January 2025
Baroque Arias for Soprano and Trumpet
Arias for Soprano, Trumpet and Organ. / Pater Damian Stachowicz (1658–1699), “Veni, veni Consolator”; Alessandro Melani (1639–1703),…
Bach Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 – Rilling
Johann Sebastian Bach Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 Arleen Auger (soprano), Julia Hamari (contralto), Peter Schreier (tenor), Wolfgang…
Dvořák Violin Works – Zhou and Battersby
Dvořák: Music for Violin and Piano, Volume 2 Qian Zhou, violin; Edmund Battersby, piano Naxos 8.554730 [54:58]…
Bach Music for Oboe and Harpsichord – Hennessy Parle
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Music for Oboe and Harpsichord Gail Hennessy, oboe Nicholas Parle, harpsichord Recorded December…
Puccini: La Fanciulla del West – Historic RAI Recording
# Puccini’s Western Gamble: A Historic Document Worth Revisiting Puccini: La fanciulla del West** Carla Gavazzi (Minnie),…
Schumann Symphonies 1 and 4 – Thielemann Channels Furtwängler
Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 4 Philharmonia Orchestra / Christian Thielemann DG 469 700–2 [68:48] There’s an…
Scarlatti Complete Sonatas by Belder – Volume 1
Scarlatti’s Keyboard Universe: An Ambitious Beginning Pieter-Jan Belder Domenico Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Sonatas, Vol. 1 Sonatas K….
Wagner Tristan und Isolde – Flagstad and Melchior
WAGNER: Tristan und Isolde** Kirsten Flagstad (Isolde), Lauritz Melchior (Tristan), Sabine Kalter (Brangäne), Herbert Janssen (Kurwenal), Emmanuel…
Michell Plays 15 Commissioned Works for Menuhin Tribute
**MICHELL** · Song of the Angel and Other Works Edna Michell, violin; Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra /…
Bach Well-Tempered Clavier Books I II – Dantone
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I BWV 846–869 [123:49] Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II BWV 870–893…
Smetana Bartered Bride – Historic 1933 Prague Recording
Smetana: The Bartered Bride** Otakar Oštrcil conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of the National Opera Company of…
Vivaldi and Bach Violin Concertos by Zukerman
Pinchas Zukerman, English Chamber Ensemble Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in C major, RV 187; Violin Concerto in…
English Pastoral Masterworks – Handley Conducts Vaughan Williams and Elgar
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: The Lark Ascending; Fantasia on Greensleeves; Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. ELGAR: Serenade…
Vierne Chamber Works – Athenaeum Enesco Quartet
VIERNE: Piano Quintet, Op. 42; String Quartet, Op. 12 Athenaeum Enesco String Quartet; Gabriel Tacchino (piano) Pierre…
Bach Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by Kate van Trich
Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Performed by Käte van Trich (organ) Recorded December 1990 Label:…
Bach Goldberg Variations – Jory Vinikour
Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Jory Vinikour, harpsichord Recorded October 2000, Skywalker Sound, Marin County,…
Schubert Wanderer Fantasy – Leonskaja 1988
SCHUBERT: Wandererfantasie; Piano Sonata in G major, D. 894 Elisabeth Leonskaja, piano Deutsche Grammophon The late recordings…
Mozart Concertos – Richter Final Orchestral Recording
# Richter’s Final Bow with Orchestra: An Uneven Testament MOZART: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 in F, K….
Rachmaninov and Prokofiev Concertos by Zeltser
Mark Zeltser plays Rachmaninov and Prokofiev Mark Zeltser, piano; Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra/Rudolf Barshai LAUREL RECORDS LR-904…
1937 Met Siegfried – Schorr and Melchior Triumph
# A Golden Age Captured—If Imperfectly There are moments in the history of recorded opera when the…
Bach Goldberg Variations – Ekaterina Dershavina
Johann Sebastian Bach Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Ekaterina Dershavina, piano Recorded November 1994, Musikstudio 1, Saarländischer Rundfunk…
Domingo Verdi Collection – Monument with Flaws
Domingo’s Verdi: The Monument and Its Cracks Here’s the thing about thorough editions—they expose everything. Deutsche Grammophon…
French Hunting Music – Le Debuche de Paris
**French Hunting Music: Messe Solenelle de Saint Hubert; Ceremonial de la Venerie; *Les Echos de la Futaie***…
Saint-Saëns Requiem and Organ Symphony – Simon
A Rewarding Exploration of Saint-Saëns’ Spiritual and Symphonic Worlds Geoffrey Simon and Cala Records deserve credit for…
