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RAVEL / FAURE / HOFFMANN / GORDON / DEBUSSY / CAPLET
Jeux de Création - Harp recital Anne-Sophie Bertrand (harp) / L'Ensemble Ondine [ Naxos / CD - released 19/Nov/2021 ] This recording is a tribute to the chromatic harp, which, with its rich colours and theatrical effects, was perfectly tuned to the impressionist and art nouveau atmosphere of the turn of the 20th century. Geoffrey Gordon's Jeux de Création is... |
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BACH / BRAHMS / MASSENET / MOZART / VIVALDI
Anne-Sophie Mutter: 5 Classic Albums Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) [ Warner Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 5/Nov/2012 ] "On this CD she displays more restrained, more music and less pyrotechnics. Immaculate is the best word to describe the performances." GoodMusicGuide on the Bach |
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Anne-Sophie Mutter, Roger Federer, John Williams, Daniel Barenboim, Andre Previn, Jorg Widmann, Lambert Orkis, Steve Cohen
Anne-Sophie Mutter: Vivace (Blu-ray) [ SWR Classics / Blu-ray - released 29/Sep/2023 ] Anne-Sophie Mutter is one of the greatest musicians of our age and for the last five decades has appeared at the world's leading concert venues. In addition to premiering 31 new works from leading composers, she is an inspiring mentor, has promoted... |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi:The Four Seasons Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 8/Feb/2008 ] Recorded 28 October 1987 at the Philharmonie, Berlin |
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ANDRE PREVIN / SEBASTIAN CURRIER
American Tunes #1 Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Knut Johannessen, Roman Patkoló, Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Lambert Orkis (piano), Mutter's Virtuosi [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 21/Aug/2026 ] In this second volume of the ASM Forte Forward series, Anne-Sophie Mutter performs works by two composers close to her heart. First, André Previn (1929-2019), to whom the violinist was married for several years, and with whom she remained close... |
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ANDRE PREVIN / SEBASTIAN CURRIER
American Tunes #1 (LP) Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Knut Johannessen, Roman Patkoló, Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Lambert Orkis (piano), Mutter's Virtuosi [ Alpha Classics / 2 LP - released 21/Aug/2026 ] In this second volume of the ASM Forte Forward series, Anne-Sophie Mutter performs works by two composers close to her heart. First, André Previn (1929-2019), to whom the violinist was married for several years, and with whom she remained close... |
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GLAZUNOV / PROKOFIEV
Glazunov / Prokofiev: Violin Concertos (with Shchedrin - Stihira) Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / National Symphony Orchestra of Washington, D.C., Mstislav Rostropovich [ Erato Classics Original Jacket Reissues / CD - released 20/Apr/2015 ] Three highly contrasted works from 20th century Russia. Anne-Sophie Mutter is the soloist in Glazunov's richly lyrical violin concerto, first performed in 1905, and in Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No 1, dating from the time of the Revolution and a... |
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EDOUARD LALO / PABLO SARASATE
Lalo: Symphonie espagnole / Sarrasate: Zigeunerweisen (LP) Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Orchestre National de France, Seiji Ozawa [ Warner Classics LP / LP - released 10/May/2024 ] "...pure intonation, the sweet tone and the warmly emotional and committed treatment that this much admired young artist gives the work." Gramophone |
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PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN
The Pied Piper of Hamelin, The Way Through the Woods, and other favourite poems Anton Lesser, Anne Harvey, Katinka Wolf, narrators [ Naxos Audiobooks / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] There are complete stories here - The Pied Piper of Hamelin, The Lady of Shalott - and humor aplenty, whether it is the music hall mischief of Dahn the Plughole or the more sinister touches of Binyon's Hunger. |
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C. P. E. BACH
C. P. E. Bach: Empfindsamkeit Arnaud De Pasquale, Anne Thivierge [ Château de Versailles Spectacles / CD - released 13/Mar/2026 ] Son of the famous Johann Sebastian, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach was a renowned keyboard virtuoso in the 18th century. A prolific composer and theorist of keyboard instruments, he forged the aesthetic of Empfindsamkeit, a style in which emotion is... |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Complete Wagner Operas [34 CD set] Robert Holl, Falk Struckmann, Jane Eaglen, Waltraud Meier, Siegfried Jerusalem, Siegfried Jerusalem, Günter von Kannen, Anne Evans / Daniel Barenboim [ Teldec Warner Classics / 34 CD Box Set - released 10/Oct/2011 ] Barenboim's iconic Wagner performances, available for the first time in a complete set. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Amalie´s Cosmos: Music For Harp Anne-Sophie Bertrand (harp) [ Pentatone / CD - released 13/Mar/2026 ] Harpist Anne-Sophie Bertrand presents Amalie's Cosmos, an evocative journey through the salons of 19th-century Europe. At the heart of Berlin's vibrant cultural life in the early 19th century stood Amalie Beer, a wealthy patron, intellectual, and... |
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FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: Violin Concerto / Piano Concerto / Eventyr / A Song Before Sunrise Betty Beecham (Piano) / Jean Pougnet (Violin) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Thomas Beecham [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] Sir Thomas Beecham's almost single-handed promotion of the music of Delius to international acceptance through his own personal standing and his conducting genius, besides being among the singular feats of the twentieth century, remains unrivalled in... |
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Betty Carter
Four Classic Albums (Meet Betty Carter And Ray Bryant / Out There / The Modern Sound Of Betty Carter / Ray Charles And Betty Carter) [ Avid / 2 CD - released 17/Nov/2014 ] AVID Jazz presents four classic Betty Carter albums , including original LP liner notes on a finely re-mastered and low priced double CD. "Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant"; "Out There"; "The Modern Sound Of Betty Carter" and "Ray Charles and Betty... |
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Betty Grable
More From The Pin-Up Girl [ Jasmine / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2006 ] Disc 1 comprises songs from Shows such as "The Shocking Miss Pilgrim" and "Mother Wore Tights". On Disc 2, you can hear recordings from "My Blue Heaven" and "Call Me Mister". |
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Betty Grable
The Pin-Up Girl [ Jasmine / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/1997 ] Thank God for modern technology. Here you have recordings that otherwise, you would only be able to listen to and view from screenings. What a gem she was, and through these sound recordings that capture her magic, an appreciation of her talent,... |
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Betty Hutton
The Blonde Bombshell In Hollywood [ Jasmine / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2006 ] "Rumbustious, exuberant, screwball". Just some of the words used to describe the wacky talent of Betty Hutton. Just check out the opener on this two disc set "OL' MAN MOSE" if any proof is needed of her frenetic style! |
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The Boston Camerata, Anne Azéma
Free America! Early songs of Resistance & Rebellion [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 13/Sep/2019 ] The United States of America, a promised land? Free America! celebrates the ideas and hopes which preoccupied the young American Republic in the years 1770-1860: the need for freedom of assembly, a willingness to rebel and go into battle fully... |
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ANDRE CAPLET
Le Miroir De Jesus Marie-Claude Chappuis (mezzo), Anne Bassand (harp), Marc-Antoine Bonanomi (double bass) [ Mirare / CD - released 11/Mar/2013 ] "The instrumentalists are refinement and rarefaction personified, and the women of the Ensemble Vocal Lausanne sound thoroughly angelic." (International Record Review) |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Landscapes Cyrille Dubois (tenor) Anne Le Bozec (piano) & company [ Nomad Music / 2 CD - released 30/Jan/2026 ] "Set down within an ideally intimate space, these are scrupulously prepared and urgently communicative performances, evincing a most pleasing sense of teamwork and freshness of new discovery." Gramophone Award Nomination 2026 - Voice & Ensemble |