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RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss (R.): Vier Letzte Lieder [Four Last Songs / 12 Lieder / Daphne: Closing Scene Lucia Popp (soprano) Wolfgang Sawallisch (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks [ Warner Classics Red Line / CD - released 25/Oct/2018 ] "...an almost effortless spontaneity of approach, makes this into a glorious version of a much-recorded work." (Gramophone on the Four Last Songs) |
MARK-ANTHONY TURNAGE
Orchestral Works Vol 3 Lawrence Power (viola) Christian Tetzlaff (violin) Michael Collins (clarinet) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Marin Alsop, Vladimir Jurowski [ LPO / CD - released 1/Oct/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Contemporary |
BEETHOVEN / ROSSINI / VERDI / SUPPE
Solti Overtures London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 16/Oct/2016 ] This collection of overtures - many of them appearing internationally on Decca CD for the first time - comes from the very start of Georg Solti's recording career. That for Beethoven's Egmont was, in fact, his first recording as conductor, issued as... |
BRUCKNER
Symphony No. 7 in E Major London Philharmonic Orchestra, Stanisław Skrowaczewski [ LPO Live / CD - released 29/Jul/2013 ] Stanisław Skrowaczewski is regarded as one of today's greatest living Bruckner conductors. Now in his 90th year, he brings a lifetime's accumulated wisdom to this work. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Panufnik Legacies London Symphony Orchestra, François-Xavier Roth [ LSO Live / CD - released 29/Apr/2013 ] In May 2013, LSO Live releases an album of new works by 10 emerging young composers. The pieces, originally commissioned as part of the LSO Panufnik Scheme, were recorded in LSO St Luke's and are now presented on disc, enabling the LSO to share... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No. 5 / The Voyevoda London Symphony Orchestra, Yondani Butt [ Nimbus Alliance / CD - released 28/Jan/2013 ] "These performances invite comparisons with entries by Furtwängler, Böhm, Szell, Karajan rather than figures of lesser stature." (American Record Guide) |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Grande Messe des Morts, Op. 5 (Requiem) Barry Banks (tenor) London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus & London Philharmonic Choir, Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 11/Mar/2013 ] "..the combined LSO and LPO choirs - singing beautifully and bringing out the music's profound sadness - is wonderfully enhanced. Colin Davis fits the work to the conditions with a master hand. Memorable." (Sunday Times) |
WEBER
Der Freischutz Christine Brewer, Sally Matthews, & Simon O'Neill / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 29/Apr/2013 ] This is a sincere reading of the work, but sincerity should not be confused with a lack of sophistication. The orchestral textures are pristine, the tempos and colours bracing and plaintive, with faultless work from clarinettist Chris Richards. |
AARON COPLAND
Appalachian Spring / Billy the Kid / Rodeo (4 Dance Episodes) London Symphony Orchestra, Minnieapolis Symphony Orchesra, Antal Dorati [ Alto / CD - released 10/Aug/2013 ] "Dorati pioneered the first stereo recordings of the complete Billy the Kid and (this) caused a sensation …for precision of detail and brilliance of colour, while the generous acoustics offered ambient warmth…The gunshots were and remain... |
RESPIGHI
The Birds / Ancient Airs & Dances / Canzone e Danza London Sym. Orchestra, Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati [ Alto / CD - released 10/Aug/2013 ] Birds) "vividness of detail particularly suits Dorati's spirited account..bringing pictorial piquancy of great charm and strongly projected dance rhythms" (Penguin) (Ancient Airs) "The Hungarian string players are exceptionally gifted" (Gramophone) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Elektra (complete opera) Jeanne-Michele Charbonnet, Angela Denoke, Dame Felicity Palmer, Matthias Goerne, London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev [ LSO Live SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 2/Jul/2012 ] Valery Gergiev conducts Strauss' 'Elektra', one of the most powerful operas in the repertoire, accompanied by a superlative cast. Premiered in 1910 at Covent Garden, under the baton of Sir Thomas Beecham, 'Elektra' showcases many, of what were at the... |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Belshazzar's Feast Suite, Op. 51 / Karelia Suite, Op. 11 (excerpts) / Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43 London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Kajanus [ Naxos Historical Kajanus conducts Sibelius Vol 2 / CD - released 2/Jan/2013 ] "The programme is artfully sequenced. First we get the fey and fragile exotica, glistening fantasy and wan orientalism of Belshazzar's Feast. Then come the exuberant outer movements of the Karelia Suite...Phrasing is nicely sculpted throughout." MW |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1-7 / Kullervo, Op. 7 Monica Groop (mezzo), Peter Mattei (baritone) / London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live / 4 CD Box Set - released 21/Sep/2009 ] "Combined with the innate warmth and pretty much faultless playing of the LSO, it makes for some of the most readily satisfying performances available." BBC Music |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Eine Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 Lucia Popp, Thomas Allen / London Philharmonic Choir / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Klaus Tennstedt [ BBC / CD - released 28/Apr/2008 ] "As an admirer of Klaus Tennstedt I'm pleased to add this performance to my collection though it would certainly yield to Klemperer and Gardiner as a library choice for this wonderful work." (MusicWeb July 2008) |
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... |
JANACEK
The Cunning Little Vixen (Complete opera recorded in 2012) Glyndebourne Opera / Lucy Crowe, Emma Bell, Sergei Leiferkus / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jurowski [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 31/Jul/2013 ] "Crowe's Vixen is vocally completely secure and delightfully and sharply characterized...[in the closing scene] there is just the right sense of pantheistic rapture...an outstanding achievement." (International Record Review, 2012) |
JANACEK
Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen (Recorded June 2012, Glyndebourne) BLU-RAY Lucy Crowe / Emma Bell / Sergei Leiferkus / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jurowski [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 31/Jul/2013 ] Crowe's Vixen is vocally completely secure and delightfully and sharply characterized...[in the closing scene] there is just the right sense of pantheistic rapture...an outstanding achievement. |
CARL NIELSEN
Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 2 'The Four temperaments' & 3 'Sinfonia espansiva' Lucy Hall (soprano), Marcus Farnsworth (baritone) / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Mar/2013 ] 'Colin Davis establishes himself as a first-class Nielsenian on our pick of the week ... With this coupling, Davis leaves the best for last, too: Nielsen's most accessible symphony.' (The Sunday Times) |
Luigi Alva (tenor) / New Symphony Orchestra of London. Iller Pattacini
Luigi Alva - Spanish and Latin American songs: Including Granada & Valencia (Rec October 1963) [ Decca Classic Recitals / CD - released 12/Dec/2004 ] Peruvian-born Luigi Alva (born Lima 10 April 1927) first appeared in his native Lima in 1949 and made his European debut in 1954 when he sang Alfredo at the Teatro Nuovo in Milan. |
GINASTERA
Panambi / Estancia (Complete Ballets) Luis Gaeta / London Symphony Orchestra / Gisele Ben-Dor (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] Much admired by Aaron Copland, the Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983) is widely regarded as one of the most important and original South American composers of the 20th century. |
