EL-KHOURY
New York, Tears and Hope / The Rivers Engulfed London Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins (Conductor) / Daniel Harding (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Oct/2006 ] "I know that the composer was grateful for and proud, pleased, and excited by the meticulous performances his music received here. He was present at the recordings and you can be sure that what you hear is what he intended and that the performers... |
LUDIVICO EINAUDI
Einaudi: Cinema Ludovico Einaudi (piano), with Daniel Hope (violin), Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Prague [ Decca Classics / 2 CD - released 4/Jun/2021 ] Presenting Cinema - a brand new handpicked 2CD collection of Ludovico's most emotive musical works from film and television, including tracks from Oscars favourites Nomadland and The Father and much more. |
FERRUCCIO BUSONI
Busoni: Doktor Faust (Complete Opera recorded in 2023) Blu-ray Maggio Musicale Fiorentino / Dietrich Henschel, Daniel Brenna, Wilhelm Schwinghammer, Joseph Dahdah, Olga Bezsmertna, Florian Stern / Cornelius Meiste [ Naxos / Dynamic Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 15/Mar/2024 ] "Meister [acquits himself well], conducting by turns with sensitivity and vigour, and capturing effectively the haunting, mysterious sound world of the piece. The orchestral playing could be more refined but doesn't lack for commitment." Gramophone |
FRANCESCO CILEA
Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur (Complete Opera recorded in 2021) Maggio Musicale Fiorentino / Maria José Siri, Ksenia Dudnikova, Martin Muehle, Paolo Antognetti / Daniel Harding (cond) [ Naxos / Dynamic DVD / DVD - released 9/Sep/2022 ] Francesco Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur was inspired by the real-life story of a celebrated actress at the Comédie-Française who was much admired by Voltaire. Hailed as a masterpiece, the opera was triumphantly staged in cities around the world. |
FRANCESCO CILEA
Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur (Complete Opera recorded in 2021) Blu-ray Maggio Musicale Fiorentino / Maria José Siri, Ksenia Dudnikova, Martin Muehle, Paolo Antognetti / Daniel Harding (cond) [ Naxos / Dynamic Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 9/Sep/2022 ] Francesco Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur was inspired by the real-life story of a celebrated actress at the Comédie-Française who was much admired by Voltaire. Hailed as a masterpiece, the opera was triumphantly staged in cities around the world. |
FRANZ LEHAR
Lehár: Der Graf von Luxemburg [The Count Of luxemburg] (complete operetta recorded in 2012) Marco Vassalli, Mark Hamman, Daniel Wagner, Astrid Kessler, Maria-Christine Haase / Osnabruecker Symphonieorchester, Daniel Inbal [ CPO / 2 CD - released 5/Jun/2019 ] Beguiling melodies and a thrilling romantic plot render this operetta among Lehár's finest work. The live performance was recorded in the theatre next to the CPO offices, and the stunning reviews of the production whet the appetite for the... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 Maria João Pires (piano) / Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding [ Onyx / CD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] "That wonderfully rounded, opalescent tone that her touch invariably produces is coupled with the insight, poetic sensibility and discreet life-giving force that come from years of experience." (Gramophone Award WINNER 2015 - Concerto) |
JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Mélodies Mariam Sarkissian (mezzo-soprano), Fanny Crouet (soprano), Daniel Propper (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 26/Jan/2018 ] Jacques Offenbach (1819‐1880) goes into history as the supreme French entertainer, having written more than 100 operas and operettas brimming with satire, wit, charm and elegance, his (in)famous Can‐Can is one of the most catchy and best‐known... |
MARK SIMPSON / W. A. MOZART
Simpson: Geysir / Mozart: Gran Partita Mark Simpson, Fraser Langton (clarinets), Nicholas Daniel, Emma Feilding (oboes), Amy Harman, Dom Tyler (bassoon), etc [ Orchid / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Chamber |
SCHUMANN / DEBUSSY / BARTOK
