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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 |
TCHAIKOVSKY / BORODIN / MUSSORGSKY / GLINKA
Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5 & Russian Orchestral Works Berliner Philharmoniker, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] "Solti's hurricane-like Tchaikovsky Serenade has to be heard to be believed - the finale almost flies off with the gale" (Penguin Guide) |
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. |
BORODIN / MUSSORGSKY
Simon Rattle conducts Mussorgsky & Borodin (Live-recording from the Philharmonie Berlin Dec 31, 2007) BLU-RAY Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Sir Simon Rattle [ EuroArts Music Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 27/Oct/2010 ] "Technically speaking this is an outstanding issue…picture quality and colour balance are exceptional…the sound-picture [is] clear and truthfully balanced." (International Record Review) |
BERLIOZ / BERNSTEIN / R. STRAUSS / LIGETI / PUCCINI / STRAVINSKY / etc
Sir Simon Rattle: Essence of an Era (7DVD) Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle, with Wayne Marshall, Miksuko Uchida (piano), Sol Gabetta (cello) & others [ EuroArts DVD / 7 DVD Box Set - released 18/May/2018 ] Sir Simon Rattle took up his post as chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker in 2002. In doing so, he took over an inheritance which was not only demanding, but which required a delicate balance of tradition and innovation. |
CHABRIER / SAINT-SAENS / MASSENET / RAVEL / POULENC / BRAHMS
Silvesterkonzert - New Year's Eve Concert 2015 Berliner Philharmoniker / Sir SImon Rattle / Anne-Sophie Mutter [ EuroArts DVD / DVD ] It is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music fan in Berlin - and beyond: On New Year's Eve, the Berliner Philharmoniker invite an exceptional soloist for a festive gala. Together the musicians bid farewell to the old year and... |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Dona Nobis Pacem & Towards the Unknown Region Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Corydon Singers, Matthew Best [ Hyperion / CD - released 19/Jul/1993 ] |
Big Sir
Before Gardens After Gardens (Digipak) [ Rodriguez Lopez Productions / CD - released 7/Feb/2012 ] |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Complete Opera recorded in 1961) Remastered CDs plus Blu-ray audio Birgit Nilsson, Fritz Uhl, Regina Resnik / Wiener Philharmoniker / Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Records CD + Blu-ray audio / 4 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Jul/2019 ] "Working with Georg Solti in the studio, as well as on stage, was extremely rewarding for me … I treasure our collaboration as one of the most stimulating in my whole career" (Birgit Nilsson) |
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 |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Walküre (LP) Birgit Nilsson, Hans Hotter, Régine Crespin, James King, Christa Ludwig, Gottlob Frick / Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca / 5 Vinyl Box Set - released 4/Aug/2023 ] For these new editions, a decade since the last remastering, a completely new set of high-definition 24 bit/192kHz transfers of the original master tapes have been utilized. |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Götterdämmerung (LP) Birgit Nilsson, Wolfgang Windgassen, Gottlob Frick, Gustav Neidlinger, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti [ Sony Classical / 6 Vinyl Box Set - released 4/Aug/2023 ] "The greatest recording of all time": Gramophone Magazine 1999 · BBC Music Magazine 2011 |
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 |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 / Finlandia / Valse Triste / Swan of Tuonela Boston Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ Philips / CD - released 20/Oct/1989 ] "The new digital transfers give greater presence to the wind and brass, and place them more vividly in the aural picture." (Gramophone on the reissue) |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 / En Saga Boston Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] "This is a disk well worth having for the superb performances offered and the insights which Davis brings to the music." (MusicWeb August 2008) |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Tone Poems (Incls Pohjola's Daughter & Karelia Suite) Boston Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ Philips ABC Eloquence / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] 'In short, what you have here are Sibelius' three greatest tone poems (En Saga, Pohjola's Daughter, and Tapiola) in outstanding interpretations and great sound, along with two popular favorites done every bit as well. Need I say more?' 10/10... |
NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Op 35 / Capriccio Espagnol Op 34 London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 25/Jan/2003 ] "It also demands a performance which combines virtuosity with excitement, sensuous ardour with subtlety of feeling and above all is seemingly spontaneous. Mackerras meets all these requirements admirably in a reading of great power and romantic... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos 4 & 5 'Emperor' Alfred Brendel (piano) / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Decca Philips Originals / CD - released 6/Sep/2016 ] "The bond between these two musicians is evident throughout these committed and vigorous readings. Brendel's authentically rugged pianism is offset by the Vienna Philharmonic's sumptuous playing." (BBC Music) |
BARTOK
Bluebeard's Castle -: Sung in English (translation by Chester Kallman) Sally Burgess, Sir John Tomlinson / Opera North Orchestra, Richard Farnes [ Chandos / CD - released 1/May/2006 ] |
