BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony No.3 (with Schumann - Manfred Overture) Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini [ Deutsche Grammophon Orginals / CD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] "Giulini's refined and individual reading, with its very measured view of the first movement, remains a striking example of a conductor transforming an orchestra." (Penguin Guide) |
MAHLER
Symphony No.5 Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. Zubim Mehta [ Decca Eloquence / CD - released 6/Sep/2003 ] Eloquence - the budget label from Decca |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 / Overtures Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Zubin Mehta [ Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] "This is a characteristically thrustful and dramatic reading (the brashness of the horns in the coda of the finale may be too much for some), but one which presents Beethoven's dance rhythms in full freshness and urgency. They are bright exciting... |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Song Cycles: Rackert-Lieder / Kindertotenlieder / Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen Marilyn Horne (mezzo-soprano) / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] Marilyn Horne's plum-tinged mezzo and the music of Mahler are inseparable. So far, only the Fahrenden Gesellen songs and the Kindertotenlieder have made their way to CD (now deleted), so it is appropriate to collect on a single CD, the three... |
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. |
EDWARD GRIEG / KARL GOLDMARK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grieg: Symphony in C minor / Goldmark: Rustic Wedding Symphony Bergen Symphony Orchestra, Karsten Andersen / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Jesus Lopez-Cobos [ Decca ABC Australian Eloquence / CD - released 10/Feb/2006 ] 'The Decca recording is truthfully balanced, with good perspective and colour, and detail reproduces with fine definition' [Grieg] Penguin Guide |
GEORGE GERSHWIN
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue / An American in Paris / Cuban Overture (with Copland - Fanfare for a Common Man & Appalachian Spring) Ivan Davis (piano) / Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. Zubin Mehta [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 6/Dec/1999 ] Eloquence - top recordings and artists at a special price |
GERSHWIN / BARBER / BERNSTEIN
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue / Barber: Adagio for Strings / Bernstein: Overture to Candide; Symphonic Dances (from West Side Story) Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein [ Deutsche Grammophon Entree / CD - released 11/Oct/2002 ] A superb collection of 20th-century American classics from three different composers - Gershwin's effervescent Rhapsody, Barber's heart-breaking Adagio, and three Bernstein works conducted by the composer. |
RAVEL
The Best of Ravel: Bolero; Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2; etc Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Zubin Mehta / London Symphony Orchestra / Pierre Monteux [ Decca Eloquence / CD - released 21/Aug/2002 ] 'the visceral excitement Mehta produces is most compelling one marvels at the vivid Decca sound' Penguin Guide to CDs (2000 Yearbook) |
NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35 / Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34 Sydney Harth (violin) / Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 14/Feb/2001 ] Two classic works now reissued at a very special price |
SAINT-SAENS
Best of Saint-Saens Pascal Roge, Cristina Ortiz (piano) Kyung Wha Chung (violin) / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra [ Australian Philips Eloquence / CD - released 31/Jan/2001 ] All the best of Saint-Saens in one inexpensive package |
PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Popular Orchestral Works (Incls 1812 Overture & Marche Slave) Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta [ Decca Eloquence / CD - released 24/May/2000 ] |
MODEST MUSSORGSKY
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (both piano & orchestral versions) Vladimir Ashkenazy / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta [ Australian Decca Eloquence / CD - released 23/May/2001 ] Two versions of this masterpiece: the original piano work and the Ravel orchestration. |
PROKOFIEV
Alexander Nevsky / Lieutenant Kije Christine Cairns (mezzo) / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Andre Previn [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 15/Nov/2004 ] "The light-hearted and tuneful Lieutenant Kije Suite...with crystalline aural qualities...the disc is highly recommended." —High Performance Review |
DVORAK
Symphony No. 9 New World / Carnival Overture Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Andre Previn [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 29/Jul/2002 ] "Telarc's recording is warm and spacious, yet clear, transparent" |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 (recorded 1946 & 1953) Artur Rubinstein (piano) / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfreed Wallenstein / NBC Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 20/Nov/2008 ] This release is the first in a series devoted to Arthur Rubinstein's 'middle period' Chopin cycle, recorded from the mid-1940s through the mid-1950s. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 34, 39, 40 / Eine kleine Nachtmusik / etc Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 10/Jul/2019 ] Zubin Mehta was one of Decca's stars in the 1960s and 1970s, known more for his recordings of 19th and 20th-century repertoire than of the 18th. Yet, he has long had an abiding love for Mozart and conducts his symphonic and operatic music on a... |
TCHAIKOVSKY / CONUS / SARASATE / KORNGOLD
Violin Concertos [rec 1950-1953] Jascha Heifetz (Violin) / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred Wallenstein / RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] Reissue Producer and Audio Restoration Engineer: Mark Obert-Thorn |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Violin Concertos (with Mozart-Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major) [rec 1946-53] Jascha Heifetz (violin) / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / RCA Victor Chamber Orchestra / London Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] One of the great 20th century violinists, at his best Heifetz played the concerto and sonata repertoire with a strong command of structure, minute attention to detail and an unequalled sensuous beauty of tone. |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin - Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 Krystian Zimerman (piano) / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 11/May/2016 ] "Immensely clear, lucid pianism and suave, beautifully moulded accompaniments from Giulini and the Los Angeles Philharmonic." (CDReview) |