BRAHMS
Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 [SOLD OUT!!!] Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) & Rudolf Serkin (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 5/Sep/2014 ] "With playing of this calibre, with both artists wonderfully attuned to each other's responses, every nuance tells and Brahms's bold melodic lines soar out from the speakers to capture the listener's imagination, and provide an enthralling musical |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / W. A. MOZART
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 3, Rondo in B flat / Mozart: Piano Concerto KV46 Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Vienna Symphony, Kurt Sanderling [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 22/Aug/2001 ] DG's originals continue |
SCHUMANN
Piano Concerto / Introduction and Allegro / Toccata / Waldszenen Sviatoslav Richter (piano) / Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra / Witold Rowicki [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 11/Jan/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1801-1850) - "Sviatoslav Richter captures the essential intimacy of Schumann's concerto without neglecting its grander gestures. His reading of the first movemnet is among the most volatile on... |
RACHMANINOV
Piano Concertos nos. 2 (with Tchaikovsky-Piano Concerto No 1) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) / Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra / Stanislaw Wislocki / Wiener Symphoniker / Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 1/Jan/2002 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "Svyatoslav Richter, one of the greatest pianist of the 20th century who was largely self-taught, had survived traumatic events and restrictions on his concert tours during the... |
LISZT
Hungarian Rhapsodies Nos. 6 + 15 / La Campanella / Valse Impromptu ; Rigoletto-Paraphrase ; Polonaise No. 2 ; etc Tamas Vasary (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 5/May/2003 ] "The playing here is consummate, technically very accomplished and happily combining sensitivity with brilliance. DGG's recording is very fine." (Penguin) |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Toccatas / Fantasias / etc Trevor Pinnock (harpischord) [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv originals / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2014 ] Always a name to reckon with in Bach, Trevor Pinnock's recordings of the solo harpsichord works set new standards when they first appeared in the early 1980s. Now get the chance to enjoy them again in this handy 2-CD set. |
J.S. BACH
Goldberg Variations BWV 988 / Italian Concerto BWV 971 Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord) [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 18/Mar/2006 ] "this recording - which on CD captures evey sound (musical and otherwise) of the Ruckers instrument with the utmost fidelity - is pure pleasure." The Gramophone, August 1985 |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Flute Concerto No.1 / Bassoon Concerto Alfred Prinz (clarinet) Werner Tripp (flute) Dietmar Zeman (bassoon) / Vienna Philharmonic, Karl Bohm [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 21/Feb/2009 ] "These are meltingly beautiful accounts. All three soloists perform with the utmost distinction" (Penguin Guide) |
W. A. MOZART
Symphonies No. 35 'Haffner' -. 41 'Jupiter' Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], Karl Bohm [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / 2 CD - released 14/Jul/2014 ] "the slow movements certainly flow easily enough, and finales bounce along infectiously" (Gramophone Mid-price choice) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Sonatas KV 310 - KV 331 / Fantasias KV 397 - KV 475 Wilhelm Kempff (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 25/Mar/2006 ] "Kempff's disarming simplicity of style hides great art. This is a wonderful record, in a class of its own and not to be missed on any account. The performance of the mature Fantasy, K.475, is surely one of the most beautiful pieces of Mozart-playing... |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Piano Works Wilhelm Kempff (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 20/Oct/2012 ] "The Beethoven/Schubert connection in Liszt's music is beautifully brought out by the octagenarian Kempff in these thoughtful, deeply lyrical, unmissable interpretations." (BBC Music) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos 4 in G & 5 in E flat 'Emperor' Wilhelm Kempff (piano) Berliner Philharmoniker / Ferdinand Leitner [ Deutsche Grammophone The Originals / CD - released 5/Sep/2003 ] "The Kempff/Leitner performances bring another outstanding mid-priced recommendation. In the Forth Concerto Kempff's delicacy of fingerwork and his shading of tone-colour are unsurpassed." * * * Three Stars (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
BEETHOVEN
Violin Concerto (with Mozart-Violin Concerto No 5) Wolfgang Schneiderhan (violin) Berliner Philharmoniker / Eugen Jochum [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 24/May/2004 ] "Schneiderhan's stereo verion of the (Beethoven) Violin Concerto is among the greatest recordings of this work." - Penguin Guide |
BEETHOVEN
Triple Concerto (with Brahms - Double Concerto) Wolfgang Schneiderhan (violin) Pierre Fournier (cello) Gaza Anda (piano) / Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. Ferenc Fricsay [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 19/Apr/2005 ] "Worth investigation if you need a top-class performance of the Triple Concerto." (Gramophone) |