Little Steven
Soulfire [ Wicked Cool Records / CD - released 19/May/2017 ] |
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Franz Joseph Haydn, Joseph Martin Kraus
Music for a Viennese Salon Night Music, Steven Zohn (flute), Heather Miller Lardin (violone) [ AVIE / CD - released 7/Aug/2020 ] Philadelphia-based period-instrument ensemble Night Music re-creates an afternoon of music making from October 1801 at the Austrian capital's Palais Arnstein, with a flamboyant Quintet for flute and strings by Joseph Kraus, a duo by Carl Ditters... |
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana / Milan Horvat / Steven de Groote
Schumann - Hermann und Dorothea Overture Op 136 / Chopin - Piano Concerto No 2 Op 21 / Schubert - Symphony No 6 [ Silverline Classics / Am@ado / Cascade / DVD - released 5/Jul/2004 ] G :- All Regions - Regular 1.33:1 / 4:3 - Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround / Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - Colour - 121 Minutes (total) - PAL Includes :- -Audio special - Schumann... Manfred Overture / Symphony No 4 Steven de Groote, a pianist from... |
STRAVINSKY
Complete music for piano & orchestra Steven Osborne (piano) with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Ilan Volkov [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Jun/2013 ] "The outstanding work here is the Concerto for piano and wind instruments, played by Osborne in a way that finds wit in the rhythmic quirks while lending substance to the music's 18th-century references, so that it never sounds dry." Financial Times |
LEI LIANG
Lei Liang: Verge & Tremors of a Memory Chord Palimpsest Ensemble, Steven Schick / Callithumpian Consort, Stephen Drury / Shanghai Quartet / Taipei Chinese Orchestra, En Shao [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jan/2013 ] Chinese-born American Lei Liang's intercontinentally inspired work has been described as 'hauntingly beautiful' (The New York Times) and 'brilliantly original and inarguably gorgeous' (The Washington Post). |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Piano Duets Paul Lewis (piano) & Steven Osborne (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] 'In this repertoire Lewis and Osborne are as one, touch and tone indistinguishable from one another (they swap Primo and Secondo roles throughout, apparently, though it's impossible to tell who is playing which in what), playing with a delicious... |
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Piano Concertos Nos 1-3 / Concert Fantasy Peter Donohoe (piano) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Rudolf Barshai (with guest appearances by Nigel Kennedy and Steven Isserlis) [ EMI Gemini / Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2004 ] "These are distinguished interpretations, in which Donohoe's staggering technique is sensitively supported by the Bournemouth Symphony." (Gramophone March 2004) |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Moscow-Cheryomushki-Suite / Jazz Suite No. 1 / etc Radio Symphony Orchestra of Berlin / Steven Sloane [ Capriccio SACD / SACD - released 1/May/2007 ] Capriccio launches an ambitious recording project with Russian violinist Vladmir Spivakov and American conductor james Conlon: violin concertos of the 20th century. The first recording to be issued includes Dmitri Shostakovitch's First Violin... |
FERDINAND HEROLD
Herold: La Fille mal gardée (complete ballet recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY Royal Ballet, Covent Garden / Natalia Osipova, Steven McRae, Philip Mosley, Christopher Saunders / Barry Wordsworth (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Nov/2015 ] A classic of The Royal Ballet, La Fille mal gardée was an immediate hit with the British public. Choreographed by Frederick Ashton in 1960, it is a highly lyrical and technically demanding take on the simple tale of 'love revailing' which underpins... |
FERDINAND HEROLD
Herold: La Fille Mal Gardee (complete ballet with chorography by Frederick Ashton recorded in 2015) The Royal Ballet, Covent Garden / Natalia Osipova, Steven McRae, Philip Mosley, Christopher Saunders / Barry Wordsworth (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/Nov/2015 ] A classic of The Royal Ballet, La Fille mal gardée was an immediate hit with the British public. Choreographed by Frederick Ashton in 1960, it is a highly lyrical and technically demanding take on the simple tale of 'love revailing' which underpins |
FERDINAND HEROLD / PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY / ADOLPHE ADAM
