W. A. MOZART
Mozart Momentum - 1785 Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Matthew Truscott (violin), Joel Hunter (viola), Frank-Michael Guthmann (cello) [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 28/May/2021 ] 'Socially distanced they may have been but the camaraderie that was so evident in their groundbreaking Beethoven cycle with Leif Ove Andsnes is, if anything, even more apparent here.' Gramophone Recording of the Month June 2021 |
EDWARD ELGAR / WILLIAM WALTON
Elgar / Walton: Cello Concertos Steven Isserlis (cello) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Harding [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Feb/2016 ] "This mesmerising meditation couldn't be in better hands" BBC Music Magazine Instrumental Choice March 2016 |
VERDI / BELLINI / DONIZETTI / PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Anna Netrebko - Sempre Libera Anna Netrebko (soprano) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado, conductor [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 15/Aug/2004 ] "Few sopranos sing bel canto with the natural beauty she supplies." BBC Music Magazine, September 2006 |
IGOR STRAVINSKY / MANUEL de FALLA
Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite - Falla: El Retablo de Maese Pedro & Harpsichord Concerto Benjamin Alard (harpsichord 'Grand Model') / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Pablo Heras-Casado [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 23/Feb/2024 ] "The Pulcinella Suite is simply perfect, buoyant and stylish rather than in your face, with vivid personalities from leader William Hagen to first bassoon Marceau Lefèvre lending ideal sophistication." BBC Music |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Lieder Christiane Karg (soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano), Gustav Mahler (piano roll) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 23/Oct/2020 ] "Her voice is beautiful, more velvety than diamantine, and, with her supremely sensitive partner, she never has need to push it...This is lieder performance of wonderful freshness and intelligence; a delightful album, highly recommended." Gramophone |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (plus works by Wagner & Richard Strauss) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Mahler), London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Erich Leinsdorf [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 8/Nov/2019 ] "the sound quality and recorded ambience are both remarkable and contribute to the full in making this Mahler issue a candidate for top recommendation, in a symphony which has fared remarkably well in its recorded history." MusicWeb |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No. 9 (recorded live in 2004) The Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra / Claudio Abbado [ EuroArts / DVD - released 12/Jan/2005 ] Quite simply one of the best performances of this great work I've ever come across: moving, intense and with Abbado's long experience of conducting this work fully apparent despite the youth of the players. Beautifully and accurately played... |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: The Turn of the Screw (Complete Opera recorded in 2002) Ian Bostridge, Joan Rodgers, Julian Leang, Caroline Wise / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Harding [ Virgin Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Apr/2011 ] Gramophone Magazine Award Finalist 2003 - Editor's Choice (Gramophone Magazine) October 2002 |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Violin Concerto Op. 77 / String Sextet n°2 Op.36 Isabelle Faust (violin) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Harding [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] "..nothing is taken for granted, everything has been thought through yet the whole performance sounds spontaneous and natural. An instant staff favourite here at Marbecks Classical." (Keith@marbecks) |
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra
A Beethoven Journey [ Seventh Art DVD / DVD - released 9/Sep/2016 ] Leif Ove Andsnes is undoubtedly one of the top pianists of our age.... "this DVD is a pleasure to watch and to learn from." (AudAud.com) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven Journey: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5 / Choral Fantasia Op 80 Leif Ove Andsnes (piano & director) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra [ Sony Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2014 ] "One of the pleasures of these splendid performances is the rapport between the soloist/conductor and his musicians. They play as one." (Sunday Times) |
SARASATE / STRAVINSKY / de FALLA / RODRIGO / MILHAUD / DEBUSSY / etc
Les Musiques De Picasso [Picasso and Music] Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Pablo Heras-Casado Ensemble Aedes & Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth Orchestre de Paris, BBC Symphony Orchestra, etc [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 17/Jul/2020 ] To coincide with the opening of the Picasso exhibition at the Paris Philharmonie's Museum of Music in April 2020, harmonia mundi invites you to discover a different facet of the artist: Picasso the music lover! As a creator who found a lifelong... |
BEETHOVEN / PROKOFIEV / RAVEL / CHOPIN / MOZART / etc
Martha Argerich & Claudio Abbado: The Complete Concerto Recordings Martha Argerich (piano) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / 5 CD Box Set - released 15/Jan/2015 ] "Lightning strikes as Argerich's Beethoven 3 is finally heard on disc" Recording of the Month Gramophone Magazine January 2005 |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Cello Concertos Steven Isserlis (cello) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Harding [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Sep/2013 ] Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine October 2013 |
MANUEL DE FALLA
De Falla: El sombrero de tres picos / El amor brujo Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Pablo Heras-Casado - Marina Heredia, cantaora [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 29/Nov/2019 ] "Rhythms are wonderfully precise, textures very sensuous throughout, the latter helped immeasurably by the vivid, immediate recording." Editor's Choice Gramophone December 2019 |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH / BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Teodor Currentzis conducts The Mahler Chamber Orchestra BLU-RAY Steven Isserlis (cello) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Teodor Currentzis [ Euroarts Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 15/Oct/2018 ] The Mahler Chamber Orchestra was Orchestra in Residence at the KlaraFestival 2013 which is known as a modern and international classical music festival far beyond Belgium's borders. The concerts of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra formed one of the... |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Yuja Wang (piano) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 17/Mar/2011 ] "She tackles the popular "Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No 2" with an ease that betrays her deep familiarity with the material; but it's the confident way she deals with the challenging "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini"...that most impresses... |
W.A. MOZART
Die ZauberflAte (The Magic Flute) complete opera Erika MiklAsa / Dorothea RAschmann / Julia Kleiter / Christoph Strehl / Hanno MAller-Brachmann / Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 24/May/2006 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD FINALIST 2006: Opera - "Abbado's first shot at the flute proves to be a strong contender" (Editor's Choice Gramophone June 2006) |
W.A. MOZART
Die Zauberflate (The Magic Flute) Highlights Erika Miklasa / Dorothea Raschmann / Julia Kleiter / Christoph Strehl / Hanno Maller-Brachmann / Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 12/Jun/2007 ] Since the release of Claudio Abbado's first recording of Mozart's Magic Flute in April of 2006, the international press has been in raptures over the magnificence of the performance. Now, on one single CD, all of the greatest moments from Mozart's... |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Cello Conerto (with Brahms:- Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11) Natalia Gutman (cello) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 16/Apr/2007 ] "This is prime-quality Abbado: points are made but never overstated, and there's always the sense that quality musicians are working together with a common musical aim. Who could possibly ask for more?" Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 |