Thomas Quasthoff (bass-baritone) with Bruno Muller (guitars) Frank Chastenier (piano) & ensemble
Tell it Like it Is [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 23/Sep/2010 ] Deutsche Grammophon's best-selling release of bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff's The Voice astonished music lovers with tuneful proof of Quasthoff's ability to sing jazz as superbly as they knew him to sing classical music. |
LORTZING / WEBER / WAGNER / RICHARD STRAUSS
Evening Star-German Opera Arias Thomas Quasthoff, baritone, Berlin Deutsche Opera. Thielemann (with Christiane Oelze) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 2/Jul/2002 ] Editor's Choice (Gramophone Magazine) July 2002 |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Die Schopfung [The Creation] (complete oratorio sung in German recorded in 2009) Thomas Quasthoff (baritone) Christoph Strehl (tenor) Annette Basch (sop) / Vienna Philharmonic / Adam Fischer [ Medici Arts / Euro Arts DVD / DVD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] "…the chamber choir is finely disciplined and light on its collective feet, the orchestra has good period manners and conductor Adam Fischer provides firm and keenly motivated direction. Baritone Thomas Quasthoff is in a league of his own." (BBC Music) |
SCUBERT
Winterreise D911 (filmed live in 2005) Thomas Quasthoff (baritone) Daniel Barenboim (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] G - Regular [Pan & Scan 4:3] - Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 - Colour - 124 Minutes - PAL |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Die schone Mullerin D 795 Thomas Quasthoff (baritone) / Justus Zeyen (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 12/Dec/2005 ] "A mellow, beautifully sung performance that puts many rivals in the shade" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Feb 2006 |
J.S. BACH
Cantatas (BWV 56, 173, 82 & 158) Thomas Quasthoff (baritone) Members of the RIAS-Kammerchor. Berliner Barocksolisten. Rainer Kussmaul [ DG SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Dec/2004 ] On Super Audio Hybrid/SACD Playable on all CD players - "Grand, thoughtful, deeply affecting performances." Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine January 2005 |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Lieder und GesANnge op. 32 / 5 Gesänge op. 72 / 5 Lieder op. 94 Thomas Quasthoff (bass-baritone) Justus Zeyen (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon Grand Prix / CD - released 14/Apr/2008 ] "A notable solo début for the Yellow Label from a young master of Lieder and a programme that impresses for its imaginative selection of Brahms and Liszt." (Gramophone, UK, June 2000) |
FRANZ SCHUBERT / ROBERT SCHUMANN / W. A. MOZART
Thomas Quasthoff - The Complete RCA Recordings Thomas Quasthoff (bass-baritone) with Charles Spencer & Roberto Szidon (piano) / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Jörg Faerber [ Sony Music / RCA Red Seal Masters / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/May/2018 ] A treat for lovers of great singing, the complete RCA recordings of Thomas Quasthoff on 4 CDs, including Winterreise, Dichterliebe, and the op. 39 Liederkreis |
J.S. BACH
Dialogue Cantatas (BWV49 BWV57 BWV152) Thomas Quasthoff / Dorothea RAschmann / Mitglieder des RIAS-Kammerchor Berlin / Rainer Kussmaul [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 16/Nov/2007 ] "Performances of extraordinary beauty and intensity. Quasthoff brings to these works a richness of characterisation that connects at the deepest level with these powerful religious utterances . . . this is a powerful experience…" (Gramophone Awards... |
SCHUBERT
Schwanengesang (with Brahms - 4 Ernste Gesenge) Thomas Quasthoff (tenor) Justus Zeyen (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Apr/2001 ] Schwanengesang was composed in the last year of Schubert's life |
MAHLER
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen / Ruckert-Lieder / Kindertotenlieder Thomas Quasthoff, Violeta Urmana, Anne Sofie von Otter. Wiener Philharmoniker. Pierre Boulez [ DG Boulez 2005 / CD - released 28/Feb/2005 ] Anne Sofie von Otter sings the Kindertotenlieder, Violeta Urmana will be heard in the Rückert Lieder and Thomas Quasthoff in the early Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen. |
GRANADOS
Piano Works (complete) - Includes 12 Spanish Dances & Goyescas Thomas Rajna (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 15/Mar/2008 ] Enrique Granados (1867-1916) is one of the first so-called "national" composers of Spain. Together with his compatriot Isaac Albeniz, he created a new style of pianism in which elements of the Spanish folklore and folksong are embedded. |
HANDEL
Samson (Complete oratorio) Thomas Randle (tenor) Mark Padmore (tenor) Lynda Russell (soprano), Lynne Dawson (Alto) Sixteen / Symphony of Harmony and Invention / Christophers [ Coro / 3 CD - released 14/Jul/2003 ] "Powerful choral singing from The Sixteen and alert playing by the period-instrument band make this the most pleasurable Samson yet recorded." - Sunday Times |
BIBER / FASCH / HANDEL / REINHART / SCHICKHARDT / STÖLZEL / TELEMANN
German Baroque Trumpet Concertos Thomas Reiner (trumpet) / Interpreti Veneziani [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Nov/2022 ] Baroque works for oboe have long been fertile ground for transcription to the trumpet and there are several examples here of this refashioning. The sequence of concertos and sonatas include examples from Handel's Italian years. |
TORELLI / HANDEL / ALBINONI / GABRIELI
Baroque Trumpet Concertos Thomas Reiner (trumpet) / South West German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim / Sebastian Tewinkel [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Oct/2007 ] The development of the piccolo trumpet has made it possible to tackle both original Baroque trumpet repertoire and transcriptions of works originally intended for oboe, with which it has a comparable tube length. |
Rob Thomas
Something to Be Tour: Live at Red Rocks [ ViaVision Entertainment / DVD - released 10/May/2012 ] G: |
Rob Thomas
Something to Be Tour: Live at Red Rockss [ ViaVision Entertainment dvd / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/May/2012 ] G. The Legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre provides the awe-inspiring backdrop for Rob Thomas in one of the most memorable stops on his "Something To Be Tour." Featuring the multi-platinum recording artist performing 18 hits from his solo career and... |
JOSEPH RHEINBERGER
Rheinberger: Complete Violin Sonatas Thomas Schrott, Piero Barbareschi [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 13/Apr/2018 ] Joseph Rheinberger (1839-1901) has gone down in history thanks to his impressive collection of organ music, akin in style and second only to those of Felix Mendelssohn. Composer and organist, Rheinberger was a highly influential musical figure in the... |
WAGNER
Lohengrin (Complete opera) Thomas - Silja - Sawallisch [ Decca Compact Opera / 3 CD - released 1/Nov/2002 ] Classic Sawallisch recording |
SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Finlandia Thomas Søndergård, BBC National Orchestra of Wales [ Linn / CD - released 22/Jun/2018 ] Described as 'one of the great new Sibelian teams' (The Herald), Thomas Søndergård and BBC National Orchestra of Wales continue their shared fascination with the orchestral music of Sibelius. Released one month after BBC NOW celebrates its ninetieth... |