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NICOLA MATTEIS
Matteis: False Consonances of Melancholy Amandine Beyer (violin), Gli Incogniti [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 23/Aug/2019 ] "Amandine Beyer is a wonderfully expressive and sensitive violinist with a secure technique, clear and sonorous tone and discreet approach to ornamentation... " The Strad Magazine |
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SCHUBERT / SHOSTAKOVICH / PÁRTOS
Schubert, Shostakovich & Pártos Amihai Grosz (violin), Sunwook Kim (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 25/Sep/2020 ] For this first solo album, Amihai Grosz joins forces with the pianist Sunwook Kim and together they present a programme coupling Schubert, Shostakovich and Pártos. |
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Amjad Ali Khan (sarod) with Ayaan Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Khan (sarod) & Satyajit Talwalkar (tabla)
Indian Classical Ragas [ Wigmore Hall Live / CD - released 12/Sep/2011 ] Recorded live at Wigmore Hall, London, 8 April 2010 Walking straight-backed onto the famous Wigmore Hall stage, Amjad Ali Khan receives a standing ovation before he plays a note. The renowned sarod player has been a regular visitor to London for... |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Concerti Grossi Op. 6 - Nos 1, 2, 4, 6 Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman [ Erato / CD - released 24/Apr/1987 ] A transformative force in historically informed performance, Ton Koopman is renowned as a conductor, harpsichordist and organist. In 1979, aged 35, he founded the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra in the city where he had studied with the great Dutch... |
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PETER SCULTHORPE / BRETT DEAN / ROSS EDWARDS
Island Songs Amy Dickson (saxophone) / Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Northey, Miguel Harth-Bedoya [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Feb/2016 ] "Amy Dickson is the star of this disc…thrilling performance and vivid recording." (Five Stars BBC Music) |
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MONTEVERDI / VIVALDI / SILVESTROV / BACH / FAURE / KOBEKIN / etc
Anastasia Kobekina - Venice Anastasia Kobekina (cello) / Basel Chamber Orchestra [ Sony Classical / CD - released 24/May/2024 ] "The programme is singular and intimate, less about virtuosic solo cello than ensemble musicianship, and all the better for it." The Guardian |
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ELGAR / TAFFANEL / FAURE / WOODALL / HARTY / BOWEN / etc
Intimate Landscapes Anda Hollins (flute) Richard Mapp (piano) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 18/Nov/2002 ] Guest Principal Flute with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra |
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André Rieu
Silver Bells [ Polydor / 2 CD/DVD - released 18/Nov/2022 ] It's the most wonderful time of the year! Christmas trees are warming, treats are the sweetest and anyone under the mistletoe gets a kiss. But the holiday season wouldn't be perfect without the delightful music of André Rieu! The CD & Bonus DVD is... |
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HAYDN / MOZART / SCHUBERT / BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Andre Watts at Carnegie Hall Andre Watts (piano) [ EMI / CD - released 15/Dec/1988 ] Recorded in performance April 6th, 1988, during the artist's 25th anniversary season. |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier Books 1 & 2 Andras Schiff (piano) [ ECM New Series / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Sep/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Instrumental |
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BEETHOVEN / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / COPLAND / RACHMANNOV / BRITTEN / etc
The Classic Andre Previn Andre Previn (piano / conductor) with Emanuel Ax, Cecile Lucad, Leonard Pennario, Alicia de Larrocha, Julian Bream, etc [ Sony Classical / 55 CD Box Set - released 3/May/2019 ] The Los Angeles Times called him a "candidate for most versatile American musician, past or present". In an unparalleled career extending over seven decades, André Previn has won four Academy Awards and ten Grammy Awards and admirers worldwide as a... |
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Andre Previn
Ost: It's Always Fair Weather [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] |
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MOZART / MENDELSSOHN / MUSSORGSKY / LIEBERSON
Piano Pieces For Children Andre Previn (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/Aug/2016 ] "An attractively played collection" (BBC Music) |
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MAURICE RAVEL / CLAUDE DEBUSSY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ravel/Debussy: Piano Trios Andre Previn (piano) Julie Rosenfeld (violin) Gary Hoffman (cello) [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 20/May/1995 ] "A rich yet un-glitzy recording helps this intensely felt yet refined performance, and altogether the artists offer a memorable musical experience." Gramophone |
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RAVEL / PROKOFIEV / MOZART / BACH / CHOPIN
Andre Tchaikowsky - The Complete RCA Collection André Tchaikowsky (piano) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner [ RCA Red Seal / Sony Classical / 4 CD Box Set - released 15/Feb/2018 ] First ever release of André Tchaikowsky's complete RCA recordings in a 4CD collection. The set includes Tchaikowsky's debut LP recording remastered for the first time on CD. This recording features Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit which Tchaikowsky... |
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JAN FREIDLIN / ROBERTO SIERRA
21st Century Works for Clarinet & Guitar Andreas Hermanski, Émilie Fend [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Dec/2024 ] Classical guitarist Émilie Fend and clarinettist Andreas Hermanski share an ambitious artistic vision to promote their relatively unusual instrumental combination through the commissioning of new repertoire. Including world premiere recordings,... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Europakonzert - 30th Anniversary Blu-ray Edition Andreas Ottensamer (clarinet) Magdalena Kožená (mezzo) Vadim Repin (violin) etc / Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic] [ EuroArts Blu-ray / 31 Blu-ray Box Set - released 21/Jan/2022 ] An absolute must-have for collectors and fans of the annually celebrated event. Many renowned conductors have chosen to perform with the Berliner Philharmoniker over a time period of 30 years. |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah (Complete oratorio) Andreas Scholl, Barbara Schlick, Sandrine Piau, Mark Padmore, Nathan Berg / Les Arts Florissants / William Christie [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 6/Dec/2019 ] |
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FROBERGER / CASPAR / COUPERIN / MUFFAT / etc
Pour passer la Melancolie Andreas Staier (anon. French harpsichord, late 17th century, Joseph Collesse, 1749, restored by Laurent Soumagnac 2000-4) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Feb/2013 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 2013: Baroque Instrumental |
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MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ravel: Piano Concerto in D major (for the left hand) / Gaspard de la Nuit / etc Andrei Gavrilov (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle [ EMI / CD - released 20/Apr/1985 ] When this album was originally released in 1978, Gramophone said: "... However high your expectations may be, I would be surprised to learn that they were disappointed ... This newcomer is second to none in both works," and praised the young Rattle... |