KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: King Roger (Complete Opera) / Symphony No. 4 Thomas Hampson, Elzbieta Szmytka, Ryszard Minkiewicz, Philip Langridge / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - Gramophone Magazine 2000 Winner - Opera |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492 [The Marriage of Figaro] (complete opera) Thomas Hampson, Sonya Yoncheva, Angela Brower, Christiane Karg, Luca Pisaroni / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin [ Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD Box Set - released 2/Aug/2016 ] "Yoncheva's magnificently melancholic Countess is a peach of a performance, lusciously, dreamily sung...[Villazón] grabs hold of every bar with comic gusto." (Sunday Times) |
Thomas Moser - Robert Holl - Deborah Voigt - Peter Weber . Vienna State Opera Orchestra & Chorus. Christian Thielemann
Wagner - Tristan und Isolde (Complete opera) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD - released 8/Jun/2004 ] One of the best conductors of his generation with his first complete opera recording on Deutsche Grammophon |
Thomas Newman
Scent of a Woman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [ MCA / CD - released 19/Jan/1993 ] |
Thomas Newman
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel OST [ Sony / CD - released 13/Apr/2015 ] |
SCUBERT
Winterreise D911 (filmed live in 2005) Thomas Quasthoff (baritone) Daniel Barenboim (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] G - Regular [Pan & Scan 4:3] - Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 - Colour - 124 Minutes - PAL |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Die schone Mullerin D 795 Thomas Quasthoff (baritone) / Justus Zeyen (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 12/Dec/2005 ] "A mellow, beautifully sung performance that puts many rivals in the shade" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Feb 2006 |
J.S. BACH
Cantatas (BWV 56, 173, 82 & 158) Thomas Quasthoff (baritone) Members of the RIAS-Kammerchor. Berliner Barocksolisten. Rainer Kussmaul [ DG SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Dec/2004 ] On Super Audio Hybrid/SACD Playable on all CD players - "Grand, thoughtful, deeply affecting performances." Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine January 2005 |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Lieder und GesANnge op. 32 / 5 Gesänge op. 72 / 5 Lieder op. 94 Thomas Quasthoff (bass-baritone) Justus Zeyen (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon Grand Prix / CD - released 14/Apr/2008 ] "A notable solo début for the Yellow Label from a young master of Lieder and a programme that impresses for its imaginative selection of Brahms and Liszt." (Gramophone, UK, June 2000) |
J.S. BACH
Dialogue Cantatas (BWV49 BWV57 BWV152) Thomas Quasthoff / Dorothea RAschmann / Mitglieder des RIAS-Kammerchor Berlin / Rainer Kussmaul [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 16/Nov/2007 ] "Performances of extraordinary beauty and intensity. Quasthoff brings to these works a richness of characterisation that connects at the deepest level with these powerful religious utterances . . . this is a powerful experience…" (Gramophone Awards... |
SCHUBERT
Schwanengesang (with Brahms - 4 Ernste Gesenge) Thomas Quasthoff (tenor) Justus Zeyen (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Apr/2001 ] Schwanengesang was composed in the last year of Schubert's life |
MAHLER
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen / Ruckert-Lieder / Kindertotenlieder Thomas Quasthoff, Violeta Urmana, Anne Sofie von Otter. Wiener Philharmoniker. Pierre Boulez [ DG Boulez 2005 / CD - released 28/Feb/2005 ] Anne Sofie von Otter sings the Kindertotenlieder, Violeta Urmana will be heard in the Rückert Lieder and Thomas Quasthoff in the early Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen. |
WAGNER
Lohengrin (Complete opera) Thomas - Silja - Sawallisch [ Decca Compact Opera / 3 CD - released 1/Nov/2002 ] Classic Sawallisch recording |
WAGNER
Der fliegende Hollander [The Flying Dutchman] (Complete opera) Thomas Stewart - Gwyeth Jones - karl Ridderbusch / Bayreuther Festspiele 1971 / Karl Bahm [ DG Opera House / 2 CD - released 20/Jun/2007 ] A fine memorial to the late Thomas Stewart as the Dutchman, this recording re-creates the authentic Bayreuth atmosphere. Gwyneth Jones “gets right inside the character [of Senta] … Karl Ridderbusch jovially does what is required to perfection” (The... |
j. S. BACH
Sonatas And Partitas BWV1001-1006 Thomas Zehetmair (violin) [ Warner Classics Apex / 2 CD - released 10/Sep/2014 ] Thomas Zehetmair (violin) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Symphonies / Overtures / Violin Concerto Thomas Zehetmair (violin) / Cleveland orchestra, Christoph Von Dohnanyi [ Warner Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 2/Apr/2007 ] Four CDs of classic performances at a very special price |
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/Jun/2009 ] "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) |
VARIOUS
100 Best Carols [6 CD set] Various Artists includes Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Kiri te Kanawa, Roberto Alagna, Thomas Hampson, Barbara Hendricks, Hermann Prey, etc [ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 12/Nov/2007 ] This 6-CD set contains all the best-loved carols that gladden and enrich the Christmas season, performed by outstanding choirs, ensembles and soloists from all over the world. |
FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: 150Th Anniversary Edition Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves, [ Warner Classics / 18 CD Box Set - released 14/Nov/2011 ] The present generous set has no parallels nor would I anticipate that there will be for many years. The performances and recordings are healthy and pleasing." (MusicWeb) |
Various Artists Incl Daniel Barenboim, Thomas Hampson, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Peru: Kingdom Of The Sun And Fiestas of Peru [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 28/Jul/1995 ] German import (catalog 7559791972) |