ALBENIZ / TURINA / GRANADOS / FALLA / etc
Spanish Piano Encores Alicia de Larrocha (piano) [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 20/Jul/2014 ] 'Each track is excellently recorded, and Miss de Larrocha does everything possible for these little pieces, from the piquant sub-Scarlatti of Matéo Albéniz and Soler to the items by Isaac Albéniz and Granados ... This music is mainly an evocation o.. |
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. |
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 |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Cello Concerto / Enigma Variations / Froissart / Starlight Express / etc Alison Hagley (soprano) Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) Robert Cohen (cello) / Royal Philharmonic / Welsh National Opera Orch. / Sir Charles Mackerras [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2007 ] "Mackerras captures the wistful charm of the quieter pieces (on CD2) very effectively, and spirits are high in the more robust items" 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... |
ZOLTAN KODALY
Piano Works Andor Foldes (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon SBS Eloquence / CD - released 20/Mar/2014 ] Andor Foldes recorded a selection of Kodály's piano works for American Decca (the catalogue now owned by Deutsche Grammophon) in January 1957. A close compatriot of both Bartók and Kodály, Foldes was one of Hungary's pre-eminent pianist whose... |
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 |
W.A. MOZART
Piano Sonatas K331 Rondo alla turca K332 K333 Andras Schiff (piano) [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 28/Sep/2007 ] "His fingerwork is precise yet mellow, and his sense of colour consistently excites admiration." (The Penguin Guide on the complete set) |
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: Keyboard Concertos Nos 1, 3, 4, 5 & 7 Andras Schiff, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Olli Mustonen, Alicia de Larrocha, pianos, London Symphony Orchestra. Deutsche Kamerphilharmonie / etc [ Decca ABC Eloquence / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] 'Mustonen is typically dynamic and Alicia de Larrocha's interpretation is strongly controlled but obviously heartfelt' Sydney Star Observer |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Flute Concertos / Symphonies Nos 25, 29, 32, 39 & 40 Hubert Barwahser (flute) / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ Decca Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Feb/2020 ] 'The performances are consistently polished and elegant Barwahsers phrasing is unfailingly beautiful' Penguin Guide, 1982 (Flute Concertos) |
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) |
AMILCARE PONCHIELLI
Ponchielli: la Gioconda (complete opera recorded in 1958) Anita Cerquetti, Franca Sacchi, Mario del Monaco, Cesare Siepi, Giulietta Simionata / Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Gianandrea Gavazzeni [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2019 ] 'To compare Anita Cerquetti's Gioconda with Callas's is a revelation. Cerquetti brings to the role intelligence, musicianship, and an appealing voice' High Fidelity |
DVORAK
Cello Concerto in B minor (with works by Reger & Francaix) Anja Thauer (cello), with Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Zdeněk Mácal & Jean Françaix (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Nov/2015 ] In the year 2015 we should have been celebrating the seventieth birthdays of two uniquely talented women cellists who were both born in 1945, but instead we have been remembering a more tragic coincidence: in 1973, multiple sclerosis forced the... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Decca Conductors' Gallery Ansermet, Van Beinum, Bernard, ·Blech, Celibidache, Coates, Coppola, Desormiere, Enescu, Fitelberg, Furtwangler, Harty, Van Kempen, Kleiber, Knapperts [ Decca ABC Australian Eloquence / 21 CD Box Set - released 25/Aug/2023 ] An A-Z of 23 conductors in a feast of classic recordings from Decca's early years - 1929-1949 - including the golden age of its 'ffrr' technology. Newly remastered from the best available sources. |
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / RACHMANINOV / DEBUSSY / MENDELSSOHN / RESPIGHI / TCHAIKOVSKY/ MOZART / etc
Antal Doráti: The Mercury Masters - The Mono Recordings Antal Doráti, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra [ Australian Eloquence Mercury Living Presence / 31 CD Box Set - released 26/May/2023 ] A tour de force of thrilling orchestral playing and brilliant audio engineering, Antal Doráti's mono recordings are collected for the first time. Newly remastered, this collection comprehensively documents a golden era in American classical recording |
MAURICE RAVEL / CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Ravel/Debussy: Violin Sonatas (plus Debussy's Cello Sonata & Ravel's Piano Trio) Arthur Griumiaux (violin) Maurice Gendron (cello) / Beaux Arts Trio [ Philips ABC Eloquence / CD - released 9/Sep/2006 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901=1950) - The two Debussy sonatas date from late in the composer's life and are wistful pieces, though not without humour. The Ravel Violin Sonata is sleek, elegant and has a delightful... |