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JOHN ADAMS / GUSTAV MAHLER
Gustavo Dudamel - The Inaugural Concert (recorded in October 2009) Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 8/Dec/2009 ] "The 28-year-old Venezuelan conductor who has been taking the musical, and conducting, world by storm" (Gramophone) |
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THOMAS ADES
Ades: Dante Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel [ Nonesuch / 2 CD - released 21/Apr/2023 ] "It is physical, vivid and grotesque music from its jump-scare 'abandon hope' opening gambit and thrives on Adès's technical wit (the missing beats of 'The Deviants' and all the outlandish orchestration)." Gramophone |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
LA Phil 100: The Los Angeles Philharmonic Centennial Birthday Gala (Blu-ray) Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Gustavo Dudamel [ C Major / Blu-ray - released 17/Apr/2020 ] "A century to the day after the orchestra's first concert on 24th October 1919, the centennial season culminates in a "splashy gala night" (San Francisco Classical Voice) at the Walt Disney Concert Hall with the current and former chief conductors... |
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BEETHOVEN / GINASTERA / MONCAYO
The Promise Of Music - Documentary & Concert Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, Gustavo Dudamel [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 25/Aug/2008 ] The Promise of Music is a full-length feature film about Gustavo Dudamel and his Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela. |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Complete Solo Piano Works Valentina Lisitsa (piano), Alexei Kuznetsoff (piano) [ Decca Music Group / 10 CD Box Set - released 15/Mar/2019 ] "Though not naturally drawn to the piano like some, Tchaikovsky did, however, write and arrange a large amount of music for the instrument. The 10 discs take us from early works to orchestral works, via sonatas, songs and oddities." BBC Music |
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THE STRAUSS FAMILY & OTHERS
New Year's Concert in Vienna 2017 BLU-RAY Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 9/Feb/2017 ] As a brand name, the Vienna New Year's Concert can trace back its origins to 31 December 1939. In other words, the concert initially took place on the last day of the year. By 1941, however, it was being held on 1 January, when the Vienna... |
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ALEXANDER SCRIABIN
Scriabin: Complete Works [18 CD set] Gordon Fergus-Thompson (piano), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano / conductor), Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Valentina Lisitsa (piano), etc [ Decca / 18 CD Box Set - released 20/Jul/2016 ] Drawn principally from Decca's distinguished catalogue, the set also features no fewer than 64 newly-recorded tracks - over 200 mins of music, newly recorded by Vladimir Ashkenazy and Valentina Lisitsa especially for this set. |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: The Piano Concertos / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Valentina Lisitsa (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Francis [ Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2014 ] "Francis and the London Symphony Orchestra provide consistently world-class, shapely orchestral frameworks and beautifully characterised first-desk solos throughout" (Gramophone) |
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JOHN ADAMS
The Gospel According to the Other Mary (complete oratorio) Kelley O'Connor, Tamara Mumford, Russell Thomas, Daniel Bubeck / Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Gustavo Dudamel [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 25/Apr/2014 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD NOMINATION 2014 |
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REVUELTAS / CARRENO / ESTEVEZ / MARQUEZ / ROMERO / CINASTERA / CASTELLANOS / BERNSTEIN
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra - Fiesta Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, Gustavo Dudamel [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 7/Aug/2008 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD FINALIST 2008 - Orchestral - "They play as if their hearts are fit to burst with pride as well as passion. And they sound magnificent, textures sharp and clean, driven on with rhythmic momentum...at full-throttle the sound... |
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STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring (with Revueltas - La noche de los Mayas) Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, Gustavo Dudamel [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 16/Sep/2010 ] "...a Rite that develops thrilling momentum twice over, fast but without haste. It's the outcome of well-judged pacing and an awareness that extremes of pace and weight have to be kept for real climaxes...Details are fine, unexaggerated, and they add... |
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BEETHOVEN
Symphonies Nos 5 & 7 Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezula / Gustavo Dudamel [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 18/Nov/2007 ] Gustavo Dudamel leads his Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela in a spirited Deutsche Grammophon recording debut "This performance of Beethovens 7th Symphony is one of the most exciting I've heard in many years!" (Daniel Barenboim about... |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 / Francesca da Rimini Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezula / Gustavo Dudamel [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] "Energy and excitement as Dudamel's young players take on Tchaikovsky." Editor's Choice - Gramophone April 2009 |
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CHOPIN / SCHUMANN
Etudes Valentina Lisitsa (piano) [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 20/Dec/2014 ] Following her recent well-received Michael Nyman recording Chasing Pianos, Valentina now turns her attention to the Romantic Era and the Études of Chopin and Schumann. Chopin's Études were the first to be seen as true piano works rather than... |
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JOHN ADAMS
Adams: Must the Devil have all the good tunes? (LP) Yuja Wang (piano) / Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel [ Deutsche Grammophon / LP - released 23/Oct/2021 ] World Premiere Recording by the Grammy-winning team of Los Angeles Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel. Featuring star Yuja Wang at the piano. The work was commissioned by Los Angeles Philharmonic and was inspired by an article about Dorothy Day in the... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Great Conductors: Carlos Kleiber / Georg Solti / Leonard Bernstein / Herbert von Karajan [4 DVD set] Carlos Kleiber, Georg Solti, Leonard Bernstein, Herbert von Karajan, with Riccardo Muti, Valery Gergiev, Gustavo Dudamel, Stephen Sondheim, and more [ C Major DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2018 ] Collection of documentaries looking at the lives and works of four celebrated conductors. The documentaries are: 'Carlos Kleiber: I Am Lost to the World', 'Sir Georg Solti: Journey of a Lifetime', 'Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life' and 'Herbert... |
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BARBER / BRAHMS / DEBUSSY / SCHUMANN
