JOHANN STRAUSS JR.
100 Most Famous Waltzes Overtures Polkas And Marches Volume 1 Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra, Katowice / Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Sep/2007 ] A generous selection of popular Strauss favourites taken from the complete Strauss edition. |
JOHANN STRAUSS II
100 Most Famous Waltzes Overtures Polkas And Marches Volume 2 Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra, Katowice / Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, [ NAXOS / CD - released 14/Sep/2007 ] The very best of Johann Strauss II taken from the complete Strauss edition. |
PETITGIRARD
12 Guardians of the Temple (The) / Poeme / Euphonia Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra / Ljubljana Radio Symphony Orchestra / Laurent Petitgirard [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] An eclectic musician with a compelling melodic gift, Laurent Petitgirard combines a career as a composer of orchestral and film music with that of an international conductor. This collection includes two of his most recent works, the exotically... |
Radio Moscow
3 and 3 Quarters (Vinyl) [ Alive Natural Sounds / LP - released 23/Apr/2012 ] Limited edition vinyl issue. |
Radio Moscow
3 and 3 Quarters (Digipak) [ Alive Natural Sounds / CD - released 23/Apr/2012 ] |
ERNEST BLOCH
4 Episodes / 2 Poems / Concertino / Suite Modale Noam Buchman (flute) / Slovak Radio Symphony / Atlas Camerata Orchestra / Dalia Atlas [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Aug/2007 ] "All the performances from the various groups are excellent and the recorded sound is consistently superb. If you think Bloch wrote only Schelomo, you should sample this disc." (MusicWeb Nov 2007) |
ROSSINI / DONIZETTI / BIZET / BEETHOVEN / VERDI / WEBER / etc
50 Best Overtures & Preludes: Includes 'The Bartered Bride', 'William Tell' & 'The Barber of Seville') Philharmonia Orchestra, Stuttgart Radio Symphony, La Scala Opera Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, etc [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Jun/2012 ] 50 Favourite overtures and preludes from all your favourite operas & ballets. |
ADAM
Adam: Giselle (excerpts) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Mogrelia [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jul/2012 ] Speedily written amidst a hotbed of Parisian infatuations and given a timeless parochial setting, this archetypal romantic ballet has everything from unrequited love to deceit, drama, tragedy, and conciliatory resolution. |
ARVO PART
Part: Adam's Lament Latvian Radio Choir, Vox Clamantis, Riga Sinfonietta, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Tonu Kaljuste [ ECM Records / CD - released 2/Nov/2012 ] GRAMMY WINNER: Best Choral Album 2014 |
JOHN ADAMS
Adams: City Noir / Fearful Symmetries / Lola Montez Does the Spider Dance ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop (conductor) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 5/Apr/2024 ] John Adams' music has long since captured the admiration of listeners for its inimitable American qualities. City Noir was inspired by the cultural and social history of Los Angeles, with Adams calling it 'an imaginary film score' in its evocation of... |
GOUNOD / DELIBES / TCHAIKOVSKY / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / RACHMANINOV / etc
Aida Aida Garifullina (soprano) / ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Cornelius Meister [ Decca Records / CD - released 10/Mar/2017 ] 'Garifullina dazzles in this impassioned and musical performance' Opera recording of the Month April 2017 |
CARL NIELSEN
Nielsen: Aladdin Op. 34, Fairy Tale drama in Five Acts Guido Paevatalu (baritone) Mette Ejsing (contralto) / Danish National Radio Chamber Choir. Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Gennady Rozhdestvensky [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Nov/2008 ] "The two soloists are very good and the Danish forces respond keenly to Rozhdestvensky'a baton...excellent recording." (Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide) |
DVORAK
Alfred (complete opera) Jörg Sabrowski, Tilmann Unger, Ferdinand von Bothmer, Petra Froese / Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Heiko Mathias Förster [ Arco Diva / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2015 ] "Heiko Matthias Förster deserves praise for revealing the vitality of the piece." (Gramophone) |
Radio Utopia
Algebra of Delight [ Infracom / CD - released 21/Jun/2010 ] |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Alice Sara Ott - Beethoven Alice Sara Ott (piano) / Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Karina Canellakis [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 5/Oct/2023 ] Earlier in 2023, pianist Alice Sara Ott became the face of the Apple Music Classical app when she starred in its launch video, performing Beethoven's Piano Concerto no.1, op.15 with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. |
ERNEST BLOCH
America / Suite Hebraique Elena Matusova, choirmaster / Hagai Shaham, violin / Lucnica Chorus / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Atlas Camerata Orchestra / Dalia Atlas [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Jul/2005 ] "This will be a surefire winner for Bloch specialists and also for those intrigued by patriotic immigrant Americana. These are both good performances and I greatly liked Shaham's sturdy singing tone." -- Rob Barnett, MusicWeb International, June 2005 |
Wolff/Radio-Sinfonie-Orch Fran
Antheil:symphonies Nos.1 & 6 [ Cpo / CD - released 5/Jun/2000 ] |
ANTON BRUCKNER / MICHAEL HAYDN
Anton Bruckner & Michael Haydn: Motets MDR Leipzig Radio Choir Philipp Ahmann [ Pentatone / Hybrid SACD - released 12/Mar/2021 ] TWO MASTERS OF AUSTRIAN CHURCH MUSIC COMBINED The MDR Leipzig Radio Choir and its chief conductor Philipp Ahmann present motets by Anton Bruckner and Michael Haydn. While Bruckner's Locus iste, Christus factus est and Ave Maria enjoy great... |
HENRYK GORECKI
Antoni Wit Conducts Henryk Górecki [Incls Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) ] Anna Górecka (piano) Carol Wincenc (flute) Zofia Kilanowicz (soprano) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Apr/2014 ] "What impresses me most about this performance is its sprituality" - Gramophone on the Symphony of Sorrowful Songs |
Paul Dukas
Ariane et Barbe-Bleue Deborah Polaski, J Henschel, Slovak Philharmonic Choir, Vienna Radio Symph Orch, Bertrand de Billy [ Oehms / 2 CD - released 28/Apr/2008 ] |