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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 2 & 3 / Preludes / Piano Music Jorge Bolet (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Ivan Fischer / Montreal Symphony, Charles Dutoit [ Decca SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Mar/2014 ] "a greatly superior recording is one of the attractions of this CD, and at countless points it highlights Bolet's absolute command of this work's myriad pianistic complexities … the finale's central scherzando is executed with great pianistic acuity" |
FRITZ KREISLER & OTHERS
Violin Favourites & Virtuoso Showpieces Joshua Bell (violin) / Samuel Sanders (piano) / Paul Coker (piano) [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 11/Jun/2006 ] "As readily shown by the opening Praeludium & Allegro, Joshua Bell refuses to treat this music as trivial, and there is a total absence of schmalz... the recording is completely realistic." The Penguin Guide to Comoact Discs 2002 |
EDWARD GRIEG / CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Julia Fischer plays Saint-Saëns & Grieg Julia Fischer (piano & violin), Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, Matthias Pintscher (conductor) [ Decca DVD / DVD - released 2/Aug/2010 ] German virtuoso Julia Fischer astonished the public and her musical peers by performing two concertos - each on different instruments - on this remarkable 2008 New Year's Day concert. |
PABLO de SARASTE
Julia Fischer: Sarasate Julia Fischer (violin) Milana Chernyavska (piano) [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 10/Feb/2014 ] NZ LISTENER BEST CLASSICAL Recordings 2014 |
LISZT
The Piano Concertos / Mephisto Waltz No 1 / Hungarian Rhapsody No 12 (with piano works by Grieg, Mussorgsky & Balakirev) Julius Katchen (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ataulfo Argenta, Isreal Philharmonic Orchestra, Istvan Kertesz [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 26/Feb/2002 ] One of the great pianistic virtuosos of the 20th century |
BRAHMS
Works for solo piano (special price) Julius Katchen (piano) [ Decca Collector's Edition / 6 CD Box Set - released 7/Sep/2007 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - A child prodigy of startling promise, Julius Katchen matured into a solo and chamber music pianist of broad interests and probing artistry. His death from cancer at age 42 denied a... |
GERSHWIN
Rhapsody in Blue / Concert in F major for piano and orchestra Julius Katchen (piano) / Mantovani and his orchestra [ Decca Heritage / CD - released 25/Aug/2004 ] This album brings together two artsists who enjoyed long and highly productive associations with Decca in two of Gershwin's most popular works. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 13 & 20 / Six German Dances Julius Katchen (piano) / New Symphony Orchestra of London, Peter Maag [ SBS Decca Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jan/2013 ] "Katchen's Mozart is a joy, in which the musical dialogue, whether within the solo part or when it is pitted against the orchestra, provides a constant effervescent narrative" Gramophone |
BEETHOVEN / BENATSKY / MOZART / OFFENBACH / STRAUSS / etc
Julius Patzak - Recital Julius Patzak (tenor) with Hilde Dermota (piano), Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], Rudolf Moralt & Karl Böhm [ Decca Most Wanted Recitals Vol. 32 / CD - released 1/Aug/2014 ] Although thoroughly trained as a musician, Viennese tenor Julius Patzak had little, if any, technical schooling in the vocal arts. Yet, he became a favorite among audiences in his native city and second only to Richard Tauber as a master stylist in... |
PURCELL / RACHMANINOV / LISZT / GRANADOS / RAVEL
The Kiri Te Kanawa Songbook Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] 'A rich ripe peach of a recital, and in case that suggests something altogether too sweet and lush to satisfy a fastidious taste it should immediately be added that the soprano's tone is fresh, her responsiveness to words keen, the pianist's touch... |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
The Tchaikovsky Project: Complete Symphonies & Piano Concertos, Orchestral Works Kirill Gerstein (piano) / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov [ Decca / 7 CD Box Set - released 20/Sep/2019 ] "What is this music that we love so deeply if not our beloved friend? I've loved Tchaikovsky's music ever since I can remember. Like all first loves this one never died" [Semyon Bychkov] Cementing their new relationship with Decca Classics, the... |
SCHUBERT / BRAHMS / SCHUMANN / WOLF / RICHARD STRAUSS
The Flagstad Recitals Vol 1: Lieder Kirsten Flagstad (soprano) Edwin McArthur (piano) [ Decca ABC Eloquence / 2 CD - released 12/Dec/2009 ] "Throughout, one is stirred by the sheer beauty of the sound." Gramophone |
TRADITIONAL
Kirsten Flagstad sings Norwegian Hymns Kirsten Flagstad (soprano) Sigvard Fotland (piano) [ Decca SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 12/Dec/2009 ] These concerts were the result of radio broadcasts and recordings of Norwegian hymns - or, more accurately (in some cases, anyway), hymns sung in the Norwegian language - that were made over the course of three days in September 1956. |
Kun Woo Paik, piano
Faure - Piano works (Inc Romances sans paroles, Nocturnes, Preludes, etc) [ Decca Records / CD - released 4/Jun/2002 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (June 02) |
Kun-Woo Paik, piano
Bach/Busoni - Piano Transcriptions [ Decca Records / CD - released 1/Mar/2001 ] Busoni's transcriptions of Bach are a delight to the ear |
CHOPIN
Complete Works for Piano & Orchestra (2 CDs special price) Kun-Woo Paik (piano) / Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra / Antoni Wit [ Decca / 2 CD - released 16/Feb/2008 ] The Korean pianist, Kun-Woo Paik, gave his first concert, aged 10, with the Korean National Orchestra in Seoul, playing the Grieg piano concerto. |
KREISLER / WIENIAWSKI / ELGAR / TCHAIKOVKSY / CHAMINADE / SAINT-SAENS / BRAHMS / etc
Con Amore: Violin Encores Kyung Wha Chung (violin) Phillip Moll (piano) [ Decca Originals / CD - released 20/Mar/2011 ] This much-loved disc of encores, was a mainstay of the Decca catalogue and is a cornerstone of Kyung Wha Chung's repertoire. Beautifully recorded, it includes favourites both of the virtuosic and reflective kind, and is a winner on every count. |
TCHAIKOVSKY / BEETHOVEN
The Chungs play Tchaikovsky & Beethoven Kyung-Wha Chung (violin), Myung-Wha Chung (cello) & Myung-Whun Chung (piano & conductor) / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2015 ] "The Chungs make a characterful trio and give a very fine account of the Triple Concerto which conveys a feeling of spontaneous chamber-playing, with the finale taken thrillingly fast, with sparkling results" (Penguin Guide) |
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CLEMENTI
Piano Sonatas [2 CD set] Lamar Crowson (piano) [ Decca SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/May/2010 ] 'Lamar Crowson plays splendidly. He is accurate, fleet of finger, as expressive as the music allows and always decisive … Clementi clearly has a powerful advocate in Mr. Crowson.' Gramophone |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV / DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Lazar Berman plays Prokofiev & Shostakovich Lazar Berman (piano) [ SBS Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 10/Sep/2014 ] "The Allegro and Andante movements seem almost neo-Romantic in his hands and yet are not distorted. The final Vivace becomes a real tour de force that leaves one breathless" Fanfare (Prokofiev: Sonata No. 2) |
