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BRAHMS
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 / Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102 Julia Fischer (violin) & Daniel Muller-Schott (cello) / Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam / Yakov Kreizberg [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 1/May/2007 ] "A winning Brahms Double, violinist and cellist playing with warmth." RECORDING OF THE MONTH Gramophone Magazine August 2007 |
KARL JENKINS
The Very Best of Karl Jenkins [2 CD set] Kate Royal, Kiri te Kanawa (sopranos) Alfie Boe (tenor) / Various orchestras, conducted by Karl Jenkins [ Universal Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Jun/2019 ] This 2-CD compilation presents a selection of the most popular pieces by the nation's best-loved living composer Karl Jenkins. Includes music from best-selling recordings Adiemus, The Armed Man, Requiem, Gloria, Stabat Mater, Palladio, Stella Natalis... |
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. |
NOTE BY NOTE
Note by Note - The Making of the Steinway Pierre-Laurent Aimard / Harry Connick Jr. / Helene Grimaud / Hank Jones / Lang Lang [ BBC / DVD - released 10/Sep/2008 ] G - A feature-length independent documentary that follows the creation of a Steinway concert grand, #L1037 - from forest floor to concert hall. |
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... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
100 Best Children's Classics (Includes Peter and the Wolf, Carnival of the Animals and The Sorcerer's Apprentice) Various Artists including Neville Marriner, Andre Previn, Simon Rattle, Aldo Ciccolini, Mariss Jansons, Adrian Boult, etc [ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 20/Jun/2019 ] This 6CD set contains 100 tracks from the most familiar and best-loved works for children, performed by many of the world's leading instrumentalists, orchestras and conductors. |
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 |