Takako Nishizaki, violin / Slovak PO & Michael Halasz / Hong Kong PO Schermerhor
Rubinstein - Violin Concerto in G / Cui - Suite Concertante for Violin and Orch [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2001 ] rare or previously un-recorded repertoire at bargain price |
KURT WEILL
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (complete opera recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY Teatro Real, Madrid / Measha Brueggergosman, Jane Henschel, Willard White, Michael Konig / Pablo Heras-Casado (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/May/2012 ] "Superbly filmed by Andy Sommer, it makes for uncomfortable viewing, particularly during the current economic crisis. You might, however, find it musically less convincing. There's exceptional conducting from Pablo Heras-Casado, but the singing is... |
ERICH KORNGOLD
Korngold: Violanta (complete opera recorded in 2020) Teatro Regio Torino / Annemarie Kremer, Michael Kupfer-Radecky, Norman Reinhardt, Peter Sonn / Pinchas Steinberg (cond) [ Dynamic DVD / DVD - released 19/Jun/2020 ] "The lyric sound of the soprano Annemarie Kremer is well suited to the title role - and the orchestra likewise revels in the opera's eroticism." Seth Colter Walls - The New York Times |
CYRIL ROOTHAM
Symphony No 2 / Ode on the Morning of Christ's Nativity Teresa Cahill (soprano), Philip Langridge (tenor) & Michael Rippon (bass-baritone) Trinity Boys Choir, BBC Singers & BBC Concert Orchestra, Vernon Han [ Lyrita Mono / 2 CD - released 15/Jan/2016 ] 'Rootham has done much for other contemporary composers; unfortunately he has been deficient in peddling his own wares'. This verdict on Cyril Rootham may serve to explain the neglect his music suffered during his lifetime. However, the general... |
PHILIP GLASS
Glass: Einstein on the Beach (recorded in 2012-13) Theâtre du Châtelet / Helga Davis, Kate Moran, Antoine Silverman / The Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman [ Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD - released 10/Nov/2016 ] "The static tableaux are as much art installation as music theatre, and need to be seen rather than just heard" Financial Times |
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 ] |
W. A MOZART
Mozart: Works For Horn & Orchestra Michael Thompson (horn/director) / Bournemouth Sinfonietta [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jul/1999 ] "Thompson has established himself at once among my favorite exponents of these irresistible compositions." - Fanfare |
LOU HARRISON / WILLIAM ALVES / CLAUDE DEBUSSY / COLIN McPHEE / MAURICE RAVEL
DVOŘÁK'S PROPHECY - Film 6: Lou Harrison and Cultural Fusion Tim Fain, Emanuele Arciuli, Michael Boriskin, Benjamin Pasternack, Wan-Chi Su, François-Joël Thiollier, PostClassical Ensemble, Leipzig MDR Symphony O [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 12/Nov/2021 ] DVOŘÁK'S PROPHECY A New Narrative for American Classical Music A PostClassical Ensemble 'More than Music' film series. Written and produced by Joseph Horowitz Visual presentation by Peter Bogdanoff |
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 |
W.A. MOZART
Don Giovanni (Highlights) Torsten Kerl (Tenor), Adrianne Pieczonka (Soprano), Bo Skovhus (Baritone), Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia / Michael Halasz (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/May/2006 ] Don Giovanni won immediate success in Prague and a performance was commanded in Vienna for the following May. |
Totally Michael
Totally Michael [ Pop Frenzy / CD - released 16/Feb/2009 ] There are a few instances where punk can get its energy from harnessing the human urge to simply dance and have a good time. This is where Totally Michael comes in! |
GLAZUNOV
String Quartets Vol 3: Suite Op 38 / String Quintet Op 39 Utrecht String Quartet with Michael Stirling (cello) [ MDG / CD - released 10/Nov/2009 ] The Utrecht String Quartet adds to its cycle of the Russian composer Alexander Glazunov's complete string quartets with the Suite for String Quartet op. 35 and the Quintet op. 39. The previous releases have received high critical acclaim. "The... |
LEOPOLD HOFMANN
Leopold Hofmann: Flute Concertos, Vol. 3 Uwe Grodd (flute) Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Michael Halász [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] Leopold Hofmann was among the most prominent Viennese composers of his generation, his music performed all over Europe. Hofmanns radiant flute concertos follow the conventions of the day with superlative elegance and a deceptive facility. The solo... |
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 |
PHILIP GLASS
Early Voice Mabou Mines Theater Company / The Western Wind / Michael Riesman [ ORANGE MOUNTAIN MUSIC / CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] By the time Philip Glass wrote the music on this CD; Music for Voices in 1970, and Another Look at Harmony, Part 4 in 1970-1975, he had already established his voice as one of the main architects of the minimalist music movement. |
BENJAMIN WALLFISCH
Escape Velocity Michael Collins (clarinet) / Gould Piano Trio / Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Orchestra of St John's / York 2, piano duo / etc [ Quartz / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] Described by Humphrey Burton on BBC Radio 3 as "a major new name on the new music horizon", Benjamin Wallfisch's fast-growing list of large-scale orchestral, vocal and chamber works shows him, at the age of 27, to be a serious composer for our times. |
HANDEL / ROSSINI / SAINT-SAENS/ VIVALDI / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
My First Classical Album Various artists including Janis Laurs (cello), Heather Begg (mezzo), Richard Bonynge, Michael Dudman (organ) & Slava & leonard Grigoryan (guitar) [ ABC / CD - released 3/Jun/2016 ] Classical music opens up a whole new world of imagination and delight. From the majesty of the orchestra to the delicacy of the piano, music helps us to sing, dance and dream. This album is the perfect introduction to the timeless tunes of the great... |
BACH / BUXTEHUDE / POULENC / REUBKE / WIDOR / etc
Organ: Greatest works Edward Power Biggs, Hans Heintze, Michael-Christfried Winkler, Michael Pohl (organs) with various accompaniments [ Berlin Classics / 2 CD - released 31/Jan/2008 ] A new series from Berlin Classics which provides an overview of the character of each classical instrument, featuring a cross-section of both well-known and more unusual pieces from solo works to chamber and orchestral music. Wonderfully presented in... |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV / DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Rachmaninov/Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Bernd Glemser (piano) Michael Houstoun (piano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] The Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major was written in 1957 for Shostakovich's son Maxim, who gave the first performance of the work on his nineteenth birthday. The work has about it a youthful appeal for performers and audience alike. |
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein
Stranger Things Volume One [ Invada / CD - released 14/Oct/2016 ] Stranger Things is the breakout Netflix original series set in 1983 Indiana where a young boy vanishes into thin air. As friends, family and local police search for answers, they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top-secret government... |