PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY / DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Tchaikovsky / Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Midori (violin) / Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Claudio Abbado [ Sony Classical / CD Box Set - released 10/Apr/1989 ] Midori Goto, born October 25, 1971) who performs under the mononym Midori, is a Japanese-born American violinist. She made her debut with the New York Philharmonic at age 11 as a surprise guest soloist at the New Year's Eve Gala in 1982. |
BEETHOVEN
Europakonzert 2000 from Berlin [Recorded live in 2000] BLU-RAY Mikhail Pletnev (piano) Karita Mattila, Violeta Urmana, Thomas Moser, Eike Wilm Schulte / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Apr/2014 ] For this newly released EUROPAKONZERT Blu-ray Disc all recordings were lovingly restored and converted to High Definition video. The 10th EUROPAKONZERT was performed in the newmillennium |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Waldbuhne in Berlin 1994 - A Night of Dances and Rhapsodies Mikhail Rudy (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons [ Arthaus / Kultur / DVD - released 7/Sep/2010 ] |
BEETHOVEN / HONEGGER / MAHLER / PROKOFIEV / SIBELIUS / etc
Karajan & The Berliner Philharmoniker Gundula Janowitz, Walter Berry, etc / Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Conductors & Orchestras / 8 CD Box Set - released 25/Jul/2017 ] "The performance is both grand and fiery, powerful and committed." - Records and Recording (on the Beethoven 9th) |
Wellesz, E
Die Bakchantinnen Mohr, Burt, Stamm, Alexander, Barainsky, Breedt; Aschenbach, Gottschick, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Deutsches Symphonieorchest [ ORFEO / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2002 ] |
Monkemeyer/Berlin Rso/Andreesc
Berger: Viola Concerto/Symphon [ Cpo / CD - released 3/Jun/2013 ] |
Ennio Morricone / The Berlin Rundfunk Orchestra
Morricone Conducts Morricone [ Umbrella Entertainment / DVD - released 20/Jun/2012 ] G: |
TCHAIKOVSKY / SHOSTAKOVICH / GLAZUNOV
Tchaikovsky / Shostakovich / Glazunov: Cello Works Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) / Berlin Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Leningrad Philharmonic [ Deutsche Grammophon Eloquence / CD - released 1/Sep/2013 ] "charismatic accompaniments by the splendid Leningrad Philharmonic under Gennadi Rozhdestvensky. Rostropovich is nothing if not a larger-than-life cellist … The sound is excellent" (Gramophone) |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV / ARAM KHACHATURIAN
Prokofiev & Khachaturian: Piano Concertos Nareh Arghamanyan (piano) / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Alain Altinoglu [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Nov/2015 ] "Arghamanyan's characterful yet non-idiosyncratic reading may be enthusiastically endorsed. She captures that protean work's playful classicism and its mournful ruminative side." BBC Music |
FRANZ LEHAR
Symphonic Lehar (3 CDs of Symphonic works plus bonus CD of piano sonatas) NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover, Klauspeter Seibel / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Michail Jurowski [ CPO / 4 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2010 ] "Excellent interpretations." (The Gramophone) |
SHOSTAKOVICH / WEINBERG / LUTOSLAWSKI
Shostakovich / Weinberg / Lutoslawski: Cello Concertos Nicolas Altstaedt (cello) / Deutsches Symfonie-Orchester Berlin, Michal Nesterowicz [ Channel Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2016 ] "Shostakovich's flamboyant 1959 work is a classic, arguably the greatest cello concerto of the 20th century, which Alstaedt plays with easy bravura; and there's classy participation from Berlin's great DSO under a Polish conductor." (Sunday Times) |
BRUCH / TCHAIKOVSKY
Ning Feng plays Bruch & Tchaikovsky Ning Feng (violin), Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin [ Channel SACD / CD - released 3/Feb/2014 ] After two very successful solo discs it was time for Ning Feng to move on and record two beautiful pieces for solo violin and orchestra. |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Ivan The Terrible Olga Borodina (mezzo), Ildar Abdrazakov (bass) / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Staats-und Domchor Berlin, Tugan Sokhiev [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Dec/2016 ] Oratorio for Alto, Bass, Boys' Choir, Choir & Orchestra based on the original Film score (1942-44) |
GEORGI CATOIRE
Catoire: Piano Concerto Op. 21 Oliver Triendl, Vogler Quartet, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Roland Kluttig [ Capriccio / CD - released 8/Jan/2021 ] Although the originality of Georgi Catoire's musical language paved the way for Russian modernism, his output still followed the artistic ideals of Russia and not the new culture of the Soviet Republic. His highly expressive work is characterised by... |
WAGNER
Overtures & Preludes Orchestra der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Christian Thielemann [ Orfeo / 2 CD - released 30/Sep/2013 ] Live at the Musikverein on 28th November, 2004, in exemplary form as evinced by an enthusiatic reception from the Viennese public. |
SUK / LIADOV
A Summer's Tale Op.29 / The Enchanted Lake Op.62 Orchestra of the Komischen Opera, Berlin / Kirill Petrenko [ CPO / CD - released 24/Oct/2006 ] "Muscular and well thought through but ultimately unconvincing…with a Karajan like smoothness and lack of atmosphere" (MusicWeb Oct 2006) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / RICHARD WAGNER
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 / Wagner: Siegfried Idyll Berlin State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 28/Jan/2008 ] "From the very opening of the Brahms symphony, we are in for a surprise, for the timpanist's strokes - far from driving all before them in the usual relentless and dominating fashion - are, while remaining the music's key propulsive driver, far more |
BELLINI
Beatrice di Tenda (complete opera recorded in 1992) Paolo Gavanelli, Lucia Aliberti, Camille Capasso / Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutschen & Oper Berlin, Fabio Luisi [ Brilliant Classics Opera Collection / 2 CD - released 22/Jul/2013 ] Packed with intrigue, jealousy and revenge, Beatrice di Tenda is a tragic opera in two acts that retells the final months of one of Renaissance history's most fascinating and ill-fated characters. |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Simon Rattle Edition: Stravinsky Peter Donohoe (piano) / London Sinfonetta, Berlin Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony, Sir Simon Rattle [ EMI Simon Rattle Edition / 4 CD Box Set - released 9/Feb/2009 ] The box of Stravinsky contains works from all parts of Stravinsky's musical life including six ballets, Symphonies, Suites, the Ebony Concerto, and more. |
ALBERT LORTZING
Der Wildschütz Peter Schreier (tenor) & Edith Mathis (soprano) / Rundfunkchor Berlin & Staatskapelle Berlin, Bernhard Klee [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2014 ] Reissue of one of the gems of the East Germany archive recordings of Berlin Classics: Der Wildschütz by Albert Lortzing...A star studded cast of the best German voices of the time. |