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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Heroic Beethoven (LP) András Schiff, Stephen Kovacevich, Rudolf Buchbinder (piano) / Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Artemis Quartet / etc [ Warner Classics / 2 LP - released 22/May/2020 ] Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the towering heroes of music. As a composer, he became a transformational, sometimes revolutionary force. As a man of spirit and inspiration, he triumphed over deafness to produce a wealth of masterpieces. Over the... |
BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Overtures Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec Warner Maestro / CD - released 6/Apr/2009 ] 1997 Gramophone Award Finalist - Orchestral Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Feb 97) |
VIVALDI
Violin Concertos (with Aria 'Sovvente il sole') Daniel Hope (violin) / Chamber Orchestra of Europe / with Anne Sofie von Otter (soprano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "Out-of-Season Vivaldi delivered with a winning blend of love and intelligence. As so often with Daniel Hope, for some reason a much bigger star in Germany than in his native UK, the watchword here is intelligence." Editor's Choice - Gramophone... |
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BEETHOVEN
Harnoncourt - Beethoven [includes Symphonies, Piano & Violin Concertos, Overtures, etc] Gidon Kremer & Pierre-Laurent Aimard / Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Warner Classics / 14 CD Box Set - released 20/Nov/2006 ] A superb value 14 CD set of the complete Harnoncourt/Chamber Orchestra of Europe Beethoven recordings for Teldec Classics. |
ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Concerti grossi Nos. 1 + 5; Quasi una sonata Gidon Kremer - Tatiana Grindenko. The Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Wiener Philharmoniker. Heinrich Schiff. Christoph von Dohnanyi [ DG 20/21 Series / CD - released 24/Sep/2004 ] The violinist Gidon Kremer is well established as a leading exponent of Schnittke's music. Both Concerti Grossi have been premiered by or dedicated to him. |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Violin Works (Incls Violin Sonatas, Fantasie, Polonaise & Konzertstuck) Gidon Kremer (violin) / Chamber Orchestra of Europe [ DG Collector's Edition / 4 CD Box Set - released 10/May/2012 ] Schubert's greats by one of the world's leading violinists! |
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RAVEL
Piano Concerto in G (with works by Richard Strauss) [recorded in Paris in January 2009] Helene Grimaud (piano) / Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Vladimir Jurowski [ EuroArts / DVD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] "Jurowki conjures up some fine playing in this, encouraging his section leaders to play up the humour of the score, but the best of the disc is the opening work, an impassioned, heartfelt account of Strauss's Metamorphosen." (Gramophone) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Fidelio (Complete Opera recorded in 1994) Boje Skovhus, Sergei Leiferkus, Charlotte Margiono, Barbara Bonney / Chamber Orchestra of Europe / Harnoncourt [ Teldec / Warner Classics The Opera Collection / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2009 ] "As you would expect, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, tackling Fidelio, reflects the climate of period performance, even though - with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe as immaculate as ever - modern instruments are used." *** Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide. |
CHOPIN
Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor / Mazurkas / Waltzes / Cello sonata / etc Maria Joao Pires (piano) / Emmanuel Krivine (cello) / Chamber Orchestra of Europe [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] "The transience of life and beauty; how keenly we feel this as the first chord of the B major Op 62 Nocturne subsides into its echo. But that's just one of many magical moments in this CD release - for once presented by DG with the dignity that the... |
SCHUMANN
Piano Concerto / Piano Quintet Maria Joao Pires (piano) / Chamber Orch. of Europe / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Apr/2000 ] "Mari Joao Pires takes centre stage in two major Schumann works featuring the piano, receiving near ideal support from both the COE and her chamber-music colleagues." Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (July 2000) |
W. A. MOZART
Piano Concertos Nos. 14, 17, 21, 26 Maria Joao Pires (piano) / Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon Duo / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2014 ] "Truly outstanding Mozart playing" (Gramophone) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte (Complete opera) Miah Persson, Angela Brower, Rolando Villazón, Mojca Erdmann / Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin [ Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Aug/2013 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD NOMINATION 2014 |
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BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.6 "Pastoral" / Overtures Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Maestro Warners Classics / CD - released 19/Jan/2009 ] |
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) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 25 & 27 Piotr Anderszewski (piano) / Chamber Orchestra of Europe [ Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2018 ] "It is the intimacy of his rapport with the (sadly uncredited) wind soloists of the COE that makes this issue so special. His pristine fingerwork is always at the service of the score in continuous dialogue with the orchestral musicians" Sunday Times |
BACH / VASKS
Distant Light: Violin Concertos Renaud Capucon (violin & director) / Chamber Orchestra of Europe [ Erato Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Apr/2015 ] Renaud Capuçon's first recording as both soloist and conductor is also his first recording with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. He has chosen to juxtapose Bach's violin concertos in A minor and E major with a haunting concerto written more than 350... |
J S BACH / VASKS
Distant Light Renaud Capuçon & Celine Frisch (violins) / Chamber Orchestra of Europe [ Erato / CD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] Renaud Capuçon's first recording as both soloist and conductor is also his first recording with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. He has chosen to juxtapose Bach's violin concertos in A minor and E major with a haunting concerto written more than 350... |
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DVORAK
Dvorak: Composer Series [2 CD set] Pierre-Laurent-Aimard (pinao), Royal Concertgebouw & Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec / Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 17/Aug/2009 ] "This superbly played Seventh has a lot going for it...Harnoncourt is impressive...The recording is splendidly full and resonant, with every detail registering." (MusicWeb May 2006) |
W. A. MOZART
Don Giovanni (Complete Opera recorded in 1998) Bryn Terfel, Simon Keenlyside, Carmela Remigio, Matti Salminen / Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon Grand Opera / 3 CD - released 20/Jun/2012 ] "An intensely musical performance, large in scale, keen in its awareness of what is going on in the score and eager to make everything tell. Abbado is often ready to stretch the pulse in order to allow an expressive point in the music to register... |
MENDELSSOHN
Complete Choral Works Chamber Choir of Europe and Warttembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen. Nicol Matt [ Brilliant Classics / 10 CD - released 16/Aug/2005 ] "This is all well recorded and beautifully performed. Full credit to Brilliant Classics for this wonderful and revelatory set of Mendelssohn's complete sacred choral works. Don't miss this super bargain!" (MusicWeb April 2004) |