Permit Me Voyage: Transcriptions for Trumpet Craig Morris (trumpet/flugelhorn) / Valentina Lisitsa (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] |
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Gustavo Dudamel
Discoveries [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 12/Apr/2012 ] |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Also Sprach Zarathustra / Don Juan / etc Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Gustavo Dudamel [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Sep/2013 ] A truly breathtaking new recording from, quite simply, the most exciting and gifted young conductor of our times - A rite of passage and true legacy project: Dudamel's debut recording with the legendary Berlin Philharmonic. |
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JOHN WILLIAMS
A John Williams Celebration Itzhak Perlman (violin) / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel [ C Major DVD / DVD - released 25/Jun/2015 ] John Williams is without doubt one of the best-known and most recognizable composers in Hollywood history. This gala concert highlights his film score achievements. |
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ARAM KHACHATURIAN
Khachaturian: Piano Concerto, Masquerade Suite, Pictures of Childhood, etc. Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel [ Decca / CD - released 26/Feb/2025 ] "..a glittering account of [the concerto], not only from the soloist, but also the orchestra, who could be a lit tle more forward in the balance, especially the strings in the tuttis. Thibaudet doesn't neglect the romantic aspects of the music" BBC |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Requiem (recorded at the Hollywood Bowl 2013) BLU-RAY Julianna Di Giacomo, Michelle DeYoung, Vittorio Grigolo, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo / LA Philharmonic & LA Master Chorale, Gustavo Dudamel [ C Major Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jan/2017 ] Great cast with Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, Ildebrando D´Arcangelo (Covent Garden, LA Opera, Salzburg Festival), Vittorio Grigolo (Covent Garden, Scala, MET), Michelle DeYoung (MET, Bayreuth, Scala), Julianna Di... |
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JOHN WILLIAMS
Celebrating John Williams Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2019 ] "From his 1984 Olympic Fanfare and Theme to the Superman March, it's a winning selection" (BBC Music) |
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CHARLES IVES
Ives: Complete symphonies Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 19/Mar/2021 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Orchestral / Grammy Awards 63rd Awards (2021) Winner - Best Orchestral Performance |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
LA Phil 100: The Los Angeles Philharmonic Centennial Birthday Gala Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Gustavo Dudamel [ C Major / 2 DVD - released 17/Apr/2020 ] "A century to the day after the orchestra's first concert on 24th October 1919, the centennial season culminates in a "splashy gala night" (San Francisco Classical Voice) at the Walt Disney Concert Hall with the current and former chief conductors... |
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IL SISTEMA
El Sistema - Music to change life (a film by Paul Smaczny & Maria Stodtmeier) BLU-RAY Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, Gustavo Dudamel [ EuroArts Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Oct/2011 ] "This inspiring film, subtitled "music to change life", takes us behind the scenes of the worldwide phenomenon of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela." (Gramophone) |
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IL SISTEMA
El Sistema - Music to change life (a film by Paul Smaczny & Maria Stodtmeier) Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, Gustavo Dudamel [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 1/Oct/0209 ] A film by Paul Smaczny and Maria Stodtmeier. Venezuela's unique system of music education takes children from violent slums and turns some of them into world-class musicians. "El Sistema" shows how Venezuelan visionary Jose Antonio Abreu has changed... |
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IL SISTEMA
El Sistema - Music to change life (a film by Paul Smaczny & Maria Stodtmeier) Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, Gustavo Dudamel [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 10/Oct/2011 ] "This inspiring film, subtitled "music to change life", takes us behind the scenes of the worldwide phenomenon of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela." (Gramophone) |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492 (Complete opera recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY Staatsoper Berlin / Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Dorothea Röschmann, Anna Prohaska / Gustavo Dudamel (cond) [ Accentus Music Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Nov/2018 ] "Nothing is harder to put on stage than lightness. And humor is the sharpest weapon of the desperate. That is why it is an obligation, indeed a must, to enjoy this Figaro by Jürgen Flimm at the Staatsoper to the fullest." (ARD Radio) This production... |
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BEETHOVEN / LISZT / SCHUMANN / THALBERG
Valentina Lisitsa Piano Recital Valentina Lisitsa [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Feb/2013 ] Described by critics as a 'bona fide angel playing' and an 'electrifying pianist', the young Ukrainian-born, North Carolina-based Valentina Lisitsa has been receiving rave reviews ever since her début in Avery Fisher Hall for the Mostly Mozart Festival. |
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ALEXANDER SCRIABIN
Scriabin: Nuances Valentina Lisitsa (piano) [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 20/Dec/2015 ] Valentina Lisitsa records Liszt's most technically challenging work, the "unplayable" La Contrabandista, conceived by Liszt as a spectacular recital encore. Seldom recorded, this work is a true virtuosic challenge for any pianist. Performed with... |
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BERNSTEIN / GERSHWIN / DVORAK / COPLAND / STRAUSS / etc
Schoenbrunn 2019 - Summer Night Concert BLU-RAY Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel, with Yuja Wang (piano) [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 1/Aug/2019 ] The world's biggest annual classical open-air concert, The Summer Night Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic, returns to the magical setting of Schönbrunn Palace Baroque park in Vienna. After his successful debut at The Summer Night Concert in 2012,... |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos & Paganini Rhapsody Yuja Wang (piano) / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD Box Set - released 8/Sep/2023 ] 'Put it this way: anyone drawing up a canon of the finest recordings of the Rachmaninov concertos would be thought odd if they did not include this latest bid.' Gramophone Award Finalist 2024 - Concerto |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV / SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Rachmaninov / Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Yuja Wang (piano) / Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, Gustavo Dudamel [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Feb/2014 ] Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice February 2014 |