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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 4, 5 'Spring' & 8. Rondo WoO41 and 6 German Dances WoO42 James Ehnes (violin) & Andrew Armstrong (piano) [ Onyx / CD - released 24/Apr/2020 ] "The fact that two artists of such extraordinary technical skill can demonstrate their whole range without straining the intimate spirit of the duo-sonata medium is just another miracle of this captivating cycle." Editor's Choice Gramophone July 2020 |
BARTOK
Violin Sonatas & Rhapsodies James Ehnes (violin) Andrew Strong (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Jan/2012 ] "They are performances of outstanding musical insight and technical brilliance...James Ehnes and Andrew Armstrong perfectly encapsulate the anxieties projecting in both works...But they also find room for repose and reflection...As with Ehnes's... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Romances (with Schubert: Rondo in A) James Ehnes (violin), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze [ Onyx Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/2017 ] "Technically, Ehnes's playing is a marvel...But, really, it's his - and Manze's - thoughtfulness and patience that make this recording so satisfying." Gramphone Editor's Choice November 2017 |
VIVALDI
The Four Seasons (with sonatas by Tartini & Leclair) James Ehnes (violin) / Sydney Symphony, Andrew Armstrong [ ONYX / CD - released 1/Dec/2015 ] James Ehnes takes a break from the 19th and 20th century repertoire and has recorded for the first time in his career four of the most famous baroque violin concertos - Vivaldi's Four Seasons, the first four works in his set of 12, Op. 8. James also... |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Harold en Italie / Reverie et Caprice, Op. 8 / etc James Ehnes (violin & viola) / Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/May/2015 ] The virtuosic and nine-times Juno-winning Canadian James Ehnes is centre stage in a new recording of orchestral works by Berlioz, with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davis. This recording follows an extraordinarily rare... |
WILLIAM WALTON / CONSTANT LAMBERT
Walton/Lambert: Façades James Geer (tenor) Andrew West, Ronald Woodley (piano) [ Somm / CD - released 5/Jun/2020 ] Façades takes its title from Walton's era-defining "entertainment", heard here in arrangements for four-hand piano of its two orchestral Suites by Lambert - regarded by Walton as the definitive reciter of Edith Sitwell's nonsense verses. |
WAGNER
James Rutherford sings Wagner James Rutherford (baritone) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 22/Mar/2014 ] The Norfolk-born bass-baritone's voice, on this showing, is close to ideal - chocolate-dark and rich in tone, with a deceptive effortlessness and security that shows up many more famous exponents |
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CHARLES IVES
Ives: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 [ Incls Symphony No. 3 'The Camp Meeting'] Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) / Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ CHANDOS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/Mar/2017 ] "This is one of the finest recordings - perhaps the best - of all the many I have heard of Ives." Recording of the Month MusicWeb |
SIBELIUS
Violin Concerto / Finlandia, Op. 26 / Karelia Suite, Op. 11 / etc Jennifer Pike (violin) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2014 ] Jean Sibelius is perhaps best known for his seven great symphonies but there is also a large body of music for the concert hall, the theatre, and the salon, some of which is explored on this release. The Violin Concerto in D minor, Sibelius's only... |
GIOVANNI BOTTESINI
Bottesini: Music for Double Bass and Piano, Vol. 1 Joel Quarrington (double bass) Andrew Burashko (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Mar/2008 ] "Bass players and fans of the instrument will surely be pleased with Toronto Symphony principal bassist Joel Quarrington's intensely lyrical work, and this CD includes several items not listed in other current compilations." (Fanfare) |
GIOVANNI BOTTESINI
Bottesini: Music for Double Bass and Piano, Vol. 2 Joel Quarrington, Harold Hall Robinson (double bass) Andrew Burashko (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Mar/2008 ] Giovanni Bottesini enjoyed a globe-trotting career as "the Paganini of the double bass". He was also a successful conductor and a composer, although only the music he wrote for his own instrument has outlived him. Many of the works on this recording... |
DIEGO ORTIZ
Recercadas del Tratado de Glosas Jordi Savall, Ton Koopman, Rolf Lislevand, Andrew Lawrence-King [ Alia Vox Heritage Series SACD / CD - released 10/Sep/2013 ] Published in Rome in 1553 and re-discovered during the 20th Century, the "Tratado de Glosas" by Spanish composer Diego Ortiz offers - through many variations called "recercadas" - an unmatched panorama of the instrumental music of its time. |
MARIN MARAIS
Suite d'un Gout Etranger (Pieces de viole du IV Livre 1717) Jordi Savall (viol) / Pierre Hantai (harpsichord) / Andrew Lawrence-King (harp) / Pedro Estevan (percussion) [ Alia Vox SACD / 2 SACD - released 1/Nov/2006 ] BBC Music Magazine Award Finalist 2008 (Best Chamber Recording) 'Jordi Savall's pioneering musical and scholarly contributions culminate in this disc. His performance suggests a spiritual connection with Marin Marais. Savall animates the poetry of... |
STRAVINSKY
Oedipus Rex / Les Noces Joseph Cornwell (tenor) Andrew Greenan (bass) Jennifer Lane (mezzo-soprano) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Robert Craft, conductor [ Naxos Stravinsky Edition Vol 1 / CD - released 28/Dec/2004 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "An enormously enjoyable and indispensable addition to the Stravinsky discography." (MusicWeb March 2005) |
VIERNE / WIDOR / DUPRE
French Cathedral Music Joseph Cullen, Andrew Reid (organs) / The Choir of Westminster Abbey, James O'Donnell (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] The Choir of Westminster Cathedral, James O'Donnell |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Gotterdammerung (complete opera recorded in 2009) Katarina Dalayman / Lars Cleveman / Attila Jun / Andrew Shore / Peter Coleman-Wright / BBC Symphony Chorus / The Halle Orchestra / Mark Elder [ Halle / 5 CD Box Set - released 19/Jul/2010 ] "It's the most compelling and best-cast Götterdämmerung on disc since Barenboim's from Bayreuth" Gramophone Awards 2010 WINNER - Opera |
KEN WILSON
Music For Woodwinds Zephyr Wind Quintet, NZSO, Peter Scholes, Ben Hoadley, Adrianna Lis, Andrew Uren [ Atoll Records / CD - released 26/Jan/2018 ] Ken Wilson's works are played by a variety of performers including the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, and the Zephyr Quintet. |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Der Rosenkavalier (highlights in English) Yvonne Kenny, Diana Montague, Rosemary Joshua, John Tomlinson, Andrew Shore [ Chandos Opera in English / CD - released 13/Sep/2012 ] "Parry paces the score most persuasively, and the orchestral sound is aptly sumptuous...Diana Montague is a winningly expressive Octavian, and Rosemary Joshua a sweet-toned Sophie." (Penguin Guide) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Landscape and Time The King's Singers with Andrew Swait (Treble) [ Signum / CD - released 25/Nov/2006 ] The King's Singers present a disc of some of their best and most requested repertoire. |
WAGNER
Parsifal (complete opera recorded in 2011) La Monnaie de Munt / Andrew Richards, Anna Larsson, Jan-Hendrik Rooterin, Thomas Johannes Maye / Hartmut Haenchen (conductor) [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / 2 DVD - released 20/Feb/2015 ] "Richards and Larsson make memorable role debuts, the tenor offering unfailingly fresh, firm and powerful tone...[Larsson's] singing in the seduction has true allure." (International Record Review) |
