ERWIN SCHULHOFF
Schulhoff: Flammen Raymond Very (Don Jun), Iris Vermillion (La Morte), Arnold Schoenberg Chor, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bertrand De Billy [ Capriccio / 2 CD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] In the 1920s and 30s, Czechoslovakia was flourishing culturally and boasted a multi-faceted musical scene. In considering the works of composers such as Pavel Haas, Gideon Klein, Hans Krása, Viktor Ullmann and Erwin Schulhoff, we can see how they... |
MENDELSSOHN
Incidental Music for Antigone, Athalia & Oedipus René Pape (bass) / Radio Symphonie-Orchester / Christoph Spering / Stefan Soltesz [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 30/Jun/2011 ] "Just think: some two hours and fifteen minutes of new and vintage Mendelssohn! The chamber music has enjoyed a great renaissance over the last decade or so. Now the theatrical Mendelssohn beckons. On this evidence these scores include much music of... |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Resurrection' [Revised Edition by Renate Stark-Voit and Gilbert Kaplan] Ricarda Merbeth (soprano) & Bernarda Fink (mezzo soprano) / Netherlands Radio Choir & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons [ RCO Live SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD/DVD - released 20/Oct/2011 ] "The Royal Concertgebouw proves once again what a consummate body it can be when thoroughly engaged. Orchestral playing is immaculately voiced, the soundscape superbly balanced, the work's shape presented in one sweeping arc and steered like a... |
RESPIGHI
La Primavera / Quattro Liriche / La pentola magica [The Magic Pot] Richard Haan (baritone) Jana Valaskova (soprano) Vladimir Kubovcik (bass) / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Adriano [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jul/2009 ] " John Sunier Audiophile Audition, June 2009 Respighi is of course mainly connected with his series of super-colorful widescreen panoramic tone poems inspired by Rome. Their brilliant colors and obvious appeal have totally overshadowed the... |
BYSTROM / TUBIN / NORDIN / MALMLOF-FORSSLING
Back to StockHome - works for double bass Rick Stotijn (double bass) / Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra [ BIS SACD / CD - released 2/Jul/2021 ] "[The Tubin] is a thriller, well worth hearing and a fine vehicle for Stotijn's ability to haul his instrument out of the cellar but also to invest even its lower registers with lyricism and some degree of tonal brightness." Gramophone |
ELISABETTA BRUSA
Brusa: Requiem Op.25 / Stabat Mater Op.24 Réka Kristóf (soprano) Dorottya Láng (alto) István Horváth (tenor) Marcell Bakonyi (bass) / Hungarian radio Symphony and Choir, Riccardo Frizza [ Naxos / CD - released 19/Apr/2024 ] Most of Elisabetta Brusa's compositions have been written for orchestral forces, with four volumes currently available on Naxos. The two new choral pieces in this fifth volume offer a revealing look at the composer's response to spirituality and her... |
Anton Bruckner
Symphony 3 Roger Norrington (conductor), Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart [ Hanssler / CD - released 28/Apr/2008 ] |
BRAHMS
Complete Symphonies Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgat des SWR / Roger Norrington [ Hanssler Classic / DVD - released 13/Jun/2006 ] G :- All Regions - Widescreen 16:9 - Stereo - Colour - 240 Minutes - NTSC |
LEYENDECKER
Violin Concerto / Symphony No. 3 Roland Greutter (violin) / North German Radio Symphony Orchestra / Johannes Kalitzke, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Jun/2005 ] "The artists give clean performances, with an extensive series of emotions brought through from the score. A immensely accurate rendering of the concerto is also provided by the soloist and dedicatee, Roland Greutter. The recorded sound is... |
Roman Borisov; Gabriel Pidoux; ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien; Mozarteumorchester Salzburg; Howard Griffiths
Mozart Piano concertos No. 11, 13 (KV413 & 415) & Oboe concerto KV 314 [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 23/Jun/2023 ] For the sixth volume of this series devoted to Mozart performances by the young generation of soloists, the pianist Roman Borisov, who won First Prize at the Kissinger KlavierOlymp in 2022 when he was the youngest participant in the competition, has... |
