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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Waltzes & Arias / Folk Songs & Lullabies Rita Streich (soprano) / RIAS Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Kurt Gaebel [ SBS Deutsche Grammophon Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] 'A voice so bright that an inner light radiates in her singing, Streich is pure pleasure to listen to … Highly recommended' Fanfare |
BERTHOLD GOLDSCHMIDT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Goldschmidt: Beatrice Cenci (complete opera with libretto) Roberta Alexander, Stefan Stoll, Simon Estes, Della Jones / Berlin Radio Chorus, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lothar Zagrosek [ Sony Classical / 2 CD Box Set - released 7/Feb/1995 ] "The cast is a strong one, dominated by the burnished tone of Roberta Alexander in the title role of the abused daughter. Della Jones as her stepmother Lucrezia is equally fine" BBC Music |
ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Schnittke: Film Music Volume 5 Rundfunkchor Berlin, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Frank Strobel [ Capriccio / Hybrid SACD - released 8/Oct/2021 ] Alfred Schnittke's film music encapsulates almost everything that characterises the Russian composer's compositional style. A self-described polystylist, he began writing for film in the 1960s, penning 66 film scores between 1962 and 1984 for Soviet... |
ERICH KORNGOLD
Korngold: Piano Trio, Op 1 String Sextet, Op 10 Spectrum Concerts Berlin [ Naxos / CD - released 23/Oct/2020 ] Korngold's breathtaking precocity is everywhere in evidence in these two chamber masterpieces. The Piano Trio was composed when he was just twelve years old but its symphonic breadth and brilliantly demanding piano writing reveal myriad tonal colours... |
ERICH KORNGOLD
Korngold: Suite, Op 23 / Piano Quintet, Op 15 Spectrum Concerts Berlin [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Nov/2020 ] Erich Korngold was described as 'arguably the most remarkable prodigy in history', whose transition into artistic maturity was almost seamless. The successes of his youth continued with works such as the Piano Quintet, Op. 15, in which the brilliant... |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Tannhauser (complete opera recorded in 2014) BLU-RAY Staatsoper Berlin / Peter Seiffert, Marina Prudenskaya, Ann Petersen, Peter Mattei, René Pape / Daniel Barenboim (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 18/Dec/2015 ] "Daniel Barenboim provides spacious and lucid conducting … Mattei's finely enunciated Wolfram and Peter Seiffert encompassing the title-role's difficulties with a constant eye on their dramatic import." (Gramophone January 2016) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos 1 - 5 (recorded live in 2007) Stattakapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (piano and conductor) [ Euroarts / 2 DVD Box Set - released 22/Dec/2007 ] In November 2007, Daniel Barenboim completed a cycle of Beethoven's piano concertos. Recorded live at the prestigious Klavier-Festival Ruhr in May 2007, this DVD recording reflects both a very individual and special reading of Beethoven's music. |
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Mozart: Gran Partita - Wind Serenades K. 361 & 375 Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 7/May/2021 ] "For those wanting the music played on the kinds of instruments that Mozart himself knew, this beautifully recorded new version sweeps the field." Gramophone Editor's Choice July 2021 |
J.S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Triple Concerto BWV1044; Harpsichord Cto. BWV 1052 Akademie far Alte Musik Berlin [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 25/Oct/2002 ] "the gestures bold and the virtuosity glittering." - International Record Review |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI / JEAN-FERY REBEL
Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni [The Four Seasons] / Rebel: Les Eléments Midori Seiler (solo violin) / Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 14/Jun/2019 ] "..[Midori Seiler] and the Berliners have simply insisted on taking nothing for granted...the sheer flair of this new release dazzles as much as it delights." BBC Music |
PAUL WRANITZKY
Wranitzky: Symphonies Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bernhard Forck [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 17/Jun/2022 ] Bernhard Forck leads Akamus in a spirited showcase of the Moravian-born composer's gifts as an orchestrator, featuring the overture to Oberon, the 'Grande Symphonie caractéristique pour la Paix avec la République francaise', and the 'Tempest' Symphony. |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Isabelle Faust, Antoine Tamestit [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 17/Sep/2021 ] Johann Sebastian Bach and the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin go back a long way together! This recording, made with the welcome participation of Isabelle Faust and Antoine Tamestit, follows the complete violin concertos (2019), which left a lasting... |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Missa Cellensis in honorem Beatissimae Virginis Marie Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin & Justin Doyle - RIAS Kamerchor [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 15/Nov/2019 ] "Altogether, there is much to discover in this little-known work, and the conductor Justin Doyle with his talented team of soloists and the RIAS Chamber Choice and Berlin Akademie für Alte Musik do it proud. Recommended." BBC Music Five Stars |
SCHUMANN / VOLKMANN / GERNSHEIM / DIETRICH
Cello Concertos Alban Gerhardt (cello) / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Hannu Lintu [ Hyperion Romantic Cello Concerto Vol 2 / CD - released 1/Mar/2007 ] 'Alban Gerhardt throws himself into the fray with thrilling virtuoso abandon and the recording is out of Hyperion's top drawer' (Classic FM Magazine ) ***** |
ERIC KORNGOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Korngold: Between Two Worlds / Symphonic Serenade / Theme & Variations Alexander Frey (piano) / Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Deutsches Sinfonie-Orchester, Berlin, John Mauceri [ Decca / CD - released 20/Jul/1995 ] "I commend Morton Winding and [Decca] and Deutschland Radio for the wonderful presentation of Korngold's score to "Between Two Worlds". The presentation of the score as a symphonic serenade of 14 cues offers excellent audio quality" MovieMusicUK |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat Alfred Brendel (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Philips / CD - released 1/Jun/1992 ] "This recording of Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2, featuring Alfred Brendel and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Claudio Abbado, is widely praised for its thoughtful and nuanced interpretation. Reviewers highlight Brendel's aristocratic poise,... |
EDWARD ELGAR / ELLIOT CARTER / MAX BRUCH
Elgar/Carter/Bruch: Cello Concertos Alisa Weilerstein (cello) / Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 11/Nov/2012 ] RECORDING OF THE YEAR: BBC Music Magazine Awards 2014 BBC Music Magazine Awards 2014 - Concerto WINNER NZ LISTENER BEST CLASSICAL Recordings 2014 |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos Nos 1 / Violin Concerto Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Augustin Dumay (violin) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy / London Symphony Orchestra, Emil Tchakarov [ EMI Red Line / CD - released 21/Oct/1997 ] Andrei Gavrilov was born into a family of artists in Moscow. His father was Vladimir Gavrilov (May 30, 1923 - December 4, 1970), one of the eminent Russian painters during the middle of the 20th century, through whom Gavrilov also has German... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Symphony No 9 (1977 recording) Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Peter Schreier, Jose van Dam / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 2/Feb/1977 ] Original recording from 1977 |
W.A. MOZART
Violin Concertos Nos 3 K216 & No 5 K219 (rec 1978) Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 20/Oct/2004 ] "This is where Mutter's recording career and relationship with DG all began: her first recording alongside Karajan, just one year after the maestro invited the young prodigy to work with him." Gramophone Magazine, October 2008 |
