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W. A. MOZART / SCHOENBERG / SCHUBERT / HAYDN / BEETHOVEN / DANZI / etc
New Vienna Octet, Vienna Wind Soloists - The Decca Recordings New Vienna Octet, Vienna Wind Soloists [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 18 CD Box Set - released 15/Mar/2024 ] Postcards from Vienna: drawn largely from the supreme players of the Wiener Philharmoniker, collected here are the Decca recordings of Viennese chamber music ensembles, including the New Vienna Octet, Vienna Wind Soloists, Wiener Waldhornverein, etc |
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MAHLER
Bruno Walter conducts Mahler [7 CD set] New York Philharmonic, Columbia Symphony, Bruno Walter [ Sony Classical Masters / 7 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2012 ] "This record comes to us so loaded with history and legend, and it carries its burden with such triumphant sure-footedness, that I have no hesitation in declaring it one of the greatest musical monuments of our time." (Gramophone on Symphony No 9) |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture / Marche Slave / Romeo and Juliet / Capriccio Italien / Hamlet / Symphonies New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein [ Sony Classical / 5 CD Box Set - released 13/Mar/2020 ] "The 1812 Overture in particular (has) a freshenss and exultancy notable even among the best of the other high-powered versions...the sound is thrillingly vivid throughout." (High Fidelity) |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Orchestral Music (Incls 'Good Friday Music') New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 1/May/2011 ] "Zubin Mehta became the Philharmonic's Music Director in 1978. Mehta's 13-year tenure as the New York Philharmonic's Music Director - during which he conducted more than 1,000 concerts - was the longest in the Orchestra's history." (nyphil.org) |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia / Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 / Fantasia on Greensleeves and others New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / James Judd, conductor [ Naxos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Jan/2005 ] "Helped by vivid sound, James Judd conducts the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in glowing performances of these favourite [sic] Vaughan Williams works." (Gramophone) |
DOUGLAS LILBURN
The Three Symphonies New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / John Hopkins [ Kiwi Pacific Records International Ltd. / CD - released 23/Jan/2000 ] A powerful reading of three great New Zealand symphonies! |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / ELGAR / DELIUS / HOLST / BAX
O, to be in England: Music for a green and pleasant land New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / The English Northern Sinfonia [ Heritage of Music / Gift of Music / CD - released 20/Jun/2011 ] A fine collection of moving and wistful orchestral works which celebrate the English landscape and its natural beauty. English composers have always excelled at pastoral music with a hint of nostalgia: from 'the lark ascending' to the strains of... |
LEOS JANACEK
Janácek: The diary of one who disappeared & other works Nicky Spence (tenor), Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Jun/2019 ] "Not only does Spence's voice offer a rare mix of steely strength and velvety tenderness but his bright, vibrant timbre communicates a touching, wide-eyed sense of ardent longing, tinged with melancholy." Gramophone Awards 2020 WINNER - Solo Vocal |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Triple Concerto / Songs (LP) Nicola Benedetti (violin), Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Gerald Finley (baritone) / Philharmonia Orchestra [ Decca / 2 LP - released 19/Jul/2024 ] "Unbend the Triple with big personalities and it can topple, but here the balance is absolutely right, a model of judicious pacing, too; there's character to spare, which is as it should be." Gramophone |
NIGEL KENNEDY
The Four Elements Nigel Kennedy [ Sony Classical / CD - released 10/Oct/2011 ] The Four Elements, written for violin, orchestra, band and voices, is a suite of pieces which Kennedy conceived as his own 21st century response to Vivaldi's baroque masterpiece The Four Seasons, a work with which Kennedy is intrinsically linked. |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN / GEORG FRIEDERIC HANDEL
Händel & Mendelssohn Reimagined Niklas Liepe (violin) / NDR Radiophilharmonie, Joseph Bastian [ Sony Classical / CD - released 13/Jun/2025 ] "it's Aleksey Igudesman's Peace‑acaglia that breaks out as the album's philosophical-but-fun centrepiece - a musical statement that demolishes cultural boundaries through its synthesis of Western and Eastern traditions." Gramophone |
SCARLATTI / PASQUINI / CALDARA / PORPORA / LOTTI
Sacred Duets Nuria Rial (Soprano) Valer Sabadus (countertenor) & Julia Schroder (violin) / Kammerorchester Basel [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/Mar/2017 ] Sony Classical present Italian duets and arias with baroque stars Nuria Rial and Valer Sabadus. The Spanish soprano Nuria Rial and the countertenor Valer Sabadus are both stars of the booming baroque music scene. Nuria Rial is a bright soprano with... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Ivan The Terrible Olga Borodina (mezzo), Ildar Abdrazakov (bass) / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Staats-und Domchor Berlin, Tugan Sokhiev [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Dec/2016 ] Oratorio for Alto, Bass, Boys' Choir, Choir & Orchestra based on the original Film score (1942-44) |
ROSSINi / DONIZETTI / OFFENBACH / MASSENET / VERDI / PUCCINI / etc
La bellezza del canto Olga Peretyatko 9soprano) / Munchner Rundfunkorchester, Miguel Gomez-Martinez [ Sony Classical / CD - released 29/Aug/2011 ] |
OLIVIA BELLI
Belli: Daimon - Piano Concerto, Ithaca Suite & Sonatina for Nausicaa Olivia Belli (piano, piccolo), Canea Quartett, Eldbjørg Hemsing (violin), Jess Gillam (saxophone), Raphaela Gromes (cello), Deutsches Kammerorchester [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] Known for her refined neoclassical voice, Belli draws inspiration from Bach, Chopin, Philip Glass, Arvo Pärt, and the worlds of art and literature. Daimon takes its cue from Homer's Odyssey. Belli was fascinated by Odysseus' destined return to Ithaca... |
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TCHAIKOVSKY / KHACHATURIAN / PROKOFIEV / ADAM / STRAVINSKY / DELIBES
The Most Beautiful Ballets [incls 'Swan Lake' & 'Romeo & Juliet'] The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Mark Ermler & Barry Wordsworth [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] "..the players have responded with both refinement and red-blooded commitment not just to the conductor but to the free, warm acoustic of All Saints' Church, Tooting." (Gramophone on Swan Lake) |
HANS ZIMMER
The World of Hans Zimmer - A Symphonic Celebration ORF Radio Symphony Radio, Martin Gellner, with Lisa Gerrard (vocals), Aleksandra Suklar (percussion), El Amir (guitar), etc [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 15/Mar/2019 ] Sony Classical is pleased to release the sensational double-album by one of the world's most accomplished film composer, Hans Zimmer. This stunning album sees Hans Zimmer arrange some of his most successful and recognisable compositions into... |
ALFREDO CASELLA
Alfredo Casella Musica Per Orchestra Orchestra Della Toscana, Daniele Rustioni [ Sony Classical / CD - released 3/May/2019 ] This album, part of a trilogy, was produced in collaboration with the Foundation of the Toscana Regional Orchestra and is dedicated to 20th century Italian history. The first CD with the promising young conductor was released in 2016 and dedicated to... |
GERSHWIN / GROFE / HAYDN / BEETHOVEN / STRAVINSKY / BERNSTEIN / MAHLER / DVORAK
Leonard Bernstein: 10 Album Classics Original New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, Broadway Casts, Dietrich Fischer Dieskau (baritone) [ Sony Classical / 11 CD Box Set - released 7/Jul/2023 ] The re-masterings in this new collection are the best ever issued of these thrilling recordings by one of the last century's greatest musicians, selected from the vast Bernstein catalogue. |
Original Soundtrack
ST. Vincent [ Sony Classical / CD ] |