The Art of Natalia Osipova: La Fille mal gardée / Swan Lake / Giselle / Force of Nature BLU-RAY Royal Ballet, Covent Garden / Natalia Osipova, with Steven McRae, Philip Mosley, Christopher Saunders, Matthew Golding, Elizabeth McGorian & others [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / 4 Blu-ray Box Set - released 25/Sep/2020 ] Russian dance superstar Natalia Osipova joined The Royal Ballet as a Principal in 2013 and has since filled each of her leading roles with an unforgettable passion, fiery energy and technical prowess. |
JOBY TALBOT
The Winter's Tale (Complete ballet recorded in 2014) BLU-RAY The Royal Ballet / Edward Watson, Sarah Lamb, Zenaida Yanowsky, Steven McRae, Federico Bonelli / David Briskin (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Dec/2014 ] Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon Following his highly popular Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, created for The Royal Ballet back in 2011, Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon's draws on the same music and design team to create 'a triumph'... |
JOBY TALBOT
The Winter's Tale (Complete ballet recorded in 2014) [Special Edition] The Royal Ballet / Edward Watson, Sarah Lamb, Zenaida Yanowsky, Steven McRae, Federico Bonelli / David Briskin (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 22/Nov/2015 ] Following his highly popular Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, created for The Royal Ballet back in 2011, Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon's draws on the same music and design team to create 'a triumph' and 'something entirely new' (Telegraph) |
JOBY TALBOT
The Winter's Tale (Complete ballet recorded in 2014) The Royal Ballet / Edward Watson, Sarah Lamb, Zenaida Yanowsky, Steven McRae, Federico Bonelli / David Briskin (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/May/2015 ] Following his highly popular Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, created for The Royal Ballet back in 2011, Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon's draws on the same music and design team to create 'a triumph' and 'something entirely new' (Daily Tel |
TCHAIKOVSKY
The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (recorded at Bregenz Festival, 2009) Royal Ballet / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Peter Wright (choreographer) / Miyako Yoshida / Ricardo Cervera / Steven McRae [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 10/Jun/2012 ] This all-time ballet favourite, in which young Clara is swept into a fantasy adventure when one of her Christmas presents comes to life, is at its most enchanting in Peter Wright's glorious production - as fresh as ever in its 25th year.... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Classic Ballets: Swan Lake / Nutcracker / Sleeping Beauty (recorded 2006-2009) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House / Marialela Nunez, Thiago Soares, Alina Cojocaru, Federico Bonelli, Miyako Yoshida, Steven McRae / Valery Ovsyanikov, Koen kessels ( [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / 3 Blu-ray Box Set - released 1/Oct/2013 ] This special collection brings together three acclaimed Royal Ballet performances of Tchaikovsky's celebrated masterpieces. The tragic and gloriously romantic Swan Lake features compelling dancing from Marianela Nuñez and Thiago Soares... |
ALKAN
Esquisses, Op 63 Steven Osborne, piano [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Mar/2003 ] "A sparkling, fleet scherzo - reminiscences of Mendelssohn? - that never rises above piano and ends with typical Alkan jeu d'esprit" - Editor's Choice (Gramophone September 2003) |
MESSIAEN
Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jesus Steven Osborne (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 5/Oct/2002 ] 'Steven Osborn's performance is one of towering authority and technical achievement' - Editor's Choice (Gramophone Magazine) October 2002 'a performance of commanding virtuosity, deep poetry and ravishing colour' (Gramophone) |
Steven A. Clark
Where Neon Goes To Die [ Secretly Canadian / CD - released 7/Sep/2018 ] Living in a city is like having a love affair, and like any love affair, the passion for a city can produce monumental music. On Steven A. Clark's second LP, Where Neon Goes to Die, the North Carolina-born singer-songwriter follows in the footsteps... |
Steven A. Clark
Where Neon Goes To Die [ Secretly Canadian / LP - released 7/Sep/2018 ] Living in a city is like having a love affair, and like any love affair, the passion for a city can produce monumental music. On Steven A. Clark's second LP, Where Neon Goes to Die, the North Carolina-born singer-songwriter follows in the footsteps... |