WAGNER / HAYDN / BERLIOZ / BRITTEN / R. STRAUSS
Jessye Norman - The Unreleased Masters Jessye Norman (soprano) / Gewandhauorchester, Kurt Masur, Berliner Philharmoniker, James Levine, Boston Symphony, Seiji Ozawa [ Decca / 3 CD - released 4/Aug/2023 ] Decca Classics presents Jessye Norman - The Unreleased Masters, showcasing never-before-heard recordings of one of the greatest classical singers of all time. |
WILLIAM RUSSO / GEORGE GERSHWIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Russo: Street Music, 3 Pieces for Blues Band / Gershwin: An American in Paris Corky Siegel, Siegel-Schwall Band / San Francisco Symphony, Seiji Ozawa [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 1/Apr/2002 ] The 1973 album that included Russo's Three Pieces for Blues Band and Symphony Orchestra became a big seller for Deutsche Grammophon, with its cross-genre performance by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, with Seiji Ozawa conducting. |
CHOPIN / OFFENBACH / DELIBES / TCHAIKOVSKY / WALDTEUFEL / KHACHATURIAN
The Little Ballerina [includes 'Les Sylphides', 'The Skater's Waltz', & 'Sabre Dance'] Herbert von Karajan, Mstislav Rostropovich, Claudio Abbado, Seiji Ozawa, Arthur Fiedler [ Deutsche Grammophon Classics For Kids / CD - released 10/Oct/2018 ] Featuring some classic pieces from perennial favourites like Tchaikovsky, Chopin and Delibes, this is a must have for all your little ballerinas! |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (complete incidental music) Kathleen Battle, Frederica von Stade, Judi Dench (speaker) / Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Sep/2006 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) - "The recording is first class and the balance is very well judged indeed." *** Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 / Totentanz Krystian Zimerman (piano) / Boston Symphony Orchestra / Seiji Ozawa [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 2/Jan/2002 ] Rosette (Highest Rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 1 op. 1 / Piano Concerto No. 2 op. 18 Krystian Zimerman (piano) / Boston Symphony Orchestra / Seiji Ozawa (conductor) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 28/Jan/2004 ] This is the pianist's first new CD since the Chopin concertos were released in 1999. |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame [Queen Of Spades] - highlights Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Maureen Forrester, Sergei Leiferkus / Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 2/Feb/1992 ] Tanglewood Festival Chorus & Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Grieg: Holberg Suite Martha Argerich (piano), Mito Chamber Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa [ Decca / CD - released 15/May/2020 ] "bubbles over with that ever-youthful sense of improvisation, of molten creativity taking place absolutely in the moment that always characterises this unique pianist's performances." Gramophone |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Seiji Ozawa at the Matsumoto Festival - Beethoven Martha Argerich (piano) / Saito Kinen Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa [ EuroArts Music DVD / DVD - released 1/Oct/2017 ] Seiji Ozawa is not only a world-famous Japanese conductor, but also a founder and director of the Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto, home of the Saito Kinen Orchestra, which in 2015 was renamed the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival (OMF). |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
50 Best Rostropovich (3 Disc) Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) [with Leonard Bernstein, David Oistrakh, Seiji Ozawa, George Szell & others] [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 5/Jul/2018 ] A 3-CD compilation of the great cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. |