RACHMANINOV
Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43 / Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Peter RAsel (Piano) / Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra / Kurt Sanderling [ Berlin Classics Basics / CD - released 10/Mar/2008 ] These performances are highlights from Peter Rosel's highly acclaimed cycle of the complete works for piano and orchestra by Rachmaninov. |
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. |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Moscow-Cheryomushki-Suite / Jazz Suite No. 1 / etc Radio Symphony Orchestra of Berlin / Steven Sloane [ Capriccio SACD / SACD - released 1/May/2007 ] Capriccio launches an ambitious recording project with Russian violinist Vladmir Spivakov and American conductor james Conlon: violin concertos of the 20th century. The first recording to be issued includes Dmitri Shostakovitch's First Violin... |
ROSSINI
Overtures (with Bizet-Preludes and Ballet Music from Carmen) Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin / Ferenc Fricsay [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 25/Mar/2006 ] "Fricsay is an easy recommendation for those not minding fast overall speeds. The orchestral playing is well up to the chosen tempi, the recording is first-rate and the whole effect exhilarating." [Rossini Overtures] Penguin Guide, 1966 |
PUCCINI
Orchestral Music Radio-Symphonie-Orchester, Berlin / Riccardo Chailly [ Decca Originals / CD - released 20/Aug/2006 ] 'In a highly attractive collection of Puccinian juvenilia and rarities, Chailly draws opulent and atmospheric playing from the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, helped by outstandingly rich and full recording. This CD is of demonstration quality.' ***... |
MAHLER
Symphony No 10 (ed Cooke) Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin / Riccardo Chailly [ Decca Records / CD - released 2/Jul/2000 ] "In terms of recorded sound this is the best Mahler/Cooke Tenth currently available. As an interpretation it is imbued with polish, nobility and integrity." - MusicWeb Sept 2000 |
W.F. BACH
Symphonies; Concerto for piano (Cembalo) Raphael Alpermann, cemb. Akademie fAr Alte Musik Berlin [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 30/Jul/2005 ] "The Berlin period orchestra gives typically earthy, upfront readings of this intriguing music, bringing a crackling energy to the fast movements and relishing every disconcerting twist and turn in Bach's arguments." Richard Wigmore The Daily... |
ANDRZEJ PANUFNIK
Symphonic Works Volume 8 {Incls 'Cello Concerto'] Raphael Wallfisch (cello) Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin) Ewa Kupiec (piano) / Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Łukasz Borowicz [ CPO / CD - released 20/Sep/2014 ] "The excellent Konzerthausorchester Berlin under Łukasz Borowicz puts not a foot wrong and plays exceptionally well." (MusicWeb International Recording of the Year 2014) |
VIVALDI / RICHTER
Vivaldi Recomposed: The Four Seasons (Recomposed by Max Richter) Daniel Hope (violin) Max Richter (moog) Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 6/May/2014 ] "I anticipated hating this postmodern reworking of The Four Seasons by the film composer Max Richter. But it is so wittily done that I was gripped, if not quite enchanted." (The Times) |
J. S. BACH / MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER / ARCANGELO CORELLI / etc
A Baroque Christmas (Limited Edition) Akademie fur Alte Berlin, RIAS Kammerchor, René Jacobs / Ensemble 415,Chiara Banchini / Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé [ Harmonia Mundi / 4 CD Box Set - released 4/Oct/2019 ] Ranging from unaffected simplicity to elaborate polyphony, the composers of the 17th and 18th centuries left us some of the most sublime pages of sacred music intended to tell the story of the Nativity. The extraordinary musical legacy produced as a... |
VERDI
Verdi - La Traviata (Highlights from the complete opera) Giacomo Aragall, Virgilio Carbonari, Mirella Fiorentini, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Pilar Lorengar / Orchestra of the Deutsche Opera Berlin, Lorin Maaz [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 20/Mar/2016 ] Classic recordings now available at a budget price |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Macbeth (Complete opera recorded in 1987) BLU-RAY Berlin Opera / Renato Bruson, Mara Zampieri, James Morris, Dennis O'Neill / Giuseppe Sinopoli (cond) [ Arthaus Legendary Performances BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jul/2015 ] Luca Ronconi's new production of Verdi's early masterpiece, which was first performed in June 1987 at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, was received in Germany and around the world with great praise. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
An Evening with Renée Fleming (Recorded live at Waldbühne, Berlin, 2010) Renée Fleming (soprano) / Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Ion Marin [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 3/Sep/2021 ] The Waldbühne in Berlin, one of the most appealing outdoor amphitheatres on the European continent, is the home of the Berliner Philharmoniker's summer concerts. |
WAGNER
Wagner Arias Rene Pape (bass) / Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Sep/2011 ] "..this remains Wagner singing of a rare beauty that will give much pleasure" (International Record Review) |
MAHLER
Symphonies Nos 2 "Resurrection" & 4 Renee Fleming (soprano) / Berlin Philharmoniker / Claudio Abbado [ Double Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Secular Cantatas [BWV201, 205, 213] RIAS Kammerchor & Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / 2 CD - released 16/Jun/2014 ] "immensely persuasive performances" (International Record Review) |
J. S. BACH
St Matthew Passion, BWV244 Werner Güra, Johannes Weisser, Sunhae Im, Bernarda Fink, Christina Roterberg, Topi Lehtipuu / Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2013 ] "the novelty lies in Jacobs' games with acoustics and space in his studio location in Berlin...this spatial separation keeps you listening intently and listening afresh. Jacobs's Passion is intimate, dramatic, conducted with audible love." (Times) |
J. S. BACH
Motets, BWV225-230 Richard Myron (violin), Jan Freiheit (cello) & Tobias Schade (organ) / Vocalconsort Berlin, Marcus Creed [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] "The present recording makes a first-rate impression in every category, from the thoughtful programming to the exemplary performances to the vibrant, clear, naturally balanced sound." (10/10 ClassicsToday March 2011) |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Pelleas and Melisande (Complete Opera recorded in 1978) Richard Stilwell, Frederica von Stade, Josa van Dam. Berlin Philharmonic / Herbert von Karajan [ Warner Classics Home of Opera / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Jan/2017 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "a very characteristically Karajan performance, deeply committed and full of beautiful things. The casting is excellent." (Gramophone) |
WAGNER
Tannhauser (complete opera recorded at the Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden 2008) Robert Gambill, Camilla Nylund, Waltraud Meier, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Philippe Jordan, conductor [ Arthaus Musik DVD / 2 DVD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] G - Recorded live from the Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden, 2008 |