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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Parsifal (complete opera recorded at Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin, 1992) Berlin State Opera / Poul Elming, Waltraud Meier, John Tomlinson, Günter von Kannen / Daniel Barenboim [ Euroarts DVD / 3 DVD - released 15/Sep/2016 ] "a must for those who love this work...[Elming] is remarkable in the title role, his concentration and reactions on a par with Jon Vickers's and the voice in pristine shape" (International Record Review) |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Parsifal (Complete opera recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY Berlin State Opera / Wolfgang Koch, Andreas Schager, Anja Kampe, Matthias Hölle / Daniel Barenboim (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 28/Sep/2016 ] The Wagner's mystic masterpiece "Parsifal" at Staatsoper Berlin staged by Dmitri Tcherniakov and conducted by Daniel Barenboim. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: The Symphonies, Ein deutsches Requiem & Concertos Berlin & Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras, Wilhelm Furtwangler, with Yehudi Menuhin, Edwin Fisher, Willi Boskovsky, etc [ Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2008 ] Wilhelm Furtwängler saw "a wild, fantastic and even demonic universe" in the symphonies of Brahms. "Music is not something that is invented and constructed," he wrote, "but something that grows, emerging … directly from the hands of nature." With... |
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W. A. MOZART
Barenboim plays Mozart Piano Concertos [Nos 20 - 27] (rec 1986-1989) Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor) [ EuroArts DVD / 2 DVD - released 1/Apr/2014 ] "these are impeccably presented and beautifully rendered performances" (Five Stars BBC Music) |
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W. A. MOZART
Barenboim plays Mozart Piano Concertos [Nos 20 - 27] (rec 1986-1989) BLU-RAY Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor) [ EuroArts Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Feb/2014 ] "With more than four hours of music, and with some wonderful performances of Mozart's last 8 piano concertos, this is a real bargain." (Musicweb) |
W. A. MOZART
Barenboim plays & conducts Mozart (rec 2006) Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor) with Radek Baborak (horn) [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 1/Jul/2016 ] The Grammy award-winning pianist Daniel Barenboim, long known for his Mozart interpretations, turns his attention to a selection of symphonies and concertos. |
W. A. MOZART / RICHARD STRAUSS
Karajan conducts Mozart & Strauss (Recorded at the Salzburg Festival, August 1970) Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Herbert von Karajan [ Testament / CD - released 1/Mar/2014 ] Recorded at the Salzburg Festival, August 1970 |
NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade (LP) Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Vinyl / LP - released 5/Apr/2019 ] Deutsche Grammophon makes Herbert von Karajan's and the Berliner Philharmoniker's famous "Sheherazade" recording (1967) available again on vinyl. |
MAHLER
Symphony No. 7 Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Michael Gielen [ Testament / CD - released 15/Mar/2015 ] "In this fabulously executed account, all lead inexorably toward the apocalyptic nightmare world of the Rondo-Finale, Mahler's most avant-garde music: never more "contemporary" in its sound than Gielen makes it here." (Sunday Times) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 3, 7, 8 & Consecration of the House Overture Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Paul van Kempen [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 25/Mar/2015 ] "this is an outstanding issue. […] Van Kempen and the Berlin orchestra do indeed play the work in a wonderfully sensitive manner" (Gramophone on Symphony 3) |
BEETHOVEN / HAYDN / MOZART
Rudolf Kempe conducts Haydn, Beethoven and Mozart (recorded in 1962) Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Rudolf Kempe [ Testament / CD - released 1/Mar/2014 ] "I had the good fortune to attend a Rudolf Kempe (1910-1976) concert at Carnegie Hall, one of the "visiting orchestra series" of concerts that featured the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and solo Heather Harper in the Richard Strauss Four Last Songs.... |
LIGETI / WAGNER / ELGAR / STRAVINSKY
Sir Simon Rattle & Sol Gabetta (Recorded live at Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, 2014) BLU-RAY Sol Gabetta (cello) / Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Simon Rattle [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 10/Apr/2017 ] "Overall then this is rather more than a souvenir of a very good concert, for it enshrines four performances each of which is worth not only hearing, but rehearing." MusicWeb Feb 2017 |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Finlandia / En Saga / Karelia Suite / Swan of Tuonela / etc Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / CD - released 22/Aug/2015 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - "Virile, atmospheric readings. Another classic to treasure in this series with very good sound" (MusicWeb Jan 2007) |
DVORAK / DEBUSSY / RAVEL / TCHAIKOVSKY / RACHMANINOV
The Sound of Herbert von Karajan Alexis Weissenberg (piano) / Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Orchestre de Paris, Herbert von Karajan [ Warner Classics / 3 CD - released 1/Jan/2018 ] Herbert von Karajan is recognised as one of the greatest conductors of the last century and during his career he produced a vast discography of what are still considered some of the greatest recordings ever made. |
BEETHOVEN
Symphonies Nos 5 & 7 (Rec 1982/3) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/ Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Entree / CD - released 11/Oct/2002 ] Beethoven wrote nine symphonies spanning twenty-three years. No. 5 has perhaps the most familiar opening of any piece of music, while No. 7 is a life-affirming masterpiece. Both are conducted by one of the composer’s foremost interpreters. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 / Symphony No. 8 (Rec 1961-62) Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Herbert von Karajan [ ABC Australian Deutsche Grammophon Eloquence / CD - released 20/Jun/2007 ] "Of Karajan's four recorded cycles, the 1961-62 set is the most compelling, combining high polish with a biting sense of urgency and spontaneity..these are incandescent performances, superbly played." (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphony Nos. 4, 5 & 6 'Pathetique' Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Herbert von Karajan [ EMI Gemini / Warner / 2 CD - released 20/May/2007 ] "Interpretatively Karajan's reading remains very similar to his later view. By 1960 Karajan had already moulded the Berlin Philharmonic into a superb, uniquely polished band." (Gramophone Magazine on the 4th Symphony) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: The Symphonies Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Karl Bohm [ DG Collector's Edition / 10 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2006 ] 'An excellent bargain, and not just for the historical specialist, but for all Mozartians.' Penguin Guide |
GUSTAV HOLST
Holst: The Planets (with Matthews' 'Pluto' and other works) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Rundfunkchor Berlin / Sir Simon Rattle [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 11/Nov/2006 ] "Rattle conducts the [Planets] suite with uncritical gusto, letting the orchestra's lush sheen show... This audacious project is carried by Rattle's flair, and nurtured with the optimal conditions needed to give new works a wider orbit. Watch the... |
BORODIN / MUSSORGSKY
Simon Rattle conducts Mussorgsky & Borodin (Live-recording from the Philharmonie Berlin Dec 31, 2007) BLU-RAY Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Sir Simon Rattle [ EuroArts Music Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 27/Oct/2010 ] "Technically speaking this is an outstanding issue…picture quality and colour balance are exceptional…the sound-picture [is] clear and truthfully balanced." (International Record Review) |
