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J. S. BACH / SCHELLE / KUHNAU
Magnificat - Christmas in Leipzig Solomon's Knot's, Jonathan Sells [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] "A glittering debut recording for the musicians, whose live sound has been decanted beautifully here in celebration of three of Leipzig's finest. Bach's offering shines brightest" BBC Music Five Stars |
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MAHLER
Symphony No 4 [Chamber arrangement by Erwin Stein] (with Debbusy - Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune} Sonia Grane (soprano) / Royal Academy of Music Ensemble, Trevor Pinnock [ Linn Records SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 27/Jul/2013 ] "Under Pinnock, the Royal Academy of Music's Chamber Ensemble bring to the surface the lithe counterpoint that usually lumbers under thicker string textures." Gramophone Magazine, July 2013 |
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HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS
Villa-Lobos: The Piano Music Of Sonia Rubinsky (piano) [ Naxo / 8 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/2010 ] |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The String Quartets [Live from Suntory Hall, Tokyo] Kuss Quartet [ Rubicon Classics / 8 CD Box Set - released 10/May/2020 ] "This is one of the finest cycles I've heard and one I'll most certainly be returning to, especially over this Beethoven anniversary year." MusicWeb Recommended July 2020 |
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GIOVANNI BATTISTA PERGOLESI
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater Sonya Yoncheva (soprano), Karine Deshayes (mezzo) / Ensemble Amarillis, Heloise Gaillard and Violaine Cochard [ Sony RCA Classical Opera / CD - released 10/Mar/2017 ] "Sonya Yoncheva brings to her lines a fragile sensitivity that astonished me, given the power of her voice…the Ensemble Amarillis plays with great charm." BBC Music |
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Soundtrack (Hans Zimmer)
Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice [ Sony Classical / CD - released 18/Mar/2016 ] The soundtrack "Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice" is a collaborative effort by film composers Hans Zimmer and Junkie XL (aka Tom Holkenborg). |
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David Sardy
Ost: End Of Watch [ SONY CLASSICAL / CD - released 26/Nov/2012 ] |
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JOHAN SVENDSEN
Svendsen: Norwegian Suites / Romeo and Juliet / Zorahayda South Jutland Symphony Orchestra / Bjarte Engeset [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] "The South Jutland Symphony Orchestra has had Carl Gararguly, Iona Brown and Niklas Willén among its past conductors and this shows in the excellence of their ensemble…deserves special praise." MusicWeb |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms The Symphonies Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim [ Deutsche Grammophon / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2018 ] ""The blend of clarity, intimacy and power the engineers have been able to achieve here fits the lustre and glow of these Staatskapelle performances like a glove" Editor's Choice Gramophone |
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ANTONIN DVOARK
Dvořák: Complete Symphonies Staatskapelle Berlin, Otmar Suitner [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 4/Oct/2019 ] In this complete edition of the Dvorák Symphonies, Otmar Suitner unites in an exemplary way the various characteristics of his conducting - formal awareness, idiomatic familiarity and an always onward-pressing, unsentimental temperament. |
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PIETRO MASCAGNI / RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO
Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana / Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci (complete operas recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY Staatskapelle Dresden / Jonas Kaufmann, Maria Agresta, Dimitri Platanias, Liudmyla Monastyrska, Stefania Toczyska / Christian Thielemann (cond) [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jul/2016 ] "Kaufmann's outstanding central performances are well matched, both musically and scenically...on his own terms, Stölzl creates a drama of real intensity...Thielemann is always aware of the drama and the beauties of the playing are many." Gramophone |
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ANTON BRUCKNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruckner: Symphony No 3 in D minor 'Wagner Symphony' Staatskapelle Dresden, Yannick Nezet-Seguin [ Hanssler Profil / CD - released 25/Mar/2017 ] "[the Dresden Staatskapelle] bring a feeling for the special sound world of this version that beats all rivals" BBC Music Five Stars Orchestral Choice March 2017 |
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Staatskapelle Dresden/Luisi
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben [ Sony Classical / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Aug/2007 ] |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Complete String Quartets Stamitz Quartet [ Brilliant Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2017 ] "9/9, warmth and richness, highly rewarding" ClassicsToday |
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BEDRICH SMETANA
Smetana Collection Stamitz Quartet, Joachim Trio, Roberto Plano (piano), Antonin Kubalek (piano) Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, Theodore Kuchar [ Brilliant Classics / 8 CD - released 1/May/2023 ] Bedřich Smetana was a Czech composer born in Bohemia and later became a national symbol of Czech culture. Smetana's musical style was influenced by Czech folk music, classical traditions and romanticism. He is best known for his cycle of six... |
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NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
MARBECKS CLASSICAL: Rimsky-Korsakov: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 "Antar" State Symphony Orchestra of Russia, Evgeny Svetlanov [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 2/Feb/1994 ] Recorded in July 1993. Metz, France |
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VIVALDI / MOZART / MARCELLO / BACH / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / etc
Outstanding Oboe - Best loved classical oboe music Stefan Schilli, Max Artved, Elise Batnes, Charles "Chip" Hamann, József Kiss, Lisa Stewart (oboes) [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Feb/2019 ] With its roots in ancient Greece and Rome, the oboe has evolved from the rustic medieval shawm and the French Baroque hautbois to become the modern instrument we know today. Italian composers provided the first works befitting of its expressive... |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Complete cantatas Vol 1 Stefanie True (soprano), Contrasto Armonico, Marco Vitale / Valentina Varriale (soprano), Mvsica Perdvta, Renato Criscuolo / etc [ Brilliant Classics / 14 CD Box Set - released 4/Aug/2017 ] This set presents an extensive collection of works which George Frideric Handel wrote during his short but astoundingly fruitful stay in Italy. Here he met the great composers of the day, imbuing the rich Italian style. |
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WILHELM STENHAMMAR
Stenhammar: The String Quartets Stenhammar Quartet [ BIS SACD / 3 Hybrid SACD - released 3/Feb/2023 ] "Composed between 1894 and 1916 Wilhelm Stenhammar's body of six numbered string quartets is considered unique among Scandinavian music of its time, both in its consistency and in its musical aspirations. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Songs Stephan Genz (baritone) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 19/Sep/2003 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 1999 PREIS DER DEUTSCHEN SCHALLPLATTENKRITIK |