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MAX REGER
Chorale Fantasias for organ (complete) (Rec 1989, 1990) Wouter van den Broek (organ) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 29/Aug/2005 ] "Many of my musical acquaintances over the years, especially the organists, have warmly recommended that I get to know the music of Max Reger. I'm still learning, but to my ears there's no escaping a certain dour quality, a relentlessness, a feeling... |
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CARL ORFF
Carmina Burana Yeree Suh (soprano), Yves Saelens (tenor), Thomas Bauer (baritone) / Anima Eterna Brugge, Collegium vocale gent & Cantate Domino, Jos van Immerseel [ Zig-Zag / CD - released 1/Dec/2014 ] "Carmina Burana as you've never heard it before; a triumph for all concerned." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb Nov 2014) |
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J.S. BACH
Easter Oratorio: Kommt, eilet und laufet, BWV249 / Ascension Oratorio: Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV11 Yukari Nonoshita (soprano) Patrick van Goethem (counter-tenor) Jan Kobow (tenor) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Dec/2005 ] "if you buy only one recording, buy the Suzuki." (MusicWeb March 2006) |
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MAHLER
Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' Yvonne Kenny, Jard van Nes / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Klaus Tennstedt [ LPO Live / 2 CD - released 10/Dec/2010 ] "The LPO, giving everything to their former chief, play like creatures possessed." (The Sunday Times) |
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Zareska/Lpo/Van Beinum
The Post-War Revival [ Lpo / CD - released 1/May/2006 ] |
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GLUCK
Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride (complete opera recorded in 2001) BLU-RAY Zurich Opera / Juliette Galstian, Rodney Gilfrey, Deon Van Der Walt, Anton Scharinger / William Christie (cond) [ Arthaus Legendary Performances BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Mar/2016 ] Gluck's wonderful but neglected 1774 opera Iphigénie en Tauride, inspired by the Greek legend, is treated with forceful and convincing simplicity in Claus Guth's revolutionary production staged at the Zurich Opera House. The psychological drama in a... |
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Anneke Van Giersbergen
Drive [ CD - released 27/Sep/2013 ] "Drive" - the fifth studio album of Dutch singer-songwriter (ex- The Gathering) Anneke van Giersbergen - shows Anneke to be on top form and more multifaceted than ever, with songs ranging from her signature intimate ballads to euphoric stadium rock... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Decca Conductors' Gallery Ansermet, Van Beinum, Bernard, ·Blech, Celibidache, Coates, Coppola, Desormiere, Enescu, Fitelberg, Furtwangler, Harty, Van Kempen, Kleiber, Knapperts [ Decca ABC Australian Eloquence / 21 CD Box Set - released 25/Aug/2023 ] An A-Z of 23 conductors in a feast of classic recordings from Decca's early years - 1929-1949 - including the golden age of its 'ffrr' technology. Newly remastered from the best available sources. |
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Armand Van Helden
Ghettoblaster [ CD ] |
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Armin Van Buuren
10 Years [ 405 Recordings / CD - released 12/Apr/2010 ] |
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Armin Van Buuren
Embrace [ 405 Recordings / CD - released 20/Nov/2015 ] Embrace is the sixth full-length original studio album by leading electronic dance music DJ and producer, Armin van Buuren. |
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Armin Van Buuren
Mirage [ 405 Recordings / CD - released 6/Sep/2010 ] |
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Various Artists / Armin Van Buuren
A State Of Trance 2008 [ 405 Recordings / CD - released 12/Apr/2010 ] |
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Armin Van Buuren
A State Of Trance 2013 (2 Disc) [ 405 Recordings / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2013 ] |
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Armin Van Buuren
A State Of Trance 2014 [ 405 Recordings / 2 CD - released 16/May/2014 ] |
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Armin Van Buuren
A State Of Trance Year Mix 2012 (2 Disc) [ 405 Recordings / 2 CD - released 8/Feb/2013 ] |
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Armin Van Buuren
Ten Years-A Best Of [ CD ] |
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Armin Van Buuren
Universal Religion Vol.6 [ 405 Recordings / 2 CD - released 28/Sep/2012 ] |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Violin Concerto / Alto Rhapsody / Overtures Arthur Grumiaux (violin) Aafje Heynis (contralto) / Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam / Eduard van Beinum [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] "(Aafje Heynis') This is lovely, spontaneous singing. When the chorus enter the radiant solo line is further enhanced, integrated yet free. A truly moving performance unerringly paced." Gramophone Magazine |
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FRANCESCO CAVALLI
Vespro della Beata Vergine (1656) Barbara Borden / Emily van Evera / Rodrigo del Pozo / Gerd Turk / Mark Padmore / Harry van der Kamp / Concerto Palatino / Bruce Dickey [ Glossa / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] On this recording Glossa present the principle musical items which could have been heard at second Vespers on a feast of the Virgin Mary (in this case the Feast of the Assumption) either at St. Mark's or at one of a variety of other Venetian... |