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MIKLOS ROZSA
Orchestral Works Vol 2 (Incls 'Variations on a Hungarian Peasant Song') Jennifer Pike (violin) Paul Watkins (cello) / BBC Concert Orchestra / Rumon Gamba [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Aug/2011 ] "These are four first-rate works by a still neglected composer, marvellously played and recorded." (Editor's ChoiceGramophone Sept 2011) |
GRAZYNA BACEWICZ
Violin Concertos Nos 1, 3 & 7 Joanna Kurkowicz (violin) / Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/Sep/2009 ] "A generation younger than Szymanowski and half a generation older than Lutosawski and Panufnik, Grazyna Bacewicz is a revered figure in Polish music. The orchestral heart of her output as a composer is the seven concertos she wrote for her own... |
GRAZYNA BACEWICZ
Violin Concertos Nos 2, 4 & 5 Joanna Kurkowicz (violin) / Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] This is Volume 2 in our series devoted to the music of Grażyna Bacewicz who was regarded by Witold Lutosławski as 'a distinguished Polish composer of the twentieth century and one of the foremost women composers of all time'. Bridging the gap between... |
CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO
Shakespeare Overtures Volume 1 Joel Marangella (oboe) / Jay Harrison (cor anglais) / Ashley Arbuckle (violin) / Michael Goldschlager (cello) / West Australian Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] The art of Shakespeare was a recurring fascination for Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. In addition to two operas and numerous settings of songs and sonnets, he wrote 11 Shakespeare Overtures which here receive their first ever complete... |
PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY / SAMUEL BARBER
Tchaikovsky / Barber: Violin Concertos Johan Dalene (violin) / Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Blendulf [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/Jan/2020 ] "The Barber really suits Dalene… it is testament to a maturity way beyond his years that he comes close to breaking your heart with it" Gramophone Editor's Choice Feb 2020 |
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PROKOFIEV
Erich Leinsdorf conducts Prokofiev [6 CD set] John Browning (piano) Erick Friedman (violin) / Boston Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf [ Sony Classical Masters / 6 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2011 ] "All the hard work RCA have put in on their methods of recording the Boston Symphony seems to have been well worth while. The orchestral sound is splendidly solid but not thick, with excellent internal balance and a very full dynamic range." Gramophone |
ERNEST JOHN MOERAN
Moeran: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra / Rhapsody in F sharp for Piano and Orchestra / Rhapsody No. 2 John Georgiadis (violin) John McCabe (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult / London Symphony Orchestra, Vernon Handley [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Jun/2007 ] "A fine coupling including some classic Moeran in enduringly rewarding performances and recordings." (MusicWeb June 2007) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Classical Masterworks: from Bach's Brandenburg Concertos via some of Paganini's violin concertos to Satie's piano miniatures. John Lill (piano) / Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra / Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt / Eliahu Inbal / Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra / etc [ Brilliant Classics / 40 CD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] Make your acquaintance with the some of the best music written in over three centuries and revel at its beauty. These 40 CD’s cover highlights of classical music |
KAIJA SAARIAHO
Graal theatre for violin & chamber orchestra / Solar / etc John Storgards (violin) / Avanti! Chamber Orchestra / Hannu Lintu [ Ondine / CD - released 28/Jun/2008 ] 10/10 for performance and recording quality (Classics Today) - Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952) is today one of the world's most significant contemporary composers. She was recently named 'Composer of the Year 2008' by Musical America. |
ERNST MIELCK
Symphony in F Minor / Concert Piece for Violin and Orchestra John Storgards (violin) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo, conductor [ Ondine 20th anniversary / CD - released 25/Feb/2005 ] "the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra give an ardent account of the symphony" (Gramophone) |
SAMUEL BARBER
Violin Concerto, Op. 14 / Piano Concerto, Op. 38 Jon Kimura Parker (piano) Robert McDuffie (violin) / Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Yoel Levi [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 10/Sep/2007 ] "…Parker is commanding…McDuffie is powerful…" - Gramophone |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No. 10 / The Gadfly (excerpts) Jonathan Carney (violin) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Frank Shipway [ Royal Philharmonic / SACD - released 10/Oct/2008 ] |
ELGAR / DELIUS / ARNE / HOLST / WOOD
The Ultimate Last Night of the Proms (rec 1996) Jonathan Carney (violin) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Richard Cooke [ Royal Philharmonic / CD - released 10/Oct/2008 ] The Ultimate Last Night of the Proms includes legendary pieces such as Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance, Vaughan Williams's Fantasia on Greensleeves, Delius's On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring and classics such as Rule, Britannia! and Jerusalem. |
ELGAR / DELIUS / ARNE / HOLST / WOOD
The Ultimate Last Night of the Proms (rec 1996) Jonathan Carney (violin) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Richard Cooke [ Royal Philharmonic / SACD - released 10/Oct/2008 ] The Ultimate Last Night of the Proms includes legendary pieces such as Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance, Vaughan Williams's Fantasia on Greensleeves, Delius's On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring and classics such as Rule, Britannia! and Jerusalem. |
DVORAK / JANACEK / SUK
Violin Concertos Josef Špaček (violin) / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jiří Bělohlávek [ Supraphon / CD - released 20/Jun/2015 ] "the violinist's individual, deeply considered and virtuosic account of Dvorak's solo part is the highlight of this keenly conceived programme. He is extrovert in the dancing rhythms of the outer Allegros and spellbindingly inward in the serene Adagi |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D Major / Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor / Five Melodies for Solo Violin and Strings Joseph Swensen (violin) Scottish Chamber Orchestra [ Linn SACD / SACD - released 14/Jul/2005 ] Linn Records continues its successful partnership with the SCO, with this, the sixth release in the series (the fourth with conductor Joseph Swensen). |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto / Symphony No. 3 in A minor 'scottish' / Hebrides Overture Joseph Swensen (violin) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra [ Linn ECHO / CD - released 20/Feb/2014 ] "Lack[s] nothing in attack or passion but benefit[s] in clarity of detail from the chamber size of the ensemble and the superb recording standards befitting this label." The Observer |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Brahms/Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos Joseph Szigeti (violin) / Hallé Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 31/Dec/2001 ] "The problem that Mark Obert-Thorn faced in his startlingly fine transfer of Brahms was the disparity of pitches from side to side on the original 78s. You'd never know, though, from the pains taken to match them." ClassicalCD |
JOHN CORIGLIANO
Corigliano: The Red Violin Concerto / Sonata for Violin & Piano Joshua Bell (violin) / Baltimore Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop [ Sony Classical / CD - released 21/Sep/2007 ] American composer John Corigliano (b. 1938) has summed up his artistic aims thus: "It has been fashionable of late for the artist to be misunderstood. I think it is the job of the composer to reach out to his audience with every means at his disposal |
