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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorák: Requiem / Biblical Songs / Te Deum Ailyn Pérez, Christianne Stotijn, Michael Spyres, Jan Martínik / Prague Philharmonic Choir, Jirí Belohlávek [ Decca / 2 CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] This release concludes the series of Jiří Bělohlávek's last recordings of Czech masterworks for Decca Classics before he sadly passed away in 2017 |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Flute Concertos / Symphonies Nos 25, 29, 32, 39 & 40 Hubert Barwahser (flute) / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ Decca Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Feb/2020 ] 'The performances are consistently polished and elegant Barwahsers phrasing is unfailingly beautiful' Penguin Guide, 1982 (Flute Concertos) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Women Of Note: A Century Of Australian Composers - Vol. 2 Asmira Woodward-Page (violin) Scott Davie (piano) Kees Boersma (double bass) ACO Collective / Sydney Symphony / Melbourne Symphony / etc [ ABC Classics / 2 CD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] This 2CD album celebrates the music from pioneers of Australia's musical heritage: Margaret Sutherland, Miriam Hyde, Dulcie Holland, and introducing Linda Phillips. |
Avishai Cohen
Big Vicious [ ECM / CD - released 27/Mar/2020 ] Charismatic trumpeter Avishai Cohen launched his exuberant, home-grown band Big Vicious six years ago, after relocating from the US to his native Israel, rounding up players to shape the music from the ground up. |
Carla Bley, Andy Sheppard, Steve Swallow
Life Goes On [ ECM Records / CD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] A striking album of new music from pianist/composer Carla Bley, whose trio with Andy Sheppard and Steve Swallow is now in its 25th year. |
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 6 / Violin Concerto Ruggiero Ricci (violin) / Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris, Erich Kleiber / New Symphony Orchestra of London, M. Sargent [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] Despite being recorded under 78rpm conditions, in four- or five-minute sections, the Fourth Symphony is marked by a palpable symphonic rigour as well as the edgy brass which lends such intensity to Decca's Paris recordings of Russian music. |
KATY ABBOTT
The Peasant Prince: A Symphonic Tale Cunxin Li (Narrator) / Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Banjamin Northey [ ABC Classics / CD - released 13/Mar/2020 ] The Peasant Prince tells the inspiring story of Li Cunxin, better known as 'Mao's Last Dancer': his childhood and his journey to become one of the world's greatest ballet dancers. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Triple Concerto / Symphony No 7 Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor), Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello) / West-Eastern Divan Orchestra [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 15/May/2020 ] "This is a fine, generously-filled and well-recorded album of Beethoven's music, in traditional performances that are very good." MusicWeb May 2020 |
DEBUSSY / BERG / HAHN / CHAUSSON / RAVEL / RACHMANINOV / etc
Daniel Hope - Belle Époque Daniel Hope (violin), Lise de la Salle (piano), Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano), Zürcher Kammerorchester [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] "Hope's glidings and throbbings can be delightful, as can the music itself. Some of the sweetest, rarest pieces come from Webern's teacher Schoenberg, writing in the 1890s when he had yet to relinquish heart-tugging tunes...Treat this album like a... |
JOSEPH TAWADROS
Tawadros: Concerto for Oud Joseph Tawadros (oud) / Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Northey [ ABC Classics / CD - released 12/Jun/2020 ] Oud virtuoso and composer Joseph Tawadros performs with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and conductor Benjamin Northey. Recorded live in concert, this album includes the world premiere of Tawadros' Concerto for Oud and Orchestra. |
Ella Fitzgerald, with Ellis Larkins, Paul Smith and Oscar Peterson
The Complete Piano Duets [ Verve / 2 CD - released 13/Mar/2020 ] For the first time, all of Ella Fitzgerald's collaborations with pianists recorded for the Decca, Verve and Pablo labels are brought together on the album The Complete Piano Duets. |
LEONARDO VINCI
Vinci: Veni, Vidi, Vinci Franco Fagioli (countertenor), Il Pomo d'Oro, Zefira Valova [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 15/May/2020 ] Following up his 'fantastic' (Süddeutsche Zeitung) Handel recital, Franco Fagioli lavishes his 'extraordinary agility and richly upholstered voice' (Gramophone) on Leonardo Vinci, the Neapolitan composer who influenced Handel and many later masters. |
LOUIS LEWANDOWSKI
Lewandowski: 18 Liturgical Psalms Hungarian Radio Choir, Andor Izsák [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] This first complete recording of his 1879 masterwork is conducted by Andor Izsák, who encountered the historic psalm-singing tradition in his youth as organist at Budapest's Great Synagogue in the Dohány-utca. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Piano Concertos Jayson Gillham (piano) / Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Carter [ ABC Classics / CD - released 10/Mar/2020 ] "And in terms of pianism, Gillham brought to bear an appropriate incisive musculature to those left hand runs whilst maintaining the crystal clear delicacy demanded of the right, and this was all achieved with a broad palette of colours." Limelight |
JOE HISAISHI
Dream Songs - The Essential Joe Hisaishi Joe Hisaishi (piano, work arranger, melodica) / London Symphony Orchestra / New Japan Philharmonic World Dream Orchestra [ Decca / 2 CD - released 21/Feb/2020 ] Joe Hisaishi, the acclaimed Japanese composer behind some of the world's best-loved animé films, has released his new album, Dream Songs: The Essential Joe Hisaishi in which he celebrates his diverse and distinguished catalogue of compositions |
Katie Noonan
Sweetest Taboo [ ABC / CD - released 1/May/2020 ] Katie Noonan's 20th studio album sees her revisit the songs that made her fall in love with music. From the first album she ever bought (Crowded House) to her female icons (Annie Lennox, Cyndi Lauper). |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Symphonic Variations / Serenade For Strings London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ Decca Eloquence / CD - released 20/Feb/2020 ] An original Philips album of two light-orchestral masterpieces by Dvorak, with the Serenade for Strings receiving a first international reissue on CD. |
LUDOVICO EINAUDI
Einaudi: Islands - The Essential Einaudi (Deluxe Edition) Ludovico Einaudi (piano) [ Decca / 2 CD - released 10/Jan/2020 ] "Islands' ability to stir up emotions with just a few chords shows that his works are far from easy listening fodder." Allmusic |
John Scofield, with Steve Swallow & Bill Stewart
Swallow Tales [ ECM Records / CD - released 15/May/2020 ] Guitarist John Scofield celebrates the music of his friend and mentor Steve Swallow in an outgoing and spirited recording. John was a 20-year-old student at Berklee when he first met and played with the bassist, and they have continued ever since. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Last Three Sonatas, Opp. 109-111 Maurizio Pollini (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] On the occasion of Ludwig van Beethoven's 250th Anniversary year one of the greatest pianist of our time, Maurizio Pollini, returns to the miracle and enigma of Beethoven's Last Sonatas: 42 years after the first recording of these masterpieces. |
