HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Odyssey Ben Heppner, Michelle de Young, Petra Lang, Enkelejda Shkosa, Tabea Zimmermann / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / CD / 16 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/2002 ] This 16 disc box set brings together all of Davis' iconic Berlioz recordings made for LSO Live, from celebrated interpretations of popular orchestral works to landmark opera recordings, including the double Grammy Award-winning Les Troyens. |
J. S. BACH
The Imaginary Music Book of J.S Bach Café Zimmermann [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 8/Oct/2021 ] "One of the best of Café Zimmermann's very fine recordings, with Pablo Valetti and Céline Frisch the binary stars around which the other luminaries revolve in the harmony of the spheres." MusicWeb recommended Oct 2021 |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Lamento Café Zimmermann, Damien Guillion (countertenor) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 11/Sep/2020 ] "This is a release you will want to listen to over and over again for its beauty, but perhaps also for its power to heal." Editor's Choice Gramophone Awards Issue 2020 |
J.S. BACH
Complete Concertos for Various Instruments (includes Brandenburg Concertos, Orchestral Suites and Keyboard Concertos) Cafe Zimmermann [ Alpha Classics / 6 CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] This complete set of instrumental works for large forces by J. S. Bach represents, for the ensemble Café Zimmermann and for Alpha, the fruit of ten years' work and research. The great care taken over each volume - in the choice of musicians and... |
J. S. BACH
Concerts avec plusiers instruments Vol. 5 Cafe Zimmermann [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 18/Oct/2011 ] "the bracing effect of hearing this over-familiar music pared down to its essentials to a degree not even the most radical of Cafe Zimmermann's predecessors have managed is refreshing indeed." International Record Review, July/August 2011 |
J.S. BACH
Concerts pour plusiers instruments Vol. 4 Cafe Zimmermann [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] The French Ensemble Café Zimmermann, conducted by violinist Pablo Valetti and harpsichord player Céline Frisch, is renowned throughout the world for the clarity and precision of its interpretations and its extraordinary collective virtuosity. This is... |
J.S. BACH
Concerts pour plusiers instruments Vol.1 Cafe Zimmermann [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 26/Mar/2006 ] Grouped around the Brandenburg Concertos these 3 volumes of "concertos for various instruments" collect some of J.S.Bach's most famous concertos. |
J.S. BACH
Concerts pour plusiers instruments Vol.2 Cafe Zimmermann [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 26/Mar/2006 ] Grouped around the Brandenburg Concertos these 3 volumes of "concertos for various instruments" collect some of J.S.Bach's most famous concertos. |
J.S. BACH
Concerts pour plusiers instruments Vol.3 Cafe Zimmermann [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 26/Mar/2006 ] Grouped around the Brandenburg Concertos these 3 volumes of "concertos for various instruments" collect some of J.S.Bach's most famous concertos. |
JEAN-BAPISTE LULLY / MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER / JEAN HENRY d"ANGLEBERT / etc
Splendeurs de Versailles [10 CD set] Cafe Zimmermann, Le poeme Harmonique, Vincent Dumestre, Ensemble Pierre Robert, Frederic Desenclos, etc [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 20/Nov/2016 ] Versailles: its court, its atmosphere and its music . . . So many splendours emblematic of a monument with an incomparably rich history. The works associated with the palace have travelled down the centuries and today represent a precious part of our... |
JEAN-HENRY d'ANGLEBERT
Pieces de Clavecin & airs d'apres M. de Lully Celine Frisch (clavecin francais) / Cafe Zimmermann / Paul Valetti [ Alpha / 2 CD - released 21/Sep/2007 ] The originality of this recording lies in the fact that it enables music lovers to compare D'Anglebert's transcriptions with the music of Lully in its original version. |
J. S. BACH / GYORGY KURTAG
Tabea Zimmermann Solo II Tabea Zimmermann (viola) [ Myrios / CD - released 16/Oct/2020 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Instrumental |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos 1 & 2 Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) / NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestrer, Alan Gilbert [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 25/Nov/2016 ] "stunningly performed and recorded, Zimmermann's inspiring release on BIS deserves substantial praise." MusicWeb Feb 2017 |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 2 Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 6/Oct/2023 ] Since the mid-1980s, Frank Peter Zimmermann has earned recognition as one of the world's leading violinists, admired not only for his technical skill and interpretive intelligence, but also for his versatility in a wide-ranging repertoire. His... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol.1 Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) [ BIS SACD / CD - released 25/Feb/2022 ] Since the mid-1980s, Frank Peter Zimmermann has earned recognition as one of the leading violinists, admired not only for his technical skill and interpretive intelligence, but also for his versatility in a wide-ranging repertoire. His extensive... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: String Trios Op. 3 & Op. 8 Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Antoine Tamestit (viola) & Christian Poltéra (cello) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 22/Mar/2014 ] It is often said that Beethoven's three String Trios Op.9, together with Mozart's Divertimento, form the pinnacle of their genre - one which by the beginning of the 19th century would be almost supplanted by the string quartet. Be that as it may; it... |
IGOR STRAVINSKY / BELLA BARTOK / BOHUSLAV MARTINU
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto (with works by Bartók & Martinů) Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) / Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 19/Jan/2024 ] "With Jakub Hrůša and his super-attentive Bamberg orchestra, Frank Peter Zimmermann trumps the self-confident projection of his younger self." Gramophone |
SIBELIUS
Violin Concerto / The Bard / The Wood Nymph Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) / Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / John Storgards [ Ondine / CD - released 18/Oct/2010 ] "Frank Peter Zimmermann matches intensity with passionate virtuosity in this performance of Sibelius's Violin Concerto, the Helsinki Philharmonic providing a backcloth of impressive detail, strength and incisiveness." The Telegraph, 17th September... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas: Nos 1 -4 Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Martin Helmchen (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 4/Sep/2020 ] "These recordings are conversations by a perfect instrumental pairing." BBC Music |
LUDWIG van BEEHOVEN
Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas Vol. 3 (Sonatas 8-10) Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Martin Helmchen (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/Sep/2021 ] The final volume from the acclaimed team of Zimmermann and Helmchen |