György Lig
Atmosphères, Symphonie No. 10 e-Moll op. 93 Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester David Afkham [ ORFEO / CD - released 25/Jul/2011 ] |
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra
A Beethoven Journey [ Seventh Art DVD / DVD - released 9/Sep/2016 ] Leif Ove Andsnes is undoubtedly one of the top pianists of our age.... "this DVD is a pleasure to watch and to learn from." (AudAud.com) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven Journey: Piano Concerto No 5 / Choral Fantasy Leif Ove Andsnes (piano & director) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra [ Sony Classics / CD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] The celebrated Norwegian pianist continues his multi-annual journey in collaboration with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, dedicated to Beethoven´s five piano concertos. Andsnes is not only playing the piano but also directing the orchestra. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven Journey: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5 / Choral Fantasia Op 80 Leif Ove Andsnes (piano & director) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra [ Sony Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2014 ] "One of the pleasures of these splendid performances is the rapport between the soloist/conductor and his musicians. They play as one." (Sunday Times) |
VIEUXTEMPS / DONIZETTI / MAZAS / BELLINI
Bel Canto: Tamestit & Tiberghien [Voice of the Viola] Antoine Tamestit (viola, Stradivarius 'Mahler' 1672) & Cedric Tiberghien (Steinway piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 8/Sep/2017 ] "Down in the depths, Tamestit's notes have the gruff tones of a hungry bear. Further up, they're honey-coated, though sunburnt melancholy is never far away." BBC Music |
GEORGE BENJAMIN
Written On Skin / Duet for piano and orchestra Christopher Purves, Barbara Hannigan, Bejun Mehta, Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin [ Nimbus / 2 CD - released 11/Feb/2013 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Contemporary / BBC MUSIC AWARD WINNER 2014: Premiere Award |
MAHLER
Bernarda Fink sings Mahler Lieder Bernarda Fink (mezzo) & Anthony Spiri (piano) / Gustav Mahler Ensemble & Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich, Andrés Orozco-Estrada [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 19/Jun/2014 ] An exciting exploration of the sources of Mahlerian inspiration. Can one really grasp the whole of Mahler's symphonic output without knowing his songs? Not only do they extensively irrigate the first four symphonies, often known as 'Wunderhorn... |
CLARA SCHUMANN
Clara Schumann: Piano Music Francesco Nicolosi (piano), with Rodolfo Bonucci (violin), Andrea Noferini (cello) Alma Mahler Sinfonietta, Stefania Rinaldi [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Mar/2005 ] "The autograph manuscript of Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto (1845) revealed not only the toil but also the hand of Clara, par- ticularly in the last movement. Eleven years earlier, Robert had orchestrated a Concertsatz by the 14-year-old Clara and... |
EDWARD ELGAR / WILLIAM WALTON
Elgar / Walton: Cello Concertos Steven Isserlis (cello) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Harding [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Feb/2016 ] "This mesmerising meditation couldn't be in better hands" BBC Music Magazine Instrumental Choice March 2016 |
MAHLER / VERDI / BEETHOVEN / BACH
Claudio Abbado Berliner Philharmoniker / Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester / Lucerne Festival Orchestra / Orchestra Mozart [ EuroArts Music DVD / 7 DVD Box Set - released 18/Jun/2021 ] What made Claudio Abbado stand out was his unpretentious, noble character, his democratic understanding of music making and his ability to celebrate the live moment on stage. Claudio Abbado empathized with his musicians. In order to be able to... |
MANUEL DE FALLA
De Falla: El sombrero de tres picos / El amor brujo Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Pablo Heras-Casado - Marina Heredia, cantaora [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 29/Nov/2019 ] "Rhythms are wonderfully precise, textures very sensuous throughout, the latter helped immeasurably by the vivid, immediate recording." Editor's Choice Gramophone December 2019 |
W.A. MOZART
Die ZauberflAte (The Magic Flute) complete opera Erika MiklAsa / Dorothea RAschmann / Julia Kleiter / Christoph Strehl / Hanno MAller-Brachmann / Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 24/May/2006 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD FINALIST 2006: Opera - "Abbado's first shot at the flute proves to be a strong contender" (Editor's Choice Gramophone June 2006) |
W.A. MOZART
Die Zauberflate (The Magic Flute) Highlights Erika Miklasa / Dorothea Raschmann / Julia Kleiter / Christoph Strehl / Hanno Maller-Brachmann / Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 12/Jun/2007 ] Since the release of Claudio Abbado's first recording of Mozart's Magic Flute in April of 2006, the international press has been in raptures over the magnificence of the performance. Now, on one single CD, all of the greatest moments from Mozart's... |
W.A. MOZART
Don Giovanni (complete opera recorded in 2002) Aix-en-Provence / Peter Mattei / Gilles Cachemaille / Nathan Berg / Mark Padmore / Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Daniel Harding (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques / DVD - released 19/Apr/2008 ] G - "With its engrossing extra interview with Peter Brook, it's without doubt the best in DVD to date." BBC Music Magazine DVD Choice - July 2006 |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527 (complete opera) Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Luca Pisaroni, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Rolando Villazón / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin [ Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2012 ] This is the first of a new Deutsche Grammophon cycle of Mozart's seven main operas in collaboration with Festspielhaus Baden-Baden..and kind support of Rolex and an enthusiastic advocate - Rolando Villazón - in love with Mozart! |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Double Concerto Op. 102 / Clarinet Quintet Op. 115 Renaud Capucon (violin) Gautier Capucon (cello) Paul Meyer (clarinet) / Gustav mahler Jugendorchester / Myung-Whun Chung [ Erato Warner Classics / CD - released 8/Nov/2007 ] "Young Capuçons meet late Brahms and the brothers have a real winner here." - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Feb 2008 |
BERLIOZ / GOUNOD / OFFENBACH / THOMAS / MASSENET / BIZET / VERDI
French Arias Magdalena Kozena (mezzo soprano) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Choeur des Musiciens Du Louvre / Marc Minkowski [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Sep/2003 ] "One of the most delightful talents around today shows off her French credentials" Recording of the Month - Gramophone Magazine (Awards 03) |
W. A. MOZART / SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Grigory Sokolov: Mozart & Rachmaninov Concertos Grigory Sokolov (piano) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic [ Deutsche Grammophon CD plus DVD / 2 CD/DVD - released 22/Jun/2017 ] "Sokolov is now on a don't-touch-me pinnacle...the two concertos here present the zenith of his art." BBC Music Five Stars Concerto Choice - June 2017 |
ELMAR LAMPSON
Elmar Lampson: Mysterienszenen International Mahler Orchestra / Yoel Gamzou [ Col Legno / CD - released 18/Sep/2017 ] Elmar Lampson's music has got what is commonly referred to as "soul." It becomes apparent in the way the music embraces the listeners and accompanies them through time in images of sound. The Mysterienszenen were inspired by the Mystery Dramas of... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492 [The Marriage of Figaro] (complete opera) Thomas Hampson, Sonya Yoncheva, Angela Brower, Christiane Karg, Luca Pisaroni / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin [ Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD Box Set - released 2/Aug/2016 ] "Yoncheva's magnificently melancholic Countess is a peach of a performance, lusciously, dreamily sung...[Villazón] grabs hold of every bar with comic gusto." (Sunday Times) |