Since you are interested in Bach To The Future, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
DONIZETTI / GOUNOD / VERDI / ROSSINI / MEYERBEER / MASSENET / GODARD
Pene Pati Pene Pati (tenor) / Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Emmanuel Villaume [ Warner Classics / Warner / CD - released 25/Mar/2022 ] "A generosity of spirit not always to be taken for granted with tenors is in constant evidence on Pene Pati's debut album…His voice certainly has the colour for both the French and Italian repertoire presented here" BBC Music Choice of the Month May |
MAURICE RAVEL / MANUEL DE FALLA / ERIK SATIE / FRANCIS POULENC
Camino Sean Shibe (guitar) [ Pentatone / CD - released 20/Aug/2021 ] "Vivid, beguiling and intensely intimate" BBC Music Recording of the Month Oct 2021 |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart Momentum - 1785 Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Matthew Truscott (violin), Joel Hunter (viola), Frank-Michael Guthmann (cello) [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 28/May/2021 ] 'Socially distanced they may have been but the camaraderie that was so evident in their groundbreaking Beethoven cycle with Leif Ove Andsnes is, if anything, even more apparent here.' Gramophone Recording of the Month June 2021 |
BACH / LISZT / CHOPIN / BUSONI
Vida breve Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Feb/2021 ] Piano Sonatas by Chopin (No 2) and Hough (No 4) are the twin peaks of a typically stimulating recital which-as always from Stephen Hough-spans centuries and styles with assurance. How often do Liszt's 'Funérailles' and Gounod's 'Ave Maria' share the... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier - Book II [excerpts] Piotr Anderszewski (piano) [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 29/Jan/2021 ] GRAMOPHONE Award WINNER 2021 - Piano |
HANDEL / BACH / TORELLI / HUMMEL / MARCELLO / etc
Magic Trumpet Alison Balsom (trumpet), with Alina Ibragimova (violin) / The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock (director, harpsichord and organ) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 16/Oct/2020 ] "I realised from early on that it wasn't just a trumpet, it was a voice that could seemingly do anything … It can have such fabulous colours, be so versatile, and make such a beautiful sound. I will vigorously defend it for the rest of my life."... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Variations Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] "No qualifications are required for Angela Hewitt's new Beethoven album..Hewitt's touch is remarkably nimble and poetic" The Times |
J. S. BACH
Glenn Gould: A State of Wonder - The Complete Goldberg Variations 1955 & 1981 Glenn Gould (Piano) [ Sony Classical / 2 CD Box Set - released 7/Aug/2020 ] 50 GREATEST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME (No 4) - BBC MUSIC |
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 / 2 Overtures Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano) / Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 7/Aug/2020 ] International Classical Music Awards 2021 Winner - Assorted Programme |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: The Final Piano Pieces Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 31/Jan/2020 ] "'One of the finest accounts of Brahms's late piano works on record, one that stands head and shoulders above most contenders in an ever-growing catalogue." Gramophone Awards 2020 Short List - Instrumental |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Ode an die Freiheit / Ode to freedom - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 (CD + DVD) Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD/DVD - released 4/Oct/2019 ] To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Deutsche Grammophon has remastered its landmark recording of the festive concert conducted by Leonard Bernstein on Christmas Day, 1989, in Berlin's Emil Berliner Studios. This special... |
FRANZ LISZT / FREDERIC CHOPIN
Mariam Batsashvili: Chopin & Liszt Mariam Batsashvili (piano) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 10/Sep/2019 ] "Her technical prowess and ability to negotiate Liszt's showy grandeur is a given, but her sense of his inner world, his wistful, nonchalant poetry sets her apart as one to watch." (The Observer) |
J. S. BACH
Bach: The Toccatas Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord) [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Aug/2019 ] "Esfahani, who explains their complex history in a detailed essay, has made his own new performing edition and reveals these familiar pieces to have mysteries we may never have suspected." The Observer |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL & OTHERS
Handel's Queens Lucy Crowe, Mary Bevan / London Early Opera, Bridget Cunningham [ Signum / 2 CD - released 19/Jul/2019 ] "This soundly made programme is both pleasing and intriguing." Gramophone Awards 2020 Short List - Recital |
RICHARD WAGNER / RICHARD STRAUSS
Lise Davidsen sings Wagner and Strauss Lise Davidsen (soprano) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 20/Jun/2019 ] "These gifts are matched by the maturity, honesty and integrity of Davidsen's approach. This album only reinforces the fact that she is one of the greatest vocal talents to have emerged in recent years, if not decades." Gramophone Magazine June 2019 |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas Bella Hristova (violin), Michael Houstoun (piano) [ Rattle Records / 4 CD - released 26/Apr/2019 ] The complete Beethoven violin sonatas, 33 wonderful pieces of music, performed by two of the greatest Beethoven interpreters working today. Over 4 hours of beautifully produced, expertly performed Beethoven in a handsome 4-CD hard-cover... |
GUILMANT / HAHN / BOSSI / VIERNE / REGER / WIDOR / etc
Resounding After Shocks Martin Setchell (The Rieger Organ of Christchurch Town Hall, New Zealand) [ Pipeline Press / CD - released 25/Mar/2019 ] Martin Setchell brings the magnificent Christchurch Town Hall organ back to life. |
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Bach, (J.S.): Violin Concertos / Sinfonias / Overture / Sonatas Isabelle Faust (violin) / Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 15/Mar/2019 ] "Faust's tone is both lean and exquisitely sweet, combined with consistent stylistic elegance which reaches the heights of eloquence in the slow movement of the E major Concerto." BBC Music Concerto Choice June 2019 |
J. S. BACH
Hilary Hahn plays Bach Hilary Hahn (violin) [ Decca / CD - released 10/Feb/2019 ] "This is quite simply magnificent violin-playing, the sort that while you're listening to it convinces you that the music couldn't possibly be played any other way" Gramophone Recording Of The Month November 2018 |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Cello Concerto & Chamber Works Gautier Capuçon (cello), Martha Argerich (piano), Renaud Capuçon (violin) / Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Bernard Haitink [ Erato Warner Classics / CD - released 18/Jan/2019 ] "Capuçon's impetuosity and thoughtfulness are complemented by Haitink's lifelong engagement with this music...Each of the [chamber] works is played with collective grace and elan by these crème de la crème chamber musicians." Sunday Times |