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Harnoncourt/Concentus Musicus
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 23 [ Sony Classical / CD - released 14/Jan/2013 ] |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Pinchas Zukerman plays Vivaldi Pinchas Zukerman (violin & conductor) with Isaac Stern (violin) / Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, New York Philharmonic [ Sony RCA Classical Masters / 6 CD Box Set - released 25/Jul/2018 ] Violinist-conductor Pinchas Zukerman recorded many of Vivaldi's best-loved concertos for CBS/Sony, with the English Chamber Orchestra in the 1970s and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra in the 1980s, when he served as that ensemble's music director and... |
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Hauschka
A Different Forest [ sony classical / CD - released 17/May/2019 ] Following triumphs that included the imaginative experiments of 2017's What If and his scores for the films Adrift and The Current War, Hauschka's Volker Bertelmann makes his Sony Classical debut with A Different Forest, an album that exemplifies his... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Christmas Hauser [ Sony Classical / CD - released 7/Feb/2020 ] HAUSER began playing the cello at the age of 8. His remarkable talent led him to study at conservatoires in London, Manchester and Boston. Upon graduation in 2011, HAUSER joined fellow cellist Luka Šulić to become 2CELLOS, creating a viral cello... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Classic Hauser Deluxe [CD + DVD 'Alone, Together - From Croatia'] Hauser, London Symphony Orchestra [ Sony Classical / 2 CD/DVD - released 7/Feb/2020 ] Hauser, the dynamic young cellist who rocketed to fame as half of the genre-busting worldwide musical sensation 2Cellos, re-releases his first solo album, now with a DVD. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Classic Hauser II Hauser, London Symphony Orchestra [ Sony Classical / CD - released 19/Apr/2024 ] Global cello sensation HAUSER brings his artistry and passion to a new selection of classical music's greatest melodies with the release of his new album Classic II, a follow-up to the worldwide success of 2020's Classic. For the new album, which... |
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SUMINO / BACH / PURCELL / FAURE / RAVEL / CHOPIN / SAKAMOTO / etc
Human Universe Hayato Sumino (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 31/Jan/2025 ] Inspired by the idea of 'music of the spheres' and the interaction between space and men, the album reflects Sumino's multi-faceted artistry and melts old and new music into one unique listening experience. |
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Heart Of The Dragon Ensemble
Classical Folk Music from China [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] The Heart of the Dragon Ensemble presents beautiful and tranquil traditional pieces and new compositions played on erhu (fiddle), pipa (lute), dizi (flute), xiao (flute), sheng (mouth-blown 'organ'), guzheng (harp) and yang-qin (dulcimer). |
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LYELL CRESSWELL
Anake & other works The Hebrides Ensemble [ NMC / CD - released 8/Jun/2005 ] "A thrilling disc... all solid pieces, worth anyone's ear." The Times 2002 |
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MAURO GIULIANI
Giuliani: Complete Original Works for Flute and Guitar Mikael Helasvuo (flute) & Jukka Savijoki (guitar) [ BIS / 3 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/2013 ] In the beginning of the nineteenth century the guitar enjoyed a wide popularity...The most celebrated of the several composer-guitarists active at this time was Mauro Giuliani, born in 1781 in southern Italy. |
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PETER KLATZOW / HANS HUYSSEN
Cello For Africa Heleen du Plessis (cello) [ Ode Records / CD - released 18/Oct/2013 ] Cello for Africa saw Heleen du Plessis (South African cellist and Williams Evans Executant lecturer for cello at the University of Otago, member of the TriOtago piano trio and principal cellist of the Southern Sinfonia) set out on a journey of... |
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / HOWELLS / WALTON / BOWEN
British Music for Viola and Orchestra Helen Callus (viola) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Marc Taddei [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2018 ] "Helen Callus plays with sumptuous tone matched by flawless intonation" Gramophone |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: La Finta Semplice (complete opera recorded in 1983) Helen Donath, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Robert Holl, Teresa Berganza / Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, Leopold Hager(cond) [ Brilliant Classics Opera Collection / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2012 ] "Helen Donath is her usual bright-toned and fluent self and she has a fine trill; Teresa Berganza is lovely too, nuanced as always and still in creamy voice. Light and springy, even more delectable is Jutta-Renate Ihloff in the soubrette role." |
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KAIJA SAARIAHO
Saariaho: Reconnaissance Helsinki Chamber Choir, Uusinta Ensemble, Nils Schweckendiek (conductor) [ BIS / CD - released 7/Jul/2023 ] "The Helsinki Chamber Choir are outstanding in their versatility and effortless management of every technical challenge.." Gramophone Editor's Choice Sept |
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RAUTAVAARA / HANSON / PROKOFIEV / RESPIGHI / REVUELTAS / etc
The Earthquake Experience: The Loudest Classical Music Of All Time Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam, with Kari Jussila (organ) [ Ondine / CD - released 10/Feb/2017 ] This disc brings together some of the loudest, most exciting music ever written - neither music, nor your hearing, will ever be the same! An explosive collection of great tunes, driving rhythms, and sonic thrills. The 140 piece Helsinki Philharmonic... |
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Helsinki Po/Tampere Po/Seger
Classical Images From Finland [ Ondine / CD - released 7/Dec/2009 ] |
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Henry Jackman
Ost: Abraham Lincoln - Vampire [ Sony Classical / CD - released 9/Jul/2012 ] |
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Henry Jackman
Ost: Puss In Boots [ Sony Classical / CD - released 12/Dec/2011 ] |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Perspectives Henry Wong Doe (piano) [ Rattle Records / CD - released 10/Nov/2023 ] An album of recent commissions for solo piano featuring works by Gemma Peacocke, Leila Adu-Gilmore, Alex Taylor, Poulima Salima, Leonie Holmes, and Penelope Axtens. "This album celebrates the artistry of six New Zealand composers. The recent... |
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ANTONIO SALIERI / JOHANN HUMMEL / JAN VORISEK
Salieri: Variations / Hummel: Double Concerto / Vorisek: Symphony Herbert Schuch (piano), Mirijam Contzen (violin) / WDR Sinfonieorchester, Reinhard Goebel [ Sony Classical Beethoven's World / CD - released 31/Jul/2020 ] The recordings of Reinhard Goebel's project "Beethoven's World" have received great attention and excellent reviews worldwide. For the first album with violin concertos by Franz Clement, the Welt am Sonntag wrote: "If the discovery of Beethoven... |