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) |
BARTOK / BERG / DEBUSSY / NONO / PROKOFIEV / SCHOENBERG / etc
Maurizio Pollini: 20th Century Maurizio Pollini (piano) with Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / 6 CD Box Set - released 14/Jul/2014 ] From the outset of his recording career, Maurizio Pollini has championed modern music - in benchmark accounts of Bartók, Boulez, Manzoni, Nono, Prokofiev, Schoenberg, Stravinsky and Webern, to which can be added his later recordings of Debussy and... |
BRAHMS
Piano Concertos Maurizio Pollini (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 25/May/2000 ] A timeless interpretation of the Brahms masterpiece! |
Max Richter, with Daniel Hope (violin) & Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin
Recomposed 2014 by Max Richter / Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (2 LP) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 LP - released 2/May/2014 ] This new edition comes with new artwork in a stunning packing, and lots of new material, incl. brand new remixes and shadows. |
MOZART / REINECKE / RODRIGO
Harp Concertos Nicanor Zabaleta (harp) / Berlin Philharmonic / Ernst MANrzendorfer [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 22/Aug/2001 ] "This is an attractive work, Zabaleta's performance is an outstanding one, and is truthfully recorded. If the couplings are suitable this is a highly recommendable disc." (Penguin Guide on the Reinecke) |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Violin Concertos / Concerto for oboe and violin / Concerto for two violins in D minor Nigel Kennedy (violin) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, with Albrecht Mayer (oboe). [ Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] "Charismatic Bach playing from Kennedy and the strings of the BPO in performances that are built on live concerts." (Gramophone) |
HAYDN / BEETHOVEN / SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN / BRUCKNER / etc
The Symphony Collection Royal Concertgebouw, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Berlin Philharmonic, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec Warner Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 12/Oct/2009 ] "Under Harnoncourt the music's gently descending lines truly glow [in the Third], distinctively but never conspicuously, and the gradual 'dying away' is beautifully handled" (Gramophone) |
SCHOENBERG
Pelleas und Melisande Op 5 (with Wagner - Siegfried Idyll) Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin / Christian Thielemann [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 12/Dec/2000 ] Two outstanding works of the late-Romantic repertoire |
BEETHOVEN / BERLIOZ / BRUCKNER / COPLAND / MOZART / PROKOFIEV / SCHUBERT / etc
100 Great Symphonies [56 CD set] Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, etc [ Deutsche Grammophone / 56 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2014 ] A SYMPHONY EDITION CHOSEN BY POPULAR VOTE: Deutsche Grammophon rolls out a cornucopia of great symphonic music, chosen by the people - all the symphonies you'll ever need in a compact cube, at a great price! |
ROSSINI
Overtures (with Bizet-Preludes and Ballet Music from Carmen) Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin / Ferenc Fricsay [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 25/Mar/2006 ] "Fricsay is an easy recommendation for those not minding fast overall speeds. The orchestral playing is well up to the chosen tempi, the recording is first-rate and the whole effect exhilarating." [Rossini Overtures] Penguin Guide, 1966 |
MAHLER
Symphony No 10 (ed Cooke) Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin / Riccardo Chailly [ Decca Records / CD - released 2/Jul/2000 ] "In terms of recorded sound this is the best Mahler/Cooke Tenth currently available. As an interpretation it is imbued with polish, nobility and integrity." - MusicWeb Sept 2000 |
WAGNER
Wagner Arias Rene Pape (bass) / Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Sep/2011 ] "..this remains Wagner singing of a rare beauty that will give much pleasure" (International Record Review) |
MAHLER
Symphonies Nos 2 "Resurrection" & 4 Renee Fleming (soprano) / Berlin Philharmoniker / Claudio Abbado [ Double Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] |
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) |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Messa da Requiem (recorded in 2002) Roberto Alagna / Angela Gheorghiu / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Claudio Abbado [ Warner Classics DVD / DVD - released 6/May/2002 ] Claudio Abbado Conducts A Live Gala Performance Of Verdi's Requiem With Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu And The Berlin Philharmonic There could have been no more fitting event and no greater sense of occasion than the live performance of Giuseppe... |
MASCAGNI
L'Amico Fritz (complete opera) Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Laura Polverelli & George Petean / Chor und Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Alberto Veronesi [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2009 ] Pietro Mascagni's charming though seldom recorded romantic comedy L'amico Fritz, featuring a "phenomenal" cast. |
WEBER / MENDELSSOHN / MOZART / DEBUSSY / SPOHR / etc
Clarinet Concertos Sabine Meyer (Clarinet, Basset-horn) / Berlin Philharmonic, Academy St Martins, Bamberg Symphony, etc [ Warner Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/2015 ] Inspired Mozart, Romantic rarities and infectious jazz classics - In her award-winning discography Sabine Meyer has explored many facets of the clarinet repertoire, halping the black woodwind instrument gain great popularity in the process. This CD... |
J.S.BACH
Bach: A Strange Beauty Simone Dinnerstein (piano) / Staatskapelle Berlin [ SONY / CD - released 10/Jan/2011 ] American pianist Simone Dinnerstein has been called "a throwback to such high priestesses of music as Wanda Landowska and Myra Hess," by Slate magazine, and praised by TIME for her "arresting freshness and subtlety." The New York-based pianist gained... |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55 Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim [ Decca / CD - released 15/May/2016 ] "Barenboim's long association with, and love for, Elgar has effectively made it part of his musical DNA..That is the really startling achievement here and it manifests itself in playing that is as exciting as it is nuanced." Gramophone Disc of May 16 |
EDWARD ELGAR
Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63 Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim [ Decca / CD - released 20/Jul/2014 ] "this is a marvellously full-blooded reading of the Symphony, full of drama and passion...This must be one of the finest performances currently on offer." (Five Stars BBC Music) |