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BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Complete Piano Variations & Bagatelles, etc. Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano) [ BIS SACD / 6 CD Box Set - released 6/Sep/2019 ] Between 2003 and 2015, Ronald Brautigam recorded all of Beethoven's music for solo piano - a huge undertaking resulting in a grand total of 15 highly acclaimed discs. Choosing to perform the works on the fortepiano, Brautigam began with a sonata... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books 1 & 2 Rosalyn Tureck (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 4 CD Box Set - released 10/May/2012 ] Rosalyn Tureck |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Classic Ballets: Swan Lake / Nutcracker / Sleeping Beauty (recorded 2006-2009) Royal Ballet / Marialela Nunez, Thiago Soares, Alina Cojocaru, Federico Bonelli, Miyako Yoshida, Steven McRae / Valery Ovsyanikov, Koen Kessels [ Opus Arte DVD / 3 DVD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2013 ] This special collection brings together three acclaimed Royal Ballet performances of Tchaikovsky's celebrated masterpieces. The tragic and gloriously romantic Swan Lake features compelling dancing from Marianela Nuñez and Thiago Soares, while an... |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Siegfried Simon O'Neill (tenor), Gerhard Siegel, Iain Paterson, Martin Winkler, Hallé, Sir Mark Elder [ Hallé / 4 CD - released 7/Jun/2019 ] The Hallé completes its highly regarded Ring cycle, with the live recording of its acclaimed Bridgewater Hall performance under Sir Mark Elder. "Roaring jubilation and radiant beauty from Elder and the Halle….Elder is a superb Wagnerian, acutely... |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Orchestral Works (Incls Symphonies, Concertos & The Isle of the Dead) St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra & Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons, with Mikhail Rudy (piano) [ Warner classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2014 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "Mariss Jansons is among the most respected musicians of his generation. He is a human dynamo, tireless in his pursuit of the highest musical standards." - David Gutman |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Tokyo String Quartet plays Beethoven [9 CD set] Tokyo String Quartet [ Sony Classical Masters / 9 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2012 ] "I doubt whether quartet playing comes much better than in this Tokyo set of the Op. 18. Quite frankly I don't think that you can go far wrong with this set: the playing is unfailingly alive, sensitive and poised." (Gramophone) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Peaceful Piano Moods Various Artists including Ludovico Einaudi, Vikingur Olafsson, Ola Gjeilo, Maria João Pires, Martha Argerich, Yuja Wang, Max Richter, Lang Lang, etc [ Deutsche Grammophon / 4 CD Box Set - released 15/Mar/2024 ] Immerse yourself in the most peaceful and chilled-out works written for the piano. Introducing Peaceful Piano Moods, a genre-dissolving compilation - a seamless blend of classical and contemporary piano repertoire. |
J. S. BACH
Walter Gieseking: Complete Bach Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon Walter Gieseking (piano) / Berliner Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwängler [ Deutsche Grammophon / 7 CD Box Set - released 10/Jul/2019 ] 'His tone is attractive (warmed by a little pedal) and subtly nuanced, his phrasing is musicianly, he gives the fugues (often long, in this book) control and cohesion; there is gentleness in the E flat major Prelude and lightness in that in G major.'... |
SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN / BEETHOVEN / KRENEK / BRAHMS / DUPARC / RAVEL / etc
Wolfgang Holzmair - The Philips Recitals Wolfgang Holzmair (baritone) Imogen Cooper, Gérard Wyss, Peter Stamm (piano) / San Francisco Symphony Orchestra [ Decca Austrailian Eloquence / 13 CD Box Set - released 11/Mar/2022 ] From Haydn to Eisler: the collected Philips recordings of WOLFGANG HOLZMAIR, a supreme art-song interpreter, including many long-deleted albums. |
MOZZART / SCHUBERT / BRUCKNER / R. STRAUSS / DVORAK / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
Wolfgang Sawallisch: The Warner Classics Edition Complete Symphonic, Lieder & Choral Recordings Wolfgang Sawallisch, with Peter Schreier, Peter Zimmermann, Lucia Popp, Annie Fischer, Dennis Brain, etc [ Warner Classics / 65 CD Box Set - released 7/Jun/2024 ] For five decades Wolfgang Sawallisch (1923-2013) held a central position in the musical world. That centrality was reflected in a series of top orchestral and operatic posts and in his interpretations, free of self-regarding eccentricities. His... |
