'Oriental Landscapes' is a subtle showcase for percussionist Evelyn Glennie's... “Glennie is superb, and somehow self-effacing; you never feel that her performance is screaming 'soloist!' at you...and the recording helps, beautif…
Music for Tuba and Fanfare Band Audiophile Audition: 5 Stars July 2012; Klassik.com: Quadruple 4 Stars August 2012. Fanfare Band of the Royal Netherlands Army ‘Mounted Regiments’, Tijmen Botma. Norwegian tuba virtuoso Øystein Baadsvik here turns to …
“Tine Thing Helseth is blessed with a combination of great wind-playing attributes: a soulful - dare one say brooding, Nordic - approach to phrasing, quite astonishingly outstanding intonation and a sound which is open and honest, even and focused i…
“This vivid act of reclamation has so much to teach, and to enjoy. It shows that Stokowski's arrangements were made not only with love but acuity; that their flair and poetry may survive beyond his own performances, given the flair and commitmen…
“Balsom is a long-term Francophile...and affection and empathy radiates from all the material on this disc. Lovers of Balsom’s glorious, malleable sound will need no prompting from me, but even if you’d normally find the prospect of an entire trumpe…
Viktoria Mullova and friends capture the spirit and atmosphere of Rio in this collection of songs by some of the greatest Brazilian popular music composers of the 20th century such as Claudio Nucci, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Caetano Veloso. Joined by…
“there has been no diminution in his awe-inspiring skills as a trombonist...The engineering is a riot of colour, captured in detail, and dynamic contrasts.” --International Record Review, June 2012 On this disc Christian Lindberg joins the Taipei Ch…
Music has been central to films from their earliest days (‘silent’ cinema is very much a misnomer) and has been used to underline mood, or stoke or suppress excitement. Later, film companies saw that they could make more money by releasing recording…
Great Showpieces of a Great Orchestra Sheer Sonic Sorcery! These popular symphonic show-pieces, originally recorded in quadraphonic (four-channel) sound, have been remastered in Dolby Surround for a breathtaking aural experience. The Philadelphia Or…
Le coffret contient une compilation classique idéale, en 2CD, réunissant 45 titres vraiment marquants, courts, imparables, avec un grand son, et très bien défendus par les artistes prestigieux de nos catalogues. Includes music by Strauss, Orff, Wagn…
“One happy consequence of the Bolívar Orchestra's ascendancy is that Latin American repertoire previously known to connoisseurs has gained circulation… the one widely acknowledged masterpiece, Sensemayá by Silvestre Revueltas, which emulates The…
Herbert von Karajan was among the most famous conductors of all time... a man whose talent and autocratic bearing lifted him to a position of unprecedented dominance in European musical circles. ". . . a demented "Valse Triste" (Karaj…
The essence of a concerto is the contrast and combination of a solo instrument with a larger instrumental ensemble. Having developed out of the Baroque concept of concerto grosso, the concerto genre was fully established in the eighteenth century, a…
"The program, recorded in 1966, includes some of the best performances available in the popular Russian repertoire. Solti was at the top of his form in the rousing opening number, Mikhail Glinka's Russlan and Ludmila overture, as stirring a…
To mark her highly publicised performance at the 2011 Classic Brits, DG are releasing this stunning 2CD set of some of her very best recordings. Arranged chronologically, the compilation’s sequence offers a comprehensive look at Anne Sophie Mutter’s…
'More precious evidence of the hidden riches of British music during the 19th century. A splendid collection' --CDReview ‘67 minutes of delightful, ear-catching musical cameos’ --American Record Guide ‘This praiseworthy Hyperion disc certain…
Maxim Vengerov is recognised as one of the world's most exciting and brilliant violinists. His exceptional talent emerged when he was very young. He gave his first recital at the age of five and went on to win First Prize in the Junior Wieniawsk…
Works for Percussion and Chinese Orchestra “Here’s something different: a meeting of Britain’s most famous percussionist and the Taipei Chinese Orchestra. This resourceful Taiwanese ensemble regularly collaborates with Western virtuosi, and the resu…
Vladimir Spivakov and the Moscow Virtuosi perform the delighful encores that have captivated audiences worldwide. Composer: Leroy Anderson, George Gershwin, Manuel de Falla, Sir Edward Elgar, Luigi Boccherini, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Isaac Albeniz…
". . . el sonido purísimo y único de la Deutsche y la multidimensionalidad de la Filarmónica de Berlin comparten espacio con grabaciones de cortar la respiración, pertenecientes a los dominios que mejor conocía el director." --Record Revie…