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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations (with Dvorak - Cello Concerto) Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] "the intensity of lyrical feeling and the spontaneity of the partnership between Karajan and Rostropovich ensures the position of their disc at the top of recommendations for this peer among nineteenth century cello concertos." Rosette. Penguin... |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Complete opera) Price - Kollo - Fassbaender - Fischer-Dieskau - Moll. Rundfunkchor Leipzig Staatskapelle Dresden. Carlos Kleiber [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / 3 CD Box Set - released 19/Apr/2005 ] If ever a recording has become legendary, this is it - the last time that Carlos Kleiber (1930-2004) ever entered a recording studio. This release will commemorate the 75th anniversary of his birth in 2005. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony Nos 5 & 7 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 1/Jan/2002 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) - ROSETTE (Highest Rating) Penguin Stereo Guide - 50 GREATEST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME (No 2) BBC MUSIC |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / ANTONIN DVORAK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms/Dvorak: String Quartets Amadeus Quartet [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / 2 CD - released 5/May/2000 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) "The Amadeus are a superb Brahms group" - Records and Recording |
W.A. MOZART
Violin Concertos Nos 3 K216 & No 5 K219 (rec 1978) Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 20/Oct/2004 ] "This is where Mutter's recording career and relationship with DG all began: her first recording alongside Karajan, just one year after the maestro invited the young prodigy to work with him." Gramophone Magazine, October 2008 |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Also Sprach Zarathustra / Don Juan / etc Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 20/Jul/2001 ] "The Berlin Philharmonic plays with great fervour (the timpani strokes at the very opening are quite riveting) and creates characteristic body of tone in the strings." (Penguin Guide) |
RICHARD STRAUSS / RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): A Hero's Life / Siegfried Idyll Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 20/Aug/2001 ] "His reading of this score has tremendous sweep and all the authority and mastery we have come to expect-and, indeed, take for granted. Nor is the orchestral playing anything other than glorious-in fact, in terms of sheer virtuosity they have never... |
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht / Pelleas und Melisande Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 16/Jan/2006 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) "Love it or hate it - i love it - this is a staggering display of orchestral control and structural mastery." (Gramophone) |
RUGGIERO LEONCAVALLO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (Complete opera with libretto) Carlo Bergonzi, Joan Carlyle, Giuseppe Taddei, Ugo Benelli / Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala. Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 12/Oct/2004 ] "..long-breathed, expansible tempi and the minimum of exaggeration. Karajan's choice of soloists was clearly aimed to help that...rarely if ever on record has the La Scala Orchestra played with such beautiful feeling for tone-colour." - Penguin Guide |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphonie No. 6 / 5 Ruckert-Lieder / Kindertotenlieder Christa Ludwig (mezzo) / Berliner Philharmoniker [berlin Philharmonic], Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2006 ] "One of Karajan's earliest recorded encounters with Mahler resulted in a powerful and intense experience with hints of the ninth still to come." (Gramophone) |
WILLIAM RUSSO / GEORGE GERSHWIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Russo: Street Music, 3 Pieces for Blues Band / Gershwin: An American in Paris Corky Siegel, Siegel-Schwall Band / San Francisco Symphony, Seiji Ozawa [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 1/Apr/2002 ] The 1973 album that included Russo's Three Pieces for Blues Band and Symphony Orchestra became a big seller for Deutsche Grammophon, with its cross-genre performance by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, with Seiji Ozawa conducting. |
J.S. BACH / BRAHMS / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
Bach/Brahms/Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos David Oistrakh, Igor Oistrakh (violins) / Wiener Symphoniker / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Staatskapelle Dresden [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] "strong, warm performances which bring out both the sweetness and purity of Oistrakh's playing" (Gramophone) |
BACH / HANDEL / MOZART / STRAUSS / MAHLER / BERLIOZ / etc
