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RESPIGHI
Complete Orchestral Music Vol 3 [Incls 'Concerto gregoriano'] Vadim Brodsky (violin) Chiara Bertoglio (piano) Andrea Noferini (cello) / Orchestra Sinfonica Di Roma, Francesco La Vecchia [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2013 ] "[La Vecchia] conducts with energy and conviction throughout. The Rome orchestra responds enthusiastically, and the orchestral sound has plenty of colour and presence, with nice grip from the brass at the tuttis. A must for Respighi fans" MusicWeb |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
The Best Of Schumann Jenö Jandó (piano), Maria Kliegel (cello), Kristin Merscher (piano), Balázs Szokolay (piano) Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kodály Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Aug/2007 ] The very best of Robert Schumann compiled from the vast Naxos catalogue! |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
The Best of Tchaikovsky Volume 1 Bernd Glemser (piano), Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Maria Kliegel (cello), National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Takako Nishizaki (vio) [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Feb/2008 ] The best of Tchaikovsky collected from the vast Naxos catalogue. |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 15 / Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68 Rebecca Hirsch (violin) Tim Hugh (cello) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Takuo Yuasa [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] "Not only does Rebecca Hirsch (for the most part) make light of the solo part's fiendish technical difficulties, her playing evinces a beguiling lyrical beauty that's breathtaking. By the side of both Ida Haendel and Lorraine McAslan, she perhaps... |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Emanuel Ax plays Chopin Emanuel Ax (piano) with Pamela Frank (violin), Yo - Yo Ma (cello) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Sir Charles Mackerras [ Sony & BMG Music / 6 CD Box Set - released 3/Dec/2017 ] Polish by birth and a victor of the Chopin Competition, Six CDs present Emanuel Ax's interpretations of a stimulating range of concertante, solo and chamber works by his compatriot. The two concertos are played with Sir Charles Mackerras conducting... |
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PHILIP GLASS
The Concerto Project Vol 1: Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpanists and Orchestra / Concerto for Cello and Orchestra Julian Lloyd Webber (cello) Evelyn Glennie (timp) Jonathan Haas (timp) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz [ Orange Mountain Music / CD - released 28/Feb/2009 ] This is the first of a series of four CDs that Philip Glass and Orange Mountain Music have planned entitled "The Concerto Project, No. I-IV" Each disc contains two concerti. Omm0016 features Julian Lloyd Webber with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic... |
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DVORAK
Dvorak - In Love? Julian Lloyd Webber (cello) / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Václav Neumann [ Isolde / Tony Palmer Films DVD / DVD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] The Cello Concerto by Dvorák is one of the most popular concertos ever written and one of Dvorák's last ever works, but a strange and rather tragic, story lies behind its composition. Renowned director Tony Palmer investigates the story behind the... |
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WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI
Lutosławski: Symphonies / Concertos / Choral and Vocal Works Olga Pasichnyk (soprano) Andrzej Bauer (cello) Krzysztow Bakowsk (violin) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Polish Radio Choir, Antoni Wit [ Naxos / 10 CD Box Set - released 29/Jul/2013 ] "Naxos has collected its existing recordings and issued a 10-CD box Lutosławski-Symphonies; Concertos; Choral and Vocal Works…featuring the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (and others) under the direction of Antoni Wit." The WholeNote |
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ALWYN / GORECKI / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / RAUTAVAARA / TAVENER / etc
Mystic Classics Various Artists incls Zofia Kilanowicz (soprano), Maria Kiegel (cello), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 17/Sep/2007 ] This specially priced 2 CD set presents a selection of moving music by a number of important modern composers including Alwyn, Gorecki, Tavener, Part and Rautavaara. |
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Peter MAXWELL DAVIES
Strathclyde Concerto No. 2 / Cello Sonata 'Sequentia Serpentigena' / etc Vittorio Ceccanti (cello) Bruno Canino (piano) / Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Peter Maxwell Davies [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Apr/2013 ] This is the second disc of works focussing on Peter Maxwell Davies' continuing artistic relationship with the Ceccanti family. |
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RACHMANINOV / TCHAIKOVSKY / SHOSTAKOVICH
Romantic Music For Cello and Orchestra Vytautas Sondeckis (cello) / Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra [ Naxos Laureate Series: cello / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] "Naxos's sound is clean and pleasant, notes are excellent, packaging attractive. At the Naxos's price, it's tough to pass this one by. And I hope to hear a good deal more from Mr Sondeckis." American Record Guide |
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KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI
Penderecki: Viola Concerto / Cello Concerto No. 2 Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] Penderecki's concertos are amongst the most communicative, emotionally charged, and important works of the second half of the twentieth century. The Second Cello Concerto was written for Rostropovich and its exploration of Romantic intensity... |
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PHILIP GLASS
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 Wendy Sutter (cello) / Orchestra of The Americas / Dante Anzolini [ Orange Mountain Music / CD - released 19/Sep/2011 ] Philip Glass wrote this work in 2001, but missed the world premiere performed by Julian Llloyd Webber in Beijing. Although an Orange Mountain Recording was made of the work, Glass did not hear it performed live in the concert hall until 2007 when... |
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ADRIEN FRANCOIS SERVAIS
Works for Violoncello & Orchestra Wen-Sinn Yang (cello ) / Muenchner Rundfunkorchester / Terje Mikkelsen [ CPO Records / CD - released 30/Jun/2011 ] His romantic works are distinguished by charm and sophisticated irony as well as by extreme technical demands - such as those in the Souvenir de Spa, op. 2, a fantasy from 1844 with which the young Pablo Casals rendered breathless and speechless a... |
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R. STRAUSS / J. STRAUSS / VERDI / BEETHOVEN / DVORAK / WAGNER / etc
Clemens Krauss - Complete Decca Recordings Vienna Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, Clemens Krauss, with Pierre Fournier (cello) Wilhelm Backhaus (piano) Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) etc [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 16 CD Box Set - released 26/Nov/2021 ] The most comprehensive collection ever issued of Clemens Krauss's commercial legacy of recordings, newly remastered and presented as an original jackets limited edition. |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV / FRANZ SCHUBERT
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Schubert: Waltzes and Dances / Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata (1946-1952) William Kapell (piano) / NBC Symphony Orchestra / Vladimir Golschmann (cond) with Edmund Kurtz (cello) [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 27/Jun/2005 ] "this newcomer is worth investigating for the sake of the Rachmaninov Sonata." Penguin Guide |
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BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No. 2 (with Schubert's Waltzes and Dances) (rec 1946-1952) William Kapell (piano) / NBC Symphony Orchestra / Vladimir Golschmann (cond) with Edmund Kurtz (cello) [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 25/Sep/2006 ] "It looks as though Kapell’s recordings have to be taken as evidence of what might have been rather than as already complete statements. But what might have been was so full of promise that those interested in the history of piano-playing in the 20th... |
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TCHAIKOVSKY / KHATCHATURIAN
Tchaikovsky & Khachaturian: Piano Concertos Xiayin Wang (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian, with Maya Iwabuchi (violin) & Aleksei Kiseliov (cello) [ Chandos Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2016 ] "Xiayin Wang astounds at every turn, as does the recording; a terrific coupling, too." (MusicWeb March 2016) |
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ELGAR
Cello Concerto / Nursery Suite / Chanson du matin Yoohong Lee (cello) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Yehudi menuhin (cond) [ Royal Philharmonic / SACD - released 10/Apr/2006 ] The world's largest-ever classical recording contract with one of the most outstanding orchestras, was begun in September 1993 and has been built into a collection of over 150 albums of the world's best classical music. |