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CHOPIN / ROSSINI / OFFENBACH / BIZET / LALO / CHABRIER / etc
Art and Music: Manet - Music of His Time Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Polish National Radio Symphony, Kodály Quartet, etc [ Naxos Educational / CD - released 31/Mar/2003 ] Edouard Manet (1832-83) has been called the father of modern painting. In the 1860s he was the leader of a group of young artists who later became known as the Impressionists, though his own work resists any simple label. On this CD, the world of... |
HENRYK WIENIAWSKI
Wieniawski: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Fantaisie brillante on themes from Gounod's 'Faust' Op.20 Marat Bisengaliev (violin) / National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice) / Antoni Wit (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jan/2003 ] "this can be recommended regardless of price....these are performances of bravura excitement, warm, flowing tone, and awesome ease of execution...This Wieniawski release is an incredible bargain" - Fanfare |
EDUARD LALO
Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole (with works by Sarasate, Saint-Saens & Ravel) Marat Bisengaliev (Violin) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Johannes Wildner [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] "the performance develops plenty of life and character" (Penguin Guide) |
VERDI
La Traviata (complete opera recorded in 1953) Maria Callas / Francesco Albanese / Ugo Savarese / Turin Radio Symphony Orchestra / Gabriele Santini [ Naxos Historical Great Opera Recordings / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] Maria Callas first sang Violetta in January 1951 at the Teatro Communale in Florence. In the next three seasons Callas sang the role at Bergamo, Parma, Mexico City, Verona, Venice and Rome. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 Maria João Pires (piano) / Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding [ Onyx / CD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] "That wonderfully rounded, opalescent tone that her touch invariably produces is coupled with the insight, poetic sensibility and discreet life-giving force that come from years of experience." (Gramophone Award WINNER 2015 - Concerto) |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107 / Cello Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 126 Maria Kliegel (cello) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Antoni Wit, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Jan/2004 ] "Kliegel manages to convey a feeling of spontaneous improvisation and her command of the instrument is impressive. Naxos's recording is nicely ambient." - Gramophone - Oct.1996 |
SCHNITTKE
Cello Concerto / Stille Musik for violin & cello / Sonata for cello & piano Maria Kliegel (cello) Raimund Havenith (piano) Burkhard Godhoff (violin) / Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra / Gerhard Markson (cond) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] The Russian composer Alfred Schnittke was born in 1934, the son of a journalist of Lithuanian-Jewish origin and a mother who taught German. |
ROSSINI
La Donna Del Lago (complete opera recorded in 2006) Mariana Pizzolato / Sonia Ganassi / Maxim Mironov / Prague Chamber Choir / SWR Radio Orchestra / Alberto Zedda [ Naxos Opera Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Feb/2012 ] "Maxim Mironov is memorable as the King and there are equally compelling performances by Sonia Ganassi, Marianna Pizzolato and Ferdinand von Bothmer." (Gramophone) |
Marianne Faithfull & The Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna
Kurt Weill: The Seven Deadly Sins (LP) [ Sony Masterworks / 2 LP - released 10/Dec/2021 ] Marianne had already performed The Seven Deadly Sins live at St Ann's in Brooklyn in December 1989, and had been "…trying to get the Sins recorded for 12 years, finally when I met Dennis Russell Davies I realised I'd found the right conductor." The... |
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Messe de Requiem / Partsongs Marie-Paule Dotti (sop) Guillemette Laurens (mezzo) Luca Lombardo (tenor) Nicolas Testa, bass Coro della Radio Svizzera, Lugano Orchestra del Italiana [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Jul/2004 ] This is the only available recording of the Requiem Mass, a highly appealing work with beautiful and complex harmonies. |
GEORGE ENESCU
Isis / Symphony No. 5 Marius Vlad (tenor) / Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, NDR Chor, Peter Ruzicka [ CPO / CD - released 10/Sep/2014 ] These two works by the Rumanian composer Enescu defy classification and exist only in particella form. During the 1990s Pascal Bentoiu completed them and instrumented them in such a way that he might well qualify for consideration as their coauthor.... |
TCHAIKOVSKY / DVORAK / BORODIN / SMETANA / SZMANOWSKI / etc
Slavic Heroes Mariusz Kwiecien (baritone) / Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Jan/2012 ] "The basis for this recital is refreshing...Kwiecien really enters the spirit of [The Haunted Manor aria], his focused voice blazing forth in what was the composer's barely concealed encouragement of his countrymen after their unsuccessful uprising... |
RAUTAVAARA / SIBELIUS / SALLINEN / PINGOUD / KAJANUS / ENGLUND / etc
Suomi - Finland 100 - A Century of Finnish Classics Marko Ylönen (cello) / Finnish Radio Symphony / Helsinki Philharmonic / Karelia Philharmonic / Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra / etc [ Ondine / 5 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2016 ] 2017 marks the centenary of Finland's independence. This 5 CD collection encompasses works by native composers from 1917 to the present and reflects the flourishing talent, artistry and experimentation of Finland's classical music scene. These... |
GEORGE ANTHEIL
Antheil: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 Markus Becker (piano) / North German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Eiji Oue [ CPO / CD - released 24/May/2006 ] "Bad-boy Antheil's Jolly, jazzy piano music is a real steal" (Editor's Choice Gramophone June 2006) |
RAVEL
Daphnis & Chloe-Suite No. 2 / Piano Concerto in G major / La Valse Martha Argerich (piano) / Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra / Gary Bertini [ Capriccio SACD / SACD - released 11/Nov/2006 ] In 1987 Bertini was awarded the Israel Prize, the most prestigious award handed out by the State of Israel. In 1995 he won two prizes: Conductor of the Year, and Fermio Abiatti Prize of the Italian Music Critics Union. |
ANDERS HILLBORG / VAGN HOLMBOE / KARIN REHNQVIST / BERNHARD HENRIK CRUSELL
Nordic Concertos Martin Fröst (clarinet) / Swedish Radio Symphony / Aalborg Symphony / Swedish Chamber / Östgöta Symphonic Wind Ensemble [ BIS / CD - released 10/Dec/2014 ] "Martin Fröst displays versatility and staggering virtuosity: eventful Anders Hillborg, assertive Holmboe, atmospheric Karin Rehnqvist and jolly Crusell." (BBC Music) |
JESPER NORDIN
Jesper Nordin - Emerging from Currents and Waves Martin Fröst (clarinet) / Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/Jun/2022 ] 'The fantastic thing about art and music is that one can pose questions and conjure up visions at the same time.' The words are those of the Swedish composer Jesper Nordin, who does exactly that in Emerging from Currents and Waves. |
DVORAK
Complete Choruses & Duets (Incls Moravian Duets) Martina Kritznerova (soprano) Å arka Mistrova (mezzo) Daniela Demuthova (alto) Michal KruÅek (bass) / Prague Singers under Stanislav Mistr [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 28/Mar/2006 ] New recordings of excellent performances by the multiple prize winning Prague singers under Stanislav Mistr. |
MOZART / WAGNER / SCHUMANN / HUMPERDINCK / RICHARD STRAUSS / KORNGOLD / BERG
Sings German Arias Matthias Goerne (baritone) / Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 5/Jul/2015 ] "This is a voice with a honeyed, mellow beauty right through its range, and considerable power when needed'" (MusicWeb) |
HENRY PURCELL / GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Purcell: Songs and Interludes / Handel: Arias from Xerxes Maureen Forrester (contralto) Alexander Young (tenor) Martin Isepp (harpsichord) / Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman [ MCA Millennium Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/1996 ] Recording: June 1966 - Mozartsaal, Vienna |