The Art of Edith Mathis Edith Mathis (soprano) with Otto Wiener (bass), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Tatiana Troyanos (mezzo-soprano) etc [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / 7 CD Box Set - released 10/Jul/2019 ] 7 CDs celebrating Edith Mathis's 80th birthday (11 February 2018), through a selection of her most treasured recordings from 1960 to 1984, of opera, oratorio and Lied. |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Scythian Suite / Lieutenant Kije / Alexander Nevsky Elena Obraztsova / London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 5/May/2000 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die - "Abbado's Alexander Nevsky culminates in a deeply moving account of the tragic lament after the battle, made more telling when the battle itself is so fine an example of orchestral virtuosity" |
HUGO WOLF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wolf: Spanisches Liederbuch (Spanish Songbook) (Recorded 1967) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) Gerald Moore (piano) [ Deutsche Gramophon Originals / 2 CD - released 20/Dec/1994 ] "In this superb DG reissue, the sacred songs provide a dark, intense prelude, with Fischer-Dieskau at his very finest, sustaining slow tempi impeccably." Penguin Guide |
EDWARD GRIEG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grieg: Lyric Pieces (selection) Emil Gilels (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 5/Sep/2003 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 / etc Emil Gilels (piano) / Berliner Philharmoniker, Eugen Jochum [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / 2 CD - released 15/Sep/2001 ] "Titanic performances that underline the structural integrity of these massive works, but also alive to their poetic heart" (Gramophone) |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (complete opera with libretto) Piero Cappuccilli, Mirella Freni, José van Dam, Nicolai Ghiaurov / La Scala Chorus & Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Jul/2016 ] "one of the most beautiful Verdi sets ever made. The playing of the orchestra is brilliantly incisive as well as refined, so that the drama is underlined by extra sharpness of focus..with electrifying choral singing as well." (Penguin Guide) |
CARL ORFF
Orff: Carmina Burana Gundula Janowitz, Gerhard Stolze, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / Berlin Opera, Eugen Jochum [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] "Jochum's 1968 recording of Carmina Burana has never sounded better than it does in this reissue in DG's 'Originals' series. The recording has a wide dynamic range and when the music blazes it has real spedour and excitement." (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no 3 (coupled with Ravel-Piano Concerto in G) Martha Argerich (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 5/May/2000 ] "all done with the most engaging reckless abandon." (Gramophone) |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for violin solo BWV 1001-1006 Nathan Milstein (violin) [ Deutsche Gramophon Originals / 2 CD - released 24/May/2004 ] "This is a magnificent set by any standard" - Records and Recording |
ALBAN BERG / IGOR STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berg/Stravinsky: Violin Concertos Itzhak Perlman (violin) / Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] "excellent sound: the spacious but not over-resonant acoustic and admirable balance between soloist and orchestra remain exemplary and appealing" Gramophone |
SCARLATTI / MOZART / RACHMANINOV / LISZT / CHOPIN / SCRIABIN / SCHUMANN
Horowitz In Moscow - 1986 Vladimir Horowitz (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 22/Apr/2016 ] One of the most famous piano recitals of all time - given by the 82-year old Vladimir Horowitz, returning to his homeland of Russia after more than 60 years - now reappears for the first time at mid-price. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 8 'Pathetique' No14 'Moonlight' No 21 'Waldstein' No 23 'Appassionata' Wilhelm Kempff (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 5/Sep/2003 ] "Everything Kempff does has his individual stamp; above all, he never fails to convey the deep intensity of a matter in communication with Beethoven, as in teh magic of his measured reading of the finale of the Waldstein. The Appasoniata is... |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN / MAX BRUCH
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto / Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 1/Apr/2002 ] "Anne-Sophie Mutter's approach communicates vividly to the listener, creating the feeling of hearing the work anew" Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
BRAHMS / BEETHOVEN / SCHUBERT
