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STEVE REICH
Reich: Reich / Richter (LP) Ensemble Intercontemporain [ Nonesuch / Warner / LP - released 5/Aug/2022 ] Nonesuch Records releases the first recording of Steve Reich's 'Reich/Richter', performed by Ensemble Intercontemporain and conducted by George Jackson. The composition was originally written to be performed with German visual artist Gerhard... |
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ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Pierre Boulez conducts Arnold Schoenberg Ensemble Intercontemporain, BBC Symphony Orchestra [ Sony Classical / 13 CD Box Set - released 26/Jul/2024 ] Released via the 'Sony Classical' label - The collection "Pierre Boulez Conducts Arnold Schoenberg: The Complete Columbia and Sony Recordings" is a comprehensive box set featuring the renowned conductor Pierre Boulez interpreting the works of Arnold... |
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Ensemble Zefiro
Beethoven: Harmoniemusik [ Sony Classical / CD - released 15/Jan/2007 ] |
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Erwin Schrott
Various: Rojotango [ Sony Classical / CD - released 18/Apr/2011 ] |
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Eugene Fodor
Tchaikovsy: Violin Concertos [ Sony Classical / CD - released 8/Apr/2013 ] |
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GAETANO DONIZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Donizetti: Olivo e Pasquale (complete opera recorded in 1980 with complete libretto) Eva Czapò, Benedetta Pecchioli, Gastone Sarti, Gino Orlandini, Mario Chiappi / Coro Della Radio Televisione Della Svizzera Italiana, Bruno Rigacci [ Nuova Era / 2 CD Box Set - released 21/Jun/1997 ] Recording Date: October 26, 1980 Recording Location: Lugano, Svizzera, Auditorio RSI |
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GRIEG
Complete Solo Piano Music (12 CDs for the price of 3) Eva Knardahl, Love Derwinger (pianos) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Kjell Ingebretsen / Norrkaping Symphony Orchestra / Jun'ichi Hirokami [ BIS / 12 CD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] Eva Knardahl's recordings of Grieg's music for solo piano - here completed with recordings by Love Derwinger of the works unpublished during Grieg's lifetime - have been a milestone ever since they were first released on LP at the end of the 1970s. |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1-4 Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 15/Jul/2019 ] "...in phrase after elegantly turned phrase, you hear how much this music means to Thielemann; the affection is palpable to a more discernable degree than in his previous recording, with the Philharmonia" Gramophone |
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FRANZ LISZT
Kissin plays Liszt Evgeny Kissin (piano) [ Sony Classical Masters / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2011 ] A dazzling selection of Liszt performances - the great virtuoso pianist of the nineteenth century interpreted by a pianist in the Russian virtuosi tradition. |
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Fabio Di Casola
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto [ Sony Classical / CD - released 5/Jul/2010 ] "It is an attractive performance, avoiding the Romantic indulgences which have been retrospectively wished upon this late masterpiece, and making it thereby the more moving and affecting." International Record Review, October 2010 |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos 1 - 7 / Karelia Overture & Suite / Violin Concerto / etc Finnish Radio Symphony, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, with Joseph Swensen (violin) [ Sony / RCA / Finlandia / 8 CD Box Set - released 13/Mar/2020 ] "His tempos grab and hold the listener, and the orchestra plays with a sure sense of style. The brasses are incisive, the woodwinds reedy and a bit nasal, the strings strident or cushioning, all as appropriate." New York Times |
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Floating Points, Pharaoh Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra
Promises (LP) [ Inertia / LP - released 30/Apr/2021 ] Not strictly classical, jazz or ambient electronica, this one-track, nine-movement album embodies the highest, most etiolated aspects of all three disciplines. British artist Sam "Floating Points" Shepherd is the anchor here, an electronic free... |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Fou Ts'ong plays Chopin Fou Ts'ong (piano) [ Sony Classical / 10 CD Box Set - released 12/Nov/2021 ] The first ever collection of Fou Ts'ong's complete Chopin Recordings for CBS Masterworks on 10 CDs. This special release includes full sets of the Ballades, Nocturnes, Études, Préludes, and Mazurkas. |
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W. A. MOZART
Works for Oboe & Orchestra Francois Leleux (oboe) / Camerata Salzburg [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Jun/2011 ] "…in terms of tone production alone, François Leleux captures lasting attention. Notes aren't tongued sharply, either at the beginnings of phrases or during staccato; they seem to emanate from Leleux's own breathing." (Gramophone) |
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Frank Peter Zimmerman
Bach: Sonatas For Violin & Piano [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 15/Sep/2008 ] |
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Frank Sinatra
Ultimate Christmas [ Capitol / Universal / CD - released 6/Oct/2017 ] Ultimate Christmas is the essential new Frank Sinatra holiday collection, showcasing 20 classics from Sinatra's Capitol and Reprise catalogs such as 'White Christmas,' 'Silent Night,' 'Jingle Bells' and 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.' |
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Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Boldoczki: Bach [ Sony Classical / CD - released 25/Oct/2010 ] |
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MOZART / ROSSINi / THOMAS / SCHUMANN / CHAUSSON / BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: A Portrait of Frederica von Stade Frederica Von Stade (soprano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Antonio De Almeida [ MK39315 / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] Described by the New York Times as "one of America's finest artists and singers," Frederica von Stade continues to be extolled as one of the music world's most beloved figures. |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos 9 & 14 Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano) Mark Reshetin (bass) / USSR Symphony Orchestra, David Oistrakh / Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai [ Russian Compact Disc / CD - released 1/Jan/1993 ] Recorded live in the Large Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire October (No.14) & December 1969 |
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BEETHOVEN / SAINT-SAENS / ENESCU / SMETANA / ROSSINI / etc
Summer Night Concert in Vienna 2022 (CD) Gautier Capuçon (cello) / Wiener Philharmoniker, Andris Nelsons [ Sony Classical / CD - released 22/Jul/2022 ] The Summer Night Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic is the world's biggest annual classical open-air concert that takes place in the magical setting of the Schönbrunn Palace Baroque Park in Vienna. This is the tenth release in the series. "This... |