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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 Sir Simon Rattle & Berliner Philharmoniker [ Warner Classics / 2 LP - released 23/Aug/2024 ] In 1999, Sir Simon Rattle was appointed as successor to Claudio Abbado as the Berliner Philharmoniker's principal conductor. He gave his first concert as principal conductor on 7 September 2002, leading performances of Gustav Mahler's Symphony no.5... |
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MAURICE RAVEL
Maurice Ravel: The Complete Works Sir Simon Rattle, Martha Argerich, Bertrand Chamayou, Samson François, André Cluytens, Armin Jordan, Lorin Maazel, Charles Münch, etc [ Warner Classics / 21 CD Box Set - released 4/Sep/2020 ] An essential collection of landmark performances, this 21-CD box of Ravel's complete works brings together major interpreters of the present day and preceding generations. |
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KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: King Roger (Complete Opera) / Symphony No. 4 Thomas Hampson, Elzbieta Szmytka, Ryszard Minkiewicz, Philip Langridge / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - Gramophone Magazine 2000 Winner - Opera |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
100 Best Children's Classics (Includes Peter and the Wolf, Carnival of the Animals and The Sorcerer's Apprentice) Various Artists including Neville Marriner, Andre Previn, Simon Rattle, Aldo Ciccolini, Mariss Jansons, Adrian Boult, etc [ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 20/Jun/2019 ] This 6CD set contains 100 tracks from the most familiar and best-loved works for children, performed by many of the world's leading instrumentalists, orchestras and conductors. |
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JOHN ADAMS / SAMUEL BARBER / GEORGE GERSHWIN / LEONARD BERNSTEIN / STEVE REICH / etc
American Classics Hélène Grimaud, Renaud Capuçon, Labèque Sisters, Peter Donohoe, John McGlinn, Paavo Jarvi, Christopher Warren-Green, Simon Rattle [ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 12/Aug/2016 ] "Under Rattle the foxtrot from The Chairman Dances has unabated energy" (Rosette Penguin Stereo) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 Op. 67 (LP) Wiener Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle [ Warner Classics Vinyl / LP - released 22/Mar/2024 ] The nine Beethoven Symphonies are considered to be one of the greatest musical testaments of all time and are a key staple in every conductor's repertoire. Simon Rattle performed the complete cycle with the Wiener Philharmoniker in live concerts,... |
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LUDWIG van BEEHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 "Pastorale" Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra], Sir Simon Rattle [ Warner Classics Masters / CD - released 13/Feb/2012 ] "These are not interpretations set in stone, deeply as Rattle has obviously thought them through; and his encouragement of the brilliant VPO woodwind and horn soloists to challenge each other in imagination and individuality adds to the impression of... |
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MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ravel: Piano Concerto in D major (for the left hand) / Gaspard de la Nuit / etc Andrei Gavrilov (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle [ EMI / CD - released 20/Apr/1985 ] When this album was originally released in 1978, Gramophone said: "... However high your expectations may be, I would be surprised to learn that they were disappointed ... This newcomer is second to none in both works," and praised the young Rattle... |
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CHABRIER / SAINT-SAENS / MASSENET / RAVEL / POULENC
New Year's Eve Concert 2015 Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Simon Rattle [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 22/Sep/2016 ] The Grammy award-winning pianist Daniel Barenboim, long known for his Mozart interpretations, turns his attention to Mozart's last 8 piano concertos. The music of Mozart has quite literally been an essential driving force of Daniel Barenboim's... |
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CHABRIER / SAINT-SAENS / MASSENET / RAVEL / POULENC
New Year's Eve Concert 2015 BLU-RAY Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Simon Rattle [ EuroArts Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 22/Sep/2016 ] The Grammy award-winning pianist Daniel Barenboim, long known for his Mozart interpretations, turns his attention to Mozart's last 8 piano concertos. The music of Mozart has quite literally been an essential driving force of Daniel Barenboim's... |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Tosca (complete opera recorded in 2017) BLU-RAY Baden-Baden Opera / Kristine Opolais, Marcelo Álvarez Mario, Marco Vratogna, Alexander Tsymbalyuk / Sir Simon Rattle [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Sep/2018 ] "Rattle and his orchestra add both depth and gloss: to hear the shimmer of the Berlin strings in the eerie dwells of the Te Deum is enough to absolve the conductor of his reverential tempos" Gramophone |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY / GYORGY LIGETI / ALBAN BERG / ANTON WEBERN
