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GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Requiem / Pelleas et Melisande Suite / Pavane / etc Sylvia McNair, Thomas Allen / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jun/2019 ] "Marriner's pacing is ideal, and the clean choral attack is matched by superb singing from Sylvia McNair and Thomas Allen." (Three Stars Penguin Guide) |
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Bruckner,
Symphonie No. 7 Symphonieorchester d. BR, Sir Colin Davis [ ORFEO / CD - released 7/Nov/1989 ] |
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Reger, Max
Hiller-Variation op. 100, Eine Ballettsuite op. 130 Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Colin Davis [ ORFEO / CD - released 16/Aug/1984 ] |
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Mendelssoh
Ouverture "Sommernachtstraum", Symph. No. 3 "Schottische" Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Colin Davis [ ORFEO / CD - released 16/Aug/1984 ] |
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Mendelssoh
Symphonien 4 & 5 Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Colin Davis [ ORFEO / CD - released 29/Aug/1988 ] |
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W. A. MOZART
Sir Colin Davis conducts Mozart Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Colin Davisa, The Orchestra of St. Luke's, Sir Colin Davis [ Sony / RCA Classical Masters / 4 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2021 ] "Twelve of Mozart scintillating Overtures are given superlative performances with the justly famous Staatskapelle of Dresden conducted with great panache by Colin Davis on this marvellous CD." classical-music.com |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 7 Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Simon Rattle [ BR Klassik / CD - released 24/Jan/2025 ] "The engineering abets the peerless attention to detail, always his greatest asset; every dynamic, every sonority is in place...the best way possible to celebrate what is, unbelievably, Rattle's 70th birthday" BBC Music Five Stars |
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DELIUS / ELGAR / HOLST / MOERAN / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
The Lark Ascending Tasmin Little (violin) BBC Philharmonic, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Nov/2013 ] "A sumptuous offering all round!" Gramophone Editor's Choice Jan 2014... |
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COLERIDGE -TAYLOR / DELIUS / WOOD
Tasmin Little plays British Violin Concertos Tasmin Little (violin) / BBC Philharmonic, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Nov/2015 ] "Little plays (the Delius) just as much careful attention as the other two equally unfamiliar works on her disc." (Guardian) |
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FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: Violin Concerto / Double Concerto / Cello Concerto Tasmin Little (violin) Paul Watkins (cello) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2011 ] "Spellbinding performances of three concertos of languid beauty." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb Nov 2011) |
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SIR EUGENE GOOSSENS
Sir Eugene Goossens: Orchestral Works, Vol.3 Tasmin Little (violin), Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 7/Feb/2020 ] "For those not familiar with the other volumes in the series and encountering Goossens' music fresh, this compelling release will steer the aspiring supplicant on the right path." MusicWeb |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Violin Concerto / Polonia / Crown of India: Interlude Tasmin Little (violin) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "Little...finds an element of wit in the fast-moving figuration [of the finale], leading to a more tender treatment of the lyrical contrasting sections." Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Dec 2010 |
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FREDERICK DELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Delius: Violin Concerto / Two Aquarelles / On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring / etc Tasmin Little (violin) / Welsh National Opera rchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras [ Argo / CD - released 1/Oct/1992 ] Recorded: 1991 Recording Venue: Brangwyn Hall, Swansea |
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MOZART
Symphonies Nos. 39 & 41 The English Baroque Soloists / Sir John Eliot Gardiner [ Soli Deo Gloria / CD - released 14/Apr/2011 ] "Unlike so many 'live' recordings, this one captures the essence of pure music-making and re-creative energy. Period instruments and historical information are means to glorious ends here...[Gardiner] and his musicians take risks within the context... |
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MICHAEL TIPPETT
A Child of Our Time Faye Robinson, Sarah Walker, Jon Garrison & John Cheek / City of Birmingham Chorus & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Michael Tippett [ Naxos / CD ] "..the composer's own lovingly crafted reading has a special place in the discography of this still-modern masterpiece." Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Emanuel Ax plays Chopin Emanuel Ax (piano) with Pamela Frank (violin), Yo - Yo Ma (cello) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Sir Charles Mackerras [ Sony & BMG Music / 6 CD Box Set - released 3/Dec/2017 ] Polish by birth and a victor of the Chopin Competition, Six CDs present Emanuel Ax's interpretations of a stimulating range of concertante, solo and chamber works by his compatriot. The two concertos are played with Sir Charles Mackerras conducting... |
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DVORAK
Dvorak Jubilee set Various artists incls Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskind, Ruggiero Ricci (violin) [ Brilliant Classics Masterworks / 10 CD - released 16/Dec/2006 ] All composers are represented by some of their best known works. Also included are some pieces one might not expect. Performances are by prominent musicians. Some of the recordings were made as recent as only a few months ago. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Ultimate Classical Chill Out: (Incls, Clair de lune, Moonlight Sonata, The Blue Danube & Faure's Pavane) Vladimir Ashkenazy, Radu Lupu, Sir Georg Solti, Sir Neville Marriner, Jorge Bolet & Herbert von Karajan, etc [ Decca Budget Boxes / 5 CD Box Set - released 16/Dec/2006 ] Relax - A programme to listen to over a glass of wine. Over 5 hours of the world's most relaxing classical melodies. |
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Various Artists / Mixed By Sir Jinx
Thee Imperial Sir Jinx World Party Vol. 10 [ CD ] |