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ALBENIZ
Suite Espanola Op 47 / Rapsodia Espanola (with Turina - Rapsodia Sinfonia) Alicia de Larrocha (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos [ SBS Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] 'A brilliant extravaganza of Spanishry … the unadulterated Decca stereo is here superb' Gramophone |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 Alicia de Larrocha (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Concerto). The Philadelphia Orchestra (Symphonic Dances). Charles Dutoit [ Decca ABC Eloquence / CD - released 18/Aug/2005 ] Recorded early in Dutoit's career and originally coupled with the Schumann concerto, this is the first appearance on CD of his Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 with Alicia de Larrocha as a fine and poetic soloist. |
ALBENIZ / TURINA / MONTSALVATORE / SURINACH
Alicia de Larrocha - Concertos from Spain Alicia de Larrocha (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 12/Dec/2009 ] In 1977 Decca released an LP entitled 'Concertos from Spain' which coupled two contemporary piano concertos - those by Montsalvatge (Concerto Breve, written for Alicia de Larrocha) and Surinach's Piano Concerto. The Surinach - a kind of Spanish... |
W. A. MOZART
Piano Concertos Nos 19 & 22 Alicia de Larrocha (piano) Wiener Symphoniker [Vienna Symphony], Uri Segal [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 28/Jul/2014 ] 'an instinctive Mozartian ... Her playing is both poetic and highly musical ... The sound is warm and beautiful ... the treble of the piano is clear and pellucid' Gramophone |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Sonatas (with Haydn - Adante & Variations; Piano Concerto in D) Alicia de Larrocha (piano) with London Sinfonietta, David Zinman [ SBS Decca Australian Eloquence / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Apr/2014 ] '[Larrocha] plays the Mozart sonatas with great authority and conviction." Gramophone |
W. A. MOZART / LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Mozart: Five Piano Concertos / Beethoven: Choral Fantasy Andor Foldes (piano), RIAS Kammerchor, Berliner Motettenchor [ Decca Classics / Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Dec/2018 ] A first international CD release of four concertos from a master interpreter of Mozart. Describing his experience as a youth in Hungary hearing Bruno Walter play and conduct a Mozart concerto, the Hungarian pianist Andor Foldes stated that all in... |
DEBUSSY / MOZART / SCHUMANN / RAVEL / BRAHMS / etc
Suzanne Danco - The Decca Recitals Suzanne Danco (soprano) / with Guido Agosti (piano) Phyllis Spurr (piano), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), etc [ Decca Eloquence / 8 CD Box Set - released 10/Jul/2020 ] "As soon as Danco starts to sing, her identity is unmistakable, a bright, vibrant voice, impassioned in its delivery, with perfect diction and an intuitive grasp of text." Gramophone Editor's Choice Awards Issue 2020 |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Goldberg Variations Andras Schiff (piano) [ Decca Originals / CD - released 15/Apr/2006 ] "The playing is indeed exceptional ... the sound is splendid, with an ideal balance of warmth and clarity ... the performance offers more with, fantasy and sheer fun than any I've heard ..." Gramophone |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Trios Vol 1 Andras Schiff (piano) Yuuko Shiokawa (violin) Boris Pergamenschikow (cello) [ ABC Decca Eloquence / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] 'Schiff and his colleagues relish the wit, brilliance and sheer speed of Haydn's thoughts in the outer movements, with their comic off-beat accents, sudden changes of register and breathtaking harmonic scope., (Gramophone) |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Trios Vol 2 Andras Schiff (piano) Yuuko Shiokawa (violin) Boris Pergamenschikow (cello) [ ABC Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] 'Schiff and his colleagues relish the wit, brilliance and sheer speed of Haydn's thoughts in the outer movements, with their comic off-beat accents, sudden changes of register and breathtaking harmonic scope., (Gramophone) |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Goldberg Variations Andrei Gavrilov (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon Virtuoso / CD - released 27/Oct/2011 ] "Gavrilov's actual performance