|
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Violin Concertos 1 & 2 Arabella Steinbacher (violin) / Festival Strings Lucerne, Daniel Dodds [ Pentatone / CD - released 1/Oct/2021 ] After having recorded Mozart's last three violin concertos in 2014, Arabella Steinbacher, the Festival Strings Lucerne and its leader Daniel Dodds now complete the cycle by presenting Mozart's less well-known, but equally enchanting Violin Concertos... |
|
BEDRICH SMETANA
Smetana: Má Vlast Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov [ Pentatone / CD - released 1/Mar/2024 ] "I think it's Bychkov's ability to relate phrasing to sound that is at the heart of his success here. He plainly relishes the orchestra's natural blend while celebrating the beauty of its soloists." Gramophone Award Finalist 2024 - Orchestral |
|
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: String Quartets Emerson String Quartet [ Pentatone / CD - released 23/Oct/2020 ] "This is also, hand on heart, the first time that I've really grasped these three works as a cycle. Listen to them in one sitting if you can: it's wonderfully illuminating and moving.' BBC Music Chamber Choice of the Month Feb 2021 |
|
OTTORINO RESPIGHI
Respighi: Songs Ian Bostridge (tenor), Saskia Georgini (piano) [ Pentatone / CD - released 3/Sep/2021 ] After their acclaimed recording of Schubert's Die schöne Müllerin, Ian Bostridge and Saskia Giorgini present a programme of rarely-recorded songs by Ottorino Respighi. |
|
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: La Traviata (complete opera) Lisette Oropesa, René Barbera, Lester Lynch / Dresdner Philharmonie, Daniel Oren [ Pentatone / 2 CD Box Set - released 27/May/2022 ] The Dresdner Philharmonie, Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden and conductor Daniel Oren present Verdi's masterpiece La Traviata, together with a stellar cast including Lester Lynch as Germont, and world star soprano Lisette Oropesa as Violetta. |
|
BELA BARTOK / LUCIANO BERIO / MAURICE RAVEL / XAVIER MONTSALVATGE
Kozená: Folk Songs Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano), Czech Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle [ Pentatone / CD - released 16/Feb/2024 ] Magdalena Kozena's fourth Pentatone album Folk Songs brings together folk-inspired song cycles from across the globe. Ranging from Berio's Folk Songs to sets by Bartok, Ravel and Montsalvatge, this collection provides a kaleidoscope of... |
|
BELA BARTOK / JOHANNES BRAHMS / MODEST MUSSORGSKY
Magdalena Kožená - Nostalgia Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano) Yefim Bronfman (piano) [ Pentatone / CD - released 10/Sep/2021 ] "The Czech mezzo is in prime form in songs that could have been written for her. She catches every mood and inflection with spontaneous immediacy." Gramophone Award Finalist 2022 - Song |
|
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No 5 in C sharp minor Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Rafael Payare [ Pentatone / CD - released 21/Jul/2023 ] The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and its Music Director Rafael Payare make their Pentatone debut with Mahler's 5th Symphony. The album is also the first recording under Payare's tenure, and the beginning of a longer recording relationship with... |
|
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 59 Nos. 2 & 3 "Razumovsky" Quartetto Italiano [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Aug/2009 ] The Quartetto Italiano was founded in 1945 and their complete cycle of Beethoven string quartets were famous recordings. This is a remastered Quadro recording. |
|
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: String Quartets: Op 59 No. 1 ['Rasumovsky' No. 1] & Op 18 No. 6 Quartetto Italiano [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "Razor-wire intonation, fierce attacks, rhythmic propulsion, and a steadiness of inner pulsation made this foursome the multiplied version to strings what Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli had achieved for the keyboard." (AudAud.com Feb 2009) |