BACH / BUSONI / SCHUMANN / RZEWSKI / LISZT / WAGNER / etc
Igor Levit: The Life Album Igor Levit (piano) [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2018 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2019 TOP THREE - Instrumental |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues Op.87 [Igor Levit on DSCH] (LP) Igor Levit (piano) [ Sony Classical / 3 LP - released 12/Jun/2020 ] The new album "On DSCH" by Igor Levit is a tour de force by "one of the essential artists of our time" (The New York Times). |
VERDI / RACHMANINOV / BERNSTEIN / ELGAR / SIBELIUS / etc
Schoenbrunn 2021 - Summer Night Concert 2021 BLU-RAY Igor Levit (piano) / Wiener Philharmoniker, Daniel Harding [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 23/Jul/2021 ] The Summer Night Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic is the world's biggest annual classical open-air concert and took place in the magical setting of the Schönbrunn Palace Baroque park in Vienna on 18 June 2021. |
Il Volo
Ad Astra [ Sony Classical / CD - released 29/Mar/2024 ] AD ASTRA is the title of the new IL VOLO album, the first composed entirely of unreleased songs. A sound journey with an international flavor through eleven tracks, which arrives after participation in the 74th Sanremo Festival with Capolavoro,... |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Quartets for Flute, Violin, Viola & Cello Irena Grafenauer (flute) Gidon Kremer (violin) Veronika Hagen (viola) Clemens Hagen (cello) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 5/Mar/1995 ] "Though Mozart claimed to dislike the flute, he wrote for it with skill and these quartets, written between 1777 and 1787, are not pot-boilers" Gramophone |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Violin Concerto / Violin sonata & sonatina Jack Liebeck (violin) Katya Apekisheva (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Garry Walker [ Sony Classical / CD - released 24/Aug/2009 ] "He shines most with the pianist Katya Apekisheva in Dvorák's Violin Sonata, winningly dispatched with plenty of depth and colour... Sweetness of tone and a prancing gait enliven the Violin Concerto." The Times, 30th May 2009 |
BRAHMS / MOZART / SAINT-GEORGES / BRUCH / MENDELSSOHN / SARASATE / etc
Jaime Laredo - The Complete RCA and Columbia Album Collection Jaime Laredo (violin/viola) with Emanuel Ax (piano) Vladimir Sokoloff (piano), Yo Yo Ma (cello), Rudolf Serkin (piano), Isaac Stern (violin), etc [ Sony Classical / 22 CD Box Set - released 11/Jun/2021 ] The complete recordings by Grammy-winning violinist Jaime Laredo in a single 23-CD edition in celebration of his 80th birthday June 7, 2021. |
JOHN TAVENER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tavener: Akathist of Thanksgiving James Bowman & Timothy Wilson (counter-tenors) / Westminster Abbey Choir & BBC Singers, Martin Neary [ Sony Classical / CD - released 10/Oct/1994 ] "the score is a catalogue of riches. The dark-hued, quasi Bulgarian male-voice sections, the sparkling countertenor duets, the variety of the scoring and the deeply moving recurring ''Amin'', and the unexpected quiet climax." Gramophone |
EDOUARD LALO / ENRIQUE CASALS
Lalo / Casals: Cello Concertos Jan Vogler (cello) / Moritzburg Festival Orchester, Josep Caballé-Domenech [ Sony Classical / CD - released 12/May/2023 ] "Well recorded in a superb acoustic, these fine performances of two richly Romantic works are well worth investigating." BBC Music |
NICO MUHLY / SVEN HELBIG / ZHOU LONG / DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Muhly/Helbig/Long: Cello Concerto 'Three Continents' & Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 2 Jan Vogler (cello), WDR Sinfonieorchester Mariinsky (Kirov) Orchestra, Cristian Macelaru, Valéry Gergiev [ Sony Classical / CD - released 31/Jul/2020 ] German Cellist Jan Vogler's new album features two modern cello concertos. The first is the world premiere recording of the cello concerto "Three Continents" by Nico Muhly (*1981), Sven Helbig (*1968) and Zhou Long (*1953). |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Leonard Bernstein: The Composer [25 CD set] Jennie Tourel, Zino Francescatti, Benny Goodman, Nancy Walker, Carol Lawrence, Yo-Yo Ma, Alan Titus, Harolyn Blackwell, etc / Leonard Bernstein (cond) [ Sony Classical Masters / 25 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2017 ] With his centenary upon us, Sony Classical releases the most comprehensive recorded collection ever released of the music of American conductor, composer and educator Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990). |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: John Williams plays Vivaldi Concertos John Williams (guitar) / Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Janos Rolla, with Benjamin Verdery (guitar) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 16/Nov/1991 ] Original recordings from May 1990 |
PTER SCULTHORPE / NIGEL WESTGATE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE - John Williams - From Australia John Williams (guitar) / London Symphony Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Sony Classical / CD - released 2/Feb/1994 ] Recorded Feb/March 1994 & December 1990 |
VARIOUS OPERETTA COMPOSERS
Jonas Kaufmann Wien Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Ádám Fischer, with Rachel Willis-Sørensen (soprano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 11/Oct/2019 ] "There is enough cream and sugar in his selection of golden and silver-age serenades by Johann Strauss II and Franz Lehár to satisfy the sweetest tooth....The orchestral sound glistens like Cellophane" The Times |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Parsifal (complete opera recorded in 2023) Jonas Kaufmann, Elina Garanca, Ludovic Tezier, Georg Zeppenfeld / Wienwe Staatsoper, Philippe Jordan [ Sony Classical / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Mar/2024 ] Jonas Kaufmann sings the title role in a new live recording of Wagner's Parsifal that Sony Classical will release on 1 March. It derives from performances at the Vienna State Opera under Philippe Jordan. |
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Jonas Kaufmann: Mein Wien [ Sony Classical DVD / DVD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] Following the success of the album 'Wien', esteemed tenor, Jonas Kaufmann, returns with a DVD and BluRay release of 'Mein Wein'. This is Jonas Kaufmann's deeply personal tribute to the world-famous melodies from Vienna. |
VANGELIS / MORRICONE / PORTMAN / ROTA / RODGERS / etc
The Sound of Movies [Limited Deluxe Edition] Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Jochen Rieder [ Sony Classical / CD - released 15/Sep/2023 ] Great songs from classic movies have been a passion of Jonas Kaufmann throughout his life, and his new album celebrates that with almost a century of unforgettable movie songs that have thrilled global audiences. |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Jonas Kaufmann: An Evening With Puccini (recorded in 2015) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / Filarmonica della Scala, Jochen Rieder [ Sony Classical DVD / DVD - released 1/Jul/2016 ] On the 14th June 2015, German tenor Jonas Kaufmann walked onto the stage of La Scala Milan, the home of Italian opera, for one of the most highly anticipated performances of last year. The concert of Puccini arias made national news in Italy, and... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Selige Stunde: Romantic Songs Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Helmut Deutsch (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 4/Sep/2020 ] After the success of his stunning album 'Otello', revered tenor Jonas Kaufmann returns with the sensational new album 'Selige Stunde'. 'Selige Stunde' is the first recital in a small series of recordings that Jonas has made during the Covid-19... |
TRADITIONAL
Jonas Kaufmann - Dolce Vita Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Asher Fisch [ Sony Classical / CD - released 7/Oct/2016 ] "Kaufmann does everything with the care and intelligence one expects, and no shortage of open-throated ardour." Gramophone |