DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Cantatas Aleksei Tanovitski (bass) & Kostiantin Andrejev (tenor) / Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Narva Boys Choir & Estonian Concert Choir, Paavo Järvi [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Jun/2015 ] "Järvi's Estonians perform with fervour and the Razin makes the issue worthwhile." (Sunday Times) |
NIELS W. GADE
Symphonies Nos 1 - 8 / Violin Concerto Anton Kontra (violin) Roland Pontinen (piano) / Malmo Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Jarvi /Stockholm Sinfonietta, Neeme Jarvi [ BIS / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/2010 ] During the mid-19th century, the Danish composer Niels W. Gade was one of Europe's most well-known composers, conducting his own works all over the continent. Starting out as a protégé of Mendelssohn, he later became his successor as music director... |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY / ANTONIN DVORAK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Serenade for strings In C / Dvorak: Serenade for strings in E New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra, Paavo Berglund [ BIS / CD - released 2/Feb/1984 ] Recorded in 1983-07-14/15 at the Stockholm Concert Hall |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Paavo Järvi conducts Richard Strauss [Don Juan / Ein Heldenleben] NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo, Paavo Järvi [ RCA Red Seal / Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Jul/2017 ] "Supremely vivid Strauss, guided by the surest of conducting hands…[this] series - may it be all the symphonic poems - can only go from strength to strength. Amazing work." BBC Music Five Stars Recording of the Month - May 2017 |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 BLU-RAY Camilla Tilling (soprano), Lilli Paasikivi (mezzo) / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (HR-Sinfonieorchester), Paavo Järvi [ C Major Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Feb/2017 ] "the First Symphony...is wholly successful in its balance of detail and flow, and the Second includes a lovely 'Urlicht' from Finnish mezzo-soprano Lilli Paasikivi." BBC Music |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: The Symphonies Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Paavo Berglund, conductor [ Ondine / 3 CD Box Set - released 25/Feb/2013 ] This triple CD contains the complete symphonies of Brahms, performed by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe under the direction of Finnish conductor Paavo Berglund. These recordings were made live at the Baden-Baden Festival Hall in May 2000. |
WILHELM STENHAMMAR
Stenhammar: Sangen [symphonic cantata] / Reverenza / Romeo and Hulia / Romances Charlotta Larsson (soprano) Martina Dike (alto) Lars Cleveman (tenor) Frederik Zetterstrom (baritone) / Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Jarvi (c [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2018 ] In a way it is odd that Stenhammar may be best known for a comparative trifle - the Entr'acte from the huge cantata Sången ('The Song'). This is an encore for basically all Swedish orchestras touring abroad. So why limit oneself to recording just... |
GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Requiem & other works BLU-RAY Chen Reiss (soprano), Matthias Goerne (baritone) & Philippe Aïche (violin solo) / Choir of the Orchestre de Paris & Orchestre de Paris, Paavo Järvi [ EuroArts BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Feb/2014 ] ""The expert choir's native French vowel sounds are a joy in themselves, [and] Eric Picard gives a mesmerising account of the haunting cello Elegie....Unmissable." (International Record Review) |
MENDELSSOHN / SCHUMANN
Violin Concertos Christian Tetzlaff (violin) / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi [ Ondine / CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "Christian Tetzlaff is an absolutely fabulous violinist, and this repertoire suits him perfectly. His tone is unfailingly sweet, penetrating, and lyrical, but never burdened with excessive vibrato." (10/10 ClassicsToday Jan 2012) |
HENRI DUTILLEUX
Duilleux: Symphonie No. 1 / Métaboles / Sur un Même Accord Christian Tetzlaff (violin) / Orchestre de Paris, Paavo Järvi [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Feb/2015 ] This recording is the first in a series featuring the Orchestre de Paris and its Music Director Paavo Järvi. The programme offers three works by Henri Dutilleux, widely considered the most important French composer of the second half of the 20th... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / GIOVANNI BATTISTA VIOTTI / ANTONIN DVORAK
Brahms: Double Concerto / Viotti: Violin Concerto No 22 / Dvorak: Silent Woods Christian Tetzlaff (violin) Tanja Tetzlaff (cello) / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Paavo Jarvi [ Ondine / CD - released 20/Oct/2023 ] This album by violinist Christian Tetzlaff and cellist Tanja Tetzlaff together with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin conducted by Paavo Järvi, is dedicated in the memory of their longtime artistic partner, pianist Lars Vogt (1970-2022). At... |
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral' Christiane Oelze (sop) Petra Lang (mezzo) Klaus Florian Vogt (ten) Matthias Goerne (bar) / Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen / Paavo Jarvi [ RCA SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] "Even if you think you know the work intimately, Järvi's interpretation will likely render it afresh in many ways, a precious gift from a major talent." The Independent, 15th January 2010 ***** "The Bremen Chamber Philharmonic plays superlatively... |
SIBELIUS / TUBIN
Symphony No. 2 in D Major / Symphony No. 5 in B Minor Cincinatti Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Jarvi [ Telarc Records / CD - released 1/Sep/2002 ] "...majestic, beautifully detailed" - Cincinnati Enquirer |
BARTOK
Concerto for Orchestra (with Lutoslawski's Fanfare for Louisville. ) Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Jarvi [ Telarc SACD / SACD - released 1/Apr/2006 ] "A release I will revisit occasionally if the mood takes me, the LutosÅ‚awski more successful than the Bartók" (MusicWeb Sept 2006) |
MUSSORGSKY
Pictures at an Exhibition / Night on Bald Mountain / Prelude to 'Khovanshchina' Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Jarvi [ Telarc / CD - released 4/Apr/2009 ] "Satan's revels on Bare Mountain creep upon us with a fabulously controlled crescendo before unravelling with crystal-clear textures and masterful negotiations of the many tempo changes. Both here and in some of the Pictures stopped horns and... |
STRAVINSKY
Petrouchka / The Firebird Suite / Scherzo a la Russe Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Jarvi [ Telarc Records / CD - released 15/Apr/2003 ] "Järvi conducts with vigour and his Cincinnati band do him proud." Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (May 2003) |
PROKOFIEV
Romeo and Juliet (3 Suites) Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Jarvi [ Telarc Records / CD - released 21/Nov/2003 ] "Bringing together all three Romeo and Juliet suites on one recording makes for a captivating, powerful listening experience. Prokofiev's music is a wonderful match for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, so I am very excited about this disc." —Paavo... |
PROKOFIEV
Romeo and Juliet (3 Suites) Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Jarvi [ Telarc SACD / SACD - released 16/Feb/2004 ] On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in full 5.1 surround sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM - "Bringing together all three Romeo and Juliet suites on one recording makes for a captivating, powerful listening experience. Prokofiev's... |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No. 10 (with Tormis - Overture No. 2) Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Jarvi [ Telarc Records / CD - released 4/Apr/2009 ] Paavo Jarvi and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Serve Up a Powerful Shostakovich 10 On Their Latest CD . . . |
BERLIOZ
Symphonie fantastique, Love Scene from Romeo and Juliet Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Jarvi [ Telarc Records / CD - released 10/Sep/2001 ] Paavo Jarvi makes his debut recording with the Cincinnati Symphony |