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring / Ligeti: Mysteries of the Macabe / etc (Blu-ray/DVD) Barbara Hannigan (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ LSO Live DVD + BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc/DVD - released 24/Nov/2017 ] Sir Simon Rattle is joined by virtuosic soprano Barbara Hannigan for a modernist programme that showcases the immense capabilities of the London Symphony Orchestra. |
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ALEXANDER BORODIN / MODEST MUSSORGSKY
Simon Rattle conducts Mussorgsky & Borodin (Live-recording from the Philharmonie Berlin Dec 31, 2007) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Medici Arts DVD / DVD - released 20/Aug/2009 ] G : - "…is a sophisticated Russian New Year's Eve event from Berlin. …the impression remains that Rattle brings off the subtler, more atmospheric passages best." BBC Music Magazine, July 2009 **** |
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RACHMANINOV / TCHAIKOVSKY / STRAVINSKY
Simon Rattle conducts (Live-recording from the Berlin Waldbühne, 2009) [Incls 'The Rite of Spring'] Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Medici Arts DVD / DVD - released 20/Dec/2009 ] G - "Orchestral concerts al fresco don't get more spectacular or more wide-spectrum than this. Here are Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic in the Waldbuhne, a ravine-hollowed amphitheatre outside the city" (BBC Music) |
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LIGETI / WAGNER / ELGAR / STRAVINSKY
Sir Simon Rattle & Sol Gabetta (Recorded live at Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, 2014) BLU-RAY Sol Gabetta (cello) / Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Simon Rattle [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 10/Apr/2017 ] "Overall then this is rather more than a souvenir of a very good concert, for it enshrines four performances each of which is worth not only hearing, but rehearing." MusicWeb Feb 2017 |
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BORODIN / MUSSORGSKY
Simon Rattle conducts Mussorgsky & Borodin (Live-recording from the Philharmonie Berlin Dec 31, 2007) BLU-RAY Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Sir Simon Rattle [ EuroArts Music Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 27/Oct/2010 ] "Technically speaking this is an outstanding issue…picture quality and colour balance are exceptional…the sound-picture [is] clear and truthfully balanced." (International Record Review) |
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BERLIOZ / BERNSTEIN / R. STRAUSS / LIGETI / PUCCINI / STRAVINSKY / etc
Sir Simon Rattle: Essence of an Era (7DVD) Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle, with Wayne Marshall, Miksuko Uchida (piano), Sol Gabetta (cello) & others [ EuroArts DVD / 7 DVD Box Set - released 18/May/2018 ] Sir Simon Rattle took up his post as chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker in 2002. In doing so, he took over an inheritance which was not only demanding, but which required a delicate balance of tradition and innovation. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos 4 & 5 'Emperor' Alfred Brendel (piano) / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Decca Philips Originals / CD - released 6/Sep/2016 ] "The bond between these two musicians is evident throughout these committed and vigorous readings. Brendel's authentically rugged pianism is offset by the Vienna Philharmonic's sumptuous playing." (BBC Music) |
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JOAQUIN RODRIGO
Joaquin Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez (with music by Rachmaninov & Chabrier) [Europa Konzert 2011 from Madrid] Cañizares (guitar) / Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Simon Rattle [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] For over 20 years, the Berliner Philharmoniker have celebrated their foundation on May 1st with the annual EUROPA KONZERT - this year's event takes place at the magnificent Teatro Real in Madrid. The renowned orchestra, under the baton of Sir... |
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RODRIGO
Concierto de Aranjuez (with music by Rachmaninov & Chabrier) [Europa Konzert 2011 from Madrid] BLU-RAY Cañizares (guitar) / Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Simon Rattle [ EuroArts Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Apr/2014 ] "Flamenco star Cañizares brings nonchalant authority to the Concierto de Aranjuez in a concert fizzing with energy, from a playful Espana to the sweeps of Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 2." (BBC Music) |