jan/2017 ] 'It's impossible to imagine more compelling performances of this music-Howard Shelley is truly a rescuer of lost musical souls' (Gramophone) |
FRANZ XAVER MOZART / MUZIO CLEMENTI
F. X. Mozart / Clementi: Piano Concertos Howard Shelley (piano/conductor), Sinfonieorchester St Gallen [ Hyperion The Classical Piano Concerto Vol 3 / CD - released 29/Jul/2016 ] 'Howard Shelley plays both pieces quite beautifully, investing each phrase with subtly understated expression' (BBC Music Magazine Five Stars) |
GYORGY LIGETI
Ligeti: The Grand Macabre Dieter Weller, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Olive Fredricks, Peter Haage / ORF Symphonie Orchester, ORF Chor Elgar Howarth [ Wergo / 2 CD Box Set ] Ligeti's two-act opera in four scenes, Le grand macabre, is an entertaining, taut example of musical theater residing somewhere between parody and ominous seriousness, between clowning and wisdom. The opera's hero, Nekrotzar (Dracula), alias Le grand... |