ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Piano Concerto Op 54 / Piano Trio No. 2 Op. 80 Alexander Melnikov (fortepiano) / Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado, with Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) & Isabelle Faust (violin) [ Harmonia Mundi CD + DVD / 2 CD/DVD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] '[T]he use of an early 19th-century fortepiano, here a Streicher of 1847, brings textural clairty, enhanced by the exceptionally subtle and sensitive dialogue between the two superb string players.' (BBC Music) |
HAYDN / MOZART / SCHUBERT
In Portrait Alfred Brendal (piano) [ Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD - released 14/Jul/2011 ] This 2-DVD set includes a 50-minute recital of Mozart, Haydn and Schubert, filmed at Snape Maltings Concert Hall in July 2000, and an illuminating 70-minute documentary that chronicles his childhood and early influences. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Alfredo Kraus: The 1996 Tokyo Recital Alfredo Kraus (tenor) with Emiko Suga (cantante soprano) / Edelmiro Arnaltes (piano) / Asier Polo (cello) [ Dynamic DVD / DVD - released 16/Feb/2011 ] Recorded at Tokyo Bunkamura Orchard Hall, 15th June 1996 World première recording. This 1996 Tokyo recital is a celebration of the distinguished Spanish tenor Alfredo Kraus's 40 year career. After warming his voice with two classical arias... |
SCHUBERT / BRITTEN
'Trout' Quintet / Quartettsatz / String Quartet No. 2 - Recorded at the Maltings, Snape, Aldeburgh, 1977. Amadeus Quartet / with Clifford Curzon (piano) [ Testament DVD / DVD - released 18/Oct/2005 ] G :- To be able to see the Amadeus Quartet in full colour, playing congenial repertoire in one of their favourite venues and at the height of their powers, is a wonderful privilege. |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier II András Schiff (piano) [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] Distinguished Bach specialist András Schiff returned to the BBC Proms in 2018 to present Book II of The Well-Tempered Clavier. This performance in the Royal Albert Hall was described as a musical meditation for our troubled times by the Independent. |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
András Schiff plays Schubert I András Schiff (piano) [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 29/Sep/2017 ] This recording, including Schubert's Piano Trios in B flat major and E flat major as well as his 'Arpeggione' Sonata, features three artists renowned for their interpretations of Schubert: pianist András Schiff, violinist Yuuko Shiokawa and cellist... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier I András Schiff (piano) [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] "a winning combination of the BBC's high production values and Schiff on peak form at full capacity in music that he profoundly cares about." Gramophone |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas 5 'Spring' and 9 'Kreutzer' (with film... A Life With Beethoven) Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Lambert Orkis (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 13/Sep/2004 ] G :- 129 Minutes (total) |
CHOPIN / HAYDN / BEETHOVEN / MOZART / DEBUSSY / SCHUBERT
Piano Legends [5 DVD set] Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Martha Argerich, Alfred Brendel (piano) [ Opus Arte DVD / 5 DVD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2014 ] "This DVD offers a quite extraordinary experience, something timeless that goes beyond the confines of Chopin and Michelangeli themselves to touch the universal. A musical DVD collection that misses out on it will be incomplete." (MusicWeb) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Last Night of the Proms 2011 BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, with Lang Lang (piano) & Susan Bullock (soprano) [ BBC DVD / DVD - released 7/Nov/2012 ] Tradition met high jinks as Edward Gardner conducted his first Last Night of the Proms in 2011 |
W. A. MOZART
Barenboim plays Mozart Piano Concertos [Nos 20 - 27] (rec 1986-1989) Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor) [ EuroArts DVD / 2 DVD - released 1/Apr/2014 ] "these are impeccably presented and beautifully rendered performances" (Five Stars BBC Music) |
W. A. MOZART
Barenboim plays & conducts Mozart (rec 2006) Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor) with Radek Baborak (horn) [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 1/Jul/2016 ] The Grammy award-winning pianist Daniel Barenboim, long known for his Mozart interpretations, turns his attention to a selection of symphonies and concertos. |
BERLIOZ / BERNSTEIN / R. STRAUSS / LIGETI / PUCCINI / STRAVINSKY / etc
Sir Simon Rattle: Essence of an Era (7DVD) Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle, with Wayne Marshall, Miksuko Uchida (piano), Sol Gabetta (cello) & others [ EuroArts DVD / 7 DVD Box Set - released 18/May/2018 ] Sir Simon Rattle took up his post as chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker in 2002. In doing so, he took over an inheritance which was not only demanding, but which required a delicate balance of tradition and innovation. |
BEETHOVEN / MEDTNER & OTHERS
Boris Berezovsky - Portrait - Concert - Interview (recorded in 2006) Boris Berezovsky (piano) [ Euroarts DVD / DVD - released 14/Oct/2007 ] G :- "Berezovsky takes the palm as a curious and magnetic personality. He has fun with the more outlandish of Beethoven's Dianelli Variations before probing the heart of the mystery." BBC Music Magazine Feb 2008 |
RIES / ERNST / LISZT / SARASATE / BUSONI
Naxos 20th Anniversary Concert - Virtuoso music of the 19th Century (recorded live in May 2007) Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) Ilya Grubert (violin) Wolf Harden (piano) Tianwa Yang (violin) Konstantin Scherbakov (piano) and others [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 8/Feb/2008 ] G - Recorded live at Wigmore Hall, London, 22 May 2007 |
SCHUBERT / MOZART / BRAHMS / BEETHOVEN / LISZT / RACHMANINOV / etc
The Complete Decca Recordings [23 CDs plus DVD] Clifford Curzon (piano) with various accompaniments [ Decca Music Group / 23 CD Box Set - released 9/Aug/2012 ] For the first time this collection brings together absolutely every recording he ever made for Decca which has survived, including several which have never been published on CD (or even LP) |
BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS
Otto Klemperer's Long Journey Through His Times - Klemperer: The Last Concert [2 DVDs / 2 CDs] Daniel Adni (piano) / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer [ Arthaus DVD plus CDs / 4 DVD/CD - released 10/Dec/2016 ] "If you have the room for a brick and fancy the idea of the permanent audio record and the more dippable-into DVDs then this splendidly realised set is for you." MusicWeb Jan 2017 |
FRANZ SCHUBERT / PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Martha Argerich & Daniel Barenboim: Live from the Salzburg Festival 2019 Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Martha Argerich (piano) / West-Eastern Divan Orchestra [ C Major DVD / DVD - released 16/Oct/2020 ] The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra are not only an internationally-acclaimed touring orchestra but also a symbol of tolerance and understanding between people. Orchestra and conductor are joined by the legendary Martha Argerich. Argerich, gives an... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The complete piano sonatas Daniel Barenboim (piano) [ EuroArts DVD / 5 DVD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2017 ] Live recording from Palais Lobkowitz, Palais Rasumowsky, Palais Kinsky and Schloss Hetzendorf, Vienna, 1983-84 |
BEETHOVEN / MOZART / RAVEL
European Concert 1993 - Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica' / Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major, K415 / Le Tombeau de Couperin Daniel Barenboim (piano) / Berliner Philharmoniker [ Arthaus Musik Berliner Philharmoniker DVD / DVD - released 21/Dec/2010 ] With the Opéra Royal in Versailles, the Berliner Philharmoniker found a particularly beautiful and historically signifi cant setting to host its 1997 European Concert. |