4 Balladen op. 10 / Piano Sonata No 4 Op 7 / Piano Sonata D537 Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 24/May/2004 ] "Michelangeli plays an instrument made in the 1910s which produces a wonderfully blended tone and a fine mellow sonority. The Ballades are given a performance of the greatest distinction...there is no doubt that this is very fine playing, and it is... |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Mazurkas / Ballade in G minor / etc Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 20/Feb/2009 ] "Everything is marvellously executed, each detail is defined with absolute clarity" Max Harrison, Gramophone, November 1984 |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Preludes Book 1 / Images Books 1 & 2 Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 19/Apr/2005 ] "Michelangeli focuses and clarifies with every miraculous stroke of the keys, etching these miniatures in pristine colours, his meticulous technique bathing each scene in brilliant sunshine." (BBC Music) |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Op 46 & 72 Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 22/May/2000 ] "This is a "desert island" set if ever there were one. Kubelik's Slavonic Dances always have rated among the best, and still dazzle by virtue of their fleetness and almost savage intensity." (ClassicsToday) |
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No 3 / Coriolan Overture Berlin Philharmonic / Karl Bohm [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 2/Sep/2001 ] "(Bohm) creates a sense of enormity and greatness in the music" www.classicstoday.com |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake / Nutcracker / Sleeping Beauty (Ballet Suites) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich. [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 5/May/2001 ] 'Rostropovich's trypich of Tchaikovsky ballets is very special. The remastering, always outstanding. Now approaches demonstration standard. 69 minutes of sheer joy.' - Rosette (highest rating) Penguin Guide |
MENDELSSOHN
Symphonies 3 "Scottish" & 4 "Italian" Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 20/Jul/2012 ] Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan |
RAVEL / DEBUSSY / MUSSORGSKY
Ravel: Bolero / Debussy: La Mer / Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] "Among the many fine versions of Mussorgsky's Pictures, Karajan's 1966 record stand out. It is undoubtedly a great performance, tingling with electricity from the opening promenade to the spaciously conceived finale, the Great Gate of Kiev" (Penguin) |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Symphonies Nos 8 & 9 'From the New World' Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Rafael Kubelik [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 10/Jul/2016 ] Gramophone Magazine - 100 Greatest Recordings |
SCHUMANN
The 4 Symphonies / Overtures Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / 2 CD - released 18/Jan/2010 ] "Kubelik's Schumann is dramatic, weighty and loving" (BBC Music) |
FRANZ LISZT
Les Preludes / Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 / etc (with Smetana-Die Moldau) Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra], Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 11/Jan/2008 ] MUST HAVE . . . Record Review / Classic FM (London) / 01 April 2004 |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos 4-7 / The Swan of Tuonela / Tapiola Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / 2 CD - released 22/Jan/2004 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "This set is a convenient way of collecting Karajan's splendid DG performances of Sibelius's last four symponies, including the outstanding version of the Fourth. The Berlin... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Sinfonia concertante KV 297b / Sinfonia concertante KV 364 Thomas Brandis (violin) Giusto Cappone (viola) Karl Steins (oboe) Karl Leister (clarinet) etc / Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Karl Bo [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 5/May/2003 ] "The account of the Sinfonia concertante (K297b) is of superlative quality, sounding amazingly idiomatic and well blended, with the balance between soloists and orchestra nicely managed. This is altogether refreshing." Penguin Guide to Compact Discs |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Rigoletto (Complete opera) Piero Cappuccilli, Ilena Cotrubas, Placido Domingo / Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlo Maria Giulini [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / 2 CD - released 13/Jan/2004 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - Gripping performance lead by Placido Domingo as the Duke |
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI da PALESTRINA / GREGORIO ALLEGRI / etc
Palestrina - Missa Papae Marcelli / Allegri - Miserere / etc Choir of Westminster Abbey, Simon Preston [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv Originals / CD - released 11/May/2016 ] This was at the time and still remains a fascinating CD of an Anglican choir tackling Italian Renaissance vocal music completely outside its normal tradition. It is available for the first time at a special price. |