demonstrates, intermittently, that virtuosity and warmth of feeling are cause for celebration rather than apology. He can also be temperate and finely controlled." (Gramophone) |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Chamber Music [incls 'Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat, K452'] András Schiff, Andre Previn (piano), Heinz Holliger (oboe), Elmar Schmid (clarinet) / Musikverein Quartet [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 20/Oct/2014 ] "The wind players are excellent and blend well, while the overall ensemble displays a fine unity. The balance places the piano more backwardly than usual, but no detail of Schiff's playing is lost." (Gramophone on the Quintet) |
MENDELSSOHN
Ultimate Mendelssohn (Incls 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' & Symphonies Nos 3 & 4) Andras Schiff (piano) / Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt / Pinchas Zukerman (violin) / etc [ Decca Budget Boxes / 5 CD Box Set - released 25/Mar/2008 ] A must for Mendelssohn fans, this set comprises two of his symphonies, two piano concerti, his Midsummer Night's Dream incidental music and one album dedicated to his Songs without Words played by András Schiff. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Angela Gheorghiu - Plaisir d'amour Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Alexandra Dariescu (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 15/Nov/2019 ] Angela Gheorghiu returns to Decca to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her legendary La Traviata with Sir Georg Solti A 23-track album featuring rare and classic songs never before recorded by Gheorghiu Winner of five Gramophone Awards, twice... |
BRAHMS
Piano Trios Beaux Arts Trio [ Decca Originals / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2008 ] "The playing is always highly vital and sensitive. There is a splendid, finely projected sense of line and the delicate, sensitive playing of Menahem Pressler is always a delight." The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs |
MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: String Quartet / Piano Trio / Introduction et Allegro Beaux Arts Trio / Carmirelli Quartet / Chamber Music Society of Amsterdam / Eduard van Beinum [ Decca ABC Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Mar/2006 ] 'this new Beaux Arts performance, even more than their previous one, is most sensitive to the music's ebb and flow, acutely aware of its inventive new combinations of sounds ... the new Beaux Arts recording now becomes the prime recommendation'... |
BACH / BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / BRUCKNER / GLUCK / MOZART / etc
Wilhelm Furtwangler: Complete recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Decca Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, London Philharmonic, Wilhelm Furtwangler, with Edwin Fischer (piano) [ Deusche Grammophon / 35 CD/DVD Box Set - released 18/Oct/2019 ] This box includes much rare material (such as Beethoven's Grosse Fuge, Strauss's Metamorphosen) and some seminal examples of Furtwängler's interpretative art (a Brahms First and a Bruckner Ninth) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos 4 & 5 'Emperor' Alfred Brendel (piano) / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Decca Philips Originals / CD - released 6/Sep/2016 ] "The bond between these two musicians is evident throughout these committed and vigorous readings. Brendel's authentically rugged pianism is offset by the Vienna Philharmonic's sumptuous playing." (BBC Music) |
LISZT/ MUSSORGSKY / PROKOFIEV / RACHMANINOV / SCHUMANN / TCHAIKOVSKY
Byron Janis The Mercury Masters (9 CDs plus Blu-ray audio) Byron Janis (piano) / Various orchestras conducted by Antal Dorati, Kirill Kondrashin, Herbert Menges, etc [ Decca Mercury Living Presence / 10 CD Box Set - released 7/Mar/2023 ] The legendary American pianist Byron Janis, who turned 95 in March 2023, was the first pupil of another iconic pianist - Vladimir Horowitz. Horowitz famously told Janis 'I don't want you to be a 'second Horowitz' I want you to be a 'first Janis'.'... |
CHAUSSON / RAVEL / HONEGGER / DEBUSSY / FAURE
French Violin Masterpieces Christian Ferras (violin) Pierre Barbizet (piano) / Belgian National Orchestra [ Decca Legends / CD - released 1/Nov/2002 ] "..the remastering has done justice to the recordings and the memory of a fine artist." (Amazon.co.uk) |
