Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Mendelssohn, Bruch: Violin Concertos, Romance / Janine Jansen, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2007-01-09

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Max Bruch: Romance for Viola and Orchestra, Op. 85; Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Performers: Jansen, Janine; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

"Her violin tone is distinctive, clear and bright, not at all fruity in a conventional way, encouraging her to take a light, athletic view of...continue...

The #1 Beethoven Album

2 CD / Decca / 2003-10-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Minuets (6) for piano (or orchestra), WoO 10; Ruins of Athens, Op. 113; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sha...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Backhaus, Wilhelm; Beaux Arts Trio; Burrows, Stuart; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Gilels, Emil; I Musici; Italiano, Quartetto; Kovacevich, Stephen; Leipzi...
Conductors: Monteux, Pierre; ; Fennell, Frederick; Barenboim, Daniel; Dorati, Antal; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio; Masur, Kurt; Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Eastman-Rochester Pops; I Musici; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Stephen Kovacevich; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This selection features both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Pilar Lorengar (soprano); Yvonne Minton (mezzo soprano); Stuart Burrows (tenor); Martti Talvela (bass voice); Itzhak Perlman, Pi...continue...