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JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Symphonies 88-92 / Sinfonia Concertante Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle [ EMI / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] "Some nods to 'authenticity' but this is big-band Haydn and Rattle relishes it" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine October 2007 |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2012 ] "One element which Rattle brings out more than his rivals is the exuberance of Mahler's writing...This is above all a songful vision full of tenderness, with phrasing affectionately moulded in spontaneous warmth" (Penguin Guide) |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (complete ballet) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "the playing of the Berlin Philharmonic is superb, the precision and articulation of the woodwind and of the first oboe, in particular, a delight; every detail is there, perfectly realised and balanced." the Guardian |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic] / Sir Simon Rattle [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Oct/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Orchestral |
GUSTAV HOLST
Holst: The Planets (with Matthews' 'Pluto' and other works) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Rundfunkchor Berlin / Sir Simon Rattle [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 11/Nov/2006 ] "Rattle conducts the [Planets] suite with uncritical gusto, letting the orchestra's lush sheen show... This audacious project is carried by Rattle's flair, and nurtured with the optimal conditions needed to give new works a wider orbit. Watch the... |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 9 [LP] Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir John Barbiroll [ Warner Classics LP / 2 LP - released 4/Apr/2019 ] A magnificent and best-selling version of Mahler's ultimate masterpiece by one of the greatest Mahlerians of the 20th Century. |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Salome (complete opera) Birgit Nilsson / Grace Hoffman / Gerhard Stolze / Eberhard WANchter / Vienna Philharmonic / Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Originals / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2006 ] "A truly hair-raising experience that finds Nilsson and Solti at their most dramatically involved, but also at their most moving." - GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE 100 GREATEST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: The Symphonies, Violin Concerto & Tone Poems Salvatore Accardo (violin) / Boston Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ Decca / 5 CD Box Set - released 9/Apr/2012 ] "Naturalness and cogency also characterize this performance of the Seventh. The BSO strings render the opening pages with extraordinary tonal purity, and the sunny pastoral as the symphony's center sings with unaffected charm." 10/10 ClassicsToday |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi Opera Choruses (Incls 'Anvil Chorus' & Grand March from Aida) Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Virtuoso / CD - released 30/Aug/2014 ] |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No.1 in D major Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Originals / CD - released 25/Mar/2007 ] 'The Chicago players give Solti everything he asks for in sonority, power, and rhythmic attack...as an interpreter of this symphony Solti has lost little of his old flair and insight.' Gramophone October 1984 |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E flat major 'Symphony of a Thousand' Christine Brewer, Soile Isokoski, Juliane Banse, Birgit Remmert, Jon Villars, etc / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Warner Classics Masters / CD - released 25/Jul/2017 ] "A Mahler 8 that seems dutifully fervent against a euphoric Rattle and his forces" - Recording of the Month Gramophone Magazine April 2005 |
BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos 4 & 5 'Emperor' Claudio Arrau (piano) / Staatskapelle Dresden, Sir Colin Davis [ Philips 50 / CD - released 13/Jan/2002 ] Especially remastered in 24 bits-96kHz for this new series. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 (with works by Franck & Litolff) Clifford Curzon (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult, London Symphony Orchestra, George Szell [ Decca Legends / CD - released 9/Aug/2010 ] Another great Brahms performance: Curzon's beautifully judged fantasy matched by a smiling, sympathetic Szell - James Jolly, Gramophone 1000th issue |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: The Four Symphonies / Variations on a Theme by Haydn / Tragic Overture / Academic Festival Overture. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Sir John Barbirolli [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 19/Dec/2016 ] The music of Brahms held an important place in Sir John Barbirolli's repertoire and these recordings of the symphonies, made with the Vienna Philharmonic in 1966 and 1967, stand as one of the peaks of his discography. Barbirolli's relationship with... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Variations on a Theme by Haydn / Tragic Overture / Academic Festival Overture. Daniel Barenboim (piano) / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Sir John Barbirolli [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 19/Oct/2005 ] Reissued at a special price |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Orchestra! - Introducing the Modern Symphony Orchestra Dudley Moore (presenter) / Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra / Sir Georg Solti [ DECCA / 2 DVD/CD - released 8/Oct/2007 ] G - Hosted by Sir Georg Solti and Hollywood star Dudley Moore, Orchestra! is the landmark UK Channel 4 TV series from 1991, introducing the modern symphony orchestra. |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: The 'London' Symphonies / The Seasons Elsie Morison, Alexander Young & Michael Langdon / Beecham Choral Society / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham [ Warner Classics Budget Boxes / 6 CD Box Set - released 25/Sep/2013 ] From the outset of his career, Sir Thomas Beecham gained a reputation for his groundbreaking interpretations of the symphonies of Joseph Haydn. This collection brings together Symphonies 93-104 - among them, the 'Surprise' and the 'Miracle' - as well... |
JOSEF HAYDN
Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons) Elsie Morison (soprano) Alexander Young, Michael Langdon / Beecham Choral Society / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Sir Thomas Beecham [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 12/Nov/2004 ] In 1798 Haydn's oratorio Die Schöpfung (The Creation) received its première; such was the enthusiasm that a sequel was duly requested. The subject was to be the four seasons of the year rather than the seven days of creation - which still allowed the... |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Le Willis (complete original production) Ermonela Jaho, Arsen Soghomonyan, Brian Mulligan / Opera Rara Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder [ Opera Rara / CD - released 25/Sep/2019 ] "The chorus and orchestra are both impressive, while conductor Mark Elder delivers a lively and loving account of the score" BBC Music Award Finalist 2020 |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos 1 - 5 Evgeny Kissin (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "The technically brilliant Russian is often criticised for his dourly clinical playing, but his Barbican Beethoven series…displayed a playful, warmer performer, more ready to unbutton, as in the finale of the First, or in the friskiness of the Fifth"... |
