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LARS PETTER HAGEN / NILS HENRIK ASHEIM / ARNE NORDHEIM
Lament - Norwegian Choral Works Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Grete Pedersen, with Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen, Daniel Paulsen & Terje Viken (percussion) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 7/Aug/2020 ] An eminent choir with a song of sorrow and a dictionary of snow |
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DEBUSSY
Prelude a l'apres midi, Nocturnes / La Mer / Trois Nocturnes Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim [ Deutsche Grammophon Virtuoso / CD - released 14/Jul/2014 ] "In "De l'aube a midi sur Ia mer", the first movement of La riser, Barenboim obtains refined, quite persuasive, playing from the Orchestre de Paris." (Gramophone) |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: The Five Piano Concertos / Wedding Cake Pascal Roge, Daniel Chorzempa, Bella Davidovich, Michele Campanella, Magda Tagliaferro (pianos) / various orchestras [ Decca Eloquence / 2 CD - released 9/Apr/2007 ] Saint-Saëns complete piano concertos on a 2CD Eloquence set presents some truly rare recordings - Campanella's of the Fourth and Tagliaferro's of the Fifth. |
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GLUCK / HAYDN / MOZART
Amoureuses Patricia Petibon (soprano) with Concerto Koln / Daniel Harding [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Dec/2008 ] "Patricia Petibon's choice..is tailor-made to display her range, in terms of both drama and sheer vocal compass..her debut disc for DG is pure pleasure, and Daniel Harding and Concerto Köln provide first-rate support." BBC Music Magazine Awards 2009:... |
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BRITTEN
Gloriana Paul Daniel / Josephine Barstow / Tom Randle / Emer Mcgilloway / David Ellis / Susannah Glanville / Eric Roberts / Clive Bayley [ Opus Arte / DVD - released 3/Jul/2006 ] "This is unquestionably among the finest opera films ever made. The fine ensemble cast survives such potentially cruel exposure through sheer involvement..." (BBC Music) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Folk Songs Paula Sophie Bohnet (soprano) Daniel Johannsen (tenor) Georg Klimbacher (baritone) Bernadette Bartos (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jul/2020 ] "I have a feeling that these folk song arrangements are fairly little known, but they are definitely worth investigating. All in all a wholly delightful programme, excellently performed." MusicWeb Recommended July 2020 |
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W.A. MOZART
Don Giovanni (complete opera recorded in 2002) Aix-en-Provence / Peter Mattei / Gilles Cachemaille / Nathan Berg / Mark Padmore / Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Daniel Harding (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques / DVD - released 19/Apr/2008 ] G - "With its engrossing extra interview with Peter Brook, it's without doubt the best in DVD to date." BBC Music Magazine DVD Choice - July 2006 |
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MOZART / BRITTEN / ROSSINI / PROKOFIEV
Festival d'Aix-en-Provence Vol.2 - Don Giovanni / The Turn of th Screw / L'Italiana in Algeri / The Love for Three Oranges (complete operas) Peter Mattei / Mireille Delunsch / Mark Padmore / Christiane Stotijn / Marie McLaughlin / Alexandra Deshorties / Daniel Harding / and more [ Bel Air Classiques / 4 DVD Box Set - released 17/Oct/2011 ] The greatest operas from the Aix-en-Provence Festival in a 4 DVD mid-price limited edition Box Sets. |
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WILLIAM LAWES
Lawes: The Royal Consort: Three Consorts to the Organ Phantasm, with Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo), Daniel Hyde (organ) [ Linn Records SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 20/May/2015 ] BBC Music Magazine Awards 2016 Finalist - Chamber / Gramophone Magazine award nomination 2016 - Baroque Instrumental |
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REBECCA CLARKE
Viola Music Philip Dukes (viola) / Sophia Rahman (piano) / Daniel Hope (violin) / Robert Plane (clarinet) [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Feb/2007 ] "This is a very splendidly performed and recorded disc from Naxos that will undoubtedly bring the music of Rebecca Clarke to a wider audience" (MusicWeb Feb 2007) |
