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SCHUMANN
Piano music (incls 'Kreisleriana Op 16) Helene Grimaud (piano) [ Portrait Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] 'And through the endearing naturalness, truthfulness and immediacy of her response to the printed text, you fall in love with the young Schumann all over again.' (Gramophone of Kreisleriana) |
BRAHMS
Piano Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3 Helene Grimaud (piano) [ Portrait Classics / CD - released 20/Jan/2010 ] 'a splendid urgency and commitment' Gramophone of Sonata No. 2 / 'This account of the Third Sonata is also distinguished' Gramophone of Sonata No. 3 |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Pieces Op 116-119 Helene Grimaud (piano) [ Erato / CD - released 1/Jun/2004 ] "The very opening Capriccio of Op.116 really is presto energico, and Grimaud makes the most of the tricky, syncopated accents. The recording is good" MusicWeb (March 2004) |
TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS
Christmas at King's College Cambridge King's College Choir, Cambridge / David Willcocks [ ALTO / CD - released 15/Nov/2012 ] 'The number of boy choristers was fixed at 16 by King Henry in 1453 and it is 16 still. While originally there were six lay clerks, there are now 12 choral scholars, who are undergraduates of the college studying for degrees. (The Director) therefore... |
PUCCINI / BIZET / DVORAK / OFFENBACH / DONIZETTI / VERDI / etc
40 Most Beautiful Arias Maria Callas, Placido Domingo, Cecilia Bartoli, Kiri te Kanawa, Jose Carreras, José Cura, Angela Gheorghiu, etc [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/2009 ] Nothing stirs the soul and tugs at the heartstrings more than an inspired operatic aria. Warner Classics CD set 40 MOST BEAUTIFUL ARIAS collects forty of the most moving ones the world has known on this star-studded collection. |
RAVEL
The Best Of Ravel (Incls Bolero, Gaspard de la Nuit & Piano Concerto in G) Helene Grimaud, Paul Crossley (piano)/ Orchestre National de France under Eliahu Inbal / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Jesus Lopez-Cobos [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 26/Apr/2007 ] Ravel’s Boléro has become an evergreen. These 2 CD’s provide material for those who would like to hear more by this typically French composer. |
BEETHOVEN
Diabelli Variations Piotr Anderszewski (piano) [ EMI Recommends / CD - released 14/Oct/2007 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) - "This is Beethoven first, artist second, and even if you have other versions, one recording of the Diabellis can never be enough. Treat yourself and enjoy a pianistic feast." (MusicWeb... |
BARTOK / BERG / MOZART / LISZT
Resonance Helene Grimaud (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 21/Oct/2010 ] "The French pianist's concept album is her strongest yet. At the core are two sonatas - Liszt's monument of romantic rhetoric, humanised as only Grimaud can, and Alban Berg's one-movement sonata from 1910." (William Dart NZ Herald) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
England My England Alastair Hussain (treble) Thomas Bullard (baritone) / Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Cambridge University Musical Society Chorus, etc [ EMI / Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2009 ] There is surely no more quintessentially English sound than that of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, its unaccompanied voices - evocative of immemorial sandstone, of cool cloisters, of evensong in church, chapel and cathedral. |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV / SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Rachmaninov / Prokofiev: Cello Sonatas Gautier Capucon (cello) Gabriela Montero (piano) [ Erato Classics / CD - released 26/Jan/2008 ] "Capuçon's elegant, singing tone responds especially well to the Andante, with gentle exchanges between the instruments." Gramophone Magazine |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chopin: Etudes: Op. 25 & Op. 10 Murray Perahia (piano) [ Sony Music / CD - released 2/Dec/2002 ] Gramophone Magazine Award Finalist 2003 - Recording of the Month (Gramophone November 2002) |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphony No 2 / Karelia Suite New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Pietari Inkinen [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Apr/2011 ] "Inkinen takes an unashamedly romantic view of the Second Symphony, and the Karelia Suite provides an atmospheric filler." Financial Times, 2nd April 2011 **** |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No 5 Emperer / Piano Sonata No 28 Helene Grimaud (piano) / Staatskapelle Dresden, Vladimir Jurowski [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Sep/2008 ] "Grimaud potentially is one of the finest pianists in the business, and let's hope this release signals for her a new level of maturity and artistic depth. The sonics, by the way, are also very good, with Grimaud's piano particularly well-caught, and... |
PURCELL
O Solitude Andreas Scholl (countertenor) / Accademia Bizantina, Stefano Montanari [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 17/Jan/2011 ] "Ethereal yet visceral, Scholl's voice is the dream vehicle for Purcell...Stefano Montanari coaxes thrilling playing from Accademia Bizantina" BBC Music Magazine Awards 2012 - Vocal WINNER |
PAUL CRESTON / ANTHONY RITCHIE / KENNETH YOUNG / GARETH FARR / etc.
Gung-Ho: Virtuoso Works for Trombone David Bremner (trombone) with Sarah Watkins (piano) and Leonard Sakofsky (percussion) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 10/May/2009 ] This superb release was awarded the Best Clasical Album at the 2009 NZ Music Awards. "Gung-Ho is one classy production...one of our premier trombonists...the group's ensemble work is awe-inspiring" (William Dart, NZ Herald) |
RACHMANINOV / STRAVINSKY / TCHAIKOVSKY
A Russian Night (Incls Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 2) Helene Grimaud (piano) / Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 10/Mar/2010 ] G - "This Tempest blazes with all of the wanton passion inherit in the score, and Abbado actually gives the work more than it deserves. Thrilling indeed." (**** AudAud.com) |
TRADITIONAL / JOHN RUTTER / etc
The Colours of Christmas The Bach Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Rutter, with Over the Bridge [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 1/Dec/2011 ] "If you believe that Christmas music should have a warm, comfortable feel, then this CD will fit the bill perfectly." (Gramophone) |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Opera and Oratorio arias Magdalena Kozena (mezzo soprano) / Venice Baroque Orchestra, Andrea Marcon [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 18/Jun/2009 ] "Magdalena Kozená has almost become the Barack Obama of mezzo-sopranos. With that mesmerising voice, that magnetic personality, everybody wants a piece of her." The Times, 5th June 2009 *** |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / MAURICE RAVEL / DOMENICO SCARLATTI / IGOR STRAVINSKY
Transformation Yuja Wang (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/May/2010 ] "Wang makes light of even the fiercest complexity...she has a dazzling way of lightening even the heaviest textures so that her entire performance gleams with an astonishing brilliance and verve" Gramophone Magazine: Disc of the Month - July 2010 |
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) |