Since you are interested in Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 / Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
BARTOK
The Two Violin Concertos Arabella Steinbacher (violin) Marek Janowski (piano) [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Oct/2010 ] "Steinbacher's impeccable playing captures the Hungarian flavor of both concertos with vivid accompaniment from Janowski and the Swiss orchestra. Sonic quality is exemplary." (ClassicalCDReview.com) |
NICOLAS GOMBERT
Tribulatio et angustia The Brabant Ensemble / Stephen Rice [ Hyperion / CD - released 4/Oct/2007 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD FINALIST 2008 - Early Music - "It's one of very few discs of this repertoire I've been happy to play in its entirety, and then several times since. This is in part a tribute to Gombert … but also to the Brabant Ensemble and... |
CHAUSSON / RESPIGHI / SUK / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Poème Julia Fischer (violin) / Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo, Yakov Kreizberg [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 10/Jun/2011 ] "This beautiful disc is one of Fischer's best, and also stands as a fitting testament to Kreizberg's art." (BBC Music) |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Glagolitic Mass & Taras Bulba Aga Mikolaj (soprano), Iris Vermillion (contralto) Stuart Neill (tenor) Arutjun Kotchinian (bass) / RundfunkSinfonieorchester, Marek Janowski [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Apr/2013 ] This album offers two of the best known and most loved works by Leoš Janáček. The Glagolitic Mass was thus described by a musicologist: "It has absolutely everything, it's engrossing and enthralling and captivating and startling and soothing and... |
BRAHMS
Piano Quartets Op.25, 26 & 60 Beaux Arts Trio (with Walter Trampler - viola) [ Pentatone SACD / 2 SACD - released 11/Mar/2006 ] The first quartets written by Brahms were not strings quartets, as one might expect, but these piano quartets, with which Brahms refers to the works written by Mozart in this genre and on which he worked simultaneously |
BRAHMS
Serenades Op.11 & Op. 16 Gewandhaus Orchester Leipzig / Kurt Masur (conductor) [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] There was nothing else for it, but to take the well-nigh insurmountable hurdle set by Beethoven. And what is more, without once again falling flat on his face, as had been the case during the second performance of his Piano Concerto Op.15 in 1859. |
W.A. MOZART
Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E flat, K. 364 / Concertone for 2 Violins and Orchestra in C, K. 190 Julia Fischer (violin) Gordan Nikoli (violin & viola) Hans Meyer (oboe) / Netherlands Chamber Orchestra / Yakov Kreizberg [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 10/Nov/2007 ] Gramophone Award Winner - Artist of the Year 2007 |
W.A. MOZART
Violin Concertos Nos 3 & 4 / Adagio K.261 / Rondo K.269 Julia Fischer (violin) / Netherlands Chamber Orchestra / Yakov Kreizberg [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 22/Oct/2005 ] MARBECKS STAFF RECORDING OF THE YEAR 2006 - "These are crisply aerated and flexible performances. With Kreizberg at the helm of the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra the orchestral sound world is strong on textual clarity and string choir... |
DVORAK
Symphony No. 8 / The Wild Dove / The Noon Witch Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam / Yakov Kreizberg (cond) [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] Without the support and vote of confidence of Johannes Brahms, life would have turned out very differently for Antonín Dvorák. Originally, the young boy was in fact destined to succeed his father in the butcher's shop, but finally music won out. |
BRAHMS
Symphony No. 1 in C minor Op.68 / Haydn Variations Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra / Marek Janowski (conductor) [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] "PentaTone's reviting "you"-are-there" recording makes it a winner…If you are looking for a new, uncontroversial, and trustworthy reading of Brahms's First Symphony in fantastic sound, I can recommend Janowski" Jeery Dubins, Fanfare |
BRAHMS
Symphony No. 4 in E minor Op. 98 / 8 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra / Marek Janowski (conductor) [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "Marek Janowski concludes his superb Brahms cycle with this unquestionably great performance of the Fourth Symphony. Everything about it is memorable, stylish, and characterful." (ClassicsToday 10 performance 10 sound) |