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PHILIP GLASS
Concert of the Sixth Sun (recorded Aug 2013) Philip Glass, Daniel Medina de la Rosa, Roberto Carillo Cocio [ Orange Mountain Music / CD - released 5/Sep/2013 ] |
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MARY SHELLEY
Frankenstein (Unabridged) Read by Daniel Philpott, Roger May & Jonathan Oliver [ Naxos Audiobooks / 7 CD - released 10/Oct/2011 ] Mary Shelley's poignant exploration of the true depths of human ambition has had a profound effect on readers since its conception in 1816. When scientist Victor Frankenstein forms a creature from the body parts of corpses, thus shattering the... |
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BRAHMS / SIBELIUS
Violin Concertos [with Beethoven - Romance No 1 in G] Pinchas Zukerman (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 5/Sep/2014 ] "I think the performance is superb and Barenboim's evident enthusiasm for the music, allied to the splendid orchestral playing and a flawless recording, all add up to a desirable record." Lionel Markson, Records and Recording, October 1975 (Sibelius) |
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Antonin Dv
Rusalka Piotr Beczala, Emily Magee, Camilla Nylund, Alan Held, Birgit Remmert, Adam Plachetka, Eva Liebau, Daniel Schmutzhand, A [ ORFEO / 3 CD - released 15/Jul/2011 ] |
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HECTOR BERLIOZ
Daniel Barenboim - The Complete Berlioz Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon Plácido Domingo, Dietrich Fischer- Dieskau, Yvonne Minton, Kiri Te Kanawa, Jessye Norman, Itzhak Perlman / Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim [ Deutsche Grammophon / 10 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2018 ] 10-CDs presenting Daniel Barenboim's complete Berlioz Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon available together for the first time in one edition |
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W. A. MOZART
Symphonies 35 & 36 / Horn Concerto / Piano Concerto No 22 (rec 2006) BLU-RAY Radek Baborak (horn) Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor) / Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic] [ EuroArts Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 15/Apr/2014 ] For over 20 years, the Berliner Philharmoniker have celebrated their foundation on May 1st with the annual EUROPA KONZERT - the 2006 event took place at the Theatre of the Estates in Prague. |
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GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Telemann: Chamber Music for Bassoon and Guitar Rainer Seidel (bassoon) Daniel Valentin Marx (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Apr/2022 ] Georg Philipp Telemann was the most famous of all German composers during his lifetime and a master of all musical genres. Every piece in this album dates from his triumphant years in Hamburg, where he was the city's music director. |
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DVORAK
Cello Concerto in A major, B10 Youth / Waldesruhe (Silent woods) for cello and orchestra, Op. 68 No. 5 / etc Ramon Jaffe (cello) / Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie, Daniel Raiskin [ CPO / CD - released 10/Jun/2010 ] This extremely virtuosic concerto and other works are masterly performed by Ramon Jaffé, once described by Vladimir Ashkenazy as "a cellist of world class". |
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HILDEGARD von BINGEN / HENRY PURCELL / CLARA SCHUMANN / AMY BEACH / FLORENCE PRICE / etc
Raphaela Gromes - Femmes Raphaela Gromes (cello), Festival Strings Lucerne, Daniel Dodds, Julian Riem (piano) [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 24/Mar/2023 ] For years the star cellist and Opus Klassik laureate Raphaela Gromes has taken up the cause of women composers. Three of her albums, acclaimed by critics and listeners alike, have featured music by unknown women composers, and she maintains a... |
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TCHAIKOVSKY / MENDELSSOHN
Tchaikovsky / Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos Ray Chen (violin) / Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding [ Sony Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] "In his hands, the music is like a living thing; one senses that each performance will have its own individual character...All in all, a most impressive release." (Recording of the Month Gramophone June 2012) |