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia [The barber of Seville] (complete opera) Roberto Servile, Sonia Ganassi, Ramon Vargas / Hungarian Radio Chorus / Failoni Chamber orchestra / Will Humburg [ Naxos Opera Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2009 ] Radio 3: Building a Library Budget Choice - December 2001 |
MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet) / Pavane pour une infante défunte Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Netherlands Radio Choir, Yannick Nézet-Séguin [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 2/Mar/2015 ] "The playing throughout is of the highest class, from the first horn's apparently relaxed top Fs … to the vibrato-free flutes that Ravel himself wrote for, the clarinets' piano playing in the furiously fast 'Danse generale', and the chorus's impeccab |
ROUND THE HORNE
Round the Horne: Collectors Edition - Series Three Radio Show with Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Bill Pertwee and Pat Lancaster [ BBC Radio Collection / 10 CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/2003 ] Written by Barry Took and Marty Feldman, and broadcast between 1965 and 1968, Round the Horne starred Kenneth Horne, Hugh Paddick, Kenneth Williams, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee, with significant contributions from news-reader Douglas Smith. |
ROUND THE HORNE
Round The Horne: The Very Best Episodes: Volume 3 Radio Show with Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Bill Pertwee and Pat Lancaster [ BBC Radio Collection / 2 CD - released 5/Nov/2007 ] Four more bona shows from one of the most popular comedies in the history of radio, chosen by Lyn Took and Lauretta Feldman, the widows of writers Barry Took and Marty Feldman. |
JOHANN STRAUSS JR
Der Zigeunerbaron [The Gypsy Baron] (Complete Operetta) Rudolf Wasserlof, Zoran Todorovic, Martin Homrich / Chur de Radio France, Orchestre National de France, Armin Jordan [ Astree Naive / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2007 ] "As recordings of Zigeunerbaron have been remarkably sparse over the years, it is easy to welcome one that so warmly blends the frisson of live performance with the precision of carefully considered studio production. Not to be missed." Christopher... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Complete Concertos Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Gabriel Tacchino (piano) Laszlo Vaga (cello) / Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg [ Vox / 3 CD - released 18/Jun/2003 ] "This still remains a competitive issue and readers wanting this particular coupling could do worse than consider it." Gramophone |
STEVE REICH
Reich: Duet Rundfunk Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin, MDR Leipzig Radio Choir, Kristjan Järvi [ Sony Classics / 2 CD - released 16/Oct/2016 ] A new double album, honouring the 80th Birthday of the minimal music pioneer. Includes 2 world premiere recordings. Steve Reich, one of the most influential composers of our time and key founder of the minimalist school of music, is celebrating his... |
MENDELSSOHN
Elijah, Op. 70 [Elias] (complete, in German) Ruth Ziesak / Claudia Mahnke / Christoph Genz / Ralf Lukas / MDR Symphony Orchestra / MDR Radio Choir / Jun Märkl [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] "This is in every way a 'big' Elijah. Climaxes are full-blooded from both orchestra and chorus, and in the narrative sections conductor Jun Märkl brings out the drama with telling use of contrasts in both texture and tempo. Most important of all,... |
MENDELSSOHN
Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 'Lobgesang' Ruth Ziesak / Mojca Erdmann / Christian Elsner / MDR Symphony Orchestra / MDR Radio Choir / Jun Märkl [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jan/2010 ] Hot on the heels of October's release of Elijah, comes a new recording of Mendelssohn's opulent Symphony No. 2 'Lobgesang'. |
GEORGE BOCHBERG
Rochberg: Symphony No.5 / Black Sounds / Transcendental Variations Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Lyndon-Gee [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 2/Jun/2003 ] Rosette - Penguin Guide Recorded: 22-23 March 2002 |