VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Guitarist (58CD Box + DVD) John WIlliams (guitar) with Julian Bream & guests [ Sony Classical / 58 CD Box Set - released 10/Jul/2016 ] Sony Classical has issued the first-ever complete collection of recordings by the incomparable John Williams. This Original Jacket Collection comprises 57 original albums made over four decades, including his style-crossing collaborations and a DVD. |
John Williams
Ost: Star Wars Episode 1 - The [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 19/Mar/2012 ] |
John Williams
O.S.T. - Star Wars Episode Iv [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2004 ] |
John Williams
O.S.T. - Star Wars Episode V [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2004 ] |
John Williams
O.S.T. - Star Wars Episode Vi [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2004 ] |
John Williams
Ost: War Horse [ Sony Classical / CD - released 16/Jan/2012 ] |
ALBENIZ / GRANADOS
Spanish Guitar Music John Williams (guitar) [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 17/Jun/2011 ] While he is admired for his performances of the standard works for the guitar, John Williams has explored many different musical traditions outside the classical tradition. |
BARRIOS / ALBENIZ / SATIE / TARREGA / SCARLATTI / etc
John Williams: The Ultimate Guitar Collection [2 CD set] John Williams (guitar) [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/2012 ] |
J. S. BACH
John Williams plays Bach John Williams (guitar) with Peter Hurford (organ) & the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Kenneth Sillito [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 1/May/2018 ] The Australian guitarist John Williams has long been universally recognized as a true master, to quote the Guardian. The centrepiece of his Bach recordings is formed by the Suites for solo lute. |
JOHN WILLIAMS
John Williams / Stephen Spielberg: The Ultimate Collection Orchestra conducted by John Williams [ Sony Classical / 4 CD/DVD Box Set ] Over the 90-year history of sound film, there have been a handful of instances where a director and a composer have formed a longtime partnership that resulted in a series of classical scores, creating music that stands the test of time. |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Walkure (Complete Opera recorded in 1967) [Remastered CDs plus Blu-ray Audio] Jon Vickers, Martti Talvela, Thomas Stewart, Gundula Janowitz, Régine Crespin / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Remastered CDs plus Blu-ray audio / 4 CD Box Set - released 12/Jun/2020 ] Remastered at Emil Berliner Studios in 24 bit/192kHz. Blu-ray Audio in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. CDs are produced from the new remastering. |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Walkure (complete opera recorded in 2011) Jonas Kaufmann, Nina Stemme, Rene Pape / Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, Valery Gergiev [ Mariinsky SACD / 4 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2013 ] "Act I has Jonas Kaufmann's heroic, poetic Siegmund at the peak of his powers, partnering a limpid, youthful-sounding Sieglinde in Anja Kampe - a dream pair of Wälsung twins for our time, and one to compare with the greatest on disc." (Sunday Times) |
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Jonas Kaufmann: Mein Wien (Blu-ray) [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 2/Oct/2020 ] Following the success of the album 'Wien', esteemed tenor, Jonas Kaufmann, returns with a DVD and BluRay release of 'Mein Wein'. This is Jonas Kaufmann's deeply personal tribute to the world-famous melodies from Vienna. |
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / RAI National Symphony Orchestra, Jochen Rieder
Dolce Vita [Live concert & documentary] [ Sony Classical DVD / DVD - released 10/Dec/2016 ] Includes Live concert from Torino and charming TV documentary film "My Italy" presented by Jonas himself. A 'must-have' for fans! Share the magic of Italian song with Jonas Kaufmann as he shows us, both on and off the stage, how he fell in love... |
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / RAI National Symphony Orchestra, Jochen Rieder
Dolce Vita [Live concert & documentary] BLU-RAY [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 16/Dec/2016 ] Includes Live concert from Torino and charming TV documentary film "My Italy" presented by Jonas himself. A 'must-have' for fans! Share the magic of Italian song with Jonas Kaufmann as he shows us, both on and off the stage, how he fell in love... |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / Wiener Philharmoniker, Jonathan Nott [ Sony Classical / CD - released 22/Apr/2017 ] "played with shimmering detail by the Vienna Philharmonic...As expected, Kaufmann is glorious in the tenor songs. In those for lower voice he sings with the same, unaffected sensitivity...An interesting, one-off experiment." Financial Times *** |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Summer Night's Concert 2020 Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / Wiener Philharmoniker, Valery Gergiev [ Sony Classical / CD - released 17/Jun/2013 ] The world's biggest annual classical open-air concert, The Summer Night Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic, returns to the magical setting of Schönbrunn Palace Baroque park in Vienna. |
VERDI / RACHMANINOV / BERNSTEIN / ELGAR / SIBELIUS / etc
Schoenbrunn 2021 - Summer Night Concert 2021 Igor Levit (piano) / Wiener Philharmoniker, Daniel Harding [ Sony Classical DVD / DVD - released 23/Jul/2021 ] The Summer Night Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic is the world's biggest annual classical open-air concert and took place in the magical setting of the Schönbrunn Palace Baroque park in Vienna on 18 June 2021. |
J. S. BACH
A Bach Notebook for Trumpet Jonathan Freeman-Attwood (trumpet) Daniel-Ben Pienaar (piano) [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jan/2013 ] Jonathan Freeman-Attwood's 'A Bach Notebook for Trumpet' is a celebration of the music of the famous Johann Sebastian and ten other lesser-known Bachs, re-imagined for the combination of trumpet and piano. |
CESAR FRANCK
Franck: Complete Organ & Harmonium Works Joris Verdin (organ/harmonian) [ Ricercar / 5 CD Box Set - released 13/May/2022 ] César Franck gradually abandoned his career as a virtuoso pianist as he completed his training under various Parisian masters, one of whom was the organist François Benoist. Franck then served as organist in various important Parisian churches. |