TCHAIKOVSKY
101 Tchaikovsky Vladimir Ashkenazy, Herbert von Karajan, Valery Gergiev, Arthur Grumiaux, Richard Bonynge, Neville Marriner, etc [ Decca / 6 CD Box Set - released 14/Jul/2014 ] From the famous Piano Concerto No.1 to the final waltz and Apotheosis from the Nutcracker this is the ultimate collection of popular Tchaikovsky beautifully recorded featuring soloists like Vladimir Ashkenazy and Dmitri Hvorostovsky, and orchestras l |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Ariodante (complete opera) Anne Sofie von Otter, Lynne Dawson, Verónica Cangemi, Ewa Podles, Richard Croft / Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv / 3 CD - released 1/Dec/1997 ] "with an outstanding, starry team of soloists, Marc Minkowski conducts a high-powered reading, urgently dramatic and a compelling set in every way." (Penguin Guide) |
JOHN ADAMS
I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky Welly Yang, Richard Muenz, Marin Mazzie / conducted by John Adams [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 9/Oct/1998 ] An opera inspired by the 1994 California earthquake. |
Wendy Eathorne, Paul Esswood, Philip Langridge, Richard Hickox Singers & Orch.
Bach, J.S. - The 4 Missae Breves / Cantatas 67 & 130 DELETED [ Decca Records / 2 CD - released 12/Jul/2000 ] A CD first for these wonderful recordings of Bach's Masses! |
JOHANN STRAUSS II
Strauss, (J II): Graduation Ball (arr. Dorati) / Le Beau Danube (arr. Desormiere) Wiener Philharmoniker / Antal Dorati (Graduation Ball) / National Philharmonic Orchestra / Richard Bonynge (Beau Danube) [ Decca ABC Eloquence / CD - released 20/Sep/2005 ] "There is much to be said for well produced, played and recorded discs like these for impecunious collectors." (MusicWeb Feb 2006) |
TRADITIONAL
Old Christmas Return'd The York Waits / Richard Wistreich (bass) [ Saydisc / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] The music and song of Christmas past from renowned early music bass singer, Richard Wistreich with the ancient shawms, sackbuts, cornetts, hurdy-gurdies, recorders and bagpipes of The York Waits. |
BRAHMS / CHOPIN / DVORAK / BEETHOVEN / SCHUMANN
Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax: A Celebration - recordings for cello & piano Yo-Yo Ma (cello) / with Emanuel Ax (piano) / with Pamela Frank (violin), Richard Stoltzman (clarinet) Jaime Laredo (viola) [ Sony Classical / 21 CD Box Set - released 24/May/2019 ] A 21 CD box-set released on the 'Sony Classical' label - In celebration of the internationally acclaimed pianist Emanuel Ax's 70th birthday and his long-term musical partnership with revered cellist Yo-Yo Ma |
SIR GEORGE DYSON
The Canterbury Pilgrims / At the Tabard Inn / In Honour of the City Yvonne Kenny / Robert Tear / London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2012 ] "the glory of the piece is the choruses, which are splendidly sung here...The splendid Chandos recording is fully worthy of the vibrant music-making here." Penguin Guide, 2011 edition |
HANDEL / MOZART / LEHAR / KALMAN / GERSHWIN / NOVELLO / RICHARD STRAUSS
Yvonne Kenny - Great Operatic Arias Vol 2 Yvonne Kenny (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Opera in English / CD - released 7/Aug/2003 ] 'A fine snapshot of a much-loved soprano in some of her most celebrated roles.' Gramophone |
STRAUSS / LEHAR / HEUBERGER / ZELLER / KALMAN / etc
Vienna City of my Dreams Yvonne Kenny (soprano) / Melbourne Symphony Orchestra / Richard Bonynge [ ABC Classics / CD - released 20/Nov/2008 ] The glittering ballrooms of Vienna come alive in this swirling, vibrantly-coloured new album from Yvonne Kenny. In a blaze of gypsy fire, Australia's premier soprano teams up with conducting legend Richard Bonynge in operetta's greatest hits. From... |
Zachary Richard
Last Kiss [ CD ] |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies 4 & 7 Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Edlinger [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jun/1998 ] "there are few to match him [Edinger] for his immediacy of communication" - Penguin Guide |
Zedelius - Groenewold - Cordier / Rheinische Kantorei, Musica Antiqua Koln, Richard Goebel
Cantatas by members of the Bach family [ Archiv Blue / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2003 ] "This is an issue of distinction and an important addition to our recorded catalogue of music. The level of artistic creativity in a single family is cause enough for wonder, but when it is complemented by performances of this calibre we can be... |