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HANDEL
Messiah (complete oratorio) Gillian Keith, Daniel Taylor, Tom Randle, Sumner Thompson / Handel and Haydn Society, Harry Christophers [ Coro / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] Harry Christophers and the Handel and Haydn Society release a new recording of Handel's ever-popular Messiah, recorded live in the superb acoustic of Boston's Symphony Hall. |
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PHILIP GLASS
Book Of Longing: A Song Cycle based on the Poetry and Images of Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen (spoken text) Dominique Plaisant (soprano) Tara Hugo (mezzo) Will Erat (tenor) Daniel Keeling (bass-baritone) Philip Glass (keyboard) [ Orange Mountain Music / 2 CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] "For me, this work is both a departure from past work and a fulfillment of an artistic dream." -Philip Glass |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Götterdämmerung BLU-RAY AUDIO ONLY Gun-Brit Barkmin, Daniel Brenna, Eric Halfvarson, Shenyang / Hong Kong Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden [ Naxos Blu-Ray Audio / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Feb/2019 ] 24-bit, 96 kHz Stereo and Surround Recordings This unique programme is the first time that all the ballet music from Verdi's operas has been brought together in a single recording. Although The Four Seasons from I vespri siciliani (The Sicilian... |
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Beethoven,
Fidelio, Don Giovanni, Der Rosenkavalier, Aida, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Die Frau ohne Schatten Hampson, Isokoski, Gruberova, Schade, Raimondi, Furlanetto, Daniel, Kirchschlager, Kühmeier, Tichy, Urmana, Botha, Grund [ ORFEO / 2 CD - released 5/Dec/2005 ] |
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CHARLES IVES
Sonatas for Violin and Piano Hansheinz Schneeberger (violin) / Daniel Cholette (piano) [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] These are the definitive performances |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 (complete) Helena Juntunen (soprano) Katarina Karnaus (mezzo) Daniel Norman (tenor) Neal Davies (bass-baritone) Minnesota Chorale & Orchestra / Osmo Vanska [ BIS SACD / 5 SACD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] "History will tell us whether this cycle stands above those of other conductors and orchestras, but for now I'm placing my copy at the top of an already rather distinguished pile of references." (Recording of the Month Jan 2010 MusicWeb) |
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BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.9 'Choral' Helena Juntunen, Katarina Karnaus, Daniel Norman, Neal Davies / Minnesota Chorale & Orchestra / Osmo Vanska [ BIS SACD / SACD - released 1/Sep/2006 ] "Vänskä gives us the shock and awe of Beethoven. So many Beethoven sets fall at the final hurdle, but Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota players bring their best, overwhelming form to this symphony." Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Dec 2006) |
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VIVALDI / ALBINONI / MOZART / MOLTER / CRUSELL / etc
Wind Concertos [special priced boxed set] Henk de Graaf (clarinet) Daniel Smith (Bassoon) Stefan Schilli (oboe) (trumpet) Herman Jeurissen (horn) Emma Johnson (clarinet) etc [ Brilliant Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2010 ] A delightful collection of Wind concertos, featuring some rarer works amongst the well known. |
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HANSON
Concerto for Organ, Harp and Strings / Nymph and Satyr Holly Blake / Jonathan Blumenpheld / Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra / Daniel Spalding [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 15/Aug/2006 ] "I was just pleasantly surprised by the Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra. Two words remain: Encore! and More!" (MusicWeb Bargain of the Month Nov 2006) |
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VERDI
Aida (complete opera recorded in 2012) Arena di Verona / Hui He, Marco Berti, Andrea Ulbrich, Ambrogio Maestri / Daniel Oren (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 15/Jan/2014 ] "[Hui He] is quite magnificent, her silvery-toned soprano soaring above the orchestra. Add her involved and expressive acting and excellent vocal characterisation to a smooth legato line and I was bowled over." (MusicWeb) |
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50 BEST CHOPIN
50 Best Chopin: Includes 'Andante Spianato And Grande Polonaise' & 'Minute' Waltz Ingrid Fliter, Stephen Kovacevich, Maurizio Pollini, Garrick Ohlsson, Daniel Barenboim, Dmitri Alexeev, Dinu Lipatti, Cecile Ousset.etc [ EMI / Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Feb/2011 ] This 3 CD box set contains all the most familiar and best-loved works by the Polish composer Frédéric Chopin, performed by a galaxy of star pianists. |
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ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Schoenberg: Violin concerto / Verklärte Nacht [Transfigured Night] Isabelle Faust (violin) / Daniel Harding, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, A. Tamestit & J-G. Queyras [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 28/Feb/2020 ] "Faust brings a fabulous range of colour and expressive nuance to this music, and Daniel Harding matches her understanding in the way he teases out the wiry orchestral textures around her violin lines." The Guardian Five Stars |
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BELA BARTOK
Bartok: Violin Concertos Isabelle Faust (violin) / Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 29/Jul/2013 ] BBC Music Magazine Awards 2014 Concerto Finalist / GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD NOMINATION 2014 |
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ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Complete Masses / Te Deum Isabelle Müller-Kant (sop) Daniel Sans (ten) Eibe Möhlmann (mezzo) Christof Fischesser (bass) / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Heinz Rögner [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 20/Apr/2013 ] Described and caricatured as an eccentric and even as a late developer, Anton Bruckner, born in Linz, Austria, in 1824, is today considered one of the greatest late‐ Romantic composers. Famed for his symphonies - grand, epic creations that are... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: 60th Anniversary Concert BLU-RAY Israel Philharmonic / Zubin Mehta, Daniel Barenboim [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 28/Feb/2014 ] The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the best orchestras in the world, celebrated its 60th Anniversary with a Gala Concert in 1996 conducted by Zubin Mehta and Daniel Barenboim. |
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J. S. BACH
Violin Concertos / Double Concertos [2 CD set] Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman / English Chamber Orchestra / Daniel Barenboim (with Neil Black, oboe) [ Itzhak Perlman complete Warner Recordings / 2 CD - released 5/Nov/2015 ] Perlman has said that "the transparency of Bach's writing leaves it open to many interpretations". Here, in partnership with conductor Daniel Barenboim, violinist Pinchas Zukerman and oboist Neil Black, he brings his distinctive musical wisdom to six... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello (LP) Itzhak Perlman (violin) Yo-Yo Ma (cello) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Warner Classics / LP - released 29/Aug/2025 ] This recording of Brahms' Double Concerto with Itzhak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma, with Daniel Barenboim conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, was originally released in 1997, captured from a live recording at Orchestra Hall in Chicago in 1996. |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Itzhak Perlman (violin) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Warner Classics Itzhak Perlman Edition / CD - released 20/Nov/2015 ] "Perlman's newest digital account of the Brahms finds him at his most commanding, powerful and full of nonchant flair to a degree that no rival today can quite match." *** Three Stars Penguin Guide |
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W.A. MOZART
The Violin Sonatas (Complete) (4CD) Itzhak Perlman (violin) Daniel Barenboim (piano) [ DG Collector's Edition / 4 CD - released 12/Oct/2004 ] "All in all, though, this Perlman-Barenboim set is consistent interpretatively and a major achievement on its own terms" - Gramophone |
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ITZHAK PERLMAN
Itzhak Perlman - A Portrait [2 CD set] Itzhak Perlman (violin) with Andre Previn, Samuel Sanders, John Toll, Daniel Barenboim & Bernard Haitinkl [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2012 ] Itzhak Perlman radiates a generosity of spirit that is reflected as much in the richness of his interpretations as in the irresistible exuberance of his virtuosity. This survey of his supreme achievement as a violinist embraces complete concertos by... |