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Giordano: Andrea Chénier – Tebaldi
GIORDANO Andrea Chénier (Tebaldi, Soler, Savarese) Renata Tebaldi, José Soler, Ugo Savarese Cetra Sound engineers working for…
Gianneo Piano Works – Marinis, Cremaschi, Viani
GIANNEO Piano Works – volumes 1 and 2 Luis Gianneo (1897-1968) Dora de Marinis, Alejandro Cremaschi, Fernando…
Concertos for Orchestra – Hoddinott and McCabe
The British Symphonic Collection: Hoddinott, McCabe There used to be an easy consensus, back when these pieces…
Grieg Part-Songs for Male Voices – Die Singphoniker
GRIEG Part-Songs for Male Voices Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Die Singphoniker CPO 999 835-2 (59:03) Grieg wrote for…
Handel: Theodora – Neumann
HANDEL Theodora HWV 68 Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759) Johanette Zomer, soprano; Syste Buwalda, alto; Helena Rasker, mezzo-soprano;…
Handel: Judas Maccabaeus – Somary
HANDEL Judas Maccabaeus Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759) Heather Harper, soprano; Helen Watts, contralto; Alexander Young, tenor; John…
Elgar and Carter Cello Concertos – Weilerstein
ELGAR Cello Concerto; CARTER Cello Concerto; BRUCH Kol Nidrei (Weilerstein) Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Staatskapelle Berlin/Daniel Barenboim DECCA…
Shostakovich Symphony No. 7 – Masur
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 Leningrad Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) New York Philharmonic Orchestra/Kurt…
Suppé: Die Reise um die Erde in 80 Tagen – Salvi
SUPPÉ Die Reise um die Erde in 80 Tagen (stage music, version without narration) Franz von Suppé…
Donizetti: Don Gregorio – Montanari
DONIZETTI Don Gregorio Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848) Giorgio Valerio (baritone), Giorgio Trucco (tenor), Livio Scarpellini (tenor), Elizaveta Martirosyan…
Bridge, Bax, Walton Piano Quartets – Cappa Ensemble
Cappa Ensemble: Bridge, Bax, Wilson, Walton (Nimbus) Cappa Ensemble (Bartosz Woroch, violin; Adam Newman, viola; Brian OKane,…
Supraphon New Releases
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Petr Popelka Supraphon · SU43791 There’s something almost inevitable about a Czech orchestra tackling Ma…
Zwilich: Cello Concerto – Zuill Bailey
ZWILICH Cello Concerto, Peanuts Gallery, Romance, Prologue and Variations Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (b. 1939) Zuill Bailey (cello),…
Baines: Pictures of Light – Honeybourne
BAINES Pictures of Light (Honeybourne, Pullin) William Baines (1899-1922) Duncan Honeybourne (piano), Gordon Pullin (tenor) DIVINE ART…
Askenase in East Germany – MeloClassic Piano Concerts
ASKENASE Concerts in East Germany 1967-1968 (Meloclassic) Stefan Askenase, piano MELOCLASSIC MC1065 (153:00) There is a particular…
Elgar: The Kingdom and Enigma Variations – Boult
Elgar from the Archives Volume 3: The Kingdom, Op. 51; Enigma Variations, Op. 36 Sir Edward Elgar…
Coleridge-Taylor and Dvořák Violin Concertos – Shaham
SHAHAM Coleridge-Taylor, Dvořák, Stewart Violin Concertos (Canary Classics) Gil Shaham (violin), Virginia Symphony Orchestra/Eric Jacobsen Canary Classics…
Madetoja: Complete Works for Strings and Piano
Melodia Intima: Complete Works for Strings and Piano Leevi Madetoja (1887-1947) Mika Rännäli (piano), Anna-Liisa Bezrodny (violin),…
Brahms and Weber Duo Works – Jack Brymer
BRYMER Brahms, Weber, Schubert, Schumann, Hurlstone, Stanford (Nimbus) Jack Brymer (clarinet), David Lloyd (piano) Nimbus NI7121 (124)…
Havergal Brian Symphonies 22-24 – Alexander Walker
BRIAN Symphonies Nos. 22, 23, 24; English Suite No. 1 Havergal Brian (1876-1972) New Russia State Symphony…
Harmonia Mundi New Releases
Cédric Tiberghien (piano) Harmonia Mundi · HMM90243738 · 2 hours 16 minutes Beethoven’s variation sets get treated as filler far too…
Sony New Releases
The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Paavo Järvi Sony · 19958444992 · 60 minutes There’s something almost mischievous about early Schubert, and No….
Ondine New Releases
Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Robert Trevino Ondine · ODE14772 · 63 minutes Respighi wrote a lot of gorgeous postcards from…
Brian Symphonies 22-24 and English Suite – Walker
BRIAN Symphonies Nos. 22, 23, 24; English Suite No. 1 Havergal Brian (1876-1972) New Russia State Symphony…