PIAZZOLLA / JOBIM / BOLLING / PORTER / TRADITIONAL / etc
Yo-Yo Ma - Crossing Borders Yo-Yo Ma (cello) with Stephane Grappelli (violin) Sergio & Odair Assad (guitars) Claude Bolling (piano) Bobby McFerrin (vocals) Mark O'Connor (violin) [ Sony Classical Masters / 9 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2021 ] Yo-Yo Ma's multi-faceted career is testament to his continual search for new ways to communicate with audiences, and to his personal desire for artistic growth and renewal. This CD box set features nine of Yo-Yo's classic cross-over albums. |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Symphonies Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 15 CD Box Set - released 22/Jan/2021 ] With the delightful original LP cover illustrations, this 'original jackets' presentation collects together for the first time the 33 Haydn Symphonies recorded by Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: La Pietra del paragone (complete opera) Agata Bienkowska (mezzo) / Alessandro Codeluppi (tenor) / Raffaele Constantini (bass) / Anna Rita Gemmabella (sop) / Anke Herrmann (sop) [ Naxos Opera Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 2/Jun/2004 ] "Polish mezzo Agata Bienkowska...here evinces a rich-toned flexible voice of considerable promise ..The conductor, Alessandro de Marchi, is well known in early music circles. He brings clear articulation to the ensembles." MusicWeb |
ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI
Scarlatti: Griselda Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs [ Harmonia Mundi / 3 CD Box Set - released 19/Jul/2019 ] Scarlatti's Griselda, premiered in Rome in 1721, received a single performance at the Teatro Capranica, and was never taken into the repertoire elsewhere, both for financial reasons and because of the changing tastes of the time. The tragic story of... |
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
A Telemann Companion Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs & Georg Kallweit, with Dorothea Roschmann, Roman Trekel, Ruth Ziesak, etc [ Harmonia Mundi / 7 CD Box Set - released 7/Jul/2017 ] "Altogether, this tribute to Telemann can be heartily endorsed for both newcomers and feinschmeckers alike...For those who are willing to dive into the big vocal scores, this is a supreme delight." AudAud.com |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: Elias (Elijah) (Complete Oratorio in German) Alastair Miles, Jard van Nes, Helen Donath / Israel Philharmonic, Kurt Masur [ Teldec / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/May/1993 ] Contains comprehensive book and translations |
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Semiramide (complete opera) Albina Shagimuratova, Daniela Barcellona, Mirco Palazzi, Barry Banks, Gianluca Buratto / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Sir Mark Elder [ Opera Rara / 4 CD Box Set - released 5/Oct/2018 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2019 TOP THREE - Opera |
ERIC SATIE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Les Inspirations insolites Eric Satie Aldo Ciccolini, Michel Legrand, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Mady Mesple, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, etc [ Erato / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Nov/1990 ] The music of Erik Satie (1866-1925) remains as provocative, delightful - and surprising - as ever. These 2 CDs, featuring artists with impeccable credentials in French repertoire, draw together more unusual and rarely recorded repertoire. |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rachmaninov: Complete Operas (Aleko; Francesca da Rimini; The Miserly Knight) Sergei Aleksashkin, Sergei Larin, Sergei Leiferkus, Ilya Levinsky, Anne Sofie von Otter / Gothenburg Opera Chorus & Orchestra. Neeme Jarvi [ Deutsche Grammophon Trio / 3 CD Box Set - released 21/Jun/2004 ] "Fine version" (Alexo)..."recording quality quite outstanding" (Francesca)..."A most desirable set" (Miserly Knight) (Penguin Guide) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies (complete) Soile Isokoski (sop), Rosemarie Lang (cont) Robert Gambill (ten) René Pape (bass) / Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim [ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 22/Aug/2017 ] "I waited a very long time to record the Beethoven symphonies," said Daniel Barenboim when this cycle was first released in 2000. |
