LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 'Emperor' / Piano Concerto No. 0, WoO 4 Boris Giltburg (piano) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Mar/2022 ] These works share the common key of E flat major but represent two very different stages in the composer's life. The Piano Concerto No. 0, WoO 4, written when Beethoven was 13 years old, is one of his earliest works. |
FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 (1927-1936) John Brownlee (baritone) / London Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Beecham [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 1/May/2000 ] The orchestra which Beecham conducted on the disc was the ensemble of freelancers that played for the concerts of the Royal Philharmonic Society season. |
JOHN RUTTER
A Song in Season: Sacred Music of John Rutter The Cambridge Singers / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Directed by John Rutter with John Birch (organ) [ Collegium / CD - released 10/Oct/2010 ] A major collection of new choral music by John Rutter, featuring a host of previously unrecorded works in glittering performances by the Cambridge Singers and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. |
JOHN RUTTER
Rutter: The Gift of Life and seven sacred pieces The Cambridge Singers / The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Rutter [ Collegium / CD - released 20/Oct/2015 ] "The composer has worked for years with the Cambridge Singers and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and their ease and familiarity here makes for a beautifully performed and recorded listen." (ClassicFM) |
JOHN ADAMS / JOHN CORIGLIANO
Adams: Violin Concerto / Corigliano: The Red Violin: Chaconne Chloe Hanslip (violin) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin, with Charles Owen (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/2006 ] "(Chloe's) debut with Naxos is a formidable addition to the label's encyclopaedic series of American classics...Throughout this major 20th-century concerto, the clarity of the Naxos recording is immaculate, making the balance between soloist and... |
FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Piano and Orchestra Works (complete) Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) / Gavle Symphony Orchestra, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / 5 CD Box Set - released 28/Jan/2022 ] Ferdinand Ries' works for piano and orchestra stand alongside those of Hummel as the finest and most important of their kind from the early decades of the 19th century. |
FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Piano Concertos, Vol. 3 (Incls 'Piano Concerto in A minor) Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] "An admirable collection, made all the more desirable by the pianism of Christopher Hinterhuber. It's been a while since I've heard playing of such consistent quality" (MusicWeb June 2009) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Der glorreiche Augenblick / Choral Fantasia Claire Rutter (soprano) Matilde Wallevik (mezzo-soprano) Peter Hoare (tenor) & Stephen Gadd (bar) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hilary Davan Wetton [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Aug/2012 ] "With first-rate recorded sound, the disc is strongly recommended." (BBC Music) |
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Scheherazade, Op. 35 / Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36 Clio Gould (violin) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit [ ONYX / CD - released 10/Mar/2011 ] "[Clio Gould] offers a ravishing account of the solo violin narrative thread linking the different episodes in the music. Her playing has a fragile beauty...the splendid performance of the Easter Festival Overture conjures up a heady atmosphere of... |
CHRISTOPHER GUNNING
Gunning: Concerto For Guitar and Orchestra, Concerto For Clarinet and String Orchestra, Concertino For Flute and Small Orchestra Craig Ogden (guitar), Michael Whight (clarinet), Catherine Handley (flute) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Gunning (conductor) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 11/Feb/2022 ] Christopher Gunning and the RPO present a series of 3 concertos, all written for friends and colleagues of the composer. In Gunning's own words "... in each case my aim has been to provide the soloist with something enjoyable yet technically... |
VERDI
Attila (Complete opera recorded in 1973) Cristina Deutekom, Carlo Bergonzi, Ruggero Raimondi, Sherill Milnes, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Lamberto Gardelli [ Decca Grand Opera / 2 CD - released 20/Jun/2012 ] Blazing drama and thrilling singing from an all-star cast as Attila returns to the catalogue. |
DANIEL BORTZ / INGVAR KARKOFF / FREDRIK OSTERLING
A Joker's Tales: 21st-century recorder works Dan Laurin (recorder) / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / Alan Gilbert; Ostgota Symphonic Wind Ensemble / Petter Sundkvist / Trio Paradox [ BIS / CD - released 26/Jan/2006 ] "A new CD of high quality, substantial and original new music has certainly done Bis no disservice" (MusicWeb March 2006) |
BEETHOVEN / KREISLER
Legacy [incls Beethoven - violin concerto] David Garrett (violin) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ion Marin [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 22/Mar/2012 ] "The Beethoven has some lovely episodes." (Gramophone) |
TCHAIKOVSKY / BRAHMS
Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35 / Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77 (Rec 1960/61) David Oistrakh (violin) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Norman Del Mar; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent [ BBC Legends / CD - released 7/Jan/2004 ] "The big tone, the generous gestures, the energy and the poetry, all are here, plus an extra shot of 'live' adrenalin" Gramophone |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony 4 & 5 / Romeo & Juliet / Piano Concerto No. 1 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman / Horacio Gutierrez (piano) / Royal Philharmonic, Andre Previn [ Telarc Everybody's Classics / 2 CD - released 19/Sep/2008 ] "Zinman's is a refined...deftly paced account...Telarc's sound is resplendent." American Record Guide |
W. A. MOZART / JOHANNES BRAHMS
Mozart/Brahms: Violin Concertos Gioconda De Vito (violin) / Berlin Deutsche Opera Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 26/Oct/2009 ] Violinist Gioconda De Vito was a key figure in the renaissance of Italian string playing after 1945. With her broad phrasing, ample tone and generous vibrato, she excelled in performances of Brahms's Violin Concerto using Joachim's cadenza, as in... |
Deep Purple with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Malcolm Arnold
Concerto for Group and Orchestra [ EMI Music DVD / DVD - released 9/Feb/2004 ] Recorded on September 24th, 1969 at London's Royal Albert Hall, Jon Lord's Concerto For Group and Orchestra really was a meeting of two different worlds. Mixed in both 5.1 surround sound and stereo using the latest digital technology for DVD, the... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
The Best Of Tchaikovsky (Includes the complete Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor) Derek Han (piano) Vladimir Spivakov (violin) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Enrique Batiz and others [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] Tchaikovsky is one the pillars of classical music who cannot be ignored. Some of his works have become all time favourites. On this double CD we have compiled all his popular works. |
TCHAIKOVSKY
The Collection: Six CD set (Incls Piano Concertos, Symphonies 4-6 & Ballet Suites) Derek Han (piano) Vladimir Spivakov (violin) / Russian State Symphony Orchestra / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Enrique Batiz [ Brilliant Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 30/Apr/2008 ] Russian Peter Iljitch Tchaikovsky's romantic character may be heard in all his music: the symphonies no.'s 4,5 and 6, the 1st and 2nd piano concertos, the violin concerto, Serenade for Strings and music for his three large ballets: The Nutcracker,... |
Dolora Zajick, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles MacKerras
The Art of Dramatic Mezzo-Soprano (Incls arias by Verdi, Gluck & Saint-Saens) [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 12/Aug/2000 ] This collection, amazingly enough, is Zajick's first solo recording! |