BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Piano Concertos & Triple Concerto Mari Kodama (piano), Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Kent Nagano [ Berlin Classics / CD - released 19/Nov/2014 ] Beethoven's Piano Concertos are undoubtedly amongst the most influential works in the history of music. "Art demands of us that we shall not stand still", the composer once wrote, placing the idea of development at the heart of his music. His five... |
CHOPIN / LOEWE
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21 / Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Mari Kodama (piano) / Russian National Orchestra / Kent Nagano [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 6/Jul/2005 ] "Mari Kodama who numbers Brendel and Tatiana Nikolaeva among her teachers, is an impressive soloist happy to note-spin with all the required ease and facility in the Loewe and to provide a good deal more in the Chopin." ---Bryce Morrison, Gramophone... |
PROKOFIEV / BEINTUS
Peter and the Wolf / Wolf Tracks Mikhail Gorbachev / Sophia Loren / Bill Clinton / Russian National Orchestra / Kent Nagano [ PentatoneSACD / SACD - released 21/Oct/2003 ] Screen legend Sophia Loren and former presidents Bill Clinton and Mikhail Gorbachev are narrators on the latest CD from the Russian National Orchestra (RNO). |
SAINT-SAENS / MOUSSA / SAARIAHO
Saint-Saëns, Moussa & Saariaho: Orchestral Works Oliver Latry (organ) & Jean-Willy Kunz (organ) / Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Kent Nagano [ Analekta / CD - released 22/Feb/2016 ] Here is the recording of the inaugural concerts of the Grand Orgue Pierre-Béique at Maison symphonique de Montréal, which feature the great organists Oliver Latry and Jean-Willy Kunz alongside the OSM and Kent Nagano. For grandeur and majesty, few... |
WAGNER
Lohengrin (recorded live at the Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden in 2006) Opera National de Lyon / Klaus Florian Vogt, Solveig Kringelborn, Hans-Peter Konig, Waltraud Meier / Tom Fox / Roman Trekel / Kent Nagano (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / 3 DVD - released 6/Dec/2006 ] G :- "Very highly recommended for those not allergic to updated Wagner" (MusicWeb May 2007) |
HINDEMITH
Cardillac (complete opera recorded in 2005) Paris National Opera / Alan Held / Angela Denoke / Christopher Ventris / Kent Nagano (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques / DVD - released 24/Jul/2007 ] G :- Cardillac is a master jeweller who cannot live without his creations, killing his clients to recuperate them and assert his authorship. |
BACH / BIBER / BRAHMS / FAURE / KRENEK / MAHLER / MONTEVERDI
"Choral Works" (10 CD boxset) Philippe Herreweghe / RIAS Kammerchor / Andrew Manze / Kent Nagano / and more [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / 10 CD Box Set - released 25/Oct/2011 ] An amazing 10-CD bargain boxes from Harmonia Mundi of classic recordings from their catalogue. We know from experience that these will sell out quickly: incredible price, limited edition, while stocks last. |
BEETHOVEN
Christus am a-lberge, Op.85 Placido Domingo (tenor), Luba Orgonasova (soprano), Andreas Schmidt (bass), Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Kent Nagano [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 20/Jan/2014 ] "Besides being an astounding technician, Nakamatsu shows impeccable taste; he puts a high gloss on anything he plays." - CHICAGO TRIBUNE |
Steve Roach and Stephen Kent and Kenneth Newby
Halcyon Days [ Hearts of Space Records / CD - released 10/Oct/2014 ] |
JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffman (The Tales of Hoffman) (complete opera) Roberto Alagna, Jose van Dam, Natalie Dessay, Sumi Jo / l'Opera National de Lyon, Kent Nagano [ Erato / Warner Classics The Opera Collection / 3 CD - released 25/Jul/2011 ] "With Nagano taking a light, airy view and using the most scholarly text available, this new version certainly has its place." (Gramophone) |
HANS WERNER HENZE
Hans Werner Henze: The Bassarids (Complete Opera) BLU-RAY Salzburg Festival / Sean Panikkar, Russell Braun, Willard White, Nikolai Schukoff / Vienna Philharmonic, Kent Nagano [ Arthaus Musik Blu-ray / 2 Blu-ray Disc - released 11/Oct/2019 ] The opera, inspired by Euripides' tragedy The Bacchae, is as seductive as it is topical: When Dionysus - is he a charlatan? is he a demigod? - bursts into the intact world of ancient Thebes, he plunges a city into chaos. In stark contrast to his... |
Various Artists / Rolfe Kent
17 Again (Original Score) [ Silva Screen / CD - released 23/Nov/2009 ] |
JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann [The Tales of Hoffmann] (complete opera recorded in 2021) Staatsoper Opera / Benjamin Bernheim, Olga Peretyatko, Angela Brower, Luca Pisaroni / Kent Nagano (con) [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 25/Feb/2022 ] "Nagano sweeps it all along with sensuality and verve; the Hamburg orchestra is on colourful form and for a staging that is (essentially) a piece of glorious escapism, it leaves you with a surprising amount to ponder." Gramophone Magazine April 2022 |
JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann [The Tales of Hoffmann] (complete opera recorded in 2021) (Blu-ray) Staatsoper Opera / Benjamin Bernheim, Olga Peretyatko, Angela Brower, Luca Pisaroni / Kent Nagano (con) [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 25/Feb/2022 ] "Nagano sweeps it all along with sensuality and verve; the Hamburg orchestra is on colourful form and for a staging that is (essentially) a piece of glorious escapism, it leaves you with a surprising amount to ponder." Gramophone Magazine April 2022 |
Stacey Kent
The Boy Next Door - Full Version [ Candid / CD - released 24/Aug/2009 ] |
Stacey Kent
Collection II [ Candid / CD - released 24/Aug/2009 ] |
Stacey Kent, Bernard Lavilliers Quatuor Ebène
Brazil [ Erato / CD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] On this latest album from the Ébène Quartet, it's Brazil as you've never heard it before..the Ébène Quartet have made a mixture of bossa nova and samba, shaken up into an intoxicating cocktail of rhythms and melodies from a diverse range of cultures |
Tarr/Kent/Eklund Baroque Ens
Courtly Trumpet Ens.Music [ Bis / CD ] |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 Till Fellner (piano) / Montreal Symphony Orchestra / Kent Nagano [ ECM New Series / CD - released 25/Mar/2010 ] "This is a dream partnership with soloist and conductor working hand-in-glove...you will rarely hear playing of such an enviable, unimpeded musical grace and fluency" Gramophone Awards 2010 Finalist - Concerto |
Various Artists / Compiled and Mixed by Al Kent
Disco Love 2 (More Rare Disco and Soul Uncovered) [ BBE / 2 CD - released 16/May/2011 ] |