BEETHOVEN / BERLIOZ / BRUCKNER / COPLAND / MOZART / PROKOFIEV / SCHUBERT / etc
100 Great Symphonies [56 CD set] Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, etc [ Deutsche Grammophone / 56 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2014 ] A SYMPHONY EDITION CHOSEN BY POPULAR VOTE: Deutsche Grammophon rolls out a cornucopia of great symphonic music, chosen by the people - all the symphonies you'll ever need in a compact cube, at a great price! |
LIGETI
1948 - 2001: A Ligeti Odyssey Fredrik Ullen (piano) Hans-Ola Ericsson (organ) / Schola Heidelberg / Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet / Nobuko Imai (viola) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] BIS present a chronological exploration of the music of György Ligeti. |
W.A. MOZART
1956 Mozart Jubilee Edition Vol.1 (Symphonies, Piano Concertos, Chamber Music) Various artists incl Clara Haskil, Margrit Weber, Annie Fischer, Monique Haas (pianos) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic, Amadeus Qt [ DG Mozart Jubilee Edition / 6 CD - released 12/Mar/2006 ] Fifty years ago Deutsche Grammophon celebrated the 200th anniversary of Mozart's birth with a special Jubilee Edition. Released in May 1956, it consisted of three double LPs enclosed in a slipcase. |
W.A. MOZART
1956 Mozart Jubilee Edition Vol.2 (Sacred Music, Opera Gala, Serenades) Various artists incl Maria Stader, Annelies Kupper, Walter Ludwig, Josef Greindl, Bayerischen Rundfunks, Berlin Philharmonic [ DG Mozart Jubilee Edition / 6 CD - released 12/Mar/2006 ] The second boxed set in this recreation of the 1956 Mozart Jubilee Edition features both vocal music and a collection of serenades. |
BEETHOVEN / FUCIK / SUPPE / JOHANN STRAUSS / SCHRAMMEL / etc
20 Favourite Marches Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan. [ Deutsche Grammophon Australian Eloquence / CD - released 13/Apr/1993 ] Herbert von Karajan turns his attention to the swaggering pomp of favourite marches by the 'other' Strauss family and many others in this good natured and emblazoned romp. |
HARTMANN
20TH CENTURY PORTRAITS TATJANA MASURENKO (VIOLA), FRANK-IMMO ZICHNER (PIANO), RUNDFUNK-SINFONIEORCHESTER BERLIN, MAREK JANOWSKI [ CAPRICCIO / SACD ] |
SCHUMANN
4 Symphonies Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Karajan Edition / 3 CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "Karajan's interpretations of the Schumann Symphonies stand above all other modern readings." The Penguin Guide |
TCHAIKOVSKY / WAGNER / STRAUSS / BEETHOVEN / MOZART / SCHOENBERG / etc
450 Years Staatskapelle Berlin Staatskapelle Berlin, Richard Strauss, Leo Blech, Otto Klemperer, Erich Kleiber, Herbert von Karajan, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Joseph Keilberth, etc [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 15 CD Box Set - released 3/Apr/2020 ] As the Staatskapelle Berlin celebrates its 450th anniversary, Deutsche Grammophon presents 15 discs of sound recordings of outstanding artistic merit from the venerable, world-class orchestra under its great conductors. |
MENDELSSOHN
5 Symphonies Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Karajan Edition / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "The recorded sound throughout is excellent, particularly as to textural transparency and ambiance" - Stereo Review |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: 9 Symphonies [9 CDs plus Blu-ray audio] Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra], Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Karajan Edition CD set plus Blu-ray audio / 10 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 19/Jul/2019 ] "It is Karajan who is best able to present a Bruckner Symphony as a single vision … some of the most consistently impressive Bruckner recordings of recent years" - Gramophone |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: 9 Symphonies & Overtures (1977 recordings) Blu-ray audio in Dolby Atmos Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Blu-ray audio in Dolby Atmos / 2 Blu-Ray Audio - released 1/Nov/2019 ] "Beethoven is in no way déjà vu to Karajan, as this set gloriously proves" - Richard Osborne (Gramophone) |
KALEVI AHO
Aho: Wind Quintets 1 & 2 Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet [ BIS / CD - released 15/Jun/2018 ] With 17 symphonies in his list of works, not to mention operas and concertos, it is easy to forget that Kalevi Aho also composes chamber music. He has in fact written some ten quintets alone, for various combinations of instrument. Two are 'normal'... |
ALBINONI / PACHELBEL / CORELLI / MANFREDINI / VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Albinoni: Adagio In Gm / Pachelbel: Canon & Gigue / etc Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 2/Feb/1980 ] A nice introduction to Baroque music |
SCHUBERT
Alfonso und Estrella (complete opera) Hermann Prey, Edith Mathis, Theo Adam, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / Staatskapelle Berlin / Otmar Suitner [ Berlin Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Jun/2009 ] Peter Schreier (Alfonso) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Froila) Theo Adam (Adolfo) Edith Mathis (Estrella) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Also Sprach Zarathustra / Don Juan / etc Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Gustavo Dudamel [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Sep/2013 ] A truly breathtaking new recording from, quite simply, the most exciting and gifted young conductor of our times - A rite of passage and true legacy project: Dudamel's debut recording with the legendary Berlin Philharmonic. |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Also Sprach Zarathustra / Don Juan / etc Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 20/Jul/2001 ] "The Berlin Philharmonic plays with great fervour (the timpani strokes at the very opening are quite riveting) and creates characteristic body of tone in the strings." (Penguin Guide) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Also sprach Zarathustra / Don Juan / Salome's Dance of the Seven Veils New York Philharmonic / Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin / Staatskapelle Dresden / Giuseppe Sinopoli [ DG Entrae / CD - released 6/Oct/2003 ] Entrée is a new reduced-price series offering a basic library of essential repertoire. It seeks to present classical music through some of the most popular repertoire and best known artists in the DG catalogue. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Alto Rhapsody / Symphony no 2 Marjana Lipovsek (alto) / Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "How pleasant it is to be able to welcome a new recording of a Brahms symphony. The sessions took place before the BPO elected Abbado as their Chief Conductor, but the orchestra responds with unmistakable enthusiasm to the Italian conductor" Gramopho |
Rso Berlin/Wilkins
Amram: Symphony [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Jun/2005 ] |
Cold in Berlin
And Yet [ Candlelight / CD - released 31/Aug/2012 ] |