CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
Widor: Organ Symphonies, Vol 4 - Symphony No 8, Op 42, No 4 Symphonie romane, Op 73 (Christian von Blohn) Christian von Blohn (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Nov/2020 ] Widor's cycle of organ symphonies sits at the heart of his compositional achievement. They are vivid and innovative-none more so than Symphony No. 8 in B major, which takes performer and listener alike to the limits of the genre. |
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
Widor: Complete Organ Symphonies / 5: Organ Symphonies Nos. 5 and 6 / Symphony No. 8 / I. Prélude (original 1887 version) Christian von Blohn (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Apr/2021 ] Widor's cycle of ten organ symphonies underwent profound development and transformation over many years. Classical elements became more obviously virtuosic and, by the time of these Op. 42 symphonies, his musical language had become monumental.... |
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
Widor: Organ Symphonies, Vol 3 / Symphony No 7 / Symphonie gothique Christian von Blohn (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Sep/2020 ] Charles-Marie Widor's ten organ symphonies sit at the heart of his extensive oeuvre. They reveal Widor's mastery of the form with their profundity, technical difficulty and sonorous colour. Symphony No. 7, Op. 42, No. 3 inaugurated a new, orchestral... |
BEETHOVEN
Symphonies No. 1 & No. 2 Christoph von Dohnanyi / Cleveland Orchestra [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 21/Oct/2003 ] "Dohnanyi's performances...are smooth and polished, played to perfection." —:American Record Guide |
BEETHOVEN
Symphonies No. 4 & No. 8 Cleveland Orchestra / Christoph von Dohnanyi (cond) [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 21/Oct/2003 ] The Cleveland Orchestra is thoroughly at home in this repertory and is the perfect virtuosic ensemble for Maestro Dohnanyi's mature, insightful interpretations. |
BEETHOVEN
Symphonies No. 5 & No. 7 Christoph von Dohnanyi / Cleveland Orchestra [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 21/Oct/2003 ] "This conductor's vision of the Beethoven 5th and 7th precludes any attempt at sentimentalizing the grandeur already inherent in the music. The Cleveland Orchestra is still a marvel to hear. Production values are on par with the performance." —High... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 / Symphony No. 39 / 9 Variations on a Minuet by Duport Clara Haskil (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra; Herbert von Karajan [ ICA Classics / CD - released 27/May/2022 ] "It's not just the tone and limpid phrasing, but the way that she imbues every note with meaning." BBC Music |
MENDELSSOHN
Symphony No. 3 / Die erste Walpurgisnacht Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus. Christoph von Dohnanyi [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 28/May/2002 ] "a recording of high quality, musically and technically." —AmericanRecord Guide |
BEETHOVEN
Symphonies Nos 4, 8 & 9 Cleveland Orchestra / Christoph von Dohnanyi [ Telarc Everybody's Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2008 ] Everybody's Classics is Telarc's new reissue series offering consumers 2 CDs For 1 Great Price! |
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No 1, 2, 5 & 7 Cleveland Orchestra / Christoph von Dohnanyi [ Telarc Everybody's Classics / 2 CD - released 10/May/2009 ] x |
BEETHOVEN
Symphonies No. 6 Pastorale & Leonore Overture No. 3 Cleveland Orchestra / Christoph von Dohnanyi (conductor) [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 21/Oct/2003 ] "The magnificent Cleveland Orchestra plays this glorious music with truly stunning sonority." —Audio |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 'Choral' Carol Vaness, Janice Taylor, Siegfried Jerusalem, Robert Lloyd / Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnanyi [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 21/Oct/2003 ] "This is a wonderful performance. The first movement truly moves. It is overwhelming, which is what it should be...As for the great Ode, chorus and soloists-conductor and orchestra-all are magnificent." -High Performance Review |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 The Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnanyi [ Decca / CD - released 20/Sep/1988 ] Recording location: Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio, November 1987 (Tracks 1-4) and February 1988 (Tracks 5-8) |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 / Polonaise from Eugene Onegin The Cleveland Orchestra / Christoph von Dohnanyi [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 16/Apr/2002 ] "The close attention Dohnanyi gives to coloristic detail is shown by the very opening...notable, too, are the clarity, almost never achieved, in the descending bass figuration...in the third movement." (Stereo Review) |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Symphony No. 8 unfinished and 9 The Cleveland Orchestra / Christoph von Dohnanyi [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/2002 ] Top quality Telarc classics now at mid price |
BRUCKNER / WAGNER / BEETHOVEN / R. STRAUSS / MOZART / etc
Eugen Jochum - The Orchestral Recordings on Philips Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bamberger Symphoniker, Eugen Jochum, with Veronica Jochum von Moltke, piano [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 15 CD Box Set - released 22/May/2020 ] According to one former violist in the Concertgebouw Orchestra, Eugen Jochum was the type of conductor 'who doesn't "put on" spectacular performances, but whose music-making always bears the stamp of honesty. |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Ariadne auf Naxos (Complete opera) [Recorded in 2000] Deborah Voigt, Natalie Dessay, Anne Sofie von Otter (sopranos) Ben Heppner (tenor) / Staatskapelle Dresden / Giuseppe Sinopoli [ Brilliant Classics Opera Collection / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] 'Any opera house in the world would think themselves fortunate to assemble this cast … A landmark in the history of the gramophone … this really does triumph over them all.' Gramophone |
Delman/Von Bahr/Negro/Fagius
Martin:vocal Chamber Music [ Bis / CD ] |
W. A. MOZART
4 Horn Concertos / Piano and Wind Quintet (rec 1953, 1955) Dennis Brain (horn) / Walter Gieseking (piano) / Philharmonia Wind Ensemble / Philharmonia Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 6/Feb/2007 ] "This disc is pure joy. At the price, it is almost a crime not to snap it up." Bargain of the Month MusicWeb May 2007 |
Dorothy Dorow/Von Bahr/Negro
Dorothy Dorow [ Bis / CD ] |