ANTONIO VIVALDI
101 Vivaldi Salvatore Accardo, Eduardo Fernandez, Severino Gazzelloni, Emma Kirkby, Neville Marriner, Simon Preston, etc [ Decca / 6 CD Box Set - released 20/Jul/2014 ] This six-CD collection of 101 favourite tracks is the perfect introduction to the wonderful music of Vivaldi. |
VERDI
Aida (complete opera recorded in 2006) Zurich Opera / Nina Stemme / Luciana D'Intino / Salvatore Licitra / Juan Pons / Adam Fisher (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques / 2 DVD - released 24/Jul/2007 ] G :- Gramophone Magazine DVD of the Month - September 2007 |
GIACOMO PUCCINI / CHARLES GOUNOD / GIUSEPPE VERDI
Arena Di Verona Collection Volume 1: Turandot / Romeo et Juliette / Aida Arena di Verona / Maria Guleghina, Salvatore Licitra, Tamar Iveri, Nino Machaidze, Ketevan Kemoklidze, Hui He, Marco Berti, Andrea Ulbrich, etc [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 9/Aug/2019 ] A 3-Opera set (Limited Edition) featuring great productions seen at the prestigious Arena di Verona : Puccini's Turandot, Gounod's Roméo & Juliette, Verdi's Aida. TURANDOT For their 88th edition the prestigious Arena di Verona Festival... |
J.S. BACH
Bach: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Double Concerto Anne-Sophie Mutter, Salvatore Accardo (violins) / English Chamber orchestra, Salvatore Accardo [ Emi Classics / CD - released 23/Jan/1984 ] Recorded in 1983 |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Violin Concertos Lynn Harrell (cello) Salvatore Accardo (violin) / I Solisti Delle Settimane Musicali Internazionali di Napoli, English Chamber Orchestra [ EMI Classics Red Line / CD - released 16/Aug/2010 ] "Beautifully recorded...and warmly recommended." Gramophone |
PACHELBEL / VIVALDI / MARCELLO / HANDEL / PERGOLESI / TELEMANN / SCARLATTI / BACH / etc
Baroque Adagios-Over two and a half hours of sublime music Various artists incl Dame Janet Baker, Arthur Grumiaux, Barbara Bonney, Salvatore Accardo and I Musici [ Decca Records / 2 CD - released 13/Mar/2002 ] A two-for-the-price-of-one set containing the most peaceful and relaxing of baroque music including Pachelbel's Canon, Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons' (excerpts), Albinoni's 'Adagio', Handel's 'Largo', Bach's 'Air on a G String'...and many, many more... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Complete Orchestral Works Gewandhaus Orchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur, with Salvatore Accardo (violin), Heinrich Schiff (cello) & Mischa Dichter (piano) [ Philips Decca Australian Eloquence Original Jackets Collection / 8 CD Box Set - released 10/Sep/2019 ] Kurt Masur's burnished readings of Brahms's orchestral music with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig are issued for the first time as a Limited Edition box with Original Jackets. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Violin Concerto / Double Concerto Salvatore Accardo (violin) Heinrich Schiff (cello) / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 16/Oct/2016 ] "The suave tonal opulence and technical brilliance of both Accardo and Schiff are unquestionably impressive in the Brahms Double Concerto" Fanfare |
MAX BRUCH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruch: Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra Salvatore Accardo (violin) / Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / Kurt Masur [ Philips Silver Line Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 26/Jun/2004 ] "Throughout the set Accardo's playing is so persuasive in its restrained passion that even the less inspired moments bring pleasure." (*** Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide) |
PAGANINI
Complete Recordings Including the complete concertos (Special price) Salvatore Accardo (Violin) / London Philharmonic, Charles Dutoit [ Deutsche Grammophon / 6 CD Box Set - released 25/May/2000 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) - "This disc represents an outstanding example of performances that transcend any occasional creative limitations...all diehard Romantics should definitely give a spin." International... |
MAX BRUCH
The Complete Symphonies / Romance in A minor, etc Salvatore Accardo (violin) / Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / Kurt Masur [ Philips Duo / CD - released 20/Oct/2004 ] ""If you haven't encountered the work of Max Bruch, then this is a superb place to start. In addition to the three symphonies, this set also includes four pieces for violin and orchestra which are quite special." (Amazon.co.uk) |
MAX BRUCH
Bruch: Complete Violin Concertos / Scottish Fantasy / Serenade in A minor Salvatore Accardo (violin) / Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / Kurt Masur [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 26/Jun/2004 ] "This Philips Duo gathers together Bruch's three Violin Concertos, plus two other major concertante works. Throughout the set Accardo's playing is so persuasive in its restrained passion that even the less inspired moments bring pleasure." (***... |
Licitra Salvatore
Debut [ Sony Classical / CD ] |
SALVATORE DI VITTORIO
Di Vittorio: Sinfonias 3 & 4 Kelly Hall-Tompkins, Chamber Orchestra of New York, Salvatore Di Vittorio [ Naxos / CD - released 23/Apr/2021 ] Salvatore Di Vittorio is seen as heir to the Italian neo-Classical orchestral tradition with a narrative style notable for its colourful orchestration and 'swelling lyricism' (American Record Guide). This second volume of his orchestral works... |
DONIZETTI
La Fille Du Regiment (complete opera recorded in 1940) Metropolitan Opera, Lily Pons, Raoul Jobin, Irra Petina & Salvatore Baccaloni, Irra Petina / Gennaro Papi (cond) [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 31/Oct/2011 ] Recorded live on 28th December 1940 Beloved soprano Lily Pons was at her most charming and vivacious in this performance, her house role debut as the titular heroine, Marie, and her only Met broadcast in the role. The cast for this centennial... |
Salvatore Licitra
Forbidden Love [ Sony Classical / CD ] |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: La forza del destino (complete opera recorded in 2008) BLU-RAY Vienna State Opera / Salvatore Licitra, Nina Stemme, Carlos Alvarez, Alastair Miles / Zubin Mehta (cond) [ C Major Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 15/Feb/2012 ] "Nina Stemme's Leonora? A hugely well-acted assumption of the role, with (in the 'Pace! Pace, mio dio' scena) the uncanny presence and vocal fury offered by Price, Barstow or Freni." Gramophone |
DONIZETTI
L'Elisir d'Amore (complete opera recorded live in 1949) Bidu Sayao / Ferruccio Tagliavini / Giuseppe Valdengo / Salvatore Baccaloni / Metropolitan Oepra Chorus and Orchestra / Giuseppe Antonicelli [ Naxos Great Opera Performances / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] Much affectionate seasonal merriment is served up to this appreciative Christmas Eve audience at the Met, and happily we too can enjoy a potent dose of Donizetti’s appetising elixir over fifty years later! |
OTTORINO RESPIGHI
The Birds Chamber Orchestra of New York, Salvatore Di Vittorio, Kyler Brown (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Apr/2014 ] One of Respighi's masterpieces, Gli uccelli (The Birds) includes transcriptions of birdsong and music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in writing of evocative, captivating lyricism. |
MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ravel: Alborada Del Gracioso / Tzigane / Shéhérazade Salvatore Accardo (violin) Margaret Price (soprano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] "There is much to admire in these performances under Abbado, who secures consistently polished and refined playing from the LSO." Gramophone |