GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: String Sonatas 1-6 (and works by Bellini, Donizetti and Cherubini) Academy of st Martin in the fields, Neville Marriner [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 15/Jan/2008 ] "We have a very soft spot for the sparkle, elegance and wit of these ASMF performances of the Rossini String Sonatas, amazingly accomplished products for a 12-year-old. Marriner offers them on full orchestral strings but with such finesse and precisi |
ALBENIZ / GRANADOS
Musica Espanola - Piano Music volume 2 Alicia De Larrocha (piano) [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2014 ] |
ALBENIZ / GRANADOS
Albeniz: Iberia, Navarra / Granados: Goyescas Alicia de Larrocha (piano) [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 11/Sep/2001 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "Alicia de larrocha plays with full-blooded temperament and fire. The recording is excellent and the Decca reissue makes a formidable bargain" ROSETTE - Penguin Stereo Guide |
W. A. MOZART
The Wind Serenades Amadeus Winds (on authentic instruments), Christopher Hogwood [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2014 ] |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah Elly Ameling, Anna Reynolds, Philip Langridge, Gwynne Howell / Academy & Chorus of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2013 ] "There have been many recordings of Messiah since this 1976 release and there will no doubt be many more to come, but few, if any, will match, let alone surpass, this of Marriner. It is truly a masterpiece!" (Fanfare) |
J.S. BACH
Solo Keyboard Works (Incls Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971, 15 Two-part Inventions, BWV 772a-786) Andras Schiff (piano) [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 5/May/2005 ] András Schiff is today regarded as one of the finest interpreters of Bach on the piano, a performing tradition that was earlier established by Glenn Gould with his legendary interpretations of the Goldberg Variations in the late 1950s and his... |
FRANJZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Trout Quintet Andras Schiff (piano) / Members of the Hagen Quartet, with Alois Posch, double bass [ Decca / CD - released 25/May/1984 ] Recorded: Vienna 1983 |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: String Quartets / Piano Quintet Andras Schiff (piano) / Takacs Quartet [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2005 ] The Takács Quartet began their exclusive association with Decca in 1988 and one of their first recordings was the disc containing Brahms's 2 Quartets, op.51. |
KAROL SZYMANOWSK / WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE:Szymanowski: Symphonies 2 & 3 / Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra, Paroles tisées Antal Dorati, Chantal Juillet, Charles Dutoit, Paul Kletzki, Peter Pears, Witold Lutoslawski, Peter Jablonski, etc [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 21/Feb/2006 ] "Chantal Juillet plays marvelously, and Charles Dutoit and his Montréal forces are happily on top form here. A really rewarding disc, especially if you have been waiting (like me) for these fine readings to return to circulation." ClassicalNet |
W.A. MOZART
Horn Music (Complete) Barry Tuckwell (horn) with Derek Wickens (oboe) Robert Hill (clarinet) Sheila Armstrong (soprano) and John Ogdon (piano) / English Chamber Orchestra [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 25/Feb/2006 ] Mozart's ever popular concertos lead a collection of Mozart's music for horn. Outstanding performances from Barry Tuckwell as he celebrates his 75th birthday year. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Quartets Op.25, 26 & 60 / piano Trio in A Beaux Arts Trio (with Walter Trampler - viola) [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 20/Aug/2012 ] Beaux Arts Trio |
ALEXANDER BORODIN
Essential Borodin (Includes Symphonies 1-3 & In the Steppes of Central Asia) Borodin Quartet / Nicolai Ghiaurov / London Symphony Orchestra / Suisse Romande Orchestra / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / etc [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 2/Jun/2004 ] "Ashkenazy's (1st) many delights come richly, thanks not only to the quality of the RPO playing but also to the warm (1992) digital recording." (Penguin Guide) |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Das klagende Lied / Funf Lieder nach Ruckert / Kindertotenlieder / etc Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo) Susan Dunn (soprano) Markus Baur (boy alto) / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin / Riccardo Chailly [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 30/Sep/2007 ] "The strength of the Chailly version lies with the splendid singing of the Dutsseldorf Choir and the demonstration-worthy Decca recording, full of presense." (3 Stars Penguin Stereo Guide on Das Klagende Lied) |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6 BWV1046-1051 (Complete) English Chamber Orchestra & Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Benjamin Britten and Neville Marriner [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2014 ] Penguin Stereo Guide *** Three Stars |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: La Cetra - 12 concerti, Op. 9 / Concerto in D minor for Two Oboes, RV 535 / etc Iona Brown, Neil Black, Celia Nicklin / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2014 ] Penguin Guide Rosette Winner |
BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra / Music for Strings / Percussion and Celesta / etc Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 11/Jul/2002 ] The great works from Béla Bartók at a special price |
THOMAS TALLIS
Sacred Works [Incls 'Spem in alium for eight five-part choirs '40-part Motet'] Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Choir of St John's Colleges Cambridge [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2014 ] |
HANDEL
4 Coronation Anthems / Foundling Hospital Anthem / Utrecht te Deum The Choir Of King's College / Sir David Willcocks / The Choir of Winchester Cathedral / David Hill [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 27/Apr/2008 ] Penguin Guide 3 star |
ANTONIN DVORAK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak: The 3 Great Symphonies / Scherzo Capriccioso Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnanyi [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/1996 ] "Dohnanyi's recordings of symphonies 7-9 are terrific" TalkClassical |