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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" [LP] Daniel Barenboim (piano), New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer [ Warner Classics LP / LP - released 16/Jun/2023 ] The German-born conductor Otto Klemperer, a towering figure in the musical history of the 20th century, died at the age of 88 on July 8th 1973, so 2023 will mark the 50th anniversary of his death. His complete recordings on Warner Classics catalogue... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: The Complete Symphonies & Concertos Daniel Barenboim (piano), New Philharmonia Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Sir John Barbirolli [ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 17/Mar/2023 ] The music of Brahms held an important place in Sir John Barbirolli's repertoire, and these recordings of the symphonies, made with the Vienna Philharmonic in 1966 and 1967, stand as one of the peaks of his discography. |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Variations on a Theme by Haydn / Tragic Overture / Academic Festival Overture. Daniel Barenboim (piano) / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Sir John Barbirolli [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 19/Oct/2005 ] Reissued at a special price |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas, Cello Sonatas, String Trios, Piano Trios Jacqueline du Pré (cello), Lynn Harrell (cello), Pinchas Zukerman (violin) Itzhak Perlman (violin), Daniel Barenboim (piano) [ Warner Classics / 11 CD Box Set - released 5/Oct/2019 ] "The result is music-making of rare concentration, spontaneity and warmth." (Penguin Guide) |
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CHOPIN
Piano Concertos (recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY Daniel Barenboim (piano) / Staatskapelle Berlin, Andre Nelsons [ Arthaus Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Oct/2012 ] "One cannot help but admire his effortless command in the two Chopin piano concertos...captured in pin-sharp picture quality and excellent, well-balanced sound" (International Record Review) |
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de ABREU / BONFA / AZEVEDO / BARROSO / VEROSO / etc
Tico-Tico: Brazilian Melodies Daniel Barenboim (piano) with Robert Kassinger, Larry Combs, Emmanuel Pahud, Milton Nascimento, Alex Klein, Cyro Baptista, Nikolaj Znaider [ Warner Classics Inspiration / CD - released 23/Oct/2020 ] The exceptional musician Daniel Barenboim not only unites classical works such as the famous Bachianas Brasileiras by Villa-Lobos with Milhaud's Saudades do Brasil and popular Brazilian hits such as Jobim's Wave or Tico-Tico by Abreu. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Triple Concerto / Symphony No 7 Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor), Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello) / West-Eastern Divan Orchestra [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 15/May/2020 ] "This is a fine, generously-filled and well-recorded album of Beethoven's music, in traditional performances that are very good." MusicWeb May 2020 |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas & Concertos Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra [ Warner Classics / 14 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2021 ] In his first recording of the cycle, the young Daniel Barenboim combines clarity of tone with freshness of thought to deliver superlative readings. |
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MOZART / BEETHOVEN
Mozart: Piano Concerto No 13 / Beethoven: Symphony No 3 "Eroica" [Europa Konzert 1997 from Versailles] BLU-RAY Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor) / Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic] [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 28/Dec/2014 ] The founding of the Berliner Philharmoniker on the first of May in 1882 is annually celebrated with a concert in aEuropean city of cultural significance. For this newly released EUROPAKONZERT Blu-ray Disc all recordings werelovingly restored and... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 9, 19, 20, 21, 23 & 24 (LP) Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor), English Chamber Orchestra [ Warner Classics LP / 4 LP - released 11/Jun/2021 ] Barenboim conducts from the piano, leading the English Chamber Orchestra in performances of breathtaking passion and verve. Mozart's most famous Piano Concertos in the bestselling version from EMI then Warner catalogue since its release in the late... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Complete Piano Concertos (Recorded 1967 - 1974) Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor), English Chamber Orchestra [ Warner Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 12/Aug/2016 ] "Barenboim is assured and broadly enjoyable in both these concertos, but also perhaps a little idiosyncratic in such a way that we sometimes seem to be invited to listen to him for himself rather than simply to experience Mozart through him."... |
