BEETHOVEN / TCHAIKOVSKY
Herbert von Karajan Memorial Concert (concert recorded in 2008) BLU-RAY Berlin Philharmonic / Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Seiji Ozawa (cond) [ Unitel Classics / Medici Arts BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Sep/2011 ] "For Anne-Sophie Mutter the saying "Make every note count" becomes less a vague cliché and more a matter of fact. Her violin playing has an imagination, a curiosity and a near-endless reserve of psychic energy." The New York Times |
JANACEK
The Cunning Little Vixen BLU-RAY Isabel Bayrakdarian, Lauren Curnow, Quinn Kelsey, Judith Christin / Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Seiji Ozawa / Laurent Pelly (director) [ Arthaus Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 15/Jan/2014 ] Based on an illustrated tale published as a newspaper serial, this fanciful opera is one of Janácek´s true masterworks - at once charming, frightening, tragic and, in the end, life-affirming. The Cunning Little Vixen has been seldom staged in Italy,... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Seiji Ozawa at the Matsumoto Festival: Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 2 & 7 / Choral Fantasy Martha Argerich (piano), Saito Kinen Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 29/Sep/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). |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites: Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker, Swan Lake Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa [ DG Entree / CD - released 1/Nov/2004 ] "Ozawa with his light ballet touch is a natural for this score. He is a superb orchestral technician as well, so he achieves a finely calculated and polished orchestral response. He begins particularly well after a stylish account of the ''Miniature... |
SESSIONS / PANUFNIK
Concerto for Orchestra / Eighth Symphony Boston Symphony Orchestra / Seiji Ozawa [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jun/2002 ] 'Not to be missed' (San Francisco Chronicle) |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: The Ballets: The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty (complete) Boston Symphony Orchestra / Seiji Ozawa / Russian National Orchestra / Mikhail Pletnev [Sleeping Beauty] [ DG Collector's Edition / 5 CD - released 6/Dec/2004 ] Squeezed onto just 5 CDs, here are Tchaikovsky three great ballets, complete, and offered at budget for the first time. |
MUSSORGSKY
Pictures at an Exhibition / A Night on Bare Mountain (with Britten - Young Person's guide to the Orchestra) Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Seiji Ozawa (conductor) [ Sony / RCA Originals / CD - released 10/Apr/2011 ] "Though you clearly have a superlative orchestra showing off its virtuosity, the distinctive point of this reading is that Ozawa never forces the pace or underlines unnecessarily...an excellent version still competitive with the best... |
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. |
CARL ORFF
Carmina Burana Evelyn Mandac, Stanley Kolk, Sherrill Milnes / Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa [ Sony / RCA Originals / CD - released 10/Apr/2011 ] "I would urge the mid-price RCA version by Ozawa every time...polished and incisive with Sherrill Milnes as a magnificent baritone soloist." (Gramophone) |
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! |
HENRYK WIENIAWSKI
Wieniawski: Violin Concertos Nos 1 & 2 Itzhak Perlman (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa [ Warner Classics Itzhak Perlman Edition / CD - released 20/Feb/2019 ] Henryk Wieniawski's concertos offer a distinctively Slavonic take on Paganini's virtuosic innovations. One of the most important violinists of the nineteenth century, he was born in Poland and travelled widely, but became especially influential in... |
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. |
GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Requiem op. 48 / Pavane op. 50 / Elegie for Cello and Orchestra / etc Kathleen Battle / Andreas Schmidt / Jules Eskin / Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra / Carlo Maria Giulini / Seiji Ozawa [ Deutsche Grammophon Entree / CD - released 6/Oct/2003 ] "This most peaceful and accepting of all Requiems finds its ideal benefactor in Carlo Maria Giulini, whose characteristically unhurried approach precisely captures the work's calming essence." (Amazon.com) |
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 |
LISZT
The Liszt Recordings [2 CD set] Krystian Zimerman (piano), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 19/Sep/2011 ] "Coinciding with the death of his mother and the birth of his daughter, these recordings were intensely personal for Zimerman. The Concertos are scintillating, the Sonata Olympian." (Five Stars BBC Music) |
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
Beethoven: Symphony No.1 In C / Piano Concerto 1 Martha Argerich (piano), Mito Chamber Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa [ Decca / CD - released 2/Jun/2018 ] "Argerich and Ozawa spark off each other, and energy bubbles in the orchestra. As so often with her performances, her phrasing and articulation constantly surprise and illuminate." BBC Music |