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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. |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: St John Passion [2 CD set] Ian Bostridge, Neal Davies, Carolyn Sampson, Iestyn Davies, Nicolas Mulroy / Polyphony, Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] "the choral singing is wonderfully pure, buoyant and transparent...Ian Bostridge's Evangelist, mannered and occasionally stretched but full of "narrative" character, dominates Layton's performance" Financial Times, 9th March 2013 *** |
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BACH / FAURE / SOLER / WIDOR / PIERNE / MULET / etc
Plays Organ Transcriptions [2 CD set] Ian Tracey (Organ of Liverpool Cathedral) [ Priory Organ Master Series Volume 4 / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2012 ] |
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. |
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SCHUMANN
Chamber Music [5 CD set] Ilya Gringolts (violin), Gringolts Quartet, with Peter Laul (piano) and Dmitry Kouzov (cello) [ Onyx / 5 CD Box Set - released 17/Mar/2013 ] Ilya Gringolts won the 1998 Premio Paganini international violin competition, in fact he won two prizes for the youngest ever competitor, and for the best Paganini Caprices interpretation. This 5CD box represents both great value for money and music... |
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... |
DVORAK
Complete Piano Works Inna Poroshina (piano) [ Brilliant Classics Piano Library / 5 CD Box Set - released 6/Dec/2010 ] Gramophone Magazine Re-issue of the Month - March 2011 |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorák: Complete Piano Music Inna Poroshina (piano) [ Brilliant Classics Quintessence / 5 CD Box Set - released 22/Jan/2021 ] Gramophone Magazine Re-issue of the Month - March 2011 |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Elektra (complete opera recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY Salzburg Festival / Irene Theorin, Waltraud Meier, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Robert Gambill, René Pape / Wiener Philharmoniker / Daniele Gatti [ Arthaus Musik Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 23/Jun/2011 ] "Among Elektras on DVD this, along with Karl Böhm's historical performance, must rank among the best; and on Blu-ray it is superb." BBC Music Magazine, October 2011 ***** (Award Finalist 2012) |
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 |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Les Trois Sonates, The Late Debussy Isabelle Faust (violin), Alexander Melnikov (piano), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Javier Perianes (piano), etc [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 26/Oct/2018 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 2019 - Chamber |
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BEETHOVEN / SCHUBERT / BARTOK / MARTINU
Violin Concertos & Sonatas [2 CD set] Isabelle Faust (violin) with Alexander Melnikov & Ewa Kupiec (piano) / Prague Philharmonia [ Harmonia Mundi Initiales / 2 CD - released 20/Aug/2011 ] "Isabelle Faust makes an intelligent, passionate debut as a major soloist in my book. These Beethoven readings have waked me from my dogmatic slumbers. A sensational album, I dare say." (AudAud.com on the Beethoven) |
C.P.E. BACH
Chamber Music for Clarinet Italian Classical Consort, Luigi Magistrelli (clarinet/director) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 12/Jun/2016 ] The Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, the most famous and influential son of the great Johann Sebastian, was one of the first composers to give a prominent role to the clarinet as solo and chamber music instrument. |
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J. S. BACH
Violin Concertos / Double Concertos [2 CD set] Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman / English Chamber Orchestra / Daniel Barenboim (with Neil Black, oboe) [ Itzhak Perlman complete Warner Recordings / 2 CD - released 5/Nov/2015 ] Perlman has said that "the transparency of Bach's writing leaves it open to many interpretations". Here, in partnership with conductor Daniel Barenboim, violinist Pinchas Zukerman and oboist Neil Black, he brings his distinctive musical wisdom to six... |
