Since you are interested in Bartok: Violin Concertos; Viola Concerto; Violin Rhapsody Nos. 1 & 2; etc, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Music for Piano Duet (Volume One) Christoph Eschenbach, Justus Frantz (pianos) [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2006 ] "Christoph Eschenbach and Justus Frantz give no quarter in terms of performance or recorded sound - still highly recommended" (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
STRAVINSKY
The Firebird; Petrushka (Complete ballets) / Symphony in Three Movements / Scherzo a la Russe / Four Studies City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2004 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "Rattle gives a reading which brings out powerfully the sturdy jollity of the ballet, contrasting it with the poignancy of the puppet's own feelings." *** Three Stars Penguin... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Variations on a Theme by Haydn / Tragic Overture / Academic Festival Overture. Daniel Barenboim (piano) / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Sir John Barbirolli [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 19/Oct/2005 ] Reissued at a special price |
SAMUEL BARBER
Adagio for Strings / The School for Scandal Overture / Violin Concerto / Canzone for flute & piano / etc Elmar Oliviera (violin) Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. Leonard Slatkin [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 16/Jun/2001 ] "This splendid collection contains three gems in the shape of his orchestral Essays-a favoured form of his: concise enough to encourage structural discipline but free enough to give full rein to his considerable dramatic and melodic gifts. I don't... |