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TRADITIONAL
Bal-kan: Honey & Blood - Cycles of Life [3 CD plus large book] Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / 3 CD/Book - released 1/Jan/2014 ] NZ LISTENER BEST CLASSICAL Recordings 2014 |
J. S. BACH
Bach, (J.S.): Concertos (LP) Hilary Hahn (violin) / Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Kahane [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 LP - released 5/Apr/2024 ] Deutsche Grammophon presents the first vinyl release of Hilary Hahn's first recording on Deutsche Grammophon of Bach Violin Concertos. |
FAURE / MOZART / BACH / VERDI / PERGOLESI / HANDEL / MAHLER
In Paradisum: Spiritual Classical Music Holland Boys Choir / Choir of King's College / Pro Cantione Antiqua and many more [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Mar/2011 ] The most moving, serene, peaceful and comforting choral classics: In Paradisum, includes a breathtaking selection of well-loved spiritual classical melodies. |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Famous Cantatas Holland Boy's Choir, Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink [ Brilliant Classics Quintessence / 5 CD Box Set - released 25/Sep/2020 ] 'characteristic performances, marked by a great sense of authenticity' (Gramophone) |
JOHANN BAPTIST CRAMER
Cramer: Piano Concertos Nos 1, 3 & 6 Howard Shelley (piano/conductor), London Mozart Players [ Hyperion The Classical Piano Concerto Vol 7 / CD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] "the immaculate playing here is alert and personable in a way that transcends contentious issues of style." BBC Music |
JOHANN BAPTIST CRAMER
Cramer: Piano Concertos Nos 4 & 5 Howard Shelley (piano/conductor), London Mozart Players [ Hyperion The Classical Piano Concerto Vol 6 / CD - released 28/Jun/2019 ] Listening to these fluent, expressive performances, it's difficult to see how even Cramer-one of the great virtuosos of his day-could have matched the effortless mastery so characteristic of Howard Shelley's pianism. |
JAN LADISLAV DUSSEK
Dussek: Piano Concertos Ulster Orchestra, Howard Shelley (piano & conductor) [ Hyperion The Classical Piano Concerto Vol 1 / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] 'Shelley plays all these pieces as stylishly as ever … these pieces are a real find, and the disc augurs well for the series' (BBC Music Magazine) |
DANIEL STEIBELT
Steibelt: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 5 & 7 Howard Shelley (piano & conductor) / Ulster Orchestra [ Hyperion The Classical Piano Concerto Vol 2 / CD - released 31/Dec/2015 ] 'Shelley brings Steibelt's music back to life with all the panache we have come to expect from the many other piano concertos he has recorded for Hyperion in their previous Romantic piano concerto series' (Classic FM) |
LEOPOLD KOZELUCH
Kozeluch: Piano Concertos Nos 1, 5 & 6 Howard Shelley (piano), London Mozart Players [ Hyperion The Classical Piano Concerto Vol 4 / CD - released 20/Jan/2017 ] 'It's impossible to imagine more compelling performances of this music-Howard Shelley is truly a rescuer of lost musical souls' (Gramophone) |
FRANZ XAVER MOZART / MUZIO CLEMENTI
F. X. Mozart / Clementi: Piano Concertos Howard Shelley (piano/conductor), Sinfonieorchester St Gallen [ Hyperion The Classical Piano Concerto Vol 3 / CD - released 29/Jul/2016 ] 'Howard Shelley plays both pieces quite beautifully, investing each phrase with subtly understated expression' (BBC Music Magazine Five Stars) |
JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: La Vie Parisienne (Complete Operetta recorded in 2021) Théâtre des Champs-Élysées / Jodie Devos, Rodolphe Briand, Marc MauIllon, Sandrine Buendia / Romain Dumas (cond) [ Naxos DVD / 2 DVD - released 10/Feb/2023 ] "Director Christian Lacroix's dazzling sets and costumes perfectly complement Offenbach's beguiling music (played by Les Musiciens du Louvre under the baton of conductor Romain Dumas), and it's charmingly sung by a superlative cast." FlipSide |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Violin Concertos, Salzburg Divertimenti and Haffner Serenade Hungarian Chamber Orchestra, Kristóf Baráti / Amati Chamber Orchestra, Gil Sharon / Kammerorchestra 'C.P.E. Bach', Hartmut Haenchen [ Brilliant Classics Quintessence / 5 CD Box Set - released 25/Sep/2020 ] "..Baráti is out of the top drawer. With intensity of sound, unbridled athleticism and searing leaps into the stratosphere which send a tingle down the spine" (Gramophone) |
TOMASO ALBINONI
Tomaso Albinoni: The Collector's Edition I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone / Ensemble Strumentale Albalonga, Annibale Cetrangolo, with Pierre Pierlot & Pietro Bongonovo (oboes) [ Warner Classics / Erato / 16 CD Box Set - released 29/Jan/2021 ] The 'Adagio' (re)composed by Remo Giazotto had been enjoying huge popularity for ten years when Claudio Scimone and his chamber orchestra joined the Erato family and began to investigate the authentic Albinoni catalogue. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-32 Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / 10 CD Box Set - released 10/Oct/2011 ] Turkish pianist Idil Biret's series of Beethoven Sonatas prove the depth of her expression and performing power. Biret is one of the finest interpreters of her generation, and on this collection, favors slower tempos and a light touch, all the more... |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Complete Piano Music Idil Biret (piano) / Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice / Robert Stankovsky [ Naxos / 15 CD Box Set - released 5/May/1999 ] "anyone wanting a Chopin cycle, will be well served by this set. Biret is one of the finest pianists before the public today… Definitely a rewarding reissue." ClassicalNet |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Paderewski: The American Recordings [Complete Victor Recordings, 1914-31] Ignacy Jan Paderewski (piano) [ Appian APR / 5 CD Box Set - released 21/Nov/2016 ] IGNACY JAN PADEREWSKI (1860-1941) must be counted as one of the most famous pianists who ever lived, and he was certainly the most financially successful, yet his recorded legacy has always been something of a puzzle. Paderewski was from a generation... |
PIETRO LOCATELLI
Locatelli: Complete Violin Concertos Igor Ruhadze (baroque violin) / Ensemble Violini Capricciosi [ Brilliant Classics Quintessence / 5 CD Box Set - released 22/Jan/2021 ] Igor Ruhadze studied modern violin at the Moscow Central School of Music before pursuing his growing interest in music of the Baroque period. A pioneer of historically informed performance, he co-founded the Ensemble Violini Capricciosi. |
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN / GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Haydn 2032, Vol. 16: The Surprise (LP) Il Giardino Armonico, Basel Chamber Orchestra, Giovanni Antonini [ Alpha Classics / 2 LP - released 3/Jul/2026 ] "Joseph Haydn not only liked surprising his audiences, he also enjoyed a laugh", writes Christian Moritz-Bauer in the introduction to this sixteenth volume of the Haydn2032 complete recording of the symphonies. Take, for instance, the false... |
J.S. BACH
Bach: Six Suites For Solo Cello Inbal Megiddo (cello) [ Atoll Records / CD - released 16/Mar/2018 ] While much of Bach's music is deeply associated with the church, for six years Bach served as Kapellmeister at the little Calvinist court at Cothen, where sacred music did not hold much importance. Bach was in a unique position, having the resources... |
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach, (J.S.): Violin Concertos / Sinfonias / Overture / Sonatas Isabelle Faust (violin) / Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 15/Mar/2019 ] "Faust's tone is both lean and exquisitely sweet, combined with consistent stylistic elegance which reaches the heights of eloquence in the slow movement of the E major Concerto." BBC Music Concerto Choice June 2019 |
