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BELA BARTOK
Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 3 (complete) Géza Anda (piano), Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ferenc Fricsay (conductor) [ ALTO / CD - released 7/Apr/2014 ] "Every Bartók collection worth its salt should have this on its shelves. It's one of the gems of the 1960s DGG catalogue. Geza Anda and Ferenc Fricsay were both born in Budapest and they make a formidable partnership. They were leading exponents of t |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14 for Soprano, Bass and Chamber Orchestra, Op. 135 Magdaléna Hajossyova, Peter Mikolas / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ladislav Slovák [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Apr/1993 ] "Slovák's account of No.14 is one of the finest, strongly characterized in each of the 11 contrasted movements with the help of two superb soloist." Penguin Guide |
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ANTONIN DVORAK / JOHANNES BRAHMS
Dvorak / Brahms: Orchestral Music Hamburg Radio Symphony Orchestra, NDR-Sinfonieorchester, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 14/Aug/2020 ] Newly remastered, and new to CD, the dramatically charged Dvořák recordings made by Hans-Schmidt-Isserstedt for Decca and Deutsche Grammophon, coupled with the composer's (and Brahms) folkloric dances. |
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Hannover Radio Phil/Goritzki
Onslow: Symphonies Nos.2 & 4 [ Cpo / CD - released 29/Apr/2002 ] |
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VERDI / BELLINI / GOUNOD / MASSANET
Operatic Arias for Bass Hao Jiang Tian (Bass), Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Alexander Rahbari (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/May/2006 ] A veteran of the world's most prominent opera stages, Tian has established a particularly close relationship with New York's Metropolitan Opera, where he has appeared every season since 1991. |
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WOJCIECH KILAR
Kilar: Choral and Orchestral Works Hasmik Papian (soprano) / Cracow Philharmonic Chorus / Polish National Radio Symphony [ Naxos 21st Century Classics / CD - released 14/May/2002 ] Kilar was a contemporary of Gorecki and Penderecki |
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FRIEDRICH CERHA
Concerto for Cello and orchestra (with Schreker-Kammersymphonie) Heinrich Schiff (cello) / Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra / Peter EAtvAs, conductor [ ECM New Series / CD - released 31/Jan/2008 ] Cellist Heinrich Schiff delivers a transcendent performance of a cello concerto dedicated to him "in friendship" by Austria's great composer Friedrich Cerha (born 1926). Cerha's special combination of stylistic conviction and expressive diversity,... |
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BELLINI / MOLIQUE / MOSCHELES / RIETZ / VIVALDI
Oboe Concertos Heinz Holliger (oboe) Aurele Nicolet (flute) / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra / Eliahu Nicolet [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "..the Philips engineers had perfected their micing to achieve the utmost realism and naturalness in discrete four-channel recording." --John Sunier, audiophile auditio |
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KURT WEILL
Das Berliner Requiem (with works by Hindemith, Stravinsky & Milhaud) Hilde Venken (sop) Ivan Goossens (ten) Jacob Bloch Jespersen (bass) / I Solisti del Vento / Flemish Radio Choir / Paul Hillier [ Glossa SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jun/2010 ] "The performance [of Stravinsky's Octet] here is beautifully executed with a delightful and exuberant finale." BBC Music Magazine, June 2010 **** |
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ARVO PART
Musica Selecta: from the legendary premiere recordings The Hilliard Ensemble, Alexei Lubimov (piano), Alexander Malter (piano), Gidon Kremer (violin) , Latvian Radio Choir, etc [ ECM / 2 CD - released 12/Sep/2015 ] Composer Arvo Pärt and producer Manfred Eicher have maintained their creative partnership for more than 30 years. Eicher launched ECM New Series in 1984 as a platform for Pärt's music, bringing the Estonian composer to the world's attention with... |
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ARVO PART
Part: Lamentate The Hilliard Ensemble / Alexei Lubimov (piano) / SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrey Boreyko (conductor) [ ECM New Series / 2 CD - released 13/Nov/2005 ] "Pärt's moving lament for the living brings from him rarely heard power" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Nov 2005 |
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Hirsch/Netherlands Radio So
Berg: Violin Concerto [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Sep/2002 ] |
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Hoelscher/Berlin Radio So/Froh
Spohr: Complete Violin Concert [ Cpo / 8 CD - released 29/Apr/2013 ] |
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LOUIS LEWANDOWSKI
Lewandowski: 18 Liturgical Psalms Hungarian Radio Choir, Andor Izsák [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] This first complete recording of his 1879 masterwork is conducted by Andor Izsák, who encountered the historic psalm-singing tradition in his youth as organist at Budapest's Great Synagogue in the Dohány-utca. |
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HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Hungarian Radio & Television Orchestra. Charles Munch [ ABC Eloquence / CD - released 20/Sep/2005 ] The rarest amongst Charles Munch's many traversals of Symphonie fantastique (including those with the Boston and Paris Orchestras), this is an extraordinarily spacious reading of the first movement in particular, and will be much sought after by... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 / Introduction and Concert Allegro in D minor, Op. 134 Idil Biret (piano) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice); Antoni Wit, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 17/Jul/2003 ] "I have spent hours going through at least ten of my favorite recordings of this concerto, and this one with Idil Biret ranks right up there with the top five" Listener |
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ERIKS ESENVALDS
Ešenvalds: St Luke Passion & Sacred Works Ieva Parša (mezzo-soprano), Janis Kurševs (tenor) & Daumants Kalninš (baritone) / Latvian Radio Choir & Sinfonietta Riga, Sigvards Kļava [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Sep/2016 ] "It's an unusual and highly effective beginning, and I can say that it is unlike any other setting of the Passion with which I am familiar...One could hardly ask for better performers in this repertoire...A superb release." (Gramophone) |
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ANTONIN DVOARK / ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Dvorak/Glazunov: Violin Concertos Ilya Kaler (violin) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Camilla Kolchinsky [ Naxos / CD ] "Kaler's playing of these Romantic sweetly-tuned works is excellent" BBC Music Magazine "Ilya Kaler has great romantic warmth and natural Slavonic feeling....In short this is first class in every way" Penguin Guide |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos 1 & 2 Ilya Kaler (violin) / Polish National Radio Symphony orchestra, Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2019 ] "An important recording of landmarks of this century's violin literature. Highest commendation" Fanfare |
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J. S. BACH
Christmas Oratorio (highlights) Ingrid Kertesi / Judit Nemeth / Joszef Mukk / Janos Toth / Hungarian Radio Choir / Failoni Chamber Orchestra / Geza Oberfrank [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Feb/2011 ] |