Since you are interested in Dvorak: Complete Slavonic Dances, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
JOHANNES BRAHMS / ROBERT SCHUMANN
Brahms: Alto Rhapsody; 4 ernste Gesänge, Op. 121 / Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben (Rec 1947-1950) Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) with Phyllis Spurr (piano) Phyllis Spurr (piano) John Newark (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra [ Naxos Historic Great Singers / CD - released 24/Oct/2004 ] Kathleen Ferrier was the most significant British singer to emerge following the end of the Second World War in 1945. Although her professional singing career spanned only a single decade (1942-1953) she achieved international recognition in a... |
SCHUMANN / MAHLER / BRAHMS
Kathleen Ferrier sings Schumann, Mahler & Brahms Kathleen Ferrier, John Newmartk (piano) & Phylis Spurr (piano) [ ALTO / CD - released 1/Dec/2011 ] |
NIELSEN / HONEGGER / IBERT / POULENC
20th Century Flute Concerti Jennifer Stinton (flute) Geoffrey Brown (cor anglais) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Steuart Bedford [ ALTO / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "..an intelligently planned and excellently recorded programme which forms a wonderful showcase for this highly accomplished soloist.. Stinton plays with artistry & charm. Recommended." (Gramophone) |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Mass in D minor & Te Deum Joan Rodgers (soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (alto), Keith Lewis (tenor) / Croydon Singers & Croydon Orchestra, Matthew Best [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Mar/2010 ] "Highest honours must go to the outstanding 140-voice chorus who sing with earth-shattering conviction, utmost clarity of diction and enviable precision of ensemble and intonation." BBC Music Magazine |
MAHLER
Das Lied Von Der Erde / Drei Ruckert Lieder [recorded in 1952] Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) Julius Patzak (tenor) / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Bruno Walter [ ALTO / CD - released 10/Aug/2010 ] Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Bruno Walter |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphonies Nos. 2 "Little Russian" and 3 "Polish" Large Symphony Orchestra of the Ministry of Culture Russian Federation / Gennadi Rozhdestvensky [ ALTO / CD - released 13/Mar/2011 ] "Powerhouse performances and recordings to win converts to these wallflowers among the Tchaikovsky canon. Not to be missed but be ready for far from refined recordings - and thank the stars that they sound the way they do. Outstanding classic... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No. 6 & Nutcracker Suite Large Symphony Orchestra of the Ministry of Culture, Russian Federation, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky / Moscow State Symphony, Pavel Kogan [ ALTO / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "As I have often felt with Rozhdestvensky's recordings, their warm, easy spontaneity...suggests sessions where the aim was to communicate immediately and warmly in a near equivalent to live performance" Gramophone Magazine |
RAVEL
Ravel: Boléro / Daphnis et Chloë Suite No.2 / Ma mère l'oye Suite / La Valse London Symphony Orchestra / Louis Fremaux [ ALTO / CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] Essential Ravel conducted by a master French maestro |