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BARTOK / BIZET / BRAHMS / BEETHOVEN / MOZART / etc
The Very Best of Daniel Barenboim [2 CDs] Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor) with various orchestras [ EMI Very Best of / Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2012 ] Daniel Barenboim was born in Buenos Aires in 1942 and received his first piano lessons at age five from his mother. Later, he studied under his father, who would remain his only piano teacher. |
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BRAHMS
Lieder Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) Gerald Moore (piano) Wolfgang Sawallisch(piano), Daniel Barenboim and Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 13/Mar/2006 ] Johannes Brahms wrote some 200 songs, many of them for a single voice and piano accompaniment. The piano parts are played several outstanding accompanists: Gerald Moore, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Daniel Barenboim and Sviatoslav Richter. |
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W.A. MOZART
The Violin Sonatas (Complete) (4CD) Itzhak Perlman (violin) Daniel Barenboim (piano) [ DG Collector's Edition / 4 CD - released 12/Oct/2004 ] "All in all, though, this Perlman-Barenboim set is consistent interpretatively and a major achievement on its own terms" - Gramophone |
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LUGWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Triple Concerto / Choral Fantasia (LP) Itzhak Perlman (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Daniel Barenboim (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Warner Classics / CD - released 21/Jun/2024 ] "They perform with the most tender expression in the slow movement, and there are fireworks from all three in the last movement" James Longstaffe "That Perlman and Barenboim have made distinguished-nay, superlative!-recordings of the Beethoven... |
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Jacqueline du Pré: The Heart of the Cello Jacqueline du Pré (cello) with Osian Ellis (harp) Daniel Barenboim (piano & conductor) Gerald Moore (piano) Pinchas Zukerman(violin) [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 22/Oct/2017 ] "She clearly was born to play the cello," wrote the New York Times of Jacqueline Du Pré in 1967. Just five years later her career was cut tragically short by illness. Du Pré's recordings provide a treasurable memento of the "perfect balance of youth... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 (LP) Jacqueline du Pre (cello) Daniel Barenboim (piano) [ Warner Classics / LP - released 20/May/2022 ] Renowned as a great interpreter of Brahms, Jacqueline du Pré, here at the peak of her art and technical abilities, delivers the latest version recorded with her husband Daniel Barenboim in May-August 1968. |
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W. A. MOZART / SCHUBERT / STRAVINSKY / BEETHOVEN / RAVEL / CHOPIN / etc
Martha Argerich Martha Argerich (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic, London Symphony, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, with Daniel Barenboim, Guy Braunstein, etc [ EuroArts DVD / 6 DVD Box Set - released 18/Jun/2021 ] This special edition, released for the occasion of Martha Argerich's 80th birthday, combines some of her most impressive recordings. At the same time, it is testimony to the enormous musical and creative versatility with which she has succeeded in... |
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SCHUMANN / MOZART / BARTOK / PROKOFIEV / CHOPIN / BACH / RACHMANINOV / etc
Martha Argerich: The Warner Classics Recordings Martha Argerich (piano) with Daniel Barenboim, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Gidon Kremer, Itzhak Perlman, Nelson Freire, etc [ Warner Classics / 20 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2016 ] "Unquestionably one of the greatest pianists of all time" is how Gramophone magazine has described Martha Argerich. Her relationship with Warner Classics goes back to 1965 and her victory at the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw. Over... |
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BARTOK / BEETHOVEN / BERLIOZ / BRAHMS / DVORAK / BRUCKNER / etc
Masters of Classical Music: 20 documentaries on 4 Blu-ray Discs Martha Argerich (piano) Gil Shaham (violin) / Pierre Boulez, Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim, Riccardo Chailly, Kurt Masur, Bernard Haitink [ Euroarts Blu-ray / 4 Blu-ray Box Set - released 29/Sep/2017 ] Masters of Classical Music is an informative and captivating guide to twenty of the most important works in music history. Outtakes from the original scores within the documentaries, assist the viewer by making it easier to follow the music and to... |