For over 40 years Martha Argerich’s recordings on Deutsche Grammophon have remained in the catalog and many are still best sellers. This 8-CD collection presents re-issues of eight solo LP recitals made between 1960 and 1983. The recordings have been remastered and are presented in chronological order, as originally programmed, with the original LP cover art on the …
Composed in 1723, Antonio Vivaldis Four Seasons is arguably the most familiar piece of classical music in the world, and one of the most recorded pieces of all time.In a bold move characteristic of his boundary-pushing career, Max Richter has brought the quartet of baroque concertos firmly into the 21st century.Famed for his minimalist post-classical approach, incorporating electronica …
Dessner: St. Carolyn By The Sea; Greenwood: Suite From ‘There Will Be [2 LP][Limited Edition]
Never before have classical and rock converged in such an organic, compelling and sensual way as they do in the three short orchestral works written by and featuring The National guitarist Bryce Dessner on his new release St. Carolyn by the Sea, performed with the Copenhagen Phil and conducted by Andree de Ridder.Dessner presents three pieces of modern …
Opinions differ on whether he is the heir of Horowitz, Richter or Kissin but in that line of giants, critical opinion is unanimous: Daniil Trifonov is THE great Russian pianist for the 21st Century.In the past thirty years, the honor of a live Carnegie Hall recital recording has been bestowed by DG upon only two other pianists: Mikhail …
Admired for her remarkable creative imagination and exemplary musicianship, soprano Patricia Petibon, in her newest album for Deutsche Grammophon, offers a treasure-trove of fascinating Baroque curiosities guaranteed to enthrall both the Baroque aficionado and the casual listener.Nouveau Monde is conceived as a journey from the Old to the New World, a spell-binding collection of arias, songs and pieces …
Der Freischütz is one of the great milestones in the history of opera. The resounding success of its premiere in 1821 practically made it a manifesto for German Romantic opera, one that would become a significant formative influence on Wagner. Although it has its roots in the Singspiel tradition exemplified by Mozart’s …
The Polydor Recordings from 1938 to 1943: Karajan’s Fascinating First Essays in the Classical Repertoire from Mozart (Symphony No. 40) to Richard Strauss (Don Juan), with Beethoven (Symphony No. 7) , Tchaikovsky (Pathétique Symphony), Dvorak (New World Symphony) and a Beautiful CD of Opera Préludes. These Recordings were Painstakingly Restored in the 1980s and Previously Released in the …
Claudio Abbado makes a welcome appearance in Collectors Edition at last, with his classic recording of the complete Mendelssohn Symphonies and selected Overtures – now made available at budget price for the first time. This set is regarded as the reference recording of Mendelssohn symphonies by many critics (including Gramophone magazine, for the “Italian” and “Scottish” Symphonies). The …
Now coming to Blu-Ray for the first timeLibretto by Salvadore Cammarano, after Sir Walter Scotts novel The Bride of LammermoorAnna Netrebkos internationally acclaimed Lucia for the first time at the Met and her first ever recording in 2009Having dazzled opera audiences as Lucia from St. Petersburg to Los Angeles, in 2009 Anna Netrebko returned to the Met in …
For the first time in nearly 100 years Borodins defining Russian epic, famous for its Polovtsian Dances, comes to the MET for the first time with a Slavic, Russophone cast.Dmitri Tcherniakovs production is a brilliant psychological journey through the mind of its conflicted hero, and his […] wonderful staging is dreamlike, wrenchingly human and viscerally theatrical. (New York …