Herbert Von Karajan / Karajan - The Second Life, a film by Eric Schulz / [DVD]1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-05-14 A brand new 80-munite documentary/film, on DVD for the first time. A must-have product for anyone with more than a passing interest in one of ...continue...![]() French Organ Music from the Golden Age, Vol. 1 - Francois Couperin; Pierre Du Mage / David Ponsford, organ1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-05-14 MusicWeb International, January 2013 This is, or would have been a fine period instrument, its remarkable history described in some detail. Alas this is an all...continue... ![]() Mozart: Clarinet Concerto; Bassoon Concerto; Flute Concerto / Carbonare Zoon; Santana. Abbado, Orchestra Mozart1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-05-14 Conductors: Abbado, ClaudioEnsemble: Orchestra Mozart In the year of his 80th birthday, Claudio Abbado and his superb orchestra continue their Mozart celebration with critically acclaimed solo concerto performances. This third ...continue...![]() Óscar Esplá: Music for Piano, Opp. 2, 25, 53 / Martin Jones, piano2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-05-14 MusicWeb International, January 2013 What I found refreshing in all the works on the discs is an air of childlike innocence that helps to make them...continue... ![]() The John Eliot Gardiner Collection - Works by Monteverdi, Bach, Handel, Gluck, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Berlioz et al. [30 CDs]30 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-30 Conductors: Gardiner, John EliotEnsemble: English Baroque Soloists; His Majesties Sagbutts and Cornetts; London Symphony Orchestra; Monteverdi Choir; NDR Sinfonieorchester; Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra One of the great advocates of period-instrument performance - but not, he insists a period - instrument specialist (the vial thing is to combine a...continue... ![]() Zdenek Fibich: Symphony No. 1; Impressions from the Countryside / Czech Nat'l SO, Stilec1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Zdenek Fibich: Symphony no 1 in F major, Op. 17; Impressions from the Countryside, for orchestra, Op. 54Conductors: Stilec, Marek Ensemble: ; Czech National Symphony Orchestra Zdenek Fibich's career overlapped those of his countrymen Smetana and Dvorak, but his music remained poised between the twin poles of Czech Nationalism and the...continue... Recording information: CNSO Studio No. 1 Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic (02/06/2012-02/07/2012)....continue... ![]() Ernest John Moeran: Cello Concerto; Serenade in G; Lonely Waters; Whythorne's Shadow / Guy Johnston, cello; Rebekah Coffey, soprano1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: E.J. Moeran: Concerto for cello & orchestra in B minor; Serenade for orchestra in G major; Lonely Waters, for orchestra (& soprano ad lib); Whythorne's Shadow, for orchestraPerformers: Coffey, Rebekah; Johnston, Guy [Cello] Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn The Cello Concerto is one of Anglo-Irish composer E. J. Moeran's most important works. Composed in 1945, its deft scoring and memorable melodic material mark...continue... Recording information: Ulster Hall, Belfast, Ireland....continue... ![]() Bruckner: Symphonies nos 3 & 6 / Berner SO, Venzago2 CD / CPO / 2013-04-30 Conductors: Venzago, MarioEnsemble: Berner Symphonieorchester Pizzicato 9/12: "Venzago's courage to interpret Bruckner more romantically than post-romantically makes sense because the 2nd symphony suddenly develops a life of its own and...continue... ![]() Louis Spohr: Complete Violin Concertos / Ulf Hoelscher, violin8 CD / CPO / 2013-04-30 Conductors: Froehlich, ChristianEnsemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Gripping interpretations of Spohr's Violin Concertos are now on 8 CDs from cpo. Mere words do not suffice to praise Ulf Hoelscher's violinistic achievement highly...continue... ![]() Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3; Symphonic Dances / Leonard Slatkin, Detroit SO1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 44; Symphonic Dances, Op. 45Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard Ensemble: ; Detroit Symphony Orchestra Completed in 1936, two years after the hugely popular Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Rachmaninov's Third Symphony was considered by the composer to be...continue... Recording information: Orchestra Hall, Detroit, USA....continue... ![]() Great Bach Choruses / The Monteverdi Choir, Gardiner1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-23 Conductors: Gardiner, John EliotEnsemble: Monteverdi Choir Parallel to the forthcoming John Eliot Gardiner Collection and the Archiv Produktion box, here's a famous compilation of Great Bach Choruses, newly represented just in...continue... ![]() Music for winds arr. from Byrd, Pärt / Kai Wessel, alto; Calefax Reed Quintet1 CD / MD&G / 2013-04-23 Works: William Byrd: Senex puerum portabat, motet for 5 voices (SATTB); Work(s); Senex puerum portabat; Mass for 5 Voices (SATTB); Arvo Pärt: Magnificat Antiphons (7), for chorus; Arbos, for 7 recorder...Conductors: Ensemble: Calefax Reed Quintet "...noble, refined, austere, reed-quintet versions of four works written for a range of different forces,produced by members of Calefax (Dutch reed quintet)...these Part transcriptions are...continue... ![]() Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle / Marina Rebeka, Sara Mingardo, Francesco Meli, Alex Esposito. Pappano2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-23 Conductors: Pappano, AntonioEnsemble: Coro della Accademia Naxionale di Santa Cecilia; Orchestra della Accademia Naxionale di Santa Cecilia EMI Classics Releases an exciting new recording of Gioacchino Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle. Antonio Pappano conducts the Orchestra e Coro dell' Accademia Nazionale di Santa...continue... ![]() Mahler: Das Klagende Lied; Berg: Lulu Suite / Prohaska, Roschmann, Larsson, Botha. Pierre Boulez1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-16 Conductors: Boulez, PierreEnsemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Pierre Boulez is an icon of today's classical scene, and close-associated with the works of Mahler, many of which he has recorded exclusively for Deutsche...continue... ![]() Wagner: Das Rheingold / Adam, Nienstedt, Silja, Esser, Windgassen, Neidlinger, Talvela, Burmeister, Dernesch. Bohm2 CD / Decca / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Bohm, KarlEnsemble: Bayreuther Festspiel Orchestra The Penguin Guide Gustav Neidlinger as Alberich is superb, even more involving here than he is for Solti with the curse made spine-chilling. It is also...continue... ![]() Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; Apollon Musagète; Symphonies of Wind Intruments / Rattle, Berlin PO1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09 Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Symphonies of Wind Instruments; Apollon musagète, ballet in 2 scenes for string orchestraConductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra The Rite of Spring, original French title, Le sacre du printemps, is a 1913 ballet with music by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. After the...continue... Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin....continue... ![]() Wagner: Siegfried / Windgassen, Nilsson, Adam, Neidlinger. Bohm4 CD / Decca / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Bohm, KarlEnsemble: Bayreuther Festspiel Orchestra The Penguin Guide The natural-sounding quality of Bohm's live recording from Bayreuth, coupled with his determination not to let the music lag, makes his account Siegfried...continue... ![]() Haydn: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 11 / Marc-André hamelin, piano; Les Violons du Roy1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-04-09 Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Keyboard in D major, H 18 no 11; Concerto for Keyboard in F major, H 18 no 3; Concerto for Keyboard in G major, H 18 no 4Performers: Hamelin, Marc-Andre [Piano] Conductors: Labadie, Bernard Ensemble: ; Les Violons du Roy Marc-André Hamelin has proven himself - in three highly lauded volumes of Haydn's piano sonatas - to be a formidable Haydn pianist, combining style, exuberance...continue... ![]() Théodore Gouvy: Piano Trios nos 2 - 4 / Voces Intimae1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-04-09 The second album from enchanting Italian trio Voces Intimae on Challenge Classics! The trio goes straight to the core of the music, resulting in extremely...continue... ![]() Nostalgia: Lyrical Finnish Music for Strings by Kajanus, Sibelius, Merikanto, Raito, Klami, Madetoja /1 Super Audio CD / Alba / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Kangas, JuhaEnsemble: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard Nostalgia - Lyrical Finnish Music for Strings is an exceptionally beautiful new release from Alba Records... If...continue... ![]() Verdi: Attila / Deurekom, Bergonzi, Milnes, Raimondi. Gardelli2 CD / Decca / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Gardelli, LambertoEnsemble: Ambrosian Singers; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra The Penguin Guide With its dramatic anticipations of Macbeth, the musical anticipations of Rigolettoa and the compression which (on record if not on the stage) becomes...continue... ![]() Verdi: Il Corsaro / Caballe, Carreras, Norman, Gardelli2 CD / Decca / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Gardelli, LambertoEnsemble: Ambrosian Singers; New Philharmonia Orchestra The Penguin Guide In II Corsaro, though the characterization is rudimentary, the contrast between the two heroines is effective, with Gulnara, the Pasha's slave, carrying conviction...continue... ![]() Verdi: Jérusalem / Mescheriakova, Giordani, Scandiuzzi.3 CD / Decca / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Luisi, FabioEnsemble: L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande The Penguin Guide To have a long-buried Verdi opera dusted down and given a brilliant first recording like this is a rare joy, particularly when it...continue... ![]() Beethoven: The Late String Quartets, Opp. 135 & 132 / Brentano String Quartet1 CD / Aeon / 2013-04-09 Conductors:Ensemble: Brentano String Quartet Founded in 1992, the New York-based Brentano String Quartet is particularly recognized for their interpretations combining perfect technique with peerless musicality. Their previous release -...continue... ![]() Verdi: I Lombardi / Deutekom, Domingo, Raimondi and Gardelli2 CD / Decca / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Gardelli, LambertoEnsemble: Ambrosian Singers; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra The Penguin Guide I Lombardi reaches its apotheosis in the famous Trio well known from the days of 78 rpm recordings. There are some glorious moments...continue... ![]() The Songs of Gary Higginson (b. 1952): Songs of Innocence and of Experience / Charlotte de Rothschild, soprano; Danielle Perrett, harp1 CD / Regent Records / 2013-04-09 Conductors: MacDonald, SarahEnsemble: Chapel Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge; Ely Cathedral Girls' Choir British composer Gary Higginson learned to love music through his local church choir, which has exhibited an influence on him ever since. Trained as a...continue... ![]() English Royal Funeral Music: Purcell, Morley, Tomkins / Vox Luminis; Guy Penson: virginal1 CD / Ricercar / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Meunier, Lionel; Madeuf,Jean-François; Laurent, BenoîtEnsemble: Les Trompettes des Plaisirs; Lingua Franca; Vox Luminis Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard One section of the service, The Funeral Sentences by Henry Purcell, are utterly heart-rending in the communion...continue... ![]() Thea Musgrave: Chamber Works for Oboe / Nicholas Daniel, oboe; Emer McDonough, flute; James Turnbull, oboe; Joy Farrall, clarinet; Huw Watkins, piano1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-04-09 Conductors:Ensemble: Chilingirian String Quartet Rich and powerful musical language and a strong sense of drama have made Scottish-American composer Thea Musgrave (b.1928) one of the most respected and exciting...continue... ![]() Hans Gál: Symphony No. 2; Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 4 / Kenneth Woods1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Woods, KennethEnsemble: Orchestra of the Swan Kenneth Woods, Principal Guest Conductor of Stratford-upon-Avon-based Orchestra of the Swan, has made international headlines for his ongoing cycle of world premiere recordings of Hans...continue... ![]() The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 59: Zelenski: Concerto Op. 60; Zarzycki: Concerto Op. 17; Grande Polonaise / Jonathan Plowright, piano1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-04-09 Works: Wladyslaw Zelenski: Concerto for Piano in E flat major, Op. 60; Aleksander Zarzycki: Piano Concerto, Op. 17; Grand Polonaise, for piano & orchestra in E flat major, Op. 7Performers: Plowright, Jonathan Conductors: Borowicz, Lukasz Ensemble: ; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra This 59th volume of the Romantic Piano Concerto series features Jonathan Plowright, whose brilliant and utterly idiomatic performances of Romantic Polish piano music have confirmed...continue... ![]() Richard Strauss: Don Quixote; Till Eulenspiegel / Lawrence Power, viola; Alban Gerhardt, cello1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Stenz, MarkusEnsemble: Gurzenich Orchestra Koln Strauss's tone poem Don Quixote, subtitled "Fantastic variations on a theme of knightly character," is one of the composer's most popular works, principally because of...continue... ![]() Federico Mompou: Selected Works, Vol. 1 / Clélia Iruzun, piano1 CD / SOMM / 2013-04-09 Brazilian pianist Clelia Iruzun has delighted critics over the years with her performances and recordings of music by Villa Lobos, Granados, Ginastera, Mignone, and Marlo...continue... ![]() La Royalle: Music for Kings & Courtiers - works by De Visee; Le Roy; Corbetta; Brayssing; Hurel; Certon / Gordon Ferries: guitars, lute, theorbo1 CD / Delphian Records / 2013-04-09 Works: Robert de Visée: Allemande la Royalle; Suite for theorbo in D minor; Adrian Le Roy: Pavane "Est il conclud", for lute; Gaillarde "Si Ie M'en Vois"; Almande tournée; Francesco Corbetta: Suit...Performers: Ferries, Gordon Gordon Ferries' fifth solo disc for Delphian spans two centuries of music for kings and courtiers. Performing on four instruments matched to the periods in...continue... Recording information: St. Michael's Parish Church, Inveresk, Musselburgh, Sco (02/16/2012-02/17/2012). Includes work(s) by Jean-Baptiste Lully....continue... ![]() Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1; Sonata for Cello and Piano / Emmanuell Bertrand, cello; Pascal Amoyel, piano1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Rophé, PascalEnsemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales Written 25 years apart, the two masterpieces for cello by Shostakovich recorded here were represent very different periods in the composer's career. The audaciously insolent...continue... ![]() Après un rêveà Works by Chopin, Oberthur, Tchaikovsky, Bartok, Barrios, Mangore, Massenet / Nemanja Radulovic, violin; Marielle Nordmann, harp1 CD / Transart Live / 2013-04-09 Young violinist Nemanja Radulovi c unites his fire and modernity with the supreme elegance of harpist Marielle Nordmann, as the unconventional pair offers a captivating...continue... ![]() Palestrina: Missa Ad coenam Agni; antiphons, motets, offertoiries / Brabant Ens.1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Rice, StephenEnsemble: Brabant Ensemble The Brabant Ensemble, better known for uncovering works by forgotten composers such as Dominique de Phinot, turns to a giant of the Renaissance - perhaps...continue... ![]() Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Hotter, Fischer-Dieskau, Greindl, Varnay, Windgassen, Varnay. Clemens Krauss [Bayreuth 1953]14 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Krauss, ClemensEnsemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra A deluxe edition of one of the most beloved complete Opera d’Oro recordings! This new package contains newly translated complete English librettos for all four...continue... ![]() Schubert: Winterreise / Matthew Rose: bass; Gary Matthewman: piano1 CD / Stone Records / 2013-04-09 Stone Records is delighted to announce the release of Matthew Rose' s debut recital disc. Together with pianist Gary Matthewman, he performs Schubert' s masterpiece...continue... ![]() Britten: Albert Herring / Pears, Brannigan, Noble, Fischer, Amit, Pashley, Rex, Cantelo. Britten2 CD / Decca / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Britten, BenjaminEnsemble: Englilsh Chamber Orchestra Reissued as part of Decca Opera or the Britten Centenary...continue... ![]() Bach: Violin Concertos, BWV 1041-1043; Concerto for 3 violins, BWV 1064R / Petra Mullejans, Gottfried von der Goltz, Anne Katharina Schreiber, violins1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-04-09 Conductors:Ensemble: Freiburger Barockorchester Bach's three well-known Violin Concertos are paired here with a splendid concerto for three violins, reconstructed from the surviving version for three harpsichords, BWV 1064....continue... ![]() A Violin's Life - Tartini: DevilÆs Trill; Schumann: Sonata in D minor; Julias Röntgen; Karol Lipinski / Frank Almond: violin; William