BENJAMIN BRITTEN
The Rape of Lucretia (complete opera recorded in 2001) English National Opera / Sarah Connolly, Christopher Maltman, Catherine Wyn-Rogers / Paul Daniel (conductor) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 25/Nov/2013 ] Sarah Connolly's 'outstanding' (The Guardian) portrayal of the wronged Roman noblewoman, written originally for Kathleen Ferrier, lies at the heart of David McVicar's powerfully stark production for English National Opera as 'an everyday sort of... |
WILLIAM WALTON
Walton: Symphony No. 1 / Partita English Northern Philharmonia, Paul Daniel [ Naxos / CD ] "Irrespective of price, this is a version of the much-recorded symphony that competes with the finest ever, and outshines most" - Gramophone |
MAX REGER / RUDOLF TOBIAS
Choral Works Ene Salumäe (organ) & Siim Selis (piano) / Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Daniel Reuss [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] "Stylistically, [Tobias] is a sort of Baltic Bairstow...transcendental without being revolutionary, intimate, not vain, and highly responsive to text and atmosphere. Reger, by contrast, favours more luxuriant textures...the Estonian choristers relish |
ERKKI-SVEN TUUR
Tuur: Awakening (Arkamine) Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Sinfonietta Riga, Daniel Reuss [ Ondine / CD - released 20/Feb/2012 ] |
W.A. MOZART
Don Giovanni (complete opera recorded in 2002) Festival d'Aix-en-Provence / Peter Mattei / Giles Cachemaille / Nathan Berg / Mark Padmore / Daniel Harding (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques / DVD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] G :- Regions 2-5 - Widescreen 16:9 - PCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - Colour - 174 Minutes - PAL |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Tosca (complete opera recorded in 2005) [with 147 minute Bonus] BLU-RAY Fiorenza Cedolins / Marcelo Alvarez / Ruggero Raimondi / Arena Di Verona / Daniel Oren [ Arthaus Musik BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Oct/2012 ] A superlative staging of Puccini's Tosca by Italian opera producer Hugo de Ana brought to you from the world-famous Arena di Verona and complete with all the splendour that a Puccini opera demands! |
MOZART / SCARLATTI / CHOPIN / SCHUMANN / SCHUBERT / etc
Fou Ts'ong - Complete Westminster Recordings Fou Ts'ong (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Peter Maag, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman, with Vladimir Ashkenazy, Daniel Barenboim, etc [ Westminster Australian Eloquence / 10 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2021 ] The Westminster label legacy of a master Chopin interpreter, issued complete for the first time in an 'original covers' box of new remasterings. |
GRIEG / MENDELSSOHN / SCHUMANN / PILSS
The Romantic Trumpet Jonathan Freeman-Attwood (trumpet) & Daniel-Ben Pienaar (piano) [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 7/Mar/2011 ] Renowned for his outstanding technical and musical ability, as well as his unique re-workings of chamber repertoire, this latest album from Jonathan Freeman-Attwood introduces some fresh and unusual arrangements of well-known Romantic music for the... |
HUGH WOOD
Wood: Symphony & Scenes From Comus Geraldine McGreevy (soprano) / Daniel Norman (tenor) / BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sir Andrew Davis (conductor) [ NMC / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] "One of the outstanding British symphonies of the last century." BBC Music Magazine 2002Gramophone Awards nomination 2002 |
J.S. BACH
Cantatas Vol 23: BWV150, BWV67, BWV42, BWV158, BWV104, BWV85 and BWV112 Gillian Keith / Daniel Taylor / Charles Daniels / Stephen Varcoe / Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner [ Soli Deo Gloria / 2 CD - released 26/May/2007 ] John Eliot Gardiner's award-winning series of live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage continues with cantatas for the 1st and 2nd Sundays after Easter. |
HANDEL
Messiah (complete oratorio) Gillian Keith, Daniel Taylor, Tom Randle, Sumner Thompson / Handel and Haydn Society, Harry Christophers [ Coro / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] Harry Christophers and the Handel and Haydn Society release a new recording of Handel's ever-popular Messiah, recorded live in the superb acoustic of Boston's Symphony Hall. |
PHILIP GLASS
Book Of Longing: A Song Cycle based on the Poetry and Images of Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen (spoken text) Dominique Plaisant (soprano) Tara Hugo (mezzo) Will Erat (tenor) Daniel Keeling (bass-baritone) Philip Glass (keyboard) [ Orange Mountain Music / 2 CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] "For me, this work is both a departure from past work and a fulfillment of an artistic dream." -Philip Glass |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Götterdämmerung BLU-RAY AUDIO ONLY Gun-Brit Barkmin, Daniel Brenna, Eric Halfvarson, Shenyang / Hong Kong Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden [ Naxos Blu-Ray Audio / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Feb/2019 ] 24-bit, 96 kHz Stereo and Surround Recordings This unique programme is the first time that all the ballet music from Verdi's operas has been brought together in a single recording. Although The Four Seasons from I vespri siciliani (The Sicilian... |
Beethoven,
Fidelio, Don Giovanni, Der Rosenkavalier, Aida, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Die Frau ohne Schatten Hampson, Isokoski, Gruberova, Schade, Raimondi, Furlanetto, Daniel, Kirchschlager, Kühmeier, Tichy, Urmana, Botha, Grund [ ORFEO / 2 CD - released 5/Dec/2005 ] |
CHARLES IVES
Sonatas for Violin and Piano Hansheinz Schneeberger (violin) / Daniel Cholette (piano) [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] These are the definitive performances |
Harold Budd / Ruben Garcia / Daniel Lentz
Music For 3 Pianos [ Hannibal / All Saints / CD - released 29/Jun/2010 ] Harold Budd has been a principal figure in the Californian avant garde since the early 1960s. His latest release, Music For 3 Pianos, is the result of a long-standing friendship with fellow Americans Daniel Lentz and Ruben Garcia. Inspired by Morton... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 (complete) Helena Juntunen (soprano) Katarina Karnaus (mezzo) Daniel Norman (tenor) Neal Davies (bass-baritone) Minnesota Chorale & Orchestra / Osmo Vanska [ BIS SACD / 5 SACD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] "History will tell us whether this cycle stands above those of other conductors and orchestras, but for now I'm placing my copy at the top of an already rather distinguished pile of references." (Recording of the Month Jan 2010 MusicWeb) |
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.9 'Choral' Helena Juntunen, Katarina Karnaus, Daniel Norman, Neal Davies / Minnesota Chorale & Orchestra / Osmo Vanska [ BIS SACD / SACD - released 1/Sep/2006 ] "Vänskä gives us the shock and awe of Beethoven. So many Beethoven sets fall at the final hurdle, but Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota players bring their best, overwhelming form to this symphony." Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Dec 2006) |
VIVALDI / ALBINONI / MOZART / MOLTER / CRUSELL / etc
Wind Concertos [special priced boxed set] Henk de Graaf (clarinet) Daniel Smith (Bassoon) Stefan Schilli (oboe) (trumpet) Herman Jeurissen (horn) Emma Johnson (clarinet) etc [ Brilliant Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2010 ] A delightful collection of Wind concertos, featuring some rarer works amongst the well known. |
HANSON
Concerto for Organ, Harp and Strings / Nymph and Satyr Holly Blake / Jonathan Blumenpheld / Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra / Daniel Spalding [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 15/Aug/2006 ] "I was just pleasantly surprised by the Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra. Two words remain: Encore! and More!" (MusicWeb Bargain of the Month Nov 2006) |