JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Violin Concerto / Alto Rhapsody / Overtures Arthur Grumiaux (violin) Aafje Heynis (contralto) / Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam / Eduard van Beinum [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] "(Aafje Heynis') This is lovely, spontaneous singing. When the chorus enter the radiant solo line is further enhanced, integrated yet free. A truly moving performance unerringly paced." Gramophone Magazine |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Concerto / Symphony No.2 Arthur Grumiaux (violin) / Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam / Eduard van Beinum [ Philips ABC Eloquence / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] Peerless performances of Grumiaux's wonderful 1957 performance of the Beethoven Violin Concerto with the Concertgebouw and Eduard van Beinum, coupled with the first release on CD of Van Beinum's recording of Beethoven's Symphony No. 2. Two radiant... |
MAX BRUCH
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 / Scottish Fantasy Arthur Grumiaux (violin) / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Heinz Wallberg [ Australian Decca Eloquence / CD - released 1/Dec/2005 ] "For collectors, this Eloquence issue will prove a valuable, even endearing supplement" (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / GIOVANNI BATTISTA VIOTTI
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D / Viotti: Violin Concerto No. 22 Arthur Grumiaux (violin) / New Philharmonia Orchestra / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra [ ABC Philips Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Dec/2005 ] "Among the finest ever committed to disc...imbued with a spirit of classical serenity." - Penguin Guide to Compact Discs |
HENRI VIEUXTEMPS
Violin Concerto No 4 & 5 (with Saint-Saens-Violin Concerto No. 3) Arthur Grumiaux (violin) Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux, Manuel Rosenthal [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] 'The late Arthur Grumiaux is reserved, stylish, infallible in technique, and also ready at moments to lift the heart of a listener by some magical turn of phrase, or by a momentary fall of light on his most beautiful tone.' (Saint Saëns) Gramophone |
FAURE / FRANCK / LEHEU / RAVEL / DEBUSSY / VIEUXTEMPS / YSAYE
French & Belgium Violin Sonatas Arthur Grumiaux (violin) Paul Crossley (piano) Gyorgy Sebok (piano) Dinorah Varsi (piano) István Hajdu (piano) [ Philips ABC Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 15/Aug/2007 ] 'Some of Grumiaux's soft playing will take your breath away. Likewise in the Debussy and Ravel sonatas with István Hajdu, all models of sensitively negotiated chamber playing.' Gramophone |
LECLAIR / VERACINI / NARDINI / TARTINI / CORELLI / VITALI / VIVALDI
Baroque Violin Sonatas Arthur Grumiaux (violin) Riccardo Castagnone (piano), Istvan Hajdu (piano) [ Philips ABC Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 15/Aug/2007 ] 'Corelli's La Follia and Veracini's Op. 1 No. 7 are both turned with style, brilliance and considerable sensitivity.' Gramophone |
TCHAIKOVSKY / STRAVINSKY / BERG
Tchaikovsky / Stravinsky / Berg: Violin Concertos Arthur Grumiaux (violin) / Royal Concertgebouw / Vienna Symphony / various conductors [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] "[The Berg is] a performance that should be on every serious collector's shelves, and coupled as it is with an equally outstanding performance of the Stravinsky plus a respectable performance of the Tchaikovsky, all at an absurdly low price, this... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Flute Quartets / Oboe Quartet // Clarinet Quintet (with Schubert - String Quintet in C) Arthur Grumiaux (violin) William Bennett (flute), Pierre Pierlot (oboe) George Pieterson (clarinet) / Grumiaux Trio [ Philips SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 12/Dec/2009 ] Grumiaux was an inveterate chamber musician and together with his Grumiaux Trio as well as selected soloists, delivers sublime, unforced yet probing performances of Mozart and Schubert. |
BEETHOVEN
Violin Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5 'Spring', 7 & 8 Arthur Grumiaux (violin) Claudio Arrau (piano). [ ABC Philips Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2007 ] Arrau and Grumiaux recorded only six of the Beethoven violin sonatas. Eloquence's reissue represents the first international CD release for this collection. |
RICHARD STRAUSS / WOLF
10 Lieder Barbara Bonney (soprano) Geoffrey Parsons (piano) [ Deutsche Gramophone Australian Eloquence / CD - released 25/May/2005 ] "A really lovely recital (MusicWeb July 2005) |
DEL TREDICI
Final Alice-Grand concerto for voice and orchestra Barbara Hendricks (soprano) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Sir Georg Solti [ ABC Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 20/Apr/2008 ] Commissioned for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and dedicated to Sir Georg Solti, Final Alice is scored for gargantuan forces and is based on the last two chapters of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. It has been described by the composer as a "grand... |
W. A. MOZART
Horn Concertos & other works Barry Tuckwell (horn & conductor) / English Chamber Orchestra, with Sheila Armstrong (soprano) [ SBS Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2013 ] "This is a double celebration: of Mozart and of Barry Tuckwell's artistry … A superlative box." (Hi-Fi News) |
W. A. MOZART
Horn Concertos Nos 1-4 / Notturno in D major for four orchestras, KV286 Barry Tuckwell (horn) / London Symphony Orchestra, Peter Maag [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 16/Jun/2006 ] A stunning new remaster from original tapes, catching the spatial depth of Kingsway Hall and the mellowness yet clarity of the Minshull/Wilkinson team |
MICHAEL HAYDN
Horn Concerto / 6 Minuets / Duo Concertante / netc Barry Tuckwell (horn) Simon Preston (organ) / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 20/Feb/2012 ] "The neatest of orchestral playing informs these performances: alert strings, restrained wind, and enterprising harpsichord" (Gramophone) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss (R.): Orchestral Songs / Tod und Verklärung Siegfried Jerusalem (tenor), Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Kurt Masur / Royal Concergebouw Orchestra Bernard Haitink [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] Lovers of Richard Strauss' music have long considered the Jerusalem disc of orchestral songs a 'must-have' in their collection. They are sheerly glorious - as is the 'heldentenor' of Siegfried Jerusalem. They are now reissued with Haitink's searing... |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Hans Knappertsbusch: The Decca & Westminster Bruckner Recordings Wiener Philharmoniker, Münchener Philharmoniker [No 8], Hans Knappertsbusch [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 4 CD Box Set - released 7/Feb/2020 ] "The consensus as I understand it among those convinced of Kna's wizardry in this music is that we just have to let go of any regrets and enjoy what we have...I am soon under his spell and swept along by his mastery." MusicWeb |
OPERA WITHOUT SINGING
Opera Without Singing (orchestral music by Puccini, Delibes, Mascagni, Leoncavallo, Verdi, etc) BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth [ Australian SBS Philips Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] Opera has entrenched itself in popular consciousness thanks to the much publicised concerts of The Three Tenors, outdoor stagings of such operatic blockbusters as Aida and Turandot, opera concerts in the park, not to mention their ready incorporation... |
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'... |
WAGNER
Ben Heppner sings Wagner Ben Heppner (tenor) / Staatskapelle Dresden, Peter Schneider [ Deutsche Grammophon SBS Eloquence / CD - released 1/Sep/2013 ] "This is a stunning CD, sure to delight and tease Wagnerians. It gets the highest recommendation." (International Record Review) |