W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (complete opera) Andreas Schmidt, Lella Cuberli, Joan Rodgers, John Tomlinson, Cecilia Bartoli / Berlin Philharmonic / Daniel Barenboim [ Erato / Warner The Home of Opera / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/May/2017 ] "Everything that Barenboim does provides some sort of illumination of the drama," said Gramophone of this Figaro; "It has something to say, something that arises from deep and serious musical perception." |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Requiem Anja Harteros, Elina Garanca, Jonas Kaufmann, Rene Pape / Orchestra e coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Daniel Barenboim [ Decca DVD / DVD - released 30/Aug/2013 ] "Even without a fully Italianate instrument, Kaufmann's honeyed, warm tone makes him exceptional in Verdi." (The Telegraph) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Terezín / Theresienstadt Anne Sofie von Otter (soprano) Bengt Forsberg (piano) Christian Gerhaher (baritone) Daniel Hope (violin [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Sep/2007 ] BBC Magazine Award Finalist 2008 (Best vocal recording) - 'The poignant history of the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto, its musicians and composers is now well known. This recital of songs and chamber works brings a broad range of the repertoire to... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Trios KV 502-KV 542-KV 548 Anne Sophie Mutter (violin) Andre Previn (piano) with Daniel Moller-Schott (cello) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 12/Feb/2006 ] "This is Mozart writing for pure enjoyment, in the best sense of the word." Anne-Sophie Mutter on the Piano Trios |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet (complete ballet filmed in 2011) Australian Ballet / Madeleine Eastoe, Kevin Jackson, Daniel Gaudiello / Nicolette Fraillon (cond) [ ABC Classics DVD / DVD - released 1/Jan/2013 ] Graeme Murphy is renowned for his ability to create striking new versions of iconic ballets and Romeo and Juliet is his most lavish vision yet. He sets this universal love story outside of place and time and the spectacular production roams over... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos Daniel Barenboim (piano) / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / 3 CD Box Set - released 21/Sep/2015 ] The partnership of the young and dynamic Daniel Barenboim with Otto Klempere, a veteran not known for his readiness to compromise, proved a revelation.The fruit of their collaboration was this vivid and inspiring set of the Beethoven Piano Concertos |
ANTONIN DVORAK / FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Dvorak/Mendelssohn: Piano Trios Beaux Arts Trio, with Daniel Hope (violin), Menahem Pressler (piano), Antonio Meneses (violoncello) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 3/Jan/2005 ] |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: The Nine Symphonies Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Warner Classics / 9 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2021 ] "Daniel Barenboim and the Berlin Philharmonic have given us one of the finest (and certainly the best-recorded) Bruckner Sixths of all time - this represents a major landmark in Brucknerian discography." Fanfare |
BRUCKNER
The Nine Symphonies Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Teldec / 9 CD - released 7/Mar/2005 ] Nine symphonies of Bruckner in a special box |
RICHARD WAGNER
Complete Wagner Operas [34 CD set] Robert Holl, Falk Struckmann, Jane Eaglen, Waltraud Meier, Siegfried Jerusalem, Siegfried Jerusalem, Günter von Kannen, Anne Evans / Daniel Barenboim [ Teldec Warner Classics / 34 CD Box Set - released 10/Oct/2011 ] Barenboim's iconic Wagner performances, available for the first time in a complete set. |
DONIZETTI / VERDI / BOITO / SULLIVAN / PONCHIELLI / ROSSINI
Bad Boys Bryn Terfel (baritone) with Anne Sofie von Otter & Balcarras Crafoord / Swedish Radio Choir & Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Paul Daniel [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Jan/2010 ] "Terfel, of course, brings the smell of the theatre into everything he does. His powerful vocal presence is born of physical presence and he harnesses words, in any language, like few others." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice - November 2009 |
VERDI
Gerusalemme [Jerusalem] (complete opera) Marcello Giordani, Philippe Rouillon, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Daniel Borowski, Simon Edwards / Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Fabio Luisi [ Decca Operas / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2014 ] |
FAURE
Requiem / Pelléas et Mélisande Daniel Fuchs, Gilles Cachemaille, Mathias Usbeck, Robert Thuillier / Suisse Romande Orchestra, Armin Jordan [ Warner Classics The Erato Story / CD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] "This recording has flair and a robust honesty that is immediately captivating. Mathias Usbeck is tender and expressive in the 'Pie Jesu', even if not flawless. The baritone Gilles Cachemaille shows admirable control." (Archiv Music) |
W. A. MOZART / RICHARD STRAUSS
Mozart / Strauss: Oboe Concertos Cristina Gómez Godoy (oboe) / West Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Warner Classics / CD - released 4/Feb/2022 ] "Godoy's tone is rich and velvety, and ideally suited to the ecstatic, songful outpouring of Strauss's 1945 Oboe Concerto." BBC Music Concerto Choice April 2022 |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Don Quixote / Don Juan Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Warner Classics Maestro / CD - released 7/Apr/2008 ] |
EDWARD GRIEG
Grieg: Lyric Pieces Daniel Adni (piano) [ Warner Classics Inspiration / CD - released 1/May/2018 ] "His tone is always as ingratiating as his phrasing is rounded. Provided all that is needed is a poised account of what is written on the lines, the results are nearly always enjoyable." (Gramophone) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Complete Piano Music Anatol Ugorski, Tamás Vásáry, Wilhelm Kempff, Daniel Barenboim, Aloys Kontarsky, Alfons Kontarsky (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon Collector's Edition / 9 CD Box Set - released 10/Aug/2014 ] From Deutsche Grammophon's epoch-making Brahms Edition: the composer's complete music for solo piano, piano duet and organ. Interpreted by distinguished keyboard artists including Daniel Barenboim and Tamás Vásáry, scaling the towering variations,... |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Complete Nocturnes Daniel Barenboim (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 30/Oct/2014 ] "this is a tasteful and polished rendition, and judging from Chopin's own preferences in playing the nocturnes, it seems rather close in spirit." (AllMusic.com) |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt - Live at La Scala Daniel Barenboim (piano) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 22/Oct/2007 ] |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Liebesträume, Consolations, Sonetti di Petrarca Daniel Barenboim (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD ] |