W. A. MOZART
Mozart Arias Dorothea Roschmann (soprano) / Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding [ Sony / CD - released 26/Jan/2016 ] "she is so winning an artist that almost all the arias made me want to listen to the complete opera from which they come, with her in the relevant role." (BBC Music) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Four Last Songs / 12 Songs with Orchestra Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) / Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, George Szell [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / CD - released 16/Nov/2015 ] "There are few records in the catalogue which so magnificently capture the magic of a great performance" - Rosette (highest rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
SALONEN
Foreign Bodies / Wing on Wing / Insomnia Esa-Pekka Salonen / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra [ DG / CD - released 20/Jan/2009 ] "[Wing on Wing] includes the most unabashedly beautiful and introspective music Salonen has written/" Los Angeles Times |
MESSIAEN
Des Canyons Aux Etoiles Roger Muraro (piano), Jean-Jacques Justafré (horn), Francis Petit (xylorimba) / Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Mynug-Whun Chung [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/2003 ] "This is a score that requires a shockingly high standard of virtuosity from every player, and gets it - the French Radio players are thrilling to listen to, Chung is Messiaen's devoted disciple, and he knows just how to frame his soloists, unleash t |
ANTONIN DVORAK / VICTOR HERBERT
Dvorak / Herbert: Cello Concertos Gautier Capucon (cello) / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Jarvi [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] "Gautier Capuçon gives a richly lyrical and sympathetic account of Herbert's Concerto, reaching heights of eloquence in its beguiling slow movement and revelling in the virtuosity of the latter parts of the finale." BBC Music Magazine, March 2009 **** |
VARIOUS FRENCH COMPOSERS
Gautier Capucon - Destination Paris [LP] Gautier Capucon (cello), Jérôme Ducros (piano & harpsichord) / Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Maîtrise de Radio France, Lionel Bringuier [ Erato Classics / LP - released 10/Nov/2023 ] A concept album of laidback repertoire from popular film melodies to French chansons to classical pieces - including "La Foule" by Édith Piaf, the main theme from Summer of '42 by Michel Legrand, "Beau soir" by Debussy, Sicilienne by Fauré, and "Chi... |
BARTOK / BEETHOVEN / BERLIOZ / BRAHMS / HAYDN / KODALY / etc
Ferenc Fricsay: Complete Recordings On DG - Vol.1 - Orchestral Works Gaza Anda (piano) Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD Box Set - released 10/Oct/2015 ] Deutsche Grammophon unites all of its Fricsay recordings into 2 volumes, of which this is the first. FERENC FRICSAY - Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon Vol. 1 presents Fricsay's orchestral output in its entirety. |
VARIOUS
Spirituals George London (bass-baritone) / Singgemeinschaft Rudolf Lamy / Members of the Orchestra of the Bavarian State Radio Rhythm Section [ DG Spotlight / CD - released 24/Aug/2006 ] The sensation of the first batch of Spotlights: a previously unreleased LP of the great bass-baritone George London singing Spirituals to amazing effect! |
W. A. MOZART / BRAHMS / SCHUMANN / BARTOK / BEETHOVEN / etc
Géza Anda: Complete Deutsche Grammophon Recordings Geza Anda (piano) / Camerata Academica of the Salzburg Mozarteum, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, etc [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / 17 CD Box Set - released 8/Oct/2021 ] D. G. celebrates one of the greatest pianists of our time, Géza Anda - the "troubadour of the keyboard" (Furtwängler) - in a limited edition 17-CD set. Anda was for the most part of his sadly too-short career a Deutsche Grammophon artists. |
BARTOK
Piano Concertos 1 - 3 Gaza Anda, piano, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. Ferenc Fricsay [ DG The Originals / CD - released 23/Jul/2004 ] "Anda seems ideally cast as soloist and Fricsay is an ideal Bartokian" - Penguin Guide |
CORIGLIANO / BEETHOVEN / PART
Credo Helene Grimaud (piano) / Swedish Radio Choir Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor [ DG SACD / SACD - released 15/Feb/2004 ] "An auspicious DG debut that opens up the possibilities for creative listening." Gramophone (Feb 2004) - On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in full 5.1 surround sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM |
BRAHMS / DEBUSSY / SCHUMANN / SHOSTAKOVICH
Helene Grimaud (piano) & Sol Gabetta (cello) Helene Grimaud (piano) / Swedish Radio Choir Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Oct/2012 ] "the duo's playful work on Schumann's "Drei Fantasiestücke" bears out both Grimaud's assessment and the pair's shared sensibilities...they bring a questing spirit to Debussy's Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor" (The Independent) |
EDWARD GRIEG
Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2 / Lyric Suite / etc Helsinki Strings / Norwegian Radio Orchestra [ Apex / CD - released 26/Aug/2002 ] |
ANTONIN DVORAK / ALBERTO GINASTERA / PABLO de SARASATE
Hilary Hahn - Eclipse Hilary Hahn (violin) / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrés Orozco-Estrada [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 14/Oct/2022 ] BBC Music Magazine Award Nomination 2023 - Concerto |
NICOLO PAGANINI / LOUIS SPOHR
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 / Spohr: Violin Concerto No. 8 Hilary Hahn (violin) / Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Eiji Oue [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Sep/2006 ] 'Hilary Hahn, this queen of Apollonian clarity and compelling concentration...In her playing the wondrously singing lyrical passages were a response to the flawless ecstasy of supreme violinistic artistry.' Süddeutsche Zeitung |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Coronation Mass / Missa Brevis in C major / Exsultate, jubilate / etc Edith Mathis, Tatiana Troyanos, Horst Laubenthal, Keith Engen / Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelík, etc [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] "Kubelik draws a fine, vivid performance of the Coronation Mass from his Bavarian forces and is no less impressive in the Missa brevis...Edith Mathis gives a first-class account of the Exsultate, jubilate as an encore." - Penguin Guide |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Faramondo (complete opera) Max Emanuel Cencic, Philippe Jaroussky, Sophie Karthäuser, Marina de Liso / Choeur de la Radio Suisse, Lugano & I Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis [ Erato / Virgin Records / 3 CD Box Set - released 23/Mar/2003 ] "The cast is notable for the flamboyant contributions of the impressive young countertenors Max Emanuel Cencic and Philippe Jaroussky. Strongly recommend to diehard Handel fans." The Telegraph |
MESSIAEN
Trois Petites Liturgies / Couleurs de la cite celeste / Hymn pour grand orchestre Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France / Myung-Whun Chung [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 12/Dec/2008 ] To coincide with Messiaen's 100th anniversary DG presents this recording of rarely heard spiritual works of the beloved French composer. Religiosity and Catholicism have been important sources of inspiration for Olivier Messiaen throughout his... |
RAVEL
Daphnis et ChloAC (complete ballet) Orchestre Philharmonique et Coeur de Radio France / Myung-Whun Chung [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 26/Aug/2006 ] Ravel's one-act ballet 'Daphnis et Chloé' features some of the composer's most alluring and exotic music. Ravel referred to this work as 'symphonie chorégraphique' - a large-scale, colourful musical journey through the sensual world of Daphnis and... |
CESAR FRANCK
Franck: Les Beatitudes Louise Lebrun, Jane Berbié, Nathalie Stutzmann, Marcel Vanaud, etc / Nouvel Orchestre philharmonique & Choeurs de Radio France, Armin Jordan [ Erato Warner Apex / 2 CD - released 22/Jun/2009 ] "recorded at a live occasion in Paris, the acoustic is a good one for soloists, choir and orchestra alike, while the conductor Armin Jordan shows the right kind of sympathy with the style." Gramophone |