W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 15 & 16 / Rondo in D Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano) / Die Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Feb/2015 ] "The series's central sources of strength remains Ronald Brautigam's muscular yet sensitively nuanced command of of Mozartian discourse in every aspect: for instance, his straightfoward accounts of both concerto Andantes both show strong personal ins |
W. A. MOZART
Piano Concertos Nos 18 & 22 Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano) / Die Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 22/Feb/2014 ] "While Brautigam and Willens have sometims tended to favour tempos distinctly on the fast side, that isn't the case here: these are finely-judged performances throughout, in which every detail counts. Brautigam contributes an impressive cadenza to K |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 19 & 23 Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano) / Die Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] Ronald Brautigam has been described as 'an absolutely instinctive Mozartian… with melodic playing of consummate beauty' (International Record Review), supported by the period orchestra Die Kölner Akademie in a partnership which more than one reviewer... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 27 Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano) / Die Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 2/Apr/2013 ] "Brautigam's performance is certainly refreshing...swiftness is a feature of all the performances here...His articulation is a model of clarity, his passagework powerfully directed." (Gramophone) |
W. A. MOZART
Piano Concertos Nos. 5 & 6 / Three Concertos K 107 Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano) / Die Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Feb/2016 ] On the final stretch of their series of Mozart's piano concertos, Ronald Brautigam, Michael Willens and Die Kölner Akademie are working their way backwards through the composer's catalogue. Here, on the penultimate disc, they have reached the... |
W. A. MOZART
Piano Concertos Nos 8, 11 & 13 Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano) / Die Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 25/Oct/2015 ] This is the ninth instalment in Ronald Brautigam's series of the complete piano concertos by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. As on previous discs, Brautigam - whose 'muscular yet sensitively nuanced command of Mozartian discourse' (BBC Music Magazine) - is... |
W. A. MOZART
Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 12 / Rondo for Piano & Orchestra in A Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano) / Die Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "What's impressive about [Brautigam's] playing is not just its sprightliness, but also its expressive character...If you prefer your Mozart played on period instruments, you're unlikely to find better performances than these." (BBC Music) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 14 & 21 Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano) / Die Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens, with Carolyn Sampson (soprano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Dec/2014 ] "[This issue] proves every bit as immediate and lively in musical approach as its predecessors. Brautigam, bearing out his reputation as a musical and intellectual powerhouse, animates every note and phrase marking" (BBC Music) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 17 & 26 "Coronation" Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano) / Die Kolner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2012 ] Ronald Brautigam returns with the third instalment in his series of Mozart's piano concertos and is joined again by Die Kölner Akademie conducted by Michael Alexander Willens. The present disc includes Piano Concerto No.26 in D major, K 537,... |
CARL MARIA von WEBER
Weber: Complete Works for Piano & Orchestra Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano) / Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 5/Mar/2021 ] Ronald Brautigam performs three works that bridge the Classical and the Romantic |
CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON
Wheeldon: Within The Golden Hour (complete ballet) with works by Cherkaoui & Pite BLU-RAY Royal Ballet / Beatriz Stix-Brunell, Francesca Hayward, Sarah Lamb, Alexander Campbell / Andrew Griffiths & Jonathan Lo [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Feb/2020 ] The contemporary face of The Royal Ballet is shown in works from three of today's leading choreographers. |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV / JULES MASSENET / FRANZ 809478012467LISZT
Kenneth MacMillan: Three Ballet Masterpieces: Manon, Mayerling, Romeo & Juliet (complete ballets) The Royal Ballet / Carlos Acosta, José Martin, Mara Galeazzi, Sarah Lamb, Federico Bonelli, Lauren Cuthbertson, Alexander Campbell, etc [ Opus Arte DVD / 3 DVD Box Set - released 10/May/2014 ] This collection brings together three extraordinary ballets by Kenneth MacMillan, one of the 20th century's most influential choreographers whose work forms a pillar of The Royal Ballet's repertory. |
PROKOFIEV
Romeo & Juliet (complete ballet recorded at Covent Garden in 2012) Royal Ballet / Federico Bonelli, Lauren Cuthbertson, Alexander Campbell, Bennet Gartside / Barry Wordsworth (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 10/Mar/2013 ] Given its premiere by The Royal Ballet in 1965 with Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn dancing the title roles, Kenneth MacMillan's first full-evening ballet has become a signature work for the Company, enjoying great popularity around the world. |
PROKOFIEV
Romeo & Juliet (complete ballet recorded at Covent Garden in 2012) BLU-RAY Royal Ballet / Federico Bonelli, Lauren Cuthbertson, Alexander Campbell, Bennet Gartside / Barry Wordsworth (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Mar/2013 ] G: Given its premiere by The Royal Ballet in 1965 with Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn dancing the title roles, Kenneth MacMillan's first full-evening ballet has become a signature work for the Company, enjoying great popularity around the world. |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein Celebration: Yugen - Corybantic Games - The Age of Anxiety The Royal Ballet / Federico Bonelli, William Bracewell, Sarah Lamb, Alexander Campbell, Matthew Ball, etc / Koen Kessels, Barry Wordsworth (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Nov/2018 ] The Royal Ballet celebrates the centenary of Leonard Bernstein's birth with this all-Bernstein collection. The Company's three associate choreographers respond to the varied styles of Bernstein's music in ballets that are lyrical, beautiful,... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Don Giovanni (complete opera recorded in 2014) Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Mariusz Kwiecien, Alex Esposito, Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Véronique Gens , Antonio Poli / Nicola Luisotti (cond [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Sep/2014 ] "anyone who misses Mariusz Kwiecien's performance here will regret it...never have I seen a final scene so aggressively personal, so mad, so viciously without repentance" (International Record Review) |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphony No 1 / Karelia Suite / Swan of Tuonela / Finlandia Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson [ ALTO / CD - released 10/Nov/2012 ] "Gibson was a much under-recorded conductor, so this reissue of his tight-reined, yet sweepingly intense way with early Sibelius is especially welcome. The RPO responds to him in classy style." (BBC Music) |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique / Overtures Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras, Yuri Simonov / Alexander Gibson [overtures] [ ALTO / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] The incomparable Sir Charles Mackerras leads the Royal Philharmonic in a supercharged recording of Berlioz's most popular work. Also includes Berlioz's most popular short works conducted by Yuri Simonov and Alexander Gibson |
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Sir Thomas Beecham: BBC Recordings [1954, 1956 & 1959] Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, with Alexander Young (tenor) [ ICA Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 5/May/2018 ] This release has been sourced from the Richard Itter archive. The collection is very important for collectors because it has never been released before onto the market. Beecham caught 'live' often showed the mercurial side of his character and no... |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphony No 11 Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Alexander Lazarev (conductor) [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 29/Apr/2005 ] "This well mastered disc assumes a worthy position in the RSNO/Shostakovich at tradition, confirming the orchestra's standards and international credentials" (MusicWeb Juen 2005) |