ROBERT SCHUMANN
Violin Concerto / Symphony No. 1 "Spring" / Phantasy for Violin & Orchestra op. 131 Thomas Zehetmair (violin, conductor) / Orchestre de Chambre de Paris [ ECM New Series / CD - released 29/Apr/2016 ] "Zehetmair is both soloist and conductor, and what's fascinating is how he tells one story with his violin - passionate and resolute - while letting the orchestra hint at darker things" The Guardian, 24th March 2016 **** |
KILLIUS / SCELSI / HOLLIGER / BARTOK / SKALKOTTAS / MARTINU
Manto and Madrigals: Duos for Violin and Viola Thomas Zehetmair (violin) / Ruth Killius (viola) [ ECM / CD - released 1/May/2011 ] In their first recording as a duo, violinist Thomas Zehetmair and violist Ruth Killius take the listener on a stunning tour of modern music, playing works by Bartók, Holliger, Scelsi, Martinů, Skalkottas, Rainer Killius, Johannes Nied and Peter... |
Thomas Zehetmair (violin) / SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg / Heinz Holliger (conductor)
Holliger, Heinz-Violin Concerto / YsaA¿e, EugAne-Sonate op. 27, Nr. 3 Ballade [ ECM Records / CD - released 10/Oct/2004 ] "A compelling account of Holliger's heart-felt response to violence and despair" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Oct 2004 |
HEINZ HOLLIGER
Lieder ohne Worte Thomas Zehetmair (violin) / Thomas Larcher (piano) / Ursula Holliger (harp) [ ECM Records / CD ] In the last decade the uniqueness of Holliger's compositions - for many years overshadowed by his reputation as a virtuoso oboist - has received overdue recognition with the awarding of many important international prizes |
Thomas/Deam/Ross
Carissimi: Cantatas & Motets [ Signum / CD - released 12/May/2003 ] |
Thomas/Lutters
Various: Great Day - Spiritual [ Delos / CD - released 29/Oct/2012 ] |
ECCLES / PURCELL / DUNFORD / MATTEIS the Younger & Elder
The Mad Lover Théotime Langlois de Swarte (violin), Thomas Dunford (lute) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Nov/2020 ] 'Harmonia Mundi's resonant recording and expert balance contribute to a truly outstanding disc.' BBC Music Magazine Awards 2022 Shortlisted - Chamber |
TOBY YOUNG
Beowulf Timothy West, Elin Manahan Thomas / Armonico Consort, Christopher Monks [ Signum Classics / CD - released 18/Sep/2020 ] The story of Beowulf, although thousands of years old, is still loved by many all over the world. This recording of a new musical telling of the story, composed by Toby Young, blurs traditional sense of the genre of classical music by merging it with... |
DVORAK
Complete Cello Works [2 CDs] Tomas Jamnik (cello) Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Netopil [ Supraphon / 2 CD - released 10/Mar/2011 ] Dvořák and cello? Why, of course - after all, his Concerto in B minor is the most frequently recorded cello concerto of all time. Dvořák himself esteemed it immensely: "...I have just finished a new concerto for cello, and I can tell you that I am... |
Tony Thomas
Rogers & Hammerstein: Conversa [ Delos / CD ] |
TURINA
Complete Piano Trios, Piano Quartett Trio Parnassus with Thomas Selditz (Viola) [ MDG / CD - released 28/Mar/2003 ] The Spanish sun has benn harnessed by the Trio Parnassus for energetic and radiant interpretations. |
W. A. MOZART
Cosi Fan Tutte (complete opera recorded in 1990) Karita Mattila, Anne Sofie von Otter, Thomas Allen, Francisco Araiza / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca Classic Opera / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "A strikingly light, fresh Così with a truly superb ensemble, idiomatic and characterful; the voices are large, but only Mattila sounds a little weighty." (Five Stars BBC Music) |
GEORGE DYSON
Hierusalem / Three Songs of Praise / etc Valery Hill (soprano) St Michael's Singers / Thomas Trotter (organ) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Jonathan Rennert [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 3/Feb/2006 ] 'The very beautiful, gently ecstatic Hierusalem … is such a wonderful score that … this recording should be on every shelf that cares about 20th-century British music' (Fanfare, USA) |
VARIOUS
100 Best Carols [6 CD set] Various Artists includes Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Kiri te Kanawa, Roberto Alagna, Thomas Hampson, Barbara Hendricks, Hermann Prey, etc [ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 12/Nov/2007 ] This 6-CD set contains all the best-loved carols that gladden and enrich the Christmas season, performed by outstanding choirs, ensembles and soloists from all over the world. |
VIVALDI / BARBER / SIBELIUS / MENDELSSOHN / GLAZUNOV / MAHLER / etc
40 Most Beautiful Autumn Classics Various Artists including Andrew Davis, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Barbara Bonney, Thomas Hampson, Borodin Quartet, etc [ Warner Classics & Jazz / 2 CD - released 13/Apr/2009 ] Autumn masterpieces from Vivaldi, Mozart, Faure, Mendelssohn, Mahler and Haydn over a double disc set. All performed by top artists from the Warner catalogues. |
J. S. BACH
St Matthew Passion [complete oratorio] Rogers Covey-Crump, Michael George, Emma Kirkby, Michael Chance, Martyn Hill & David Thomas /Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Brandenburg Consort [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 31/Aug/2009 ] 'The choir of King's College are on top form throughout…so, too, are the excellent obbligato performances from the Brandenburg Consort.' Gramophone 2003 |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein On Broadway Various Artists including Marilyn Horne, Kiri te Kanawa, Frederica von Stade, Thomas Hampson, June Anderson & Christa Ludwig [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Apr/2018 ] Leonard Bernstein was both a brilliant orchestrator and a gifted tunesmith, and his lyrics, often penned by Stephen Sondheim, are memorable, razor sharp and brilliantly apposite. West Side Story, Candide and On the Town are featured here. |
PUCCINI
The Best of Puccini Volume 1 Miriam Gauci, Thomas Harper, jonathon Welch, Nelly Miricioulu, Giorgio Lambert, Luba Orgonasova, various choruses and orchestras [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Feb/2008 ] The very best of Puccini taken from the vast Naxos catalogue. |
VERDI
The Best of Verdi Volume 1 CSR Symphony Orchestra, Miriam Gauci, Thomas Harper, Monika Krause, Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Aida Ferrarini, Josef Abekl, Robert Szuos, etc [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Feb/2008 ] The very best of Verdi collected from the vast Naxos catalogue. |
FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: 150Th Anniversary Edition Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves, [ Warner Classics / 18 CD Box Set - released 14/Nov/2011 ] The present generous set has no parallels nor would I anticipate that there will be for many years. The performances and recordings are healthy and pleasing." (MusicWeb) |