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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 2 Boris Berezovsky (piano) & Henri Demarquette (cello) Sinfonia Varsovia, Alexander Vedernikov [ Mirare / CD - released 29/Dec/2013 ] They are well played, especially the delicious Andante cantabile from the First string Quartet… the lyrical little 'Chanson triste', offer more in the way of Tchaikovskian charm. |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1, 14, 15 & Chamber Symphony Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, with Kristine Opolais (soprano), Alexander Tsymbalyuk (bass) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 13/Aug/2021 ] "No question that this latest release represents the Nelsons cycle at its best." Gramophone Editor's Choice August 202 |
MORTELMANS / ALPAERTS / JEF van HOOF / BLOCKX / STERNEFELD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Salve Antverpia - Romantic Symphonic Music From Antwerp BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra Brussels, Alexander Rahbari [ Discover / CD - released 10/Feb/1993 ] The Flemish rhapsodies here are based on folk material, with the exception of the piece by Brusselmans, who uses original ideas of Flemish character. |
THOMAS HARDY
Winter Words Bruce Alexander & Janet Maw [ Naxos Audiobooks / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2001 ] |
MOZART / C.P.E. BACH
Young & Foolish: Mozart & CPE Bach Céline Frisch (harpsichord/piano), Alexander Melnikov (piano), Café Zimmermann, Pablo Valetti [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 16/Aug/2024 ] Young and foolish is the title Cafe Zimmermann has chosen for this programme, which features music from the 1770s and 1780s by Mozart and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, starting with Mozart's famous and sparkling Divertimento KV 138. For this fascinating... |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Yeomen of the Guard (complete operetta recorded in 1958) Denis Dowling, Richard Lewis, Elsie Morison, Alexander Young, Marjorie Thomas / Glyndebourne Festival, Sir MalcolmSargent [ EMI / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Feb/1987 ] "This is a very operatic Yeomen which certainly suits the work and gives the soloists an opportunity to shine. Sir Geraint Evans makes a better Jack Point than a Ko-Ko and 'When a wooer goes a-wooing' is very moving." Mel (Marbecks) |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Das Reingold (complete opera recorded in 2008) BLU-RAY Deutsches Nationaltheater, Weimar / Mario Hoff / Alexander Gunther / Jean-Noel Briend / Erin Caves / Carl St. Clair (cond) [ Arthaus Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Jun/2009 ] DVD Blu-Ray - "Weimar National Theatre opens a promising 'Ring' cycle with Wagner's original ur-scene." Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (highlights from the opera recorded in 1992) Edita Gruberova, Neil Shicoff, Alexander Agache / Ambrosian Singers, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Teldec Basic Edition / CD - released 16/Aug/2001 ] Highlights from the original 1992 release. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Don Giovanni (complete opera recorded in 2009) Thomas Hampson, Robert Holl, Edita Gruberova, Roberta Alexander, Barbara Bonney, / Royal Concertgebouw orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Warner Classics The Home of Opera / 3 CD - released 2/Sep/2016 ] "No interpretation of this endlessly fascinating work will ever hold all the answers, but this one provides a good deal of them in its lean, direct and perceptive way." Gramophone |
PIETRO MASCAGNI
Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana Giacomo Aragall, Stefka Evstatieva, Anna di Mauro, Alzbeta Michalkova / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Alexander Rahbari [ Naxos Opera Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/1995 ] Recorded: 1 - 10 April 1992 Recording Venue: Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio, Bratislava |
W. A. MOZART
Fritz Busch at Glyndebourne - Mozart Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender, Audrey Mildmay, Heddle Nash, John Brownlee, Ina Souez, Sena Jurinac, Alexander Young, Richard Lewis / Fritz Busch (cond) [ Warner Classics / 9 CD Box Set - released 8/Jul/2017 ] Fritz Busch (1890-1951) was one the greatest German conductors of the first half of the twentieth century, noted for his illuminating performances and his ethical principles. |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Violin & Voice: Arias and Duets for soprano and bass with Violino Obligato Hilary Hahn (violin), Christine Schäfer (soprano) Matthias Goerne (baritone) / Münchener Kammerorchester, Alexander Liebreich [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 25/Jan/2010 ] "There is something touchingly old-fashioned about this attractive collection of Bach arias that feature the violin, and it has clearly been a labour of love for young violinist Hilary Hahn to draw together friends and colleagues for the project."... |
GOUNOD / VERDI / PUCCINI / MASSENET / CILEA / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Inessa Galante - Heroines Inessa Galante (soprano) / Latvian Opera Orchestra, Alexander Vilumanis [ Campion / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] Recorded at Riga Studios, Latvia, September / November 1995. |
BELLINI / VERDI / PUCCINI / MASSENET / MOZART / GOUNOD / CACCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Inessa Galante - Debut Inessa Galante (soprano) / Latvian Opera Orchestra, Alexander Vilumanis [ Campion / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] Galante's album "Debut" was awarded Gold (1999) and Platinum (2001) disc in the Netherlands after its sales exceeded 200,000; the disc (Wiki) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Violin Sonatas (with works by Dietrich & Schumann) Isabelle Faust (violin) Alexander Melnikov (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 22/Sep/2015 ] 'The elegance of Brahms's craft is still apparent, especially his ability to create long singing melodic lines of great sweep and complexity.' (Chamber Pick of the Month BBC Music November 2015) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Sonatas for fortepiano & violin Vol 1. Isabelle Faust (violin) & Alexander Melnikov (fortepiano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 18/Jan/2019 ] "For those attuned to the less refined sound of period instruments, Faust and Melnikov demand to be heard." Gramophone |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Triple Concerto, Op. 56 / Piano Trio, Op. 36 Isabelle Faust (violin) Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) Alexander Melnikov (piano) / Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 26/Feb/2021 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Concerto |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Sonatas for Fortepiano & Violin, Vol. 3 Isabelle Faust (violin), Alexander Melnikov (fortepiano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] By modifying the balance of the dialogue between the two protagonists, whom he turns into genuine alter egos, Mozart leads the genre of the sonata for fortepiano and violin onto the road to modernity. Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov present... |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Les Trois Sonates, The Late Debussy Isabelle Faust (violin), Alexander Melnikov (piano), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Javier Perianes (piano), etc [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 26/Oct/2018 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 2019 - Chamber |
CESAR FRANCK / ERNEST CHAUSSON
Franck: Violin Sonata / Chausson: Concert Isabelle Faust (violin), Alexander Melnikov (piano) Salagon Quartet [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 26/Jan/2018 ] "[Chausson] Faust and the quartet…conjures and maintains a spellbinding, moonlit atmosphere. [Franck] equally impressive…[Faust] finds intense expressivity in restraint and emotional directness." Gramophone |
