More By Artist: London O'Connor
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (LP) Itzhak Perlman (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Rodney Friend [ Warner Classics / LP - released 22/May/2020 ] Itzhak Perlman is the supreme violinist of his time, adored by audiences around the world and a musician whose powerful but sympathetic artistic personality provides a model for the players who have followed him. |
HENRYK WIENIAWSKI
Wieniawski: Violin Concertos Nos 1 & 2 Itzhak Perlman (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa [ Warner Classics Itzhak Perlman Edition / CD - released 20/Feb/2019 ] Henryk Wieniawski's concertos offer a distinctively Slavonic take on Paganini's virtuosic innovations. One of the most important violinists of the nineteenth century, he was born in Poland and travelled widely, but became especially influential in... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Concierto de Aranjuez: Guitar Concertos Jacob Kellermann (guitar) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Norrbotten NEO, Christian Karlsen (conductor) [ BIS / CD - released 4/Dec/2020 ] Works by Francisco Coll and Pete Harden flank Rodrigo's famous concerto. |
JOSEF HAYDN / LUIGI BOCCHERINI
Haydn / Boccherini: Cello Concertos Jacqueline du Pre (cello) / English Chamber Orchestra / London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / CD - released 20/Apr/2016 ] "These Jacqueline du Pré performances have been classics for decades and now sound better than ever in their latest remastering." (MusicWeb) |
BOCCHERINI / DVORAK / ELGAR / HAYDN / MONN / etc
Jacqueline Du Pre - The Great Cello Concertos Jacqueline Du Pre (cello) / English Chamber Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, New Philhamonia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra [ Warner Classics SACD / 4 Hybrid SACD - released 4/Apr/2025 ] Du Pré was born in Oxford, England, the second child of Iris Greep and Derek du Pré. Derek was born in Jersey, where his family had lived for generations. After working as an accountant at Lloyds Bank in St Helier and London, he became assistant... |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Cello Concerto / Sea Pictures / Overture: Cockaigne Jacqueline Du Pre (cello) Dame Janet Baker (mezzo) / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / CD - released 22/Aug/2015 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE 100 GREATEST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME |
NICHOLAS MAW
Scenes and Arias (with Anthony Milner-Salutatio Angelica) Jane Manning (soprano) Anne Howells (mezzo) Norma Proctor (contralto) / BBC Symphony / London Sinfonietta & Chorus / David Atherton [ Lyrita / CD ] "The recordings serve the music beautifully and anyone who cares about British Music of the period should snap this recording up without fail" (MusicWeb Nov 2007) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Serenades Nos. 1 & 2 / Alto Rhapsody / Variations on a theme by Haydn / etc Janet Baker (alto) / London Philharmonic Orchestra & London Symhony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2006 ] "Sir Adrian, courteous and thoughtful English gentleman, was for some reason not always willing to thrust Brahms's arguments fully home, and there is a little too much reserve in his music-making. Yet when he conducts for Dame Janet Baker, who sings... |
ELGAR
Symphony No. 1 / Sea Pictures (recorded in 1984) Janet Baker (contralto) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vernon Handley [ LPO Live / CD - released 2/Nov/2012 ] "[Handley] projects a fiercely uncompromising view of Elgar [in the Symphony]...making the return of the opening march to crown the finale into a deeply ambiguous triumph." (Guardian) |
RESPIGHI
Trittico Botticelliano / Aretusa / Lauda per la Nativita del Signore / etc Janet Baker (mezzo) / City of London Sinfonia / Rchard Hickox [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] Respighi studied orchestration with Rimsky Korsakov, another master of the orchestra, and his use of the orchestral palate was a huge influence on the young Italian. |
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DVORAK
Stabat Mater [recorded live in 2010] Janice Watson (soprano) Dagmar Peckova (mezzo) Peter Auty (tenor) Peter Rose (bass) / London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, Neeme Jarvi [ LPO Live / CD - released 10/Feb/2013 ] |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss (R.): Orchestral Lieder / Metamorphosen Gundula Janowitz (soprano) / Academy Of London, Richard Stamp [ Erato Classics Redline / CD - released 15/Oct/2018 ] "Janowitz's voice is inherently light...her relatively uncomplicated, 'classical' approach, brings dividends of its own in terms of clarity of expression and phrasing. And then, there is the sheer elation of that extraordinary, golden high register" |
MAX BRUCH / LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / LOUIS SPOHR
Bruch: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Beethoven: Romances / Spohr: Violin Concerto No. 8 Jascha Heifetz (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 29/Aug/2011 ] "More vintage (1951-1954) Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987) performances as restored by veteran Mark Obert-Thorn grace this disc….The transfer of the G Minor Bruch Concerto (18 May 1951) has my personal appreciation" Audiophile Audition |
EDWARD ELGAR / WILLIAM WALTON
Elgar/Walton: Violin Concertos (rec 1941 & 1949) Jascha Heifetz (Violin) Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra / Goossens, London Sym, Sargent [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 23/Jun/2001 ] "It is an incredibly moving experience to listen to these repertoire works performed here in a style from a bygone era without the distraction of hiss and crackles." - The Observer |
HENRI VIEUXTEMPS
Vieuxtemps: Violin Concertos Nos 4 & 5 (with works by Saint-Saens, Sarasate & Waxman) (Rec 1935-1947) Jascha Heifetz (Violin) / London Philharmonic, Barbirolli / London Symphony, Sargent [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 23/Jun/2001 ] Heifetz sets formidable standards of technique |
BRHAMS / BRUCH / GLAZUNOV
Great Violinists - Heifetz : Jascha Heifetz (violin) London Philharmonic / Barbirolli / RCA Victor / Steinberg [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 23/Jun/2001 ] essential listening, especially since the transfers are so uniformly satisfying |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Violin Concertos (with Mozart-Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major) [rec 1946-53] Jascha Heifetz (violin) / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / RCA Victor Chamber Orchestra / London Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] One of the great 20th century violinists, at his best Heifetz played the concerto and sonata repertoire with a strong command of structure, minute attention to detail and an unequalled sensuous beauty of tone. |
MOZART / MENDELSSOHN
Great Violinists - Heifetz Jascha Heifetz, Violin, Royal Philharmonic, Beecham, London Philh, Barbirolli [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 23/Jun/2001 ] Recordings to be cherished |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
Symphonies Nos 1 - 9 London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox / BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba [ Chandos Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 15/Apr/2015 ] "Well done to Chandos, too, for recording it all. It's testimony not just to their commitment to British music but, more generally, to their great artistic vision and their willingness to follow an idea, particularly when it is championed by such ent |
ROSSINI
Arias Jennifer Larmore (mezzo soprano) / London Voices / English Chamber Orchestra [ Teldec Apex / CD - released 20/Aug/2007 ] Now reissued at a special price! |
