MUSSORGSKY
Boris Godunov (Complete Opera recorded in 1994) Anatoly Kocherga, Marjana Lipovsek, Samuel Ramey, Sergei Larin / Rundfunkchor Berlin & Tölzer Knabenchor, Claudio Abbado [ Sony Opera House / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Apr/2010 ] Release includes a booklet with a three language synopsis [English / French / German], full cast list and detailed track list. |
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Telemann: Miriways (complete opera recorded in 2017) André Morsch, Robin Johannsen, Sophie Karthäuser / Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bernard Labadie [ Pentatone / 2 CD - released 8/May/2020 ] PENTATONE presents Telemann's rarely-performed opera Miriways (1728) with a stellar cast and the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin conducted by Bernard Labadie. Star vocalists such as André Morsch (Miriways), Robin Johannsen (Sophi), Sophie Karthäuser... |
CARL MARIA von WEBER / BRAHMS / KONCZ / DVORAK
Europakonzert 2017 from Cyprus [Recorded live in 2017] BLU-RAY Andreas Ottensamer (clarinet), Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Mariss Jansons [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 29/Sep/2017 ] The Europakonzert 2017 brought the Berliner Philharmoniker to one of the most mythical places in history: Paphos, birthplace of Aphrodite. Andreas Ottensamer was the soloist with his interpretation of Weber's highly elaborate Clarinet Concerto.. |
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Ombra mai fu Andreas Scholl, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 29/Oct/2023 ] Handel at the height of his glory. In this recital, the young Andreas Scholl and the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin invited listeners to rediscover some of Handel's finest arias, from Giulio Cesare to Serse by way of Rodelinda and Alcina, not... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Essential Andreas Scholl Andreas Scholl (Counter-tenor) with Andreas Martin (lute) / Ensemble 415 / Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin [ Harmonia Mundi / 3 CD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] |
GIOVANNI GABRIELI
Berliner Dom - Music for Brass & Organ Andreas Sieling (organ), Berlin Brass, Lucas Vis [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 25/Nov/2013 ] "An outstanding recording that should be part of every audiophile's collection thanks to its magnificence of sound." - Hifi & Records |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 3 Andrei Gavrilov (piano) /Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy [ EMI Classics / CD - released 21/Oct/1989 ] Gavrilov performed in all the major music centers of the world performing up to 90 concerts a year, while continuing his studies at the university. |
EDWARD GRIEG / ROBERT SCHUMANN
Grieg / Schumann: Piano Concertos Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons [ EMI Recommends / CD - released 24/Sep/2007 ] |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Salome (complete opera recorded in 2011) Festspielhaus Baden-Baden / Angela Denoke, Kim Begley, Doris Soffel / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Stefan Soltesz (conductor), etc [ Arthaus Musik DVD / DVD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] This highly acclaimed production of Strauss' Salome from the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden is staged by German director Nikolaus Lehnhoff. Starring Angela Denoke as "a brilliant Salome" (FAZ), who is joined by a great ensemble of soloists, Kim Begley,... |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Piano Concerto / Introduction and Allegro / etc Angela Hewitt (piano) / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Hannu Lintu [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jul/2012 ] Angela Hewitt's recordings of Schumann's solo piano works for Hyperion have been described as 'revelatory … something to cherish' (Gramophone) and 'unreservedly superb' (The Guardian). Now she turns her attention to the works for piano and orchestra... |
PERGOLESI
Stabat Mater / Salve Regina Anna Prohaska (soprano) / Bernarda Fink (mezzo) / Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin / Berhard Forck [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] "The Akademie establishes the poignancy of atmosphere at the start, and all the performances are stylish and emotionally in keeping." (Daily Telegraph) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Anna Tsybuleva: Brahms Anna Tsybuleva (piano) / Ruth Reinhardt (conductor), Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin [ Signum Classics / CD - released 25/May/2021 ] Signum Records presents an exciting new collaboration and debut recording with Leeds International Piano Competition Winner (2015), Anna Tsybuleva, of music by Johannes Brahms together with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, conducted by Ruth... |
CHABRIER / SAINT-SAENS / MASSENET / RAVEL / POULENC
New Year's Eve Concert 2015 Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Simon Rattle [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 22/Sep/2016 ] The Grammy award-winning pianist Daniel Barenboim, long known for his Mozart interpretations, turns his attention to Mozart's last 8 piano concertos. The music of Mozart has quite literally been an essential driving force of Daniel Barenboim's... |
CHABRIER / SAINT-SAENS / MASSENET / RAVEL / POULENC
New Year's Eve Concert 2015 BLU-RAY Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Simon Rattle [ EuroArts Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 22/Sep/2016 ] The Grammy award-winning pianist Daniel Barenboim, long known for his Mozart interpretations, turns his attention to Mozart's last 8 piano concertos. The music of Mozart has quite literally been an essential driving force of Daniel Barenboim's... |
KRIEGER / HAMMERSCHMID / DEDEKIND / ALBERT / ERLEBACH / KINDERMANN
German Baroque Lieder Annette Dasch (soprano) / Members of Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 20/May/2011 ] "Annette Dasch is a young German soprano who is picking off the formative stage-posts of professional opportunity with a special interest in period performance. This surprisingly esoteric debut disc of 17th century German song draws on this penchant... |
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Telemann: Viola Concertos Antoine Tamestit, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Sabine Fehlandt, Bernhard Forck [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 28/Jan/2022 ] A precursor in this field as in so many others, Telemann gave the viola its very first masterpieces, immediately establishing it as a solo instrument in its own right. Alongside Sabine Fehlandt and the musicians of the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin,... |
DVORAK / SZYMANOWSKI
Violin Concertos Arabella Steinbacher (violin) / Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Marek Janowski [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Nov/2009 ] This is Steinbecher's debut on Pentatone. She is 27 and was taught by the same teacher as Julia Fischer. Her previous recordings for Orfeo have all got great reviews. |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 and solo piano works Arcadi Volodos (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, James Levine [ Sony Classics / CD - released 15/Oct/2018 ] "So many things about it are distinguished and thrilling. The flowing tempo of the opening bars and the subtle assertion of soloistic presence augur well....Levine ensures that the following orchestral transition keeps moving (how often conductors... |
LISZT
The 2 Piano Concertos / etc Nareh Arghamanyan (piano) / Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alain Altinoglu [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 12/Nov/2012 ] In April of this year PentaTone released the debut album of exclusive artist Nareh Arghamanyan, born in Armenia who was admitted to the Vienna Conservatory at the age of 14 (youngest ever). This Rachmaninov recital was very well received. Classics... |
URSULA MAMLOK
String Quartet No. 1 & Polyphony No. 1 Armida Quartet / Spectrum Concerts Berlin [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Jul/2014 ] Ursula Mamlok lived for many years in New York before returning to Berlin, the city of her birth, in her eighties. Featuring a conspectus of her much admired chamber music, this recording is of the concert given in the city's prestigious Philharmonie... |