WAGNER
Tannhauser (complete opera) Rene Pape, Peter Seiffert, Thomas Hampson, Jane Eaglen / Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim [ Warner Classics The Home of Opera / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2016 ] Recording of the Month - Gramophone Magazine (May 2002) |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Mass in B minor Janowitz / Ludwig / Schreier / Berlin Philharmonic / Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 29/Apr/2000 ] "There is a strong sense of the works's architecture, and the highly polished surfaces do not obscure the depths of the music." Penguin Guide |
WAGNER
Die Walkure (complete opera recorded in 1967) Jon Vickers, Martti Talvela, Thomas Stewart, Gundula Janowitz / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Jan/2013 ] |
Karajan/Berlin Philharmonic
Beethoven:wellington's Victory [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD ] |
DVORAK / TCHAIKOVSKY
Serenade For Strings Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/May/2013 ] |
BEDRICH SMETANA / JEAN SIBELIUS / FRANZ LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Smetana, Liszt & Sibelius Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Masters / CD - released 1/Jan/1990 ] "No one would deny the beauties of these performances...Recorded [in 1983], these are some of the most ravishingly beautiful performances of orchestral favorites by Sibelius ever preserved on disc." AllMusic on the Sibelius |
CARL MARIA von WEBER
Weber: Invitation To Dance / Overtures Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Mar/2016 ] A classic Karajan recording available again. |
W.A. MOZART
Mozart: Requiem / Vesperae solennes de confessore in C, K339 / etc Karita Mattila / Sara Mingardo / Bryn Terfel / Berlin Philharmonic / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 19/Jun/2000 ] "I would happily recommend this disc to anyone wanting a modern version of the Requiem" (Gramophone) |
KARL JENKINS
Jenkins: The Peacemakers Lucy Crowe (soprano), Chloë Hanslip (violin), Davy Spillane (Uilleann pipes) / London Symphony Orchestra, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Karl Jenkins [ Universal Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2019 ] "Just about everyone has been roped in...fans will find this 70-minute plea for peace immaculately performed and recorded." The Times, 24th March 2012 ** |
RAVEL
Bolero / Pavane pour une Infante defunte / Rapsodie espagnole / Daphnis et ChloAC: suite (with works by Debussy & Saint-Saens) Karlheinz Zoeller (flute) Pierre Cochereau (organ) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Herbert von Karajan [ DG Karajan Collection / 2 CD - released 4/Aug/2003 ] "This is the most entertaining modern recording of what is usually counted a forbidding work." (Gramophone on Symphony No 13) |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No 2 in C minor 'Resurrection' Kate Royal (soprano), Magdalena Kozena (mezzo) / Berliner Philharmoniker & Rundfunkchor Berlin, Sir Simon Rattle [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 1/May/2011 ] "Kožená brings her customary depth of feeling to the still maternal voice of "Urlicht"...Rattle's famous piano-pianissimos are deployed to breathtaking effect." (Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice March 2011) |
WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI
Lutoslawski: Piano Concerto / Symphony No 2 Krystian Zimerman (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Simon Rattle [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Sep/2015 ] "Rattle has always been a passionate Lutoslawskian, and his Berliners enjoyed a close relationship with the composer, who recorded his most important orchestral scores with them." (Sunday Times) |
EDOUARD LALO / CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole / Cello Concerto / Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No. 1 Kyung Wha Chung (violin) Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal,Charles Dutoit / Lynn Harrell (cello) Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 12/Oct/1993 ] Original recordings from 1981 and 1986 (Lalo Cello) |
BACH / BARTOK / BERLIOZ / MAHLER / POULENC / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
Seiji Ozawa Anniversary [11 CD Boxed set special price] Boston Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Saito Kinen Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, Seiji Ozawa, with Kiri te Kanawa & Marilyn Horne [ Decca Bargain Boxes / 11 CD Box Set - released 5/May/2011 ] This new 11-CD set presents Seiji Ozawa in a wide variety of symphonic repertory with the orchestra's with which he has been most closely associated since the early 1970s |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The World's Favourite Tenor Arias Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) / Vienna Folk Opera Orchestra & Choir / John Alldis Choir / Berlin Philharmonic / London Philharmonic / various conductors [ Decca Pavarotti the Studio Albums / CD - released 15/Dec/2007 ] A fabulous collection, Luciano Pavarotti recorded 'The World's Favourite Tenor Arias' between 1971 and 1974 with a variety of world-class orchestras and conductors. It is one of Pavarotti's twelve original studio albums made during the course of his... |
FRANZ LEHAR
Best of Lehár - Das Land des Lächelns (Land of Smiles) Manfred Schmidt, Rudolf Schock, Helga Hildebrand, Erika Koth, Berlin Symphony, Wilhelm Schuchter [ Warner Classics Inspiration / CD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] Franz Lehár developed the operetta far beyond the waltz-laden entertainment that was its origin; he orientated himself far more towards the opera. He took as his role model Puccini, as is evident in his Land des Lächelns (Land of Smiles), a... |
MARTYNOV / RICHTER / GLASS / VASKS / ENO / JOHANNSSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mari Samuelsen Mari Samuelsen (violin) / Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Jonathan Stockhammer [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 28/Jul/2019 ] Mari has enjoyed a remarkable rise on the international concert stage through a characteristic mixture of artistry and enterprise. Her concerts combine breathtaking musical virtuosity and an imaginative and innovative approach to presentation. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Alto Rhapsody / Symphony no 2 Marjana Lipovsek (alto) / Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "How pleasant it is to be able to welcome a new recording of a Brahms symphony. The sessions took place before the BPO elected Abbado as their Chief Conductor, but the orchestra responds with unmistakable enthusiasm to the Italian conductor" Gramopho |
LUTOSLAWSKI
The Essential Lutoslawski (Incls Symphony No 3 & Cello Concerto) Martha Argerich, Nelson Freire (pianos) Heinz Holliger (oboe) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Symphonie-orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / etc [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 29/Sep/2007 ] "The range of fantastic music on this disc alone reveals Lutoslawski's level of accomplishment among the late 20th century greats." (Amazon.com) |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3 / Suite No 2 Martha Argerich & Nelson Freire (pianos) / Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Riccardo Chailly [ Philips 50 / CD - released 5/May/2001 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - One of the most electrifying "live" recordings of a concerto ever made and a constant best-seller. |