Warner Classics
-
Strauss, R: Capriccio
RecommendedElisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eberhard Wächter, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Nicolai Gedda, Hans Hotter, Christa Ludwig
Philharmonia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Not only is Capriccio a source of constant and none-too-demanding delight but its performance and recording, especially in this CD reincarnation, are wellnigh faultless. Walter Legge assembled... —
Awards:
-
Penguin Guide, Rosette
Purchase product
Downloads
Audio formats guide -
-
Thomas Adès features both as composer and pianist on this release: two piano quintets which, though composed 182 years apart, are equally alive with formal and expressive provocations.
That... —Awards:
-
Gramophone Magazine, August 2005, Editor's Choice
Purchase product
Downloads
Audio formats guide -
-
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10, etc.
RecommendedAndrei Gavrilov (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Riccardo Muti
Awards:
-
Gramophone Awards, 1978, Winner - Concerto
Purchase product
Downloads
Audio formats guide -
-
Puccini: La Bohème
RecommendedRoberto Alagna, Leontina Vaduva, Ruth Ann Swenson, Thomas Hampson, Simon Keenlyside & Samuel Ramey
London Voices, London Oratory Junior Choir & Philharmonia Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
Awards:
-
Building A Library, February 2025, Recommended Recording
Purchase product
Downloads
Audio formats guide -
-
In Wolf, more than anywhere, Schwarzkopf’s highly individual art finds its zenith of achievement. It would be tedious to catalogue the many insights, just get the records and listen for yourself. —
Awards:
-
Penguin Guide, Rosette
Purchase product
Downloads
Audio formats guide -
-
Chabrier: L'Étoile
RecommendedColette Alliot-Lugaz, Georges Gautier, Gabriel Bacquier, Ghyslaine Raphanel, Magali Damonte, François le Roux & Antoine David
Choeurs et Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, John Eliot Gardiner
A vintage champagne of an opera served up with all the passion of a master sommelier. Gardner the Francophile conducts with real zest. A splendid memento of his work in Lyon and the wonderful... —
Awards:
-
Penguin Guide, Rosette
Purchase product
Downloads
Audio formats guide -
-
A generous selection of Rubinstein's early Chopin recordings shows a seemingly effortless, intuitively musical response to each piece. Sound quality is not an issue when faced with such great... —
Awards:
-
Penguin Guide, Rosette
Purchase product
Downloads
Audio formats guide -
-
Simon Rattle conducts Stravinsky
RecommendedRecorded Live in September 2007
Berliner Philharmoniker & Rundfunkchor Berlin, Sir Simon Rattle
The slow movements of both the Symphony in Three Movements and the Symphony in C are beautifully done. —
Awards:
-
Building a Library, October 2009, First Choice
-
Grammy Awards, 51st Awards (2008), Best Choral Performance
Purchase product
Downloads
Audio formats guide -
-
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major & La Valse
RecommendedMartha Argerich (piano), Alexander Mogilevsky (piano), Sergio Tiempo (piano), Karin Lechner (piano)
Orchestra della Svizzera italiana, Jacek Kaspszyk
Awards:
-
Building a Library, February 2015, First Choice
-
-
With Gerald Moore (who returned to the studio out of retirement especially for the occasion) still at this finest, this is a hugely satisfying collection...There are no texts, but this remains... —
Awards:
-
Penguin Guide, Rosette
Purchase product
Downloads
Audio formats guide -
