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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Orlando Paladino (complete opera recorded in 2009) BLU-RAY Marlis Petersen, Tom Randle, Pietro Spagnoli, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Sunhae Im / Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs [ EuroArts Music Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Aug/2016 ] "Orlando Paladino", written in 1782, was Haydn's most famous opera during his lifetime, with thirty performances in Esterháza in the first two years after its composition. |
MANUEL de FALLA
De Falla Collection Marta Senn, Cecilia Angell, Fernando de La Mora, Timora Rosler, Benita Meshulam, Jutta Czapski, Klára Würtz, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venez [ Briliant Classics / 5 CD - released 17/Oct/2021 ] Regarded as the greatest Spanish composer of the twentieth century, Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) developed an interest in native Spanish music - in particular Andalusian flamenco - while studying with Felipe Pedrell in Madrid in the late 1890s. |
W. A. MOZART / SCHUBERT / STRAVINSKY / BEETHOVEN / RAVEL / CHOPIN / etc
Martha Argerich Martha Argerich (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic, London Symphony, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, with Daniel Barenboim, Guy Braunstein, etc [ EuroArts DVD / 6 DVD Box Set - released 18/Jun/2021 ] This special edition, released for the occasion of Martha Argerich's 80th birthday, combines some of her most impressive recordings. At the same time, it is testimony to the enormous musical and creative versatility with which she has succeeded in... |
BACH / CHOPIN / PROKOFIEV / RAVEL / MOZART / BEETHOVEN / etc
Martha Argerich - Live at the Concertgebouw (LP) Martha Argerich (piano) / Nederlands Kamerorkest, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra [ Warner Classics / 4 LP - released 19/Nov/2021 ] "The difficulty in writing about the piano playing of Martha Argerich is that it is now, and always has been, so relentlessly good." Gramophone "She is still generally regarded as the greatest pianist alive today." The Guardian |
MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Ma Mere L'Oye / Gaspard de la Nuit / Piano Concerto in G - 'Adagio assai' (LP) Martha Argerich (piano) / Orchestra della Svizzera italiana, Alexander Mogilevsky (piano) [ Warner Classics LP / LP - released 21/Feb/2025 ] "Martha Argerich, "Unquestionably one of the greatest pianists of all time" (Gramophone magazine) |
PROKOFIEV / BARTOK
Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 3 (with Bartok-Piano Concerto No 3) Martha Argerich (piano) / Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal / Charles Dutoit [ Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Oct/2008 ] "This disc can be recommended, then, particularly for the Prokofiev and for all Argerich fans. I have never heard her give less than a sterling performance. Indeed, she does not disappoint here. Julian Haylock's notes in the accompanying booklet are... |
BARTOK / BEETHOVEN / BERLIOZ / BRAHMS / DVORAK / BRUCKNER / etc
Masters of Classical Music: 20 documentaries on 4 Blu-ray Discs Martha Argerich (piano) Gil Shaham (violin) / Pierre Boulez, Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim, Riccardo Chailly, Kurt Masur, Bernard Haitink [ Euroarts Blu-ray / 4 Blu-ray Box Set - released 29/Sep/2017 ] Masters of Classical Music is an informative and captivating guide to twenty of the most important works in music history. Outtakes from the original scores within the documentaries, assist the viewer by making it easier to follow the music and to... |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor (LP) Martha Argerich (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit [ Deutsche Grammophon / LP - released 16/Apr/2021 ] Original recording from 1971 |
BARTOK / RAVEL / PROKOFIEV / CHOPIN / MOZART / SCHUMANN / BEETHOVEN / BACH / etc
Martha Argerich: The Warner Classics Edition Martha Argerich (piano) with Renaud Capucon, Mischa Maisky, Gautier Capucon, Natalia Gutman, Nelson Freire, Itzhak Perlman, Truls Mork, etc [ Warner Classics / 46 CD Box Set - released 21/Feb/2025 ] "Unquestionably one of the greatest pianists of all time" is how Gramophone magazine has described Martha Argerich. Her relationship with the label goes back to 1965 and her victory at the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw. |
HOVHANESS
Hovhaness-Concerto for two pianos / 3 pieces for two pianos / Lousadzak Martin Berkovsky (piano) / Globalis Symphony Orchestra [ Black Box / CD - released 12/Jul/2005 ] Features World Premier Recording of Hovhaness Concerto for two pianos and orchestra. |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Complete Piano Music [6 CD set] Martin Jones (piano) [ Nimbus / 6 CD Box Set - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "Martin Jones' musicianship is perhaps seen at its best in his playing of the 'Songs Without Words'. For many years Mendelssohn's music for the keyboard was neglected but this six CD set, so beautifully played by Martin Jones, will do much to earn... |
CARLOS GUASTAVINO
The Complete Piano Music (3 CD set) Martin Jones (piano) [ Nimbus / 3 CD - released 28/May/2008 ] (In the late 19th and early 20th centuries) a number of composers of high quality remained known principally only within Argentina itself, equally inspired by European Romanticism and Argentinian traditions, working especially with a harmonic palette... |
J. S. BACH
Bach Organ Works, Volume 3 Masaaki Suzuki (organ) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 9/Aug/2019 ] Gramophone Magazine October 2019 Editor's Choice |
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DEBUSSY
Complete Music for Piano Duo [3 CD set] Massimiliano Damerini, Marco Rapetti (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 10/Mar/2013 ] The only really complete edition of Debussy's output for piano duo! Recorded in 2012, Carrara, Italy. |
NICOLO PAGANINI
Paganini: Complete Edition (40 CDs) Massimo Quarta (violin/director), Salvatore Accardo (violin), Franco Mezzena (violin), Franco Traverso (horn), Rino Vernizzi (bassoon), Luigi A. Bianc [ Dynamic / 40 CD Box Set - released 28/Sep/2018 ] It is practically impossible to speak of the violin without mentioning Paganini. He represented a veritable milestone in the history of the instrument, in that what came before him is without doubt different from what came after him. Paganini was... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Arianna in Creta (complete opera) Mata Katsuli (soprano) Mary-Ellen Nesi (mezzo) Irini Karaianni (mezzo) (Marita Paparizou (mezzo) Petros Magoulas (bar) / Orchestra of Patras / George [ MDG / 3 CD Box Set - released 15/Jul/2006 ] "One of Handel's underrated works ... never less than interesting ... a strong performance where vivid, dramatic values are to the fore" (MusicWeb June 2006) |
GIUESEPPE MARTUCCI
Martucci: Piano Works Matteo Generani [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Dec/2024 ] Giuseppe Martucci was one of the formative figures in the re-establishment of Italian instrumental music in the second half of the 19th century. His orchestral music had advocates as powerful as Mahler and Toscanini, and his piano concertos won... |
MATTEO MYDERWYK
Nocturnal Blues (LP) Matteo Myderwyk (piano) [ Warner Classics / LP - released 20/Mar/2026 ] Nocturnal Blues, an ode to the night, is music for those who listen best when the world is silent. A collection of 15 contemplative, impressionistic nocturnes. Music for moments of reflection, memory, and tenderness - illuminated by the soft... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Silver Swan Matthew Barley (cello choir) [ Black Box / CD - released 15/Jan/2005 ] In arrangements never before heard on disc, this is a moving collection of mesmerising works. |
FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: Orchestral & Choral Works / A Village Romeo & Juliet / Songs Maureen Forrester, John Cameron, Dora Labbette / Beecham Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Beecham [ Warner Classics / 7 CD Box Set - released 1/Mar/2017 ] "A record to treasure. The greatest recordings made in stereo by the greatest British conductor at the peak of his career." - Gramophone |