Live From Buenos Aires Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 18/Mar/2016 ] "this concert...is clearly an emotional homecoming...If there's less youthful elan and rhythmic incisiveness in her playing with Barenboim [compared to earlier recordings with Kovacevich], their easy rapport in this music comes across with astonishin |
BARTOK / BEETHOVEN / BERLIOZ / BRAHMS / DVORAK / BRUCKNER / etc
Masters of Classical Music: 20 documentaries on 4 Blu-ray Discs Martha Argerich (piano) Gil Shaham (violin) / Pierre Boulez, Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim, Riccardo Chailly, Kurt Masur, Bernard Haitink [ Euroarts Blu-ray / 4 Blu-ray Box Set - released 29/Sep/2017 ] Masters of Classical Music is an informative and captivating guide to twenty of the most important works in music history. Outtakes from the original scores within the documentaries, assist the viewer by making it easier to follow the music and to... |
TOM COULT
Tom Coult: Pieces That Disappear Martyn Brabbins, Daniel Pioro, Anna Dennis, Andrew Gourlay, Elena Schwarz [ NMC Recordings / CD - released 22/Nov/2024 ] On 22 November 2024, NMC Recordings releases Pieces that Disappear - the debut album from the composer Tom Coult performed by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra |
NINO ROTA
Piano Concertos in E minor & C major Massimo Palumbo (piano) / I Virtuosi Italiani / Daniel Boico [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "Both concertos are played by Massimo Palumbo with brilliant technique, the recorded sound is excellent and I Virtuosi Italiani under Marco Boni provide excellent support. These works are unashamedly romantic and nostalgic in style. It will be... |
BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / GRIEG / RACHMANINOV / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
Piano Masters in Berlin [8 CD set] Maurizio Pollini, Emil Gilels, Daniel Barenboim, Andor Foldes, Katia Labèque, Marielle Labèque, Martha Argerich & more [ Deutsche Grammophon / 8 CD Box Set - released 20/Jun/2019 ] 8 CDs presenting outstanding performances from Deutsche Grammophon's unrivalled roster of pianists accompanied by the two pillars of German musical life: the Berlin Philharmonic and the Staatskapelle Berlin. |
Mertens/Accademia Daniel
Various: Baroque Bass Cantatas [ Cpo / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] |
BELLINI / DELIBES / DONIZETTI / GOUNOD / PUCCINI / VERDI / etc
Miah Persson - Sempre libera Miah Persson (soprano) / Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester, Daniel Harding [ BIS SACD / CD - released 1/Jun/2015 ] On her latest recording for BIS Miah Persson ventures into the fields of bel canto, opéra lyrique and verismo in the company of Daniel Harding and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. The range of characters is wide, from a teenage Juliet, eager to... |
HERSCH / JOSQUIN / RIHM / FELDMAN
Hersch Josquin Rihm Feldman: Works for Piano and Cello Michael Hersch (piano) / Daniel Gaisford (cello) [ ALTO / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The World's Very Best Opera for Kids ... In English!-14 best loved arias the whole family will enjoy Michael Schade / Jean Stilwell / Allan Monk / Tracy Dahl / Daniel Taylor / Suzie Leblanc etc. [ Classical Kids / CD - released 1/Jan/2004 ] |
JOHANN SIMON MAYR
Mayr: Elena (complete opera) Mira Graczyk, Niklas Mallmann, Andreas Mattersberger, Daniel Ochoa; Markus Schäfer / Simon Mayr Chorus, Concerto de Bassus, Franz Hauk [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] During the 1813-14 carnival season in Naples, Simon Mayr wrote a much-admired opera semiseria called Elena. The post-revolutionary Napoleonic era saw great enthusiasm for the rescue opera genre and Elena is a perfect example. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Turn of the Screw, The (complete opera recorded 1n 2001) Festival d'Aix-en-Provence / Mireille Delunsch, Gregory Monk / Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Daniel Harding / Luc Bondy [ Bel Air Classiques / Harmonia Mundi Distibution / DVD - released 29/Jul/2005 ] G :- "Richard Peduzzi's set of sliding walls and panels is elegantly simple; Miller, McLaughlin and the two children sing their roles very well. Daniel Harding's conducting with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra really takes risks..." --The Guardian |