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Baluji Shrivastav
Classical Indian Ragas [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] Five beautiful ragas played on sitar, surbahar (bass sitar) and dilruba (Indian fiddle) and combinations of the three instruments, played by Indian multi-instrumentalist Baluji Shrivastav, masterly accompanied on tabla by Sanju Sahai. A beautiful,... |
Baluji Shrivastav
Classical Indian Sitar & Surbahar Ragas [ Arc / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] Baluji Shrivastav is an artist and multi-instrumentalist of world renown and has played innumerable concerts all over the world. Here he presents six sitar ragas and four surbahar ragas, accopanied on tabla by Ismail Sheikh and Sarvar Sabri. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Symphonies (Nos 1-9) Barbara Bonney, Birgit Remmert, Kurt Streit, Thomas Hampson / City Of Birmingham Symphony Chorus / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Sir Simon Rattle [ Warner Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2010 ] A superbly played account by one of the world's great orchestras. ***** Five Stars (Pick of the Month) BBC Music Magazine |
BERIO / BERG / GERSHWIN
Berio / Berg / Gershwin: Crazy Girl Crazy Barbara Hannigan, Ludwig Orchestra & film directed by Mathieu Amalric [ Alpha Classics / CD/DVD - released 29/Sep/2017 ] 2018 Grammy Winner - Best Classical Solo Vocal Album |
IGOR STRAVINSKY / GYORGY LIGETI / ALBAN BERG / ANTON WEBERN
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring / Ligeti: Mysteries of the Macabe / etc (Blu-ray/DVD) Barbara Hannigan (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ LSO Live DVD + BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc/DVD - released 24/Nov/2017 ] Sir Simon Rattle is joined by virtuosic soprano Barbara Hannigan for a modernist programme that showcases the immense capabilities of the London Symphony Orchestra. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Complete Works For Solo Piano Barry Douglas (piano) [ Chandos / 6 CD Box Set - released 5/Jan/2018 ] "..his tone is a deep velvet cushion, the legatos full of affection and the rhythms galvanised with great energy." BBC Music Magazine |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Story of American Classical Music Barrymore Scherer, author with Various Artists [ Naxos American Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Aug/2005 ] Includes music by MacDowell, Foote, Chadwick, Beach, Ives, Sousa, Joplin, Gershwin, Copland, Schuman, Barber, Cage, Bernstein, Carter, Glass, Adams and many others. |
WIDERKEHR
The Duosonatas Bart Schneemann (classical oboe) Paolo Giacometti (pianoforte) [ Channel Classics SACD / SACD - released 10/Jul/2009 ] "Bart Schneemann plays them with exceptional fluency and neat phrasing, Paolo Giacometti is an accomplished if occasionally mannered partner. The recording is excellent." BBC Music Magazine |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Complete Keyboard Sonatas [10 CD set] Bart Van Oort / Ursula Dutschler / Stanley Hoogland / Riko Fukuda (keyboard) [ Brilliant Classics Piano Library / 10 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2011 ] It is only comparatively recently that Haydn's piano sonatas started to feature in recitals, and some of the major pianists of our time have added some of them to their repertoire - Alfred Brendel being perhaps the most illustrious champion of this... |
JOHANN LADISLAUS DUSSEK
Dussek: Complete Piano Sonatas & Sonatinas Bart van Oort, Viviana Sofronitski, Petra Somlai, Wolfgang Brunner, Alexei Lubimov, Tuija Hakkila, Zvi Meniker, Ursula Dütschler, Piet Kuijken (period [ Brilliant Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 22/Mar/2024 ] Johann Ladislaus Dussek (1760-1812) was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the foremost keyboard performers and composers of his age. |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Hans Knappertsbusch: The Decca & Westminster Bruckner Recordings Wiener Philharmoniker, Münchener Philharmoniker [No 8], Hans Knappertsbusch [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 4 CD Box Set - released 7/Feb/2020 ] "The consensus as I understand it among those convinced of Kna's wizardry in this music is that we just have to let go of any regrets and enjoy what we have...I am soon under his spell and swept along by his mastery." MusicWeb |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (Recorded Live at the Bayreuth Festival, Germany, in 2008) Bayreuther Festspiele Chorus & Bayreuther Festspiele Orchestra / Christian Thielemann (Conductor) / Tankred Dorst (Director) [ Opus Arte / 14 CD Box Set - released 26/Oct/2009 ] "The live recordings capture the grandeur and theatrical flair of Thielemann's approach very vividly. He's especially good in the big set pieces in Die Walküre and Götterdämmerung." (The Guardian) |
MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Weinberg: Dawn / Symphony No. 12 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Oct/2023 ] "The disc is a welcome offshoot from the ongoing work on Shostakovich's symphonies by John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic, and displays the same high level of stylistic discernment and emotional commitment." Gramophone Editor's Choice Dec 2023 |
WILLIAM ALWYN
The Film Music of William Alwyn, Volume 3 (Incls ''the Magic Box' & 'Geordie') BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Dec/2005 ] "A third collection of Alwyn's film music has the composer ranging far and wide" Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice Dec 2005 |
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GOODWIN / BLISS / ARNOLD / RAWSTHORNE / COATES / ALWYN / etc
British Film Classics [2 CD set] BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba; London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox; Earl Wild piano / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Jascha Horenstein [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2003 ] 'British Film Classics' represents some of the greatest film music ever written in some of the finest recorded performances. The repertoire juxtaposes some much-loved film scores with unexpected and original items, to form a highly satisfying and... |
CARL NIELSEN
Nielsen: The Symphonies / Helios Overture / Saga-Drom / Pan and Syrinx BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vanska [ BIS / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2010 ] "Collectors who have not yet sampled Osmo Vänskä in Nielsen should hasten to make good that omission by investing in this excellent set." (Bargain of the Month MusicWeb June 2011) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Last Night of the Proms 2000 Hilary Hahn (violin) Jane Eaglen (soprano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 11/Apr/2002 ] G :- "The Last Night of the Proms" is one of the most famous musical events in the world, watched and listened to by millions. It celebrates British tradition and encapsulates the unique spirit of the BBC Proms, by featuring leading international... |
BRITTEN / DELIUS / ELGAR / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / TIPPETT / HOLST
The British Line: A celebration of British Music BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis, with Dame Evelyn Glennie, Thomas Hampson, Tasmin Little, Sir Bryn Terfel, etc [ Warner Classics / 16 CD Box Set - released 19/Jul/2019 ] In 1991, Hamburg-based record label Teldec Classics embarked on a fruitful partnership with Sir Andrew Davis and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. "The British Line" was soon to become an essential series of critically acclaimed digital recordings of major... |
ARTHUR MALAWSKI
Malawski: Orchestral Works Beata Bilińska Artur Malawski Podkarpacka Philharmonic, Mariusz Smolij [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Dec/2024 ] Having sustained an injury to his left hand, Artur Malawski had to abandon his career as a virtuoso violinist and went on to become a successful teacher and composer in his native Poland. The Symphonic Études of 1947 brought him international... |
BEETHOVEN
The Complete String Quartets Belcea Quartet [ Alpha Classics / 8 CD Box Set - released 23/Aug/2019 ] Alpha is reissuing the complete Beethoven quartets by the Belcea Quartet : 'Beethoven's music has been at the center of our life as a quartet from our very first rehearsal together back in 1994. However, it is more recently that we immersed ourselves... |
