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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Sosarme (complete opera recorded in 1955) Alfred Deller, William Herbert, Nancy Evans, Margaret Ritchie, etc / The Saint Cecilia Orchestra, Anthony Lewis [ ABC Decca Eloquence / 2 CD - released 9/Aug/2019 ] 'Sosarme should cause a good deal of excitement … L'Oiseau-Lyre has assembled a brilliant cast.' New York Times |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 5 Emperor / Concerto in D major for Piano & Orchestra (Arranged by the composer from the Violin Concerto) Alicia de Larrocha, Olli Mustonen (pianos) / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie [ Decca ABC Australian Eloquence / CD - released 27/Jan/2006 ] Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha's first recording of Beethoven's Emperor is a grand and thrilling affair and this recording here receives its first release on CD. |
SCARLATTI / SOLER
Piano Sonatas Alicia de Larrocha (piano) [ SBS Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] 'A quality of gentility [in the Scarlatti] … and the Soler is splendid' Gramophone |
MANUEL DE FALLA
Piano Works Alicia de Larrocha (piano) [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 20/May/2014 ] Although she never liked being pigeon-holed as a Spanish piano music specialist, Alicia de Larrocha was supreme in the music of her country. This CD brings together all of the solo piano recordings of music by Falla she made for Decca in 1973... |
GRIEG / MENDELSSOHN / LISZT
Piano Works Alicia de Larrocha (piano) [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 20/May/2014 ] Alicia de Larrocha's magisterial, sonorous, even coruscating performance of Liszt's B minor Sonata is here preceded by altogether more genteel repertoire from the 19th century - pairs of pieces by Grieg and Mendelssohn. A rarity - making its first... |
MANUEL de FALLA
El amor brujo / Noches en los jardines de Espana (with works by Granados & Ravel) Alicia de Larrocha (piano) / London Philharmonic, New Philharmonia, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, with Nati Mistral (contralto) [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Aug/2014 ] "beautifully clean and fresh … the warm acoustic is put to excellent use. The texture is open and there is an agreeable bloom on the strings." Gramophone Magazine (Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain) |
MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Piano Concertos (with works by Faure & Franck) Alicia de Larrocha (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Lawrence Foster / Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Feb/2011 ] These magnificent recordings of the Ravel Piano Concertos have taken a far too long leave of absence from the Decca catalogue and are now back, with generous Faure and Franck couplings. Beautifully recorded sound too. |
ALBENIZ
Suite Espanola Op 47 / Rapsodia Espanola (with Turina - Rapsodia Sinfonia) Alicia de Larrocha (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos [ SBS Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] 'A brilliant extravaganza of Spanishry … the unadulterated Decca stereo is here superb' Gramophone |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 Alicia de Larrocha (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Concerto). The Philadelphia Orchestra (Symphonic Dances). Charles Dutoit [ Decca ABC Eloquence / CD - released 18/Aug/2005 ] Recorded early in Dutoit's career and originally coupled with the Schumann concerto, this is the first appearance on CD of his Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 with Alicia de Larrocha as a fine and poetic soloist. |
ALBENIZ / TURINA / MONTSALVATORE / SURINACH
Alicia de Larrocha - Concertos from Spain Alicia de Larrocha (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 12/Dec/2009 ] In 1977 Decca released an LP entitled 'Concertos from Spain' which coupled two contemporary piano concertos - those by Montsalvatge (Concerto Breve, written for Alicia de Larrocha) and Surinach's Piano Concerto. The Surinach - a kind of Spanish... |
W. A. MOZART
Piano Concertos Nos 19 & 22 Alicia de Larrocha (piano) Wiener Symphoniker [Vienna Symphony], Uri Segal [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 28/Jul/2014 ] 'an instinctive Mozartian ... Her playing is both poetic and highly musical ... The sound is warm and beautiful ... the treble of the piano is clear and pellucid' Gramophone |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Sonatas (with Haydn - Adante & Variations; Piano Concerto in D) Alicia de Larrocha (piano) with London Sinfonietta, David Zinman [ SBS Decca Australian Eloquence / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Apr/2014 ] '[Larrocha] plays the Mozart sonatas with great authority and conviction." Gramophone |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Cello Concerto / Enigma Variations / Froissart / Starlight Express / etc Alison Hagley (soprano) Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) Robert Cohen (cello) / Royal Philharmonic / Welsh National Opera Orch. / Sir Charles Mackerras [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2007 ] "Mackerras captures the wistful charm of the quieter pieces (on CD2) very effectively, and spirits are high in the more robust items" Gramophone |
W. A. MOZART / LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Mozart: Five Piano Concertos / Beethoven: Choral Fantasy Andor Foldes (piano), RIAS Kammerchor, Berliner Motettenchor [ Decca Classics / Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Dec/2018 ] A first international CD release of four concertos from a master interpreter of Mozart. Describing his experience as a youth in Hungary hearing Bruno Walter play and conduct a Mozart concerto, the Hungarian pianist Andor Foldes stated that all in... |
ZOLTAN KODALY
Piano Works Andor Foldes (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon SBS Eloquence / CD - released 20/Mar/2014 ] Andor Foldes recorded a selection of Kodály's piano works for American Decca (the catalogue now owned by Deutsche Grammophon) in January 1957. A close compatriot of both Bartók and Kodály, Foldes was one of Hungary's pre-eminent pianist whose... |
BARTOK / RACHMANINOV / KODALY / BEETHOVEN / SCHUMANN / etc
Andor Foldes - Complete Deutsche Grammophon Recordings Andor Foldes (piano) / Berliner Philharmoniker, Leopold Ludwig, Ferdinand Leitner, Fritz Lehmann [ Deutsche Grammophon SBS Eloquence / 19 CD Box Set - released 10/Jul/2020 ] "This Hungarian pianist seems able to slip unobtrusively into any given style and offer an idiomatic rendition." High Fidelity |
DEBUSSY / MOZART / SCHUMANN / RAVEL / BRAHMS / etc
Suzanne Danco - The Decca Recitals Suzanne Danco (soprano) / with Guido Agosti (piano) Phyllis Spurr (piano), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), etc [ Decca Eloquence / 8 CD Box Set - released 10/Jul/2020 ] "As soon as Danco starts to sing, her identity is unmistakable, a bright, vibrant voice, impassioned in its delivery, with perfect diction and an intuitive grasp of text." Gramophone Editor's Choice Awards Issue 2020 |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Trios Vol 1 Andras Schiff (piano) Yuuko Shiokawa (violin) Boris Pergamenschikow (cello) [ ABC Decca Eloquence / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] 'Schiff and his colleagues relish the wit, brilliance and sheer speed of Haydn's thoughts in the outer movements, with their comic off-beat accents, sudden changes of register and breathtaking harmonic scope., (Gramophone) |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Trios Vol 2 Andras Schiff (piano) Yuuko Shiokawa (violin) Boris Pergamenschikow (cello) [ ABC Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] 'Schiff and his colleagues relish the wit, brilliance and sheer speed of Haydn's thoughts in the outer movements, with their comic off-beat accents, sudden changes of register and breathtaking harmonic scope., (Gramophone) |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Keyboard Concertos Nos 1, 3, 4, 5 & 7 Andras Schiff, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Olli Mustonen, Alicia de Larrocha, pianos, London Symphony Orchestra. Deutsche Kamerphilharmonie / etc [ Decca ABC Eloquence / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] 'Mustonen is typically dynamic and Alicia de Larrocha's interpretation is strongly controlled but obviously heartfelt' Sydney Star Observer |
