YSAYE
Sonates pour violon solo Thomas Zehetmair (violin) [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Nov/2004 ] "How will Zehetmair's 'intelligent virtuosity' adapt to the ultimate test?" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine January 2005 |
BRAHMS
Violin Concerto (with Schumann - Symphony 4) Thomas Zehetmair (Violin and director) Northern Sinfonia [ Avie / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] "Zehetmair's Brahms is unrivalled; his Schumann maintains a high level of excitement." (Recording of the Month BBC Music July 2007) |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Violin Concerto / Symphony No. 1 "Spring" / Phantasy for Violin & Orchestra op. 131 Thomas Zehetmair (violin, conductor) / Orchestre de Chambre de Paris [ ECM New Series / CD - released 29/Apr/2016 ] "Zehetmair is both soloist and conductor, and what's fascinating is how he tells one story with his violin - passionate and resolute - while letting the orchestra hint at darker things" The Guardian, 24th March 2016 **** |
KILLIUS / SCELSI / HOLLIGER / BARTOK / SKALKOTTAS / MARTINU
Manto and Madrigals: Duos for Violin and Viola Thomas Zehetmair (violin) / Ruth Killius (viola) [ ECM / CD - released 1/May/2011 ] In their first recording as a duo, violinist Thomas Zehetmair and violist Ruth Killius take the listener on a stunning tour of modern music, playing works by Bartók, Holliger, Scelsi, Martinů, Skalkottas, Rainer Killius, Johannes Nied and Peter... |
Thomas Zehetmair (violin) / SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg / Heinz Holliger (conductor)
Holliger, Heinz-Violin Concerto / YsaA¿e, EugAne-Sonate op. 27, Nr. 3 Ballade [ ECM Records / CD - released 10/Oct/2004 ] "A compelling account of Holliger's heart-felt response to violence and despair" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Oct 2004 |
HEINZ HOLLIGER
Lieder ohne Worte Thomas Zehetmair (violin) / Thomas Larcher (piano) / Ursula Holliger (harp) [ ECM Records / CD ] In the last decade the uniqueness of Holliger's compositions - for many years overshadowed by his reputation as a virtuoso oboist - has received overdue recognition with the awarding of many important international prizes |
Thomas/Deam/Ross
Carissimi: Cantatas & Motets [ Signum / CD - released 12/May/2003 ] |
Thomas/Lutters
Various: Great Day - Spiritual [ Delos / CD - released 29/Oct/2012 ] |
ECCLES / PURCELL / DUNFORD / MATTEIS the Younger & Elder
The Mad Lover Théotime Langlois de Swarte (violin), Thomas Dunford (lute) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Nov/2020 ] 'Harmonia Mundi's resonant recording and expert balance contribute to a truly outstanding disc.' BBC Music Magazine Awards 2022 Shortlisted - Chamber |
TOBY YOUNG
Beowulf Timothy West, Elin Manahan Thomas / Armonico Consort, Christopher Monks [ Signum Classics / CD - released 18/Sep/2020 ] The story of Beowulf, although thousands of years old, is still loved by many all over the world. This recording of a new musical telling of the story, composed by Toby Young, blurs traditional sense of the genre of classical music by merging it with... |
DVORAK
Complete Cello Works [2 CDs] Tomas Jamnik (cello) Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Netopil [ Supraphon / 2 CD - released 10/Mar/2011 ] Dvořák and cello? Why, of course - after all, his Concerto in B minor is the most frequently recorded cello concerto of all time. Dvořák himself esteemed it immensely: "...I have just finished a new concerto for cello, and I can tell you that I am... |
Tony Thomas
Rogers & Hammerstein: Conversa [ Delos / CD ] |
TURINA
Complete Piano Trios, Piano Quartett Trio Parnassus with Thomas Selditz (Viola) [ MDG / CD - released 28/Mar/2003 ] The Spanish sun has benn harnessed by the Trio Parnassus for energetic and radiant interpretations. |
VIVALDI / BARBER / SIBELIUS / MENDELSSOHN / GLAZUNOV / MAHLER / etc
40 Most Beautiful Autumn Classics Various Artists including Andrew Davis, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Barbara Bonney, Thomas Hampson, Borodin Quartet, etc [ Warner Classics & Jazz / 2 CD - released 13/Apr/2009 ] Autumn masterpieces from Vivaldi, Mozart, Faure, Mendelssohn, Mahler and Haydn over a double disc set. All performed by top artists from the Warner catalogues. |
J. S. BACH
St Matthew Passion [complete oratorio] Rogers Covey-Crump, Michael George, Emma Kirkby, Michael Chance, Martyn Hill & David Thomas /Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Brandenburg Consort [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 31/Aug/2009 ] 'The choir of King's College are on top form throughout…so, too, are the excellent obbligato performances from the Brandenburg Consort.' Gramophone 2003 |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein On Broadway Various Artists including Marilyn Horne, Kiri te Kanawa, Frederica von Stade, Thomas Hampson, June Anderson & Christa Ludwig [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Apr/2018 ] Leonard Bernstein was both a brilliant orchestrator and a gifted tunesmith, and his lyrics, often penned by Stephen Sondheim, are memorable, razor sharp and brilliantly apposite. West Side Story, Candide and On the Town are featured here. |
PUCCINI
The Best of Puccini Volume 1 Miriam Gauci, Thomas Harper, jonathon Welch, Nelly Miricioulu, Giorgio Lambert, Luba Orgonasova, various choruses and orchestras [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Feb/2008 ] The very best of Puccini taken from the vast Naxos catalogue. |
VERDI
The Best of Verdi Volume 1 CSR Symphony Orchestra, Miriam Gauci, Thomas Harper, Monika Krause, Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Aida Ferrarini, Josef Abekl, Robert Szuos, etc [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Feb/2008 ] The very best of Verdi collected from the vast Naxos catalogue. |
CARL MICHAEL ZIEHRER
Die Landstreicher [The Vagabonds] Daniel Behle, Thomas Dewald, Maria Leyer, Karl Fäth / WDR Rundfunkchor Köln & WDR Funkhausorchester Köln, Helmuth Froschauer [ Capriccio / CD - released 1/Jun/2016 ] Ziehrer quickly became one of Vienna's foremost composers in the field of light music, receiving particularly valuable help from Carl Haslinger, who was Johann Strauss Jr's publisher. Unlike Strauss, Ziehrer was a pianist, who directed with a... |
TELEMANN
Telemann Jubilee set Various artists incls Wiener Academie, Martin Haselback, English Chamber Orchestra, Thomas Indermahle, Kurpfalzisches Kammerorchester Mannheim [ Brilliant Classics Masterworks / 10 CD - released 16/Dec/2006 ] 4 CD's of this set are taken up by Telemann's Tafelmusik. Most enjoyable recordings by Musica Amphion under Pieter-Jan Belder on period instruments. In addition there are several discs with concertos for flute, trumpets, oboe etc. Two more discs are... |