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JOHANNES BRAHMS
For the Love of Brahms Joshua Bell (violin) & Steven Isserlis (cello) Jeremy Denk (piano) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields [ Sony Classics / CD - released 16/Oct/2016 ] "[Bell and Isserlis] are distinct musical personalities yet they work together extremely well in Brahms's interpretatively perilous Double Concerto - Bell's sweet-toned ardour is at once anchored and buoyed by Isserlis's gruffer, more ruminative styl |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV / BELA BARTOK
Prokofiev / Bartok: Piano Concertos [CD plus DVD documentary] Lang Lang (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic, Simon Rattle [ Sony Classics / 2 CD/DVD - released 1/Dec/2013 ] "this is a performance [of the Prokofiev] that glides by, impeccably beautiful and fleet, yet a trifle short of character. Still, Lang Lang's easy virtuosity is delicious; so is the absence of keyboard thumping...[the Bartok] offers genuine bite, whe |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 6 "Pastorale" / Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Emanuel Ax (piano) [ Sony Classics / CD - released 20/Jan/2023 ] "Kavakos, Ma and Ax play with profound sensitivity throughout, and the symphony's many magical moments lose next to nothing in translation." Gramophone |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann; Piano Concerto. Op. 54 / Konzertstuck, Op. 92 & Op. 134 Murray perahia (piano / Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado [ Sony Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/1997 ] Often described as "a musician's musician", Murray Perahia "has a magic touch and his electric spontaneity is naturally caught in the studio," wrote the Penguin Guide. "In the works of Schumann … this quality of concentration is enormously valuable,... |
Nina Hagen
Original Album Classics (3CD) [ Sony / 3 CD - released 9/Jan/2012 ] Nina Hagen Band (1978), Nunsexmonkrock (1982) & Fearless (1983). |
BELLINI / GOUNOD / DONIZETTI / MEYERBEER
Dreams: Pretty Yende Pretty Yende (soprano) / Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Sagripanti [ Sony Classics / CD - released 3/Dec/2017 ] "What a lovely sound Pretty Yende makes! Yende is in the same company as, say, Anna Moffo...She's certainly a great asset to the world of opera." ClassicsToday |
BELLINI / DELIBES / ROSSINI / GOUNOD / DONIZETTI
A Journey: Pretty Yende Pretty Yende (soprano) / Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Marco Armiliato, with Kate Aldrich (mezzo-soprano) [ Sony Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2016 ] "On this basis of this disc, I can imagine Pretty Yende will soon be in demand all over the world." BBC Music Opera Choice Dec 2016 |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: The Complete Symphonies / Das Lied von der Erde [12 CD set] René Kollo (tenor), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) / New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein [ Sony Classics / 12 CD Box Set - released 13/Mar/2020 ] "All performances are remastered from the original tapes with a plausible claim that they have never sounded better. Such vigour and transparence! Such joyous heartbreak! And 48 minutes of Mahler reminiscences to boot." The Sunday Times |
Santana
Santatna - 3 Original Album Classics: Illuminations / Oneness: Silver Dreams - Golden Reality / The Swing Of Delight [ Sony / 3 CD - released 28/Mar/2011 ] Three classic Santana albums at a very special price |
BRIDGE / BUTTERWORTH / SOMMERVELL / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Songs of War Simon Keenlyside (baritone) & Malcolm Martineau (piano) [ Sony Classics / CD - released 1/Oct/2012 ] "One can imagine a more poignant account of the ghostly voices in 'Is my team ploughing?' but 'The lads in their hundreds' is all the more moving for Keenlyside's robustness" (Gramophone 2012 AWARD WINNER: Solo vocal) |
BELLINI / MERCADANTE / DONIZETTI / VERDI / etc
Bel Canto from Monteverdi to Verdi Simone Kermes (soprano) / Concerto Köln, Christoph-Mathias Mueller [ Sony Classics / CD - released 15/Nov/2013 ] With her new album Simone Kermes presents her dedication to bel canto. Despite the title the Baroque soprano hasn't suddenly switched from one voice type to another but is simply following her own interpretation of this term, arguing that bel canto... |
ARENA / BONONCINI / GIACOMELLI / HASSE / VINCI / etc
Rival Queens Simone Kermes (soprano) & Vivica Genaux (mezzo-soprano) / Cappella Gabetta, Andres Gabetta [ Sony Classics / CD - released 15/Sep/2014 ] The Album explores the artistic legacies of the two legendary singers (Francesca Cuzzoni and Faustina Bordoni) and the heights of inspiration to which their rivalry moved the leading composers of their era. A thrilling recording, in which Simone... |
EDWARD ELGAR / BOHUSLAV MARTINU
Sol Gabetta Live (Elgar & Martinu Cello Concertos) Sol Gabetta (cello) / Berliner Philharmoniker. Sir Simon Rattle & Krzystof Urbanski [ Sony Classics / CD - released 8/Feb/2018 ] "This is superb cello-playing and Krzysztof Urbański directs a vital and sensitive accompaniment." Gramophone |
STRADELLA / MONTEVERDI / MARIN / DIAZ / STROZZI / DOWLAND / etc
Sonya Yoncheva - Rebirth Sonya Yoncheva (soprano) / Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo García Alarcón [ Sony Classics / CD - released 12/Mar/2021 ] With Rebirth Sonya Yoncheva introduces her listeners to the contemporary message and the timeless quality of Baroque music. |
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Original Album Classics (3CD) [ Sony / 3 CD - released 1/Apr/2013 ] Includes the following albums: Texas Flood, Couldn't Stand The Weather and Soul To Soul. |
Tony Bennett
The Classics [ Sony / CD - released 8/Nov/2013 ] With over a half century of hits to his name, Tony Bennett's career is a master class on the popular standard. 'The Classics' showcases 20 iconic recordings taken from his Greatest Hits, Duets, Duets II and Viva Duets albums. |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Hommage à Vivaldi: Sacred works Vivica Genaux (mezzo-soprano) / Bach Consort Wien, Rubén Dubrovsky [ Sony Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2018 ] "[The voice] is slightly hard-toned although always nimble as she gambols through two "tempest" motets, including the thrilling In turbato mare irato, and the quieter drama of Nisi Dominus. Ideally, the recording's sound balance should be a little... |
FRANZ SCHMIDT
Schmidt: Symphony No. 2 (with Richard Strauss: Dreaming by the Fireside) Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], Semyon Bychkov [ Sony Classics / CD - released 10/Aug/2017 ] "this is down on my list of the best discs of 2017 already, and it will take some toppling from first place" BBC Music Magazine Recording of the Month, July 2017 ***** |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: The Sonatas for Cello and Piano Yo-Yo Ma (cello) Emanuel Ax (piano) [ Sony Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 25/Jun/1987 ] Grammy Awards 29th Awards (1986) Best Chamber Music Recording [for sonata no 4 & variation] |
L. & N. BOULANGER / SAINT-SAENS / FAURE / VIARDOT-GARCIA
Merci Yo-Yo Ma (cello) Kathryn Stott (piano) [ Sony Classics / CD - released 25/Oct/2024 ] Merci is a deeply personal expression of gratitude, a celebration of the powerful relationships that keep music alive. This effervescent recording is rooted in the compositions of Gabriel Fauré, whom Kathryn Stott calls her "musical soulmate," and... |
