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BÉLA BARTÓK
Bartok: Piano Concerto No 3 / Concerto For Orchestra Javier Perianes (piano), Münchner Philharmoniker, Pablo Heras-Casado [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 5/Jan/2018 ] The inexhaustible strength of a genius Neither the disillusionment that set in after his exile to the United States nor his declining health stopped Bartók from fulfilling his commission for the Concerto for Orchestra nor from writing the Third Piano... |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Le Martyre de saint Sébastien, La Mer, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Philharmonia Orchestra / Pablo Heras-Casado [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 22/Jun/2018 ] A century after his death on 25 March 1918, many harmonia mundi artists are eager to pay tribute to Claude Debussy, the magician of melody and timbre, the great 'colourist' and father of modern music. Alongside two shimmering masterpieces, La Mer and... |
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MASCAGNI
Cavalleria Rusticana (Complete Opera recorded in 1978) Renata Scotto, Placido Domingo, Pablo Elvira / Ambrosian Opera Chorus & National Philharmonic Orchestra, James Levine [ Sony Opera House / CD - released 20/Feb/2010 ] "This now stands as a clear first recommendation for Mascagni's red-blooded opera, with Domingo giving a heroic account of the role of Turiddu, full of defiance...James Lveine directs with a splendid sense of pacing." Penguin Stereo Guide |
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J. S. BACH
Rudolf Serkin plays Bach Rudolf Serkin (piano) with Peter Serkin, Ruth Laredo, Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Pablo Casals, etc [ Sony Classical Masters / 3 CD Box Set - released 5/Jun/2019 ] Rudolf Serkin is rightly revered for his powerful interpretations of the Austro-German Classical and Romantic piano repertoire, but he was also an outstanding Bach player. In the 1920s he began a decades-long partnership with the great German... |
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J. S. BACH / BARTOK / MESSIAEN / MOZART / STRAVINSKY / etc
Rudolf Serkin: The Complete RCA Album Collection Rudolf Serkin (piano) with Peter Serkin, Ruth Laredo, Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Pablo Casals, etc [ Sony Classical Masters / 35 CD Box Set - released 20/Jul/2020 ] a "brilliant instrumentalist, sensitive, original interpreter and performer of uncommon vitality" (Michael Steinberg) |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Don Giovanni (complete opera recorded in 2005) Teatro Real / Carlos Alvarez, Alfred Reiter, Marla Bayo, Jose Bros, Sonia Ganassi, Lorenzo Regazzo / Víctor Pablo Pérez (cond) [ Opus Arte Essential Opera Collection DVD / 2 DVD - released 20/Oct/2013 ] ""Magnificent Maria Bayo as Donna Anna, the evolution of this soprano is spectacular. José Bros is tenor Midas: he converts everything he touches into gold. What a delightful performance! " Opera Actual |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Don Giovanni (complete opera recorded in 2005) BLU-RAY Teatro Real / Carlos Álvarez, Lorenzo Regazzo, María Bayo, José Bros, Sonia Ganassi / Víctor Pablo Pérez (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 6/Apr/2016 ] "The cast set to with a will vocally and dramatically...Víctor Pablo Pérez accompanies accommodatingly in a performance of appropriate but not over-grand scale...The Blu-ray pictures convey well the perspective depth of Frigerio's set." Gramophone |
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MAURICIO SOTELO
Sotelo: El Público (complete opera recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY Teatro Real Madrid / José Antonio López, Thomas Tatzl and Jesús Méndez / Pablo Heras-Casado (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Feb/2017 ] Pablo Heras-Casado conducts Klangforum Wien and the Coro Titular del Teatro Real in this performance of Mauricio Sotelo's opera. Soloists include José Antonio López, Thomas Tatzl and Jesús Méndez. |
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KURT WEILL
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (complete opera recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY Teatro Real, Madrid / Measha Brueggergosman, Jane Henschel, Willard White, Michael Konig / Pablo Heras-Casado (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/May/2012 ] "Superbly filmed by Andy Sommer, it makes for uncomfortable viewing, particularly during the current economic crisis. You might, however, find it musically less convincing. There's exceptional conducting from Pablo Heras-Casado, but the singing is... |
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ROSSINI
Torvaldo e Dorliska (complete opera recorded in 2006) Teatro Rossini, Pesaro / Darina Takova, Michele Pertusi, Francesco Meli / Victor Pablo Perez (cond) [ Dynamic DVD / 2 DVD - released 19/Jan/2008 ] G - This world première DVD recording features singers that have attained world-wide renown, such as the bass-baritone Michele Pertusi and the soprano Darina Takova. |
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Pablo Carcamo, Patricia Salas
Best of Latin America [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] A lively album filled with hot and spicy Latin American music! Colourful and passionate pieces from the Dominican Republic, Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina, Venezuela, Uruguay, Mexico, Bolivia, Chile and Cuba. |
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Pablo Carcamo
World Dance: Caribbean Tropical Dance [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] |
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Hossam Ramzy & Pablo Carcamo
World Dance: Latin Hits for Bellydance [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] |
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Vas/Baquerizo/Pablo
Villa-Lobos: Symphony No.10 [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/Nov/2003 ] |