CORELLI / BELLINI / CIMAROSA / FIORILLO / etc
Italian Oboe Concertos Vol 1 Anthony Camden (oboe) / Peter Lloyd (flute) / City of London Sinfonia / Ward [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2001 ] More beautiful music for the oboe |
PLATTI / SALIERI / BESOZZI / ROSETTI
Italian Oboe Concertos Vol 2 Anthony Camden (oboe) Peter Lloyd (flute) / City of London Sinfonia / Ward [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2002 ] More beautiful music for the oboe |
BERLIOZ
Harold en Italie [Harold in Italy] / La Mort de Cleopatre [The Death of Cleopatra] Antoine Tamestit (viola) Karen Cargill (mezzo) / London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 22/Dec/2014 ] 'There is no sacrificing of the music's Byronic aura, which is strengthened by the rich, burgundy timbre of Antoine Tamestit's solo viola and the mellifluous lyricism and vitality of his playing.' Daily Telegraph |
Mozart, Wo
Die Zauberflöte, Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Fidelio, Der Rosenkavalier, Arabella, Cap Anton Dermota, Seefried, Schöffler, Jurinac, Della Casa, Kunz, Berry, Schwarzkopf, Weber, Rysanek, London, Fischer-Diesk [ ORFEO / 2 CD - released 20/Dec/2010 ] |
VIVALDI / DANZI / JACOB / DOWNEY / BAX / etc
The Art of the Bassoon Robert Thompson (bassoon) with the London Mozart Players, the Coull Quartet & the English Chamber Orchestra [ Heritage / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2015 ] "This set of CDs has a musical importance which goes far beyond any detailed specialist appeal, and one cannot imagine a finer set of discs to demonstrate the unique qualities of this extraordinarily expressive instrument" (Musical Opinion) |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Stabat Mater Arthur Davies (tenor) Della Jones (contralto) Roderick Earle (bass) / City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Richard Hickox Legacy / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] Rosette (Highest Rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concertos Nos 3 & 4 (Rec 1975) Arthur Rubinstein (piano) London Philharmonic / Daniel Barenboim [ RCA Rubinstein Collection / CD - released 15/Aug/2000 ] Volume Seventy Eight from the complete Arthur Rubinstein Collection! |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 (Rec 1975) Arthur Rubinstein (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Daniel Barenboim (conductor) [ RCA Rubinstein Collection Vol 77 / CD - released 15/Aug/2000 ] Volume Seventy Seven from the complete Arthur Rubinstein Collection! |
SAINT-SAENS / FRANCK / MOZART / BEETHOVEN / CHOPIN / GRIEG / RACHMANINOV / etc
Arthur Rubinstein plays Great Piano Concertos Arthur Rubinstein (piano) / Philadelphia Orchestra / Symphony of the Air / Los Angeles Philharmonic / London Philharmonic Orchestra [ Sony RCA Masters / 11 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2016 ] "he brings it up with the freshness of new discovery, and still more important, with an aristocracy of style proving the truth of his claim that "an interpreter of talent can ennoble any piece he plays if he is a recreater and not a mere performer" |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Concerto No 2 (with Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No 1) (rec 1929 & 1932) Artur Rubinstein (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Albert Coates & John Barbirolli [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 20/Feb/2009 ] "Mark Obert-Thorn, the producer, mentions the difficulties presented by the Brahms. The results of his wrestlings sound as good as we may reasonably expect for the venerable age of the recording, but it is true that the Tchaikovsky sounds more than... |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concertos 1 & 2 Artur Schnabel (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 2/Apr/2001 ] |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano works, incl Piano Concerto No 1 Artur Schnabel (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / George Szell, conductor [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 20/Sep/2001 ] Naxos's great historic pianist series continues |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 and 4 (recorded 1933) Artur Schnabel (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Malcolm Sargent [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 3/Mar/2002 ] |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY / EDOUARDO LALO
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto / Lalo: Symphonie espagnole Augustin Hadelich (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Omer Meir Wellber & Vasily Petrenko [ LPO / CD - released 20/Mar/2017 ] "..Omer Meir Wellber drawing out Spanish fire and stamping heels from this colourful - and strangely neglected - score. Hadelich exudes bravado in the terrific Rondo finale" Gramophone Award Nomination 2017 - Concerto |
Bamert/London Mozart Players
Pichl:symphonies [ Chandos / CD ] |
W.A. MOZART
The Magic Flute (Complete Opera in English) Barry Banks (tenor) Elizabeth Vidal (soprano) Rebecca Evans (soprano) Simon Keenlyside (baritone) Lesley Garrett (soprano) / London Philh / Mackerras [ Chandos Opera in English / 2 CD - released 6/Apr/2005 ] "Mackerras re-invigorates the Opera in English series with magnificent Mozart" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine June 2005 |
W. A. MOZART
4 Horn Concertos / Fragment in E major Barry Tuckwell (horn) / London Symphony Orchestra, Peter Maag [ Decca Originals / CD - released 20/Feb/2010 ] in the words of Gramophone, "deliciously performed and ideally recorded... a worthy tribute to one of the great horn players of our time". |
W. A. MOZART
Horn Concertos Nos 1-4 / Notturno in D major for four orchestras, KV286 Barry Tuckwell (horn) / London Symphony Orchestra, Peter Maag [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 16/Jun/2006 ] A stunning new remaster from original tapes, catching the spatial depth of Kingsway Hall and the mellowness yet clarity of the Minshull/Wilkinson team |
KNUSSEN
Horn Concerto / Whitman Settings / Way to Castle Yonder / Flourish with Fireworks; etc Barry Tuckwell (horn) Lucy Shelton (soprano) / London Sinfonietta. Oliver Knussen [ DG 20/21 Series / CD - released 24/Sep/2004 ] "...one of the finest things Knussen has ever done, a miracle of conciseness and profundity." The Guardian |
GOODWIN / BLISS / ARNOLD / RAWSTHORNE / COATES / ALWYN / etc
British Film Classics [2 CD set] BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba; London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox; Earl Wild piano / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Jascha Horenstein [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2003 ] 'British Film Classics' represents some of the greatest film music ever written in some of the finest recorded performances. The repertoire juxtaposes some much-loved film scores with unexpected and original items, to form a highly satisfying and... |