Since you are interested in Six Evolutions - Bach: Cello Suites (2017 recording), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
Leonard Cohen
You Want It Darker [ Sony Music / CD - released 21/Oct/2016 ] Leonard Cohen, acclaimed composer of 'Hallelujah', has released an album of haunting new songs at the age of 82. This great artist continues to astonish us. Uncompromising and urgent, "You Want It Darker" is the latest chapter in Leonard's... |
FREDERICK DELIUS
The Best of Delius [Incls 'In a Summer Garden' & 'The Walk to the Paradise Garden'] London Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Collins [ Decca Australian SBS Eloquence / CD - released 20/Sep/2015 ] Five substantial pieces of 'classic' Delius are brought together on this remarkable and heartfelt tribute to the English composer (who spent very little of his actual career in England!), Frederick Delius. |
ERIK SATIE
Satie: Gymnopedies and other piano works Aldo Ciccolini (piano) [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / EMI / CD - released 20/Apr/2015 ] "No more committed or convincing champion of this music could be found than Ciccolini, who equally well conveys, for example, the tenderness of the fifth Gnossienne, the pre-Poulenc pert humour and charm of the Morceaux en forme de poire and the... |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Cello Concerto / Sea Pictures / Overture: Cockaigne Jacqueline Du Pre (cello) Dame Janet Baker (mezzo) / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / CD - released 22/Aug/2015 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE 100 GREATEST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Beethoven / Britten: Violin Concertos Janine Jansen (violin) / Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen / London Symphony Orchestra, Paarvo Jarvi [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "Jansen and Decca have surpassed themselves with their new recordings of the Beethoven and Britten concertos. They confirm that digital technology has the potential to rival the best analogue recordings of 50 years ago." (Five Stars AudAud.com) |
PUCCINI / BIZET / DVORAK / OFFENBACH / DONIZETTI / VERDI / etc
40 Most Beautiful Arias Maria Callas, Placido Domingo, Cecilia Bartoli, Kiri te Kanawa, Jose Carreras, José Cura, Angela Gheorghiu, etc [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/2009 ] Nothing stirs the soul and tugs at the heartstrings more than an inspired operatic aria. Warner Classics CD set 40 MOST BEAUTIFUL ARIAS collects forty of the most moving ones the world has known on this star-studded collection. |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Piano Works (Incls Sonata in B minor) Michael Houstoun (piano) [ Trust / CD - released 1/Aug/2000 ] Renowned New Zealand pianist Michael Houstoun performs a solo piano recital of works by Franz Liszt. These recordings were featured in the New Zealand Television documentary Icon in b minor, which first aired in 1996. The romantic performer-composer... |
Sol3 Mio
A Very M3rry Christmas [ Universal Music / CD - released 10/Nov/2017 ] Sol3 Mio's first ever Christmas album! A Very Merry Christmas features the breathtaking voices of Pene Pati, Amitai Pati and Moses Mackay, this much requested album will delight their legions of fans and is destined to become a bona fide Kiwi... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: The Keyboard Concertos (Nos 1, 5, 7 & Triple) Angela Hewitt (Piano) / Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti [ Hyperion 30 / CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] "Her playing is absolutely captivating: she decorates the solo part with playful, come-hither ornamentation-twirls, flutters, arabesques-and yet it never disturbs the clear, logical path she forges through the course of each work." Gramophone Magazine |
DOUGLAS LILBURN
Lilburn: Complete Piano Music Vol 2 Dan Poynton (piano) [ Trust / CD - released 12/Nov/2004 ] This is the second CD in at 4 CD series covering the complete piano music of New Zealand composer Douglas Lilburn. |
SILVIUS LEOPOLD WEISS
Weiss: Lute Works (arr. D. Cerović for guitar) Danijel Cerović (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Aug/2020 ] Silvius Leopold Weiss was acknowledged as the greatest lutenist of his age, composing over 600 pieces for the instrument organised into suites or sonatas. In these arrangements for guitar, Danijel Cerović has selected the only two of Weiss's sonatas... |
JACK BODY / JOHN PSATHAS / ANTHONY RITCHIE / TRADITIONAL
Music from New Zealand for Two Guitars Jane Curry, Owen Moriarty (guitars) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2019 ] Guitar works by new Zealand composers continue to display a richness of imagination and sense of colour that makes them intensely attractive to listeners. In 1990 Jack Body wrote African Strings, which transcribed music of the Madagascan valiha tube... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas, Op. 120 & Clarinet Trio, Op. 114 Marie Ross (clarinet), Petra Somlai (piano), Claire-Lise Démettre (cello) [ Centaur / CD - released 15/Nov/2019 ] A ground-breaking recording of Brahms' Chamber Works for the Clarinet and Piano, this is the new disc from University of Auckland Lecturer, Marie Ross. Performed with original instruments from the period in the rarely-heard historically informed... |
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony / Carnival of the Animals Martha Argerich (piano) Antonio Pappano (piano) Daniele Rossi (organ) / Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia [ Warner Classics / CD - released 25/Sep/2017 ] Martha Argerich and Antonio Pappano (as pianist rather than conductor) lead the fun in Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals with Members of the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: String Quintets Nos. 1 & 2 New Zealand String Quartet, with Maria Lambros (viola) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Feb/2019 ] Brahms wrote his String Quartet in B flat major, Op. 67 in 1876 and its largely unclouded and cheerful qualities culminate in a theme and variations finale of exceptional imagination and mastery of form. His last chamber music was inspired by a great... |
Sol3 Mio
Coming Home [ Universal / CD - released 12/Nov/2021 ] When Sol3 Mio's world turned to chaos and theatres and opera houses around the world shut their doors, there was only one place for them to retreat - home. For the trio, home is the simple comfort of being back together and making music with the pure... |
ARVO PART
The Very Best Of Arvo Part (Including 'Spiegel im Spiegel', 'Tabula Rasa' & 'Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten') Various artists incl. Paavo Jarvi, Tasmin Little, Martin Roscoe, Richard Studt, Vasari Singers, Chilingirian Quartet, etc [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] Arvo Pärt celebrated his 75th birthday on 11 September 2010. This 2-CD commemorative set contains many of Pärt's best-known works including many composed in Pärt's new style, the most notable of which is Spiegel im Spiegel and Cantus in memoriam... |
The Traveling Wilburys
The Traveling Wilburys Vol 1 [ Universal Music / CD - released 28/Oct/2016 ] The previously released albums Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 and Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 feature music's greatest singer-songwriters-George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan-as the legendary band The Traveling Wilburys. The... |
IGOR STRAVINSKY / MAURICE RAVEL
Stravinsky: Petrushka & The Firebird / Ravel: Miroirs & La Valse Beatrice Rana (piano) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 25/Oct/2019 ] International Classical Music Awards 2021 Winner - Solo Instrumental |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Sonatas Nos 3 & 23 "Appassionata" Lang Lang (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 29/Nov/2019 ] Ahead of Beethoven's 250th anniversary in 2020, Sony Classical releases Beethoven Sonatas Nos 3 & 23 "Appasionata" by superstar pianist Lang Lang. Lang Lang is a critically acclaimed piano virtuoso who began playing the piano at the age of three.... |