Since you are interested in Orchestral Music & Arias, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring / The Firebird / Petrushka (Complete Ballets) The Cleveland Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez [ Deutsche Grammophon Duo / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] "Even in these days of super-efficient Rites and Petrushkas, Boulez can still find in these scores many subtle and beautiful details that are lost in the rush or the brilliance of some showier readings, and his precision of ear is audible on page... |
LUIDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Favourite Piano Sonatas (Incls 'Appassionata', 'Moonlight' & 'Pathétique') Maurizio Pollini (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon Duo / 2 CD - released 20/Mar/2012 ] Maestro Maurizio Pollini's Beethoven Piano Sonata cycle begins with this double-CD set, featuring the Appassionata Sonata plus a series of shorter works - all recorded for the first time by the Italian master. |
MESSIAEN
Turangalila Symphony / Quatuor pour la fin du temps Yvonne Loriod (piano), Jeanne Loriod (ondes martenot) / Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France / Myung-Whun Chung [ Deutsche Grammophon Duo / CD - released 22/Apr/2012 ] Among Messiaen's compositions, the Turangalila Symphony and the Quartet for the End of Time are his two most famousworks. This specially priced Duo album offers passionate accounts of both weighty subjects. |
TCHAIKOVSKY
The Sleeping Beauty (The Complete Ballet) Russian National Orchestra / Mikhail Pletnev [ Deutsche Grammophon Duo / 2 CD - released 13/Oct/2011 ] "Hardly a minute passes without one's ear being enchanted by an affective gesture of the utmost precision, poise and sensitivity..." |