DEBUSSY / POULENC / STRAVINSKY / SAINT-SAENS / MARTINU / ARNOLD / etc
The Classical Clarinet: Sonatas and works (Rec 2001) Henk de Graaf (clarinet); Daniel Wayenberg (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 14/Aug/2005 ] "Maybe this seems a somewhat quirky selection but the repertoire does actually make a deal of sense. Inexpensive and neatly packaged with some pertinent notes it also enjoys convincing playing." (MusicWeb March 2004) |
HANSON
Concerto for Organ, Harp and Strings / Nymph and Satyr Holly Blake / Jonathan Blumenpheld / Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra / Daniel Spalding [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 15/Aug/2006 ] "I was just pleasantly surprised by the Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra. Two words remain: Encore! and More!" (MusicWeb Bargain of the Month Nov 2006) |
VERDI
Aida (complete opera recorded in 2012) Arena di Verona / Hui He, Marco Berti, Andrea Ulbrich, Ambrogio Maestri / Daniel Oren (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 15/Jan/2014 ] "[Hui He] is quite magnificent, her silvery-toned soprano soaring above the orchestra. Add her involved and expressive acting and excellent vocal characterisation to a smooth legato line and I was bowled over." (MusicWeb) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Summer Night's Concert 2021 Igor Levit (piano) / Wiener Philharmoniker, Daniel Harding [ Sony Classical / CD - released 16/Jul/2021 ] The Summer Night Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic is the world's biggest annual classical open-air concert and will take place in the magical setting of the Schönbrunn Palace Baroque park in Vienna on June 18, 2021. The theme for this year is... |
50 BEST CHOPIN
50 Best Chopin: Includes 'Andante Spianato And Grande Polonaise' & 'Minute' Waltz Ingrid Fliter, Stephen Kovacevich, Maurizio Pollini, Garrick Ohlsson, Daniel Barenboim, Dmitri Alexeev, Dinu Lipatti, Cecile Ousset.etc [ EMI / Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Feb/2011 ] This 3 CD box set contains all the most familiar and best-loved works by the Polish composer Frédéric Chopin, performed by a galaxy of star pianists. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Violin Concerto Op. 77 / String Sextet n°2 Op.36 Isabelle Faust (violin) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Harding [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] "..nothing is taken for granted, everything has been thought through yet the whole performance sounds spontaneous and natural. An instant staff favourite here at Marbecks Classical." (Keith@marbecks) |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Complete Masses / Te Deum Isabelle Müller-Kant (sop) Daniel Sans (ten) Eibe Möhlmann (mezzo) Christof Fischesser (bass) / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Heinz Rögner [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 20/Apr/2013 ] Described and caricatured as an eccentric and even as a late developer, Anton Bruckner, born in Linz, Austria, in 1824, is today considered one of the greatest late‐ Romantic composers. Famed for his symphonies - grand, epic creations that are... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: 60th Anniversary Concert BLU-RAY Israel Philharmonic / Zubin Mehta, Daniel Barenboim [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 28/Feb/2014 ] The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the best orchestras in the world, celebrated its 60th Anniversary with a Gala Concert in 1996 conducted by Zubin Mehta and Daniel Barenboim. |
J. S. BACH
Violin Concertos / Double Concertos [2 CD set] Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman / English Chamber Orchestra / Daniel Barenboim (with Neil Black, oboe) [ Itzhak Perlman complete Warner Recordings / 2 CD - released 5/Nov/2015 ] Perlman has said that "the transparency of Bach's writing leaves it open to many interpretations". Here, in partnership with conductor Daniel Barenboim, violinist Pinchas Zukerman and oboist Neil Black, he brings his distinctive musical wisdom to six... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Itzhak Perlman (violin) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Warner Classics Itzhak Perlman Edition / CD - released 20/Nov/2015 ] "Perlman's newest digital account of the Brahms finds him at his most commanding, powerful and full of nonchant flair to a degree that no rival today can quite match." *** Three Stars Penguin Guide |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Concerto / Romances Itzhak Perlman (violin) / Berliner Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim [ Warner Classics Itzhak Perlman Edition / CD - released 15/Nov/2015 ] |
W.A. MOZART
Sonatas for violin and piano K301, K304, K378, K526 Itzhak Perlman (violin) Daniel Barenboim (piano) [ DG Mozart Collection Vol 14 / CD - released 12/Dec/2005 ] "Impeccable teamwork" (Gramophone) |
W.A. MOZART
The Violin Sonatas (Complete) (4CD) Itzhak Perlman (violin) Daniel Barenboim (piano) [ DG Collector's Edition / 4 CD - released 12/Oct/2004 ] "All in all, though, this Perlman-Barenboim set is consistent interpretatively and a major achievement on its own terms" - Gramophone |
ITZHAK PERLMAN
Itzhak Perlman - A Portrait [2 CD set] Itzhak Perlman (violin) with Andre Previn, Samuel Sanders, John Toll, Daniel Barenboim & Bernard Haitinkl [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2012 ] Itzhak Perlman radiates a generosity of spirit that is reflected as much in the richness of his interpretations as in the irresistible exuberance of his virtuosity. This survey of his supreme achievement as a violinist embraces complete concertos by... |
HENRI VIEUXTEMPS
Veuxtemps: Violin Concertos Nos 4 & 5 Itzhak Perlman (violin) / Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim [ Itzhak Perlman complete Warner Recordings / CD - released 5/Nov/2015 ] An intrepid violin virtuoso, Henri Vieuxtemps (1820-1881) was praised for his compositional flair by Hector Berlioz and numbered Eugène Ysaÿe among his pupils. Perlman plays the most popular of his seven violin concertos, No.5, and the ambitious... |
TCHAIKOVSKY / SIBELIUS / RAVEL / BLOCH / PAGANINI / etc
The Essential Itzhak Perlman [2 CD set] Itzhak Perlman (violin) with Vladimir Ashkenazy, Daniel Barenboim, Jorge Bolet. the Boston Symphony Orchestra, etc [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2011 ] All the best of Itzhak Perlman on a special double CD collection. |
JOSEF HAYDN / LUIGI BOCCHERINI
Haydn / Boccherini: Cello Concertos Jacqueline du Pre (cello) / English Chamber Orchestra / London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / CD - released 20/Apr/2016 ] "These Jacqueline du Pré performances have been classics for decades and now sound better than ever in their latest remastering." (MusicWeb) |
ELGAR / DVORAK / HAYDN / BOCCHERINI / SAINT-SAENS / etc
Jacqueline du Pré: 5 Legendary Recordings Jacqueline du Pré (cello) with Herbert Downes (viola), Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Janet Baker (mezzo) [ Warner Classics LP / 5 LP - released 22/Nov/2017 ] Providing a treasurable memento of jacqueline's art, this is a newly-assembled 5 LP collection of masterworks for cello and orchestra from three centuries. |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Cello Concerto / Waldesruhe (Silent woods) Jacqueline du Pre (cello) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / CD - released 15/Oct/2017 ] "Impressively remastered, spectacular in its realism, with well-defined detail, superb warmth and body, and fine perspective." |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 (LP) Jacqueline du Pre (cello) Daniel Barenboim (piano) [ Warner Classics / LP - released 20/May/2022 ] Renowned as a great interpreter of Brahms, Jacqueline du Pré, here at the peak of her art and technical abilities, delivers the latest version recorded with her husband Daniel Barenboim in May-August 1968. |