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W. A. MOZART
Cosi fan Tutte (Complete Opera recorded in 1990) Karita Mattila, Anne Sofie von Otter, Thomas Allen, Francisco Araiza / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca Classic Opera / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/2008 ] "A strikingly light, fresh Così with a truly superb ensemble, idiomatic and characterful; the voices are large, but only Mattila sounds a little weighty." (Five Stars BBC Music) |
RAVEL
Bolero / Pavane pour une Infante defunte / Rapsodie espagnole / Daphnis et ChloAC: suite (with works by Debussy & Saint-Saens) Karlheinz Zoeller (flute) Pierre Cochereau (organ) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Herbert von Karajan [ DG Karajan Collection / 2 CD - released 4/Aug/2003 ] "This is the most entertaining modern recording of what is usually counted a forbidding work." (Gramophone on Symphony No 13) |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (complete incidental music) Kathleen Battle, Frederica von Stade, Judi Dench (speaker) / Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Sep/2006 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) - "The recording is first class and the balance is very well judged indeed." *** Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide |
GRIEG / SCHUMANN
Grieg / Schumann: Piano Concertos Krystian Zimerman (piano) / Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon First Choice / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] "It is a perfectly valid conception of the work, carried out with magnificent aplomb by all concerned." (Gramophone) |
Leontyne Price (soprano) with the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Herbert von Karajan
Christmas with Leontyne Price (Includes Silent Night, Ave Maria & We Three Kings) [ Decca Records / CD - released 5/Nov/2004 ] Decca's recorded leagacy is dominated by a huge number of complete opera recordings and vocal recitas. In additon, some of Decca's star singers have recorded Christmas albums in the past. Here is the original Christmas album of soprano Leontyne Price. |
J.S. BACH
Cantatas Vol 5 (BWV 202, 205, 206, 207a, 210, 212, 213) Lisa Larsson, Els Bongers, Anne Grimm, Sybilla Rubens, Elisabeth von Magnus / Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir / Koopman [ Challenge Classics / 4 CD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] This 5th volume is devoted exclusively to secular cantatas of the Leipzig period from 1725-1742. |
J.S. BACH
Cantatas Vol 7 (BWV 24, 25, 67, 95, 105, 136, 144, 147, 148, 173, 181,184) Lisa Larsson (soprano) Bogna Bartosz, Elisabeth von Magnus (alto) Gerd Tark (tenor) / Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir / Ton Koopman [ Challenge Classics / 3 CD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] "The recording project of the nineties.” — The Guardian |
J.S. BACH
Cantatas Vol 4 (BWV 198, 201, 204, 209, 211, 214, 215) Lisa Larsson (soprano) Elisabeth von Magnus, Peter de Groot (Altos) Klaus Mertens (bass) / Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir / Ton Koopman [ Challenge Classics / 3 CD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] The acclaimed series of complete Bach cantatas with The Amsterdam Baroque, conducted by Ton Koopman and originally begun on the now-defunct Erato label, has been rescued by Challenge Classics. |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Salome (complete opera recorded in 1994) Catherine Malfitano, Bryn Terfel, Kenneth Riege / Wiener Philharmoniker, Christoph von Dohnanyi [ Decca Operas / 2 CD - released 24/Oct/2011 ] Catherine Malfitano (Salome), Bryn Terfel (Jokanaan), Kenneth Riegel (Herodes), Hanna Schwarz (Herodias), Kim Begley (Narraboth), Randi Stene (Ein Page) |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Complete Opera recorded in 1955) Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Mario Borriello / Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Herbert von Karajan [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Remastered / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2014 ] "Callas's view, aided by superbly imaginative and spacious conducting from Karajan, gives extra dimension to the Puccinian little woman" Penguin Stereo Guide |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) (Complete opera) Marijana Mijanovic, Magdalena Kozena, Anne Sofie von Otter, Charlotte Hellekant, Bejun Mehta / Les Musiciens du Louvre / Marc Minkowski [ Archiv / 3 CD - released 30/Jun/2003 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1700-1760) - "Handel's dramatic masterpiece in a recording to challenge the very best" (Gramophone) |
HUMMEL / LEOPOLD MOZART / TELEMANN / VIVALDI
Trumpet Concertos Maurice Andre (trumpet) / Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan [ Warner Classics Masters / CD - released 1/Dec/2012 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1761-1800) "...marvellous trumpeting...these fine performances are highlighted by the excellent recording quality." (Gramophone) |
VERDI / MASCAGNI / OFFENBACH / ROSSINI / SUPPE / etc
Herbert von Karajan: 3 Classic Albums Michel Schwalba (violin) / Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon 3 Classic Recordings / 3 CD - released 20/Oct/2015 ] "The conductor shows his mastery of phrase and idiom immediately in the opening La Traviata Prelude which is beautifully done, and the same poise gives distinction to the famous Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo and indeed the Puccini items." |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], Herbert von Karajan [ Warner Classics Redline / CD - released 15/Oct/2018 ] Anne-Sophie Mutter's reading of Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons', conducted by the man who discovered her, Herbert von Karajan, was the first classical CD to go platinum. And to this day, its legendary status remains untarnished. |
MASSENET
Massenet: Werther (complete opera recorded in 1980) Jose Carreras, Frederica von Stadt, Thomas Allen / Orchestra Royal Opera House, Covent garden, Colin Davis [ Decca / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2012 ] "von Stade's performance can hardly be faulted. Her voice is the very incarnation of Charlotte's essential simplicity of character" (Gramophone) |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 "Pathetique" / Swan Lake - Suite Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Warner Classics Redline / CD - released 10/Feb/2019 ] Great romantic emotion coupled with vigorous temperament was the trademark of conducting legend Herbert von Karajan. His readings of Tchaikovsky's dramatic last symphony and the thrilling "Swan Lake" suite are perfect examples of his approach. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies & Overtures (1951-1955 Official Remastered Edition) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Marga Haffgen, Ernst Haefliger, Otto Edelmann / Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2014 ] The Karajan Official Remastered Edition comprises 13 box sets containing official remasterings of the finest recordings the Austrian conductor made for EMI between 1946 and 1984, and which are now a jewel of the Warner Classics catalogue. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The European Anthem & National Anthems of Member States of the Council of Europe Placido Domingo (tenor) / Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 25/May/2006 ] Herbert von Karajan's rare 1972 recording of European national anthems makes a welcome and timely return. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Missa in C Major 'Coronation' K 317 / Requiem in D minor K 626 Rachel Yakar, Ortrun Wenkel, Robert Holl, Joan Rodgers, Josef Protschka, Elisabeth von Magnus / Concentus musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2016 ] Nikolaus Harnoncourt describes Mozart's Requiem as "an intensely personal confrontation, frightening and moving in the case of a composer who normally kept his life and experience divorced from his art to an astonishing degree". This recording uses... |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Pelleas and Melisande (Complete Opera recorded in 1978) Richard Stilwell, Frederica von Stade, Josa van Dam. Berlin Philharmonic / Herbert von Karajan [ Warner Classics Home of Opera / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Jan/2017 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "a very characteristically Karajan performance, deeply committed and full of beautiful things. The casting is excellent." (Gramophone) |
