Best Classical Music of 2011
Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue, Piano Concerto
$21.95 – Compact disc / Decca
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Gershwin:
Rhapsody in Blue
Piano Concerto in F major
Porgy and Bess Suite (Catfish Row)
Rialto Ripples (Rag)
Stefano Bollani (piano)
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly
“this intriguing pairing [of ... Buy or find out more →
Rameau: Suites d'Orchestra
$29.95 – Compact disc / Aliavox Records
Catalogue # AVSA9882
Following the success of the albums L’ Orchestre de Louis XIII (Philidor l’Aisné) and L’ Orchestre du Roi Soleil (Lully), Jordi Savall delivers another dynastic opus consisting of music by Jean-Phili... Buy or find out more →
A Worcester Ladymass
$24.95 – Compact disc /
Catalogue # ECM2166
The first new Trio Mediaeval album in four years (since Folk Songs), and the first since Stella Maris (2005) to feature medieval sacred music, A Worcester Ladymass presents a reconstruction of a 13th ... Buy or find out more →
Poulenc: Concerto For Two Pianos And Orchestra
$30.95 – Compact disc / Zig Zag Records
Catalogue # ZZT110403
Poulenc:
Concerto in D minor for Two Pianos & Orchestra
Suite française (d'après Claude Gervaise), FP80
Concert champêtre
Jos van Immerseel (piano, harpsichord, conductor), Claire Chevallier ... Buy or find out more →
Rachmaninov: Piano Sonatas
$29.95 – Compact disc / Melba Records
Catalogue # MR301127
Amazing solo piano recording from one of the world’s most respected pianists performing today, Leslie Howard.
He plays Rakhmaninov’s ‘Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 28’ from 1907, and the ‘Sonata No.... Buy or find out more →
Hispania And Japan Dailogues
$19.95 – Compact disc / Aliavox Records
Catalogue # AVSA9883
ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 22nd August 2011
Perched upon the throne as the foremost authority of early music worldwide, Jordi Savall returns with this deluxe 'Hispania & Japan Dialogues' rele... Buy or find out more →
Echoes Of Time
$25.95$11.95 – Compact disc / Deutsche Grammophon
Catalogue # 4779299
Kancheli:
V & V for violin and taped voice with string orchestra
Pärt:
Spiegel im Spiegel
Rachmaninov:
Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14, with Hélène Grimaud (piano)
Shostakovich:
Violin Concerto No. 1 i... Buy or find out more →
Vivaldi: French Connection 2
$29.95 – Compact disc / Avie
Catalogue # AV2218
ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 11th July 2011
Includes two world premiere Recordings
Exciting, eloquent, effervescent concertos, extravagantly virtuos ic in cha racter-g reat fun!
Vol 1 also available ... Buy or find out more →
Higdon, Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos
$26.95$16.95 – Compact disc / Deutsche Grammophon
Catalogue # 4778777
Higdon:
Violin Concerto
Dedicated to Hilary Hahn (world premiere recording)
Tchaikovsky:
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Hilary Hahn (violin)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko... Buy or find out more →
Gaubert: Orchestral Works Vol 3
$24.95 – Compact disc /
Catalogue # 1C1186
Gaubert:
Au pays basque
Concerto for violin, Philippe Graffin (violin)
Poéme Romanesque for cello & orchestra, Henri Demarquette
(cello)
Le Cortège d’Amphitrite
Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxe... Buy or find out more →
Adams: Son Of Chamber Symphony, String Quartet
$24.95 – Compact disc / Nonesuch Music
Catalogue # NNS523014.2
'Adams’ music is both lush and austere, grand and precise. To make an analogy to two poets whose work he has set to music, it's Walt Whitman on the one hand and Emily Dickinson on the other.' Ne... Buy or find out more →
Fiesta Criolla, Latin American Orchestral Works
$19.95 – Compact disc / Chandos Records
Catalogue # CHAN10675
Afro-Cuban/Creole-inspired music from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Peru—all world premiere recordings
Music by Piazzolla, Carrillo, Castro, Valcarcel, Mignone, Holguin and Williams
Wurtemberg P... Buy or find out more →