Wolfram: piano1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-04-09 Works: Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 1 no 4 "Devil's Trill"; Julius Röntgen: Sonata for violin & piano in F sharp minor, Op. 20; Karol Józef Lipinski: Capr...Performers: Almond, Frank; Wolfram, William A Violin' s Life traces the provenance and history of the "Lipinski" Strad, one of the most notable of the coveted string maker' s instruments,...continue... Recording information: Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, Milwaukee, WI USA (08/16/2012-08/18/2012)....continue... ![]() Britten: Gloriana / Barstow, Jones, Langridge, Opie and Summers. Mackerras2 CD / Decca / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Mackerras, CharlesEnsemble: Welsh National Opera Chorus; Welsh National Opera Orchestra Reissued to coincide with Britten Centenary. 60th anniversary of the premiere of the opera will be marked with performances at the Royal Opera House, Covent ...continue...![]() Britten: Peter Grimes / Vickers, Harper, Summers. Colin Davis2 CD / Decca / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Davis, ColinEnsemble: Royal Opera House Chorus; Royal Opera House Orchestra Reissued as part of Decca Opera or the Britten Centenary...continue... ![]() J.S. Bach: Organ Works, Vol. 8 - Great Church, Leeuwarden Organ by Christian Muller, 1727 / Margaret Phillips, organ2 CD / Regent Records / 2013-04-09 Regarded as one of Britain's most outstanding concert organists and teachers, Margaret Phillips continues her series of recording all of Bach's organ music. This volume...continue... ![]() Ponchielli: La Gioconda / Caballe, Pavarotti, Baltsa, Milnes and Ghiaurov. Bartoletti3 CD / Decca / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Bartoletti, BrunoEnsemble: London Opera Chorus; National Philharmonic Orchestra The Penguin Guide The colorfully atmospheric melodrama of this opera gives the Decca engineers the chance to produce one of their most vivid opera recordings. Caballe......continue... ![]() Joachim Raff: Te Deum; De Profundis; Psalm Op. 141; Pater Noster; Ave Maria; Four Marian antiphons / Susanna Andersson, soprano1 CD / Sterling / 2013-04-07 Conductors: Schaefer, KenrikEnsemble: Gotenborgs Operaokester; Kalrstad Kammarkor; Stockholm Singers Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard Sterling Records has released this album of sacred music by German-Swiss composer Joachim Raff (1822-1882) containing eighty...continue... ![]() J.S. Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1, 3 & 5 Antoine Tamestit1 CD / Naïve / 2013-03-26 Antoine Tamestit's history with Bach's Suites BWV 1007-1012 began long ago, when these very works won him to the viola from the violin at age...continue... ![]() Villa-Lobos: Symphony No. 3 'War'; Symphony No. 4 'Victory' / Isaac Karabtchevsky1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26 Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Symphony no 3, for orchestra & brass, "A Guerra", A. 152; Symphony no 4, for orchestra & brass, "A Vitória", A. 153Conductors: Karabtchevsky, Isaac Ensemble: ; Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra Villa-Lobos' War and Victory Symphonies were commissioned by the Brazilian government following the end of the country's involvement in World War I. Using very large...continue... Recording information: Sala Sao Paulo, Brazil (02/05/2012-03/05/2012)....continue... ![]() David Jennings: Music for Piano - Piano Sonata; 3 Sonatinas; 3 Lyrical Pieces; Miniature Suite / James Willshire, piano1 CD / Divine Art / 2013-03-26 Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard Jennings' music generally has a romantic beauty to it... The music is almost always tonal and has...continue... ![]() Johann Rosenmuller: Sonatas for 2, 3, 4 & 5 instruments / Ensemble Masques1 CD / ATMA / 2013-03-26 Works: Johann Rosenmüller: Sonata no 10 à 5 (Nürnberg 1682); Sonata no 9 à 5 in D major (Nürnberg 1682); Sonata no 8 à 4 (Nürnberg 1682); Sonata no 1 à 2 (Nürnbe...Conductors: Fortin, Olivier Ensemble: Ensemble Masques Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard Considered by some scholars to be "the greatest master of German instrumental music before Bach and Handel"...continue... Recording information: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel, Québec, Canada (11/2011)....continue... |
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