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Albéniz: Iberia, Navarra and Suite española
Alicia de Larrocha, piano. Decca 417 887-2—2 CDs. Alicia de Larrocha returned to Albéniz’s Iberia throughout her…
Janet Baker’s Unforgettable Dido
Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas Janet Baker, Raimund Herincx, Patricia Clark, Monica Sinclair and John Mitchinson St….
Monteverdi’s Vespers in Full Splendor
Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine, 1610 Jill Gomez, Felicity Palmer, James Bowman, Robert Tear, Philip Langridge, John…
Dvorák and Bruch Violin Concertos – Julia Fischer
FISCHER Dvořák & Bruch Violin Concertos (Decca) Julia Fischer (violin), Tonhalle-Orchestra Zurich/David Zinman DECCA 478 3544 (56:29)…
Elgar and Carter Cello Concertos – Weilerstein
ELGAR Cello Concerto; CARTER Cello Concerto; BRUCH Kol Nidrei (Weilerstein) Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Staatskapelle Berlin/Daniel Barenboim DECCA…
Wagner Arias by Kaufmann
Jonas Kaufmann: Wagner Richard Wagner (1813-1883) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor); Markus Brück (bass-baritone); Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin;…
Thomas Augustine Arne: The British Music Collection
Composer: Thomas Augustine Arne Works: Eight Overtures; Harpsichord Concerto No. 5; Organ Concertos Nos. 4–6; highlights from…
Brahms Late Piano Pieces – Paul Lewis Finds Life
# Brahms’s Late Piano Pieces: Paul Lewis Finds the Pulse Beneath the Reverie Paul Lewis has been…
Britten Choral Works – Kings College and Wilbye Consort
Benjamin BRITTEN (1913-1976) A Ceremony of Carols, op.28 [22:51] A Boy Was Born, op.3 [28:00] Corpus Christi…
Bach English Suites – Ashkenazy at 81
Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) English Suite No.1 in A major BWV 806 [25:09] English Suite No.2 in…
Brahms Serenades – Chailly and Gewandhaus Orchestra
Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897) Serenade No 1 in D, Op 11 (1857-9) [39:09] Serenade No 2 in A,…
Sibelius Symphonies 5-7 by Maazel
Symphony No. 5 (1915, 1919), Symphony No. 6 (1923), Symphony No. 7 (1924) Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) Vienna…
Sibelius Symphonies 2 and 3 – Maazel Vienna Philharmonic
Symphony No. 2 (1902) / Symphony No. 3 (1907) Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) Vienna PO/Lorin Maazel Eloquence (Decca)…
Sibelius Symphonies by Maazel and Vienna
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 1 / Symphony No. 4 (Maazel) Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) Vienna PO/Lorin Maazel ELOQUENCE (DECCA)…
Britten Sacred Choral Works by New College Oxford Choir
The Sacred Choral Music Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Choir of New College Oxford/Edward Higginbottom NOVUM NCR 1386 (62:42…
Delius Sea Drift and Appalachia by Hickox and Marriner
DELIUS Sea Drift; Appalachia; A Song Before Sunrise; La Calinda Frederick Delius (1862-1934) John Shirley-Quirk (bar), London…
Fournier Cello Mastery – Forgotten Records Two Disc Survey
Luigi BOCCHERINI (1743-1805) Cello Concerto in B minor, G482 orch. and arr. Grützmacher [18:26] ¹ Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809) Cello…
Piazzolla Orchestral Works – Dutoit Montreal
Piazzolla: Orchestral Works Daniel Binelli, bandoneon; Eduardo Isaac, guitar; Louise Pellerin, piano; Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal/Charles Dutoit…
Lekeu Adagio with Barber and Britten
A Modest Lekeu Discovery, Indifferently Served This Pavane disc—reissued, one assumes, from an earlier album though the…
Mendelssohn Piano Concertos – Thibaudet and Blomstedt
Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Variations sérieuses; Rondo capriccioso Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Herbert…
Handel Concerti Grossi by Boyd Neel Orchestra 1936-38
Handel’s Concerti Grossi Through the Lens of Pioneering Modernism Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 Boyd Neel Orchestra…
Walton Variations and Orchestral Works by Litton
Walton’s Later Voice, Handsomely Served The Bournemouth Symphony under Andrew Litton offers a well-upholstered ride through three…
Forqueray Harpsichord Suites – Christophe Rousset
Forqueray: Pièces de Clavecin Christophe Rousset, harpsichord Decca 466 976–2 (2 CDs: 148:11) The vexing question of…
Puccini Madama Butterfly – Karajan Film by Ponnelle
Puccini’s Madama Butterfly on Film: The Karajan Paradox Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s 1974 film of Madama Butterfly presents a…
