CHEN GANG / XIAN XING-HI
Violin concerto No. 1 'Butterfly lovers' / Yellow River Piano Concerto [DVD with bonus CD] Takako Nishizaki (violin) Yin Chengzong (piano) / Shanghai Conservatory Symphony Orchestra / Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra [ Marco Polo DVD / 2 DVD/CD - released 1/Dec/2009 ] The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto was written in 1958 by He Zhanhao and Chen Gang, and is here presented on a 24k gold CD. Musically the concerto is a synthesis of Eastern and Western traditions, although the melodies and overall style are... |
MODEST MUSSORGSKY
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov Martti Talvela, Nicolai Gedda, Leonard Mroz / Polish rdio Chorus iof Krakow, Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra,Jerzy Semkow [ Warner Classics Home of Opera / 3 CD Box Set - released 18/Mar/2013 ] "It has many virtues, not least the great Talvela in a role tailor-made for his massive bass. He gives us a deeply felt Boris without resorting to the admittedly effective but increasingly unfashionable histrionics typical of his predecessors; his... |
Tamayo/Bavarian Radio So
Kelemen:portrait Of A Comp. [ Bis / CD ] |
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 (with Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64) Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio, Vladimir Fedoseyev [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / DVD - released 10/Dec/2013 ] Filmed in one of the world's most prestigious concert halls, the Musikverein in Vienna, a cycle of the concerts of the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra under conduction of Vladimir Fedoseyev. The Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra headed by its artistic... |
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60 (with Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique') Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio, Vladimir Fedoseyev [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / DVD - released 10/Dec/2013 ] Filmed in one of the most prestigious world concert halls, the Musikverein, in Vienna, this is the third volume of a triumphal cycle of the concerts of the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra under conductor, Vladimir Fedoseyev. The Tchaikovsky Symphony... |
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 (with Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36) Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio, Vladimir Fedoseyev [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / DVD - released 10/Dec/2013 ] Filmed in one of the most prestigious concert halls: the Gold concert hall of the Musikverein in Vienna, this is volume one in a cycle of concerts by the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, under Vladimir Fedoseyev. The programme of the concerts includes... |
JORG WIDMANN
Violin Concerto Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding [ Ondine / CD - released 29/Apr/2013 ] The acclaimed violinist Christian Tetzlaff, for whom the Violin Concerto was written, plays the solo part in these works and handles their challenges with incredible precision. |
CARL MARIA von WEBER / MARCEL BITSCH / ANDRE JOLIVET / BERNHARD CRUSELL
Bassoon Concertos Theo Plath (bassoon), Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Leo McFall [ Genuin / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] Bassoonist Theo Plath is currently the talk of the town: After winning the 2018 German Music Competition, which awarded him this Primavera Edition prizewinner CD, he also impressed audiences at the 2019 ARD Music Competition. |
NIELSEN
Symphonies No. 1 & 5 / Flute & Clarinet Concertos / etc Ib Erikson (clarinet) Gilbert Jespersen (flute) / Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Jensen [ Decca Eloquence / 2 CD - released 15/Jun/2010 ] Nielsen's six symphonies are the backbone of his compositional career. His bold and individual melodies and fresh-sounding ideas marked him out immediately as an individual voice among the new music of the day. The concertos were written for his... |
ERNESTO LECUONA
The Complete Piano Music Volume 3 Thomas Tirino (piano) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Michael Bartos (conductor) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Sep/1996 ] |
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... |
MARIO PILATI
Pilati: Concerto for Orchestra / Suite for Strings and Piano Tomas Nemee (piano), Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra [ Marco Polo / CD - released 1/Oct/2001 ] Recorded: May 2000 Recording Venue: Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio at Bratislava |
SARASATE / SCARLATTI / BACH / RACHMANINOFF
A Life in Music - Vintage Tommy Reilly Tommy Reilly (harmonica); Norwegian Radio Orchestra; Øivind Bergh (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 19/Aug/2019 ] Born in Ontario in August 1919, Tommy Reilly studied violin from the age of eight, and began playing harmonica at the age of eleven. Though he had played in England in 1935 - 37 and continental Europe in 1937 - 39, it was not until his arrest (while... |
Tony Hancock & BBC Radio cast
Hancock's Half Hour: The "Lost" Radio Episodes [ BBC Audio / CD - released 5/Nov/2009 ] Tony Hancock stars in two long-lost episodes from the classic BBC Radio series.'Sid James's Dad' (28 October 1956) & 'The Diet' (7 December 1955). |
ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Cello Works (Includes the Concerto No.1 for cello & orchestra) Torleif Thedaen (cello) / Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Leif Segerstam [ BIS / CD - released 1/Aug/2003 ] "a most interesting collection of adventures in Schnittke's customary surreal world." (American Record Guide) |
TV on the Radio
Dear Science [ 4AD Records / CD - released 22/Sep/2008 ] Produced by one the band's multi-instrumentalists, Dave Sitek, 'Dear Science' builds on previous material, honing heavy percussions; epic guitar noise; and new wave synths into a truly mesmerising listen. |
TV on the Radio
Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes (LP) [ Beggars Banquet / LP - released 22/Feb/2013 ] Limited edition vinyl issue. Dave Sitek and Tunde Adepimbe push their abilities as sculptors of sounds and words to new limits. Adepimbe in particular continues to prove himself as a distinctive and captivating voice, both musically and lyrically. |
Tv On The Radio
Desperate Youth, ..(Enhanced) [ 4Ad / CD ] |
TV on the Radio
Nine Types of Light [ Interscope / CD - released 14/Apr/2011 ] The smartest, funkiest, most imaginative band born out of the New York City rock renaissance of the early '00s, TV on the Radio return with 'Nine Types of Light', featuring lead single "Will Do". |