Special Reports
Fall Recordings: A Somewhat Incomplete (but Still Pretty Good) List: December 2013
DECEMBER | ||
BRIDGE | Saint-Saëns, Wyner, Britten, Hahn: Recital | Dominique LaBelle, soprano; Yehudi Wyner, piano |
Peter Lieberson: Piano Concerto No. 3, Viola Concerto | Steven Beck, piano; Roberto Diaz, viola; Odense Symphony Orchestra, Scott Yoo, conductor | |
Arlene Sierra: Orchestral Music | Huw Watkins, piano; BBC National Orchestra of Wales; Jac Van Steen | |
Bernard Rands: Piano Music | Robert Levin, Ursula Oppens, piano | |
ERATO | Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann (DVD) | Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Theatre del Liceu, Stéphane Denève, soloists Natalie Dessay, Michael Spyres, Laurent Naouri, director Laurent Pelly |
EVEREST | Prokofiev: Chout The Buffoon, Ballet Suite | London Symphony Orchestra, Susskind |
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 | London Philharmonic Orchestra, Boult | |
Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini, Hamlet | Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York, Stokowski | |
Copland: Billy The Kid, Statements for Orchestra | London Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland | |
Malcolm Arnold: 4 Scottish Dances, Symphony No. 3 | London Philharmonic Orchestra, Malcolm Arnold | |
Strauss, R: Till Eulenspiegel, Salome, Don Juan | Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York, Stokowski | |
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54; Franck: Variations Symphoniques | London Symphony Orchestra, Goosens, Peter Katