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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: Mass Kevin Vortmann (tenor) / Philadelphia Orchestra, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Temple University Concert Choir, The American Boychoir, Yannick Né [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2018 ] "Nézet-Séguin might seem like just a bystander amid all the activity, but the fact that this recorded account is as coherent as it is attests to his multitasking strengths." Philadelphia Inquirer |
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FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 / Totentanz Krystian Zimerman (piano) / Boston Symphony Orchestra / Seiji Ozawa [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 2/Jan/2002 ] Rosette (Highest Rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos Krystian Zimerman (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD - released 13/Aug/2021 ] "..these performances are as near-definitive as I ever expect to hear...[Zimerman's] interpretations here have a fleet grace which takes the breath away." BBC Music Magazine Awards 2022 Shortlisted - Concerto |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos [3 CDs with Blu-ray Audio / Dolby Atmos & Blu-ray video] Krystian Zimerman (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Deutsche Grammophon / 5 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 22/Apr/2022 ] Krystian Zimerman, Sir Simon Rattle, and Ludwig van Beethoven: three exceptional musicians and five great piano concertos brought together for this landmark recording. |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chopin: 4 Ballades / Barcarolle / Fantasie Krystian Zimerman (piano) / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 11/May/1988 ] Born in 1956 in Zabrze, Poland, Krystian Zimerman began playing the piano at the age of five; he later studied with Andrei Jasinski at the Music Conservatory in Katowice. He embarked upon his international career after winning the 1975 Warsaw Chopin... |
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TCHAIKOVSKY / RACHMANINOV / BEETHOVEN / CHOPIN / etc
Lang Lang: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 [special edition box] Lang Lang (piano) with Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, Orchestre de Paris, etc [ Deutsche Grammophon / 12 CD Box Set - released 21/Jun/2012 ] A stunning set: Lang Lang's complete recordings, on Deutsche Grammophon (9 CDs) and on Telarc (2 CDs), with the longest Bonus CD (82:49) you've ever heard. Plus the 200-page book, with new articles, original liner notes and photos galore of this... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Dragon Songs [includes the Yellow River Concerto] BLU-RAY Lang Lang (piano) / Fan Wei / Zhang Jial / Ji Wei / Long Yu / Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra / Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra [ Deutsche Grammophon Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Sep/2014 ] Lang Lang has fascinated audiences all over the globe - with "Dragon Songs" he takes them home to show them "his" China. Discover the musical culture that forged one of the most acclaimed classical musicians of our day. |
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RACHMANINOV
The Romance of Rachmaninov [2 CD set] Lang Lang (piano) / Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev / St Petersburg Philharmonic, Yuri Tamirkanov [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 1/May/2014 ] "Lang Lang is a marvel, his ease of virtuosity astonishing, his stage presence magnetic" - The Times (London), May 2004 |
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VARIOUS
Lang Lang - The Disney Book Lang Lang (piano), with Andrea Bocelli & Gina Alice / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Ziegler [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 16/Sep/2022 ] "What could so easily have turned into a hotel lobby-style piano amble in fact does a lot better than that. There's a broad range of Disney from across the ages plus a nice variety of pace, and one or two of the arrangements are engagingly clever." |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Ode an die Freiheit / Ode to freedom - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 (CD + DVD) Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD/DVD - released 4/Oct/2019 ] To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Deutsche Grammophon has remastered its landmark recording of the festive concert conducted by Leonard Bernstein on Christmas Day, 1989, in Berlin's Emil Berliner Studios. This special... |
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FRANCK / SZYMANOWSKI / CHAUSSON / DEBUSSY
Lisa Batiashvili - Secret Love Letters Lisa Batiashvili (violin) Giorgi Gigashvili (piano) / Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 19/Aug/2022 ] "Batiashvili favours an interpretative line that is easier to experience than to describe, not self-effacing so much as intimate, flexible, unhurried.." (Gramophone Editor's Choice Oct 2022) |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.3 in A minor 'Scottish' / Overtures London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Oct/1985 ] Original recordings recorded St. John's, Smith Square, London, 1984 |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: Le Sacre di Printemps [The Rite of Spring] (with Bartok - Miraculous Mandarin) [CD+Blu-ray Dolby Atmos] Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen [ Deutsche Grammophon CD + Blu-ray Audio Dolby Atmos / 2 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 3/Nov/2007 ] 2008 Grammy Award nomination for Best Orchestral Performnace |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 25 Martha Argerich (piano) / Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 7/Mar/2014 ] "the tidy sheen of the Orchestra Mozart's young professionals tells us plenty about his genius as an orchestral trainer. And his rapport with the mercurial Argerich...is audible in every bar" The Times, 24th January 2014 |
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MAX RICHTER
Hostiles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Max Richter, London Voices, Air Lyndhurst Orchestra, Ian Burge [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 9/Feb/2018 ] Max Richter's Hostiles soundtrack conveys the power of the human spirit to overcome hatred and division The latest film score by award-winning composer Max Richter, for director Scott Cooper's Hostiles, evokes with beauty and restraint the wild... |
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QIGANG CHEN / FRITZ KREISLER / SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Gateways Maxim Vengerov (violin) Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Long Yu [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 19/Jul/2019 ] "Long Yu [is] a superpower of China's burgeoning music world" - Washington Post The second Deutsche Grammophon release "Gateways" by the newly signed Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and Long Yu features Chinese and Russian works. |
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BEETHOVEN
Piano Concertos 2 and 4 Mikhail Pletnev (piano) / Russian National Orchestra / Christian Gansch [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Apr/2008 ] Pletnev is one of the truly unique and universal artists on DG: Like Beethoven himself, Pletnev is a pianist, a conductor, and a composer. The Beethoven project is very close to his heart: "For me Beethoven is like a god. I worship him, and I admire... |
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RODRIGO / FALLA / SOR / LENNON & McCARTNEY
Milos Karadaglic: Aranjuez Milos Karadaglic (guitar) with London Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin [ Mercury Classics / Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 21/Feb/2014 ] "The young guitarist comes across as an interpreter of delicacy and meticulousness." Financial Times, 14th February 2014 |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations (with Dvorak - Cello Concerto) Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] "the intensity of lyrical feeling and the spontaneity of the partnership between Karajan and Rostropovich ensures the position of their disc at the top of recommendations for this peer among nineteenth century cello concertos." Rosette. Penguin... |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss: Divertimento op. 86 / Le bourgeois gentilhomme Orpheus Chamber Orchestra [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 12/Sep/2004 ] Recorded in 1992 |