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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS / FREDERICK DELIUS
Saint-Saens/Delius: Cello Concertos Jacqueline du Pré (cello), The Philadelphia Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent [ Warner Classics / LP - released 24/Jan/2025 ] In this important live recording, Jacqueline Du Pré's rendition of Camille Saint-Saëns' famous 1st Cello Concerto is made all the more sentimental with her husband Daniel Barenboim conducting The Philadelphia Orchestra behind her. |
CARL ORFF
Orff: Carmina Burana Janice Harsanyi (soprano) Rudolf Petrak (tenor) / Columbia Symphony Orchestra / The Philadelphia Orchestra / Eugene Ormandy [ Sony Essential Classics / CD - released 7/Dec/2001 ] Rosette (highest rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
WYNTON MARSALIS
Marsalis: Violin Concerto; Fiddle Dance Suite Nicola Benedetti (violin) / Philadelphia Orchestra, Christian Macelaru [ Decca / CD - released 19/Jul/2019 ] "Who would have thought that a trumpet master could have written so idiomatically and pungently for solo violin?" MusicWeb Recommended |
PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4 / 1812 Overture / Marche Slave Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy [ Sony Essential / CD - released 27/Apr/2008 ] "Another replacement for a vinyl album I had years ago. The interpretation is just as inspired as I remember it, but with the clarity of CD. The use of the Choir for the Hymn during the opening of the 1812 is breathtaking. My all-time favorite... |
JOHANN STRAUSS 11
Waltzes and Polkas Philadelphia Orchestra / Eugene Ormandy [ Sony Essential / CD - released 5/Jun/2008 ] "I personally feel that almost all of the material Ormandy committed to disc with the Philadelphians during his association with CBS/Columbia/Sony is worth owning, and this CD of Strauss Waltzes is no exception." (Amazon.com) |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 10 (Performing version by Deryck Cooke) (Rec 1965) The Philadelphia Orchestra / Eugene Ormandy [ Sony Great Performances / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] "Ormandy's approach is to let the music speak for itself and has a simplicity that is very moving. This could never be the last word on Mahler 10 - after all, it was the first! But it is well worth hearing and should surely be on the shelves of... |
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Complete Ballet) Philadelphia Orchestra / Wolfgang Sawallisch [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2004 ] "Wolfgang Sawallisch and the Philadelphia Orchestra give an aristocratic overview in spaciously recorded sound and even include the 'supplementary' Pas de deux in Act 3." 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) |
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Highlights from the ballet) Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch [ Warner Classics Inspiration / CD - released 2/Feb/2015 ] "Wolfgang Sawallisch and the Philadelphia Orchestra give an aristocratic overview in spaciously recorded sound." (1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die) |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring [complete ballet] plus Stokowski arrangements of Bach) Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Aug/2014 ] "Nézet-Séguin's army of admirers will love the young Canadian conductor's affectionate homage to Leopold Stokowski, his greatest predecessor as maestro of the Philadelphia Orchestra...The playing is crystal clear in a dry acoustic, though stolid at t |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 13 / Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 26/Feb/2021 ] "Indeed, [his] account of the troubled First Symphony is as surprising and as thrilling as any I have heard since the much-lauded Ormandy account...An altogether stunning album." Gramophone February 2021 Recording of the Month |
WAGNER
Wagner: Orchestral Works Philadelphia Orchestra, Christian Thielemann [ Deutsche Grammophon First Choice / CD - released 1/Aug/2014 ] "This well-recorded and beautifully played Wagner programme is certainly enjoyable...The very opening of the Tristan Liebestod also brings real tension... the orchestral response is impressive and the climax expands quite thrillingly." (Gramophone) |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 Alicia de Larrocha (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Concerto). The Philadelphia Orchestra (Symphonic Dances). Charles Dutoit [ Decca ABC Eloquence / CD - released 18/Aug/2005 ] Recorded early in Dutoit's career and originally coupled with the Schumann concerto, this is the first appearance on CD of his Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 with Alicia de Larrocha as a fine and poetic soloist. |
J. S. BACH
Stokowski Transcriptions, Vol. 2 (recorded 1929-50) All-American Youth Orchestra / Philadelphia Orchestra / Leopold Stokowski [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] Includes the CD début of Stokowski's only recording of the Second Orchestral Suite, which has been unavailable for the past half-century. |
BEETHOVEN / CHOPIN / LISZT / MENDELSSOHN / SCHUMANN / etc
Ania Dorfmann - The Complete RCA Victor Recordings Ania Dorfman (piano) / NBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Arturo Toscanini, The Robin Hood Dell Orchestra Of Philadelphia, Erich Leinsdorf [ RCA Red Seal / Sony Classical / 9 CD Box Set - released 7/Aug/2017 ] The first ever CD release of Ania Dorfmann's complete RCA Victor recordings from 1939-1959. Nine CDs transferred, mixed and mastered from the original analogue master discs and tapes using 24bit/192kHz technology. The collaborations with Arturo... |
SAINT-SAENS / FRANCK / MOZART / BEETHOVEN / CHOPIN / GRIEG / RACHMANINOV / etc
Arthur Rubinstein plays Great Piano Concertos Arthur Rubinstein (piano) / Philadelphia Orchestra / Symphony of the Air / Los Angeles Philharmonic / London Philharmonic Orchestra [ Sony RCA Masters / 11 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2016 ] "he brings it up with the freshness of new discovery, and still more important, with an aristocracy of style proving the truth of his claim that "an interpreter of talent can ennoble any piece he plays if he is a recreater and not a mere performer" |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Brahms: Double Concerto / Beethoven: Violin Sonatas (1950-1951) Artur Balsam (Piano) / Vladimir Horowitz (Piano) / Philadelphia Robin Hood Dell Orchestra, Fritz Reiner (Conductor) [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 14/Sep/2006 ] In contrast to Oistrakh, Milstein did not develop a rapport with Stolyarsky: at an early age he developed an ironic, independent viewpoint, and a scepticism towards those in authority which would not have served him well in post-Revolution Russia. |
David Bowie (narrator) / Philadelphia Orchestra / Eugene Ormandy / Boston Pops / Arthur Fiedler
Prokofiev: Peter & The Wolf (LP) [ Music On Vinyl / LP - released 23/Oct/2014 ] David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter And The Wolf (1978) is a classical music album containing David Bowie's narration of Sergei Prokofiev's 1936 composition Peter And The Wolf. The music is performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 (with Weber-Konzertstuck / Piano Sonata No. 1) (recorded 1941-47) Claudio Arrau (piano) / Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy / Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Desire Defauw [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 2/Oct/2007 ] "This is an account that does Weber proud and should ever be available. The documentary nature of this disc makes it a mandatory purchase for those interested in the great work of Claudio Arrau." (MusicWeb Nov 2007) |
MENDELSSOHN / MOZART / BACH, J.S.
Violin Concertos (rec 1955) David Oistrakh (violin) / Philadelphia Orchestra / Eugene Ormandy [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 4/Mar/2007 ] "Oistrakh's admirers will definitely want this disc. Anyone who cares about great violin playing should be queuing up too." (MusicWeb April 2007) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / MAX BRUCH / ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Brahms: Double Concerto / Bruch: Scottish Fantasy / Glazunov: Violin Concerto Jascha Heifetz (violin) Emanuel Feuermann (cello) / London Philharmonic Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; RCA Victor Orchestra [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 4/Dec/2000 ] "Bruch's Scottish Fantasy was always a favourite work with Heifetz…the passion and brilliance of the playing here are most compelling, with the songful Adagio section even more moving in its simpler, more flowing manner, hushed and dedicated" Penguin |
