Reviews
Martinů Violin Concertos – Three Works Spanning War and Exile
MARTINU Duo Concertant for Two Violins and Orchestra / Violin Concerto No. 2 / Concerto for Two…
French Violin Works by Shaham and Erez
Gabriel FAURÉ (1845-1924) Berceuse, Op 16 (1880) [3:36] Violin Sonata No 1, Op 13 (1876) [25:12] Violin…
Elgar and Bridge Cello Concertos – Schwabe
Sir Edward ELGAR (1857-1934) Cello Concerto in E minor, Op 85 (1919) [26:20] Frank BRIDGE (1879-1941) Oration…
Enescu Violin Concerto – Early Work Revealed
ENESCU Violin Concerto; Phantasy for Piano and Orchestra George Enescu (1881-1955) Carolin Widmann (violin), Luiza Borac (piano),…
Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor – Scotto at La Scala
DONIZETTI Lucia di Lammermoor Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848) Renata Scotto, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Ettore Bastiannini, Ivo Vinco, Stefania…
Turkish Dances Meet String Quartet – Eryilmaz
Erberk ERYILMAZ (b. 1989) Dances of the Yoğurt Maker Erberk Eryilmaz (b. 1989) Erberk Eryilmaz (darbuka, davul,…
Dvořák String Sextet – Nash Ensemble Excellence
DVOŘÁK String Sextet in A, Op. 48 / String Quintet in G, Op. 77 / Intermezzo in…
Debussy Pelléas et Mélisande – Roth and Les Siècles
DEBUSSY Pelléas et Mélisande (François-Xavier Roth) Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Vannina Santoni, Julien Behr, Alexandre Duhamel, Marie-Ange Todorovitch,…
Schoenberg and Debussy: Two Pelleas Works Compared
Claude DEBUSSY (1862-1918) Pelléas et Mélisande, Suite symphonique (arr. Jonathan Nott) [47:04] Arnold SCHOENBERG (1874-1951) Pelleas und…
Couperin Apothéoses – Savall and Ensemble
COUPERIN Les Apothéoses François Couperin (1668-1733) Monica Huggett (violin), Chiara Bachini (violin), Ton Koopman (harpsichord), Hopkinson Smith…
Kubelik Mahler Fifth with Concertgebouw Orchestra 1951
Rafael Kubelik and the Concertgebouw: Mahler Before the Boom Mahler: Symphony No. 5 Rafael Kubelik, Royal Concertgebouw…
Machaut Love Songs by Ferrara Ensemble
Machaut’s Erotic Theology: The Ferrara Ensemble’s Uneven Journey Guillaume de Machaut: Mercy Ou Mort – Chansons et…
Mahler Symphony No. 9 – Delogu and London Philharmonic
Composer : Guillaume de MACHAUT (c.1300-1377) Works : Mercy Ou Mort Performers : Kathleen Dineen, Lima Morin,…
Bernstein: West Side Story – Te Kanawa and Carreras
Bernstein: West Side Story Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano; José Carreras, tenor; Tatiana Troyanos, mezzo-soprano; Kurt Ollmann, baritone;…
Burgmüller and Staehle: Forgotten Romantic Symphonies from Kassel
Burgmüller: Symphony no. 1 in C Minor. Staehle: Symphony in C Minor. Marc Piollet, conductor; Staatsorchester Kassel….
Berg Wozzeck – Segerstam and Stockholm Forces
Berg: Wozzeck Carl-Johan Falkman, baritone; Katarina Dalayman, soprano; Ulrik Qvale, tenor; Lennart Stregård, bass; Klas Hedlund, tenor;…
Bennett Piano Concerto and Film Music – Kovacevich
Bennett: Piano Concerto; Concerto for Stan Getz; Film Music Excerpts; Dream Sequence Stephen Kovacevich, piano; John Harle,…
Bach Cello Suites – Sheppard on Period Instruments
Bach: Six Suites for Solo Cello, BWV 1007–1012 Susan Sheppard, cello Metronome MET 1034/35. Recorded 1998, Claydon…
Bruckner Symphony 8 – Wand Final Berlin Recording
Bruckner: Symphony no. 8 in C Minor Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Günter Wand, conductor. RCA Red Seal 74321…
Bach Mass in B Minor – Biller Leipzig
**Bach: *Mass in B Minor*** Ruth Holton, soprano; Matthias Rexroth, countertenor; Christoph Genz, tenor; Klaus Mertens, bass;…