MAHLER
Symphony No. 7 in E minor The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta [ Helicon Records / CD - released 20/Jan/2012 ] |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: 60th Anniversary Concert BLU-RAY Israel Philharmonic / Zubin Mehta, Daniel Barenboim [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 28/Feb/2014 ] The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the best orchestras in the world, celebrated its 60th Anniversary with a Gala Concert in 1996 conducted by Zubin Mehta and Daniel Barenboim. |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 7/Nov/2011 ] "This 1989 performance of the Hungarian Rhapsodies that Liszt (and his assistants) orchestrated has stunning sonics; Mehta conjures highly idiomatic performances out of the Israel Phil." BBC Music |
MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO / PAUL BEN-HAIM
Castelnuovo-Tedesco / Ben-Haim: Violin Concertos Itzhak Perlman (violin) / Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta [ Warner Classics Itzhak Perlman Edition / CD - released 20/Jul/2017 ] "Two rare yet rewardingly highly coloured and intensely cantabile violin concertos." MusicWeb |
CHAUSSON / SARASATE / RAVEL / SAINT-SAENS
Virtuoso Favourites Itzhak Perlman (violin) / New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta [ Deutsche Grammophon First Choice / CD - released 22/Apr/2012 ] "Perlman's playing is masterly...anyone who feels it essential to hear Sarasate's potpourri on Carmen themes - dazzling but far more trival than the other items - need not be daunted." (Gramophone) |
GEORGE GERSHWIN
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue / An American in Paris / Cuban Overture (with Copland - Fanfare for a Common Man & Appalachian Spring) Ivan Davis (piano) / Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. Zubin Mehta [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 6/Dec/1999 ] Eloquence - top recordings and artists at a special price |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (complete opera cycle recorded in Valencia, 2007-09) BLU-RAY Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, Valencia / Jennifer Wilson, Lance Ryan, Peter Seiffert, Juha Uusitalo / Zubin Mehta (cond) [ C Major Blu-Ray / 4 Blu-ray Box Set - released 27/Jan/2011 ] "Quite a spectacle, brilliantly sung." The Sunday Times / "It looks like a landmark Ring cycle, it is outstanding." BBC Music Magazine |
VERDI / RAMEAU / WAGNER
State Opera (documentary recorded in 2017) BLU-RAY Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros, Kirill Petrenko, Zubin Mehta, Ivor Bolton, etc [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 20/May/2020 ] The State Opera is the first film ever made about the Bavarian State Opera, one of the world's oldest, most prestigious and internationally esteemed companies. It charts the course of three operas. |
FRANZ LISZT / LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 (recorded 2015) Khatia Buniatishvili (piano) / Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta [ Sony DVD / DVD - released 1/Jul/2017 ] Pianist Khatia Buniatishvili and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Zubin Mehta) combine in this recording of Franz Liszt's second Piano Concerto and Beethoven's First Piano Concerto. |
FRANZ LISZT / LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 (recorded 2015) BLU-RAY Khatia Buniatishvili (piano) / Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta [ Sony Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jul/2017 ] Pianist Khatia Buniatishvili and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Zubin Mehta) combine in this recording of Franz Liszt's second Piano Concerto and Beethoven's First Piano Concerto. Taken from Buniatishvili's concerts in Tel Aviv on... |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Piano Concertos Lang Lang (piano) / Wiener Philharmoniker, Zubin Mehta [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 17/Nov/2008 ] A long-awaited recording: Lang Lang performs Chopin's Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, two of the most beloved pieces in the repertoire. Lang Lang has performed these concertos for many years with many different orchestras before deciding to bring his... |
BARTOK / MAHLER / VERDI / BEETHOVEN / DVORAK / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
Zubin Mehta Los Angeles Philharmonic / Berlin Philharmonic / Vienna Philharmonic / Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta, with Evgeny Kissin (piano) & others [ EuroArts Conductors DVD / 7 DVD Box Set - released 18/Jun/2021 ] A luxury edition for collectors with an extraordinary packaging: elegant deluxe hardcover book, extensive editorial and bonus material. |
BERNSTEIN / WEBER / RAVEL / STRAVINSKY / SUPPE / STRAUSS / WAGNER / BRUCKNER / HOLST / etc
Tribute to Zubin Mehta (Special price) Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / Wiener Philharmoniker / Zubin Mehta [ Decca / 6 CD - released 1/May/2006 ] "The overtures disc is probably the most enjoyable with some dashing interpretations of Rossini's 'William Tell' and Suppé's 'Poet and Peasant' amongst the most endearing. The Wagner excerpts are rip roaring especially the 'Rienzi'... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Popular Overtures (Including William Tell, The Silken Ladder, Die Fledermaus & Poet and Peasant) Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / Zubin Mehta [ Decca ABC Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 9/Apr/2007 ] A thrilling collection of Overtures and Preludes (with some popular orchestral pieces thrown in for good measure) from Zubin Mehta. As a showman of the best variety, his recordings remains one of the Decca catalogue's richest legacies, and more than... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphonies & Other Orchestral Works (Special price) Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / Zubin Mehta [ Decca / 5 CD - released 27/Mar/2006 ] Tchaikovsky’s 4th, 5th and 6th symphonies are as popular on record as in the concert hall and many conductors have recorded these pieces. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 / Overtures Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Zubin Mehta [ Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] "This is a characteristically thrustful and dramatic reading (the brashness of the horns in the coda of the finale may be too much for some), but one which presents Beethoven's dance rhythms in full freshness and urgency. They are bright exciting... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Zubin Mehta and the Los Angeles Philharmonic: Complete Decca Recordings Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta [ Decca / 38 CD Box Set - released 29/May/2020 ] This 38-CD collection provides proof of just how catholic Mehta's tastes were. The foundation of his music making continues to lie in the central European masterworks and he has never lost sight of that tradition. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
LA Phil 100: The Los Angeles Philharmonic Centennial Birthday Gala Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Gustavo Dudamel [ C Major / 2 DVD - released 17/Apr/2020 ] "A century to the day after the orchestra's first concert on 24th October 1919, the centennial season culminates in a "splashy gala night" (San Francisco Classical Voice) at the Walt Disney Concert Hall with the current and former chief conductors... |
RAVEL
The Best of Ravel: Bolero; Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2; etc Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Zubin Mehta / London Symphony Orchestra / Pierre Monteux [ Decca Eloquence / CD - released 21/Aug/2002 ] 'the visceral excitement Mehta produces is most compelling one marvels at the vivid Decca sound' Penguin Guide to CDs (2000 Yearbook) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Original Three Tenors Concert in Rome - 25th Anniversary Edition (CD plus DVD) Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras / Zubin Mehta [ Decca Music Group / 2 CD/DVD - released 10/Jun/2010 ] To celebrate the event that changed the course of classical music history this is a remastered and repackaged version (on CD plus bonus DVD) of the most famous classical concert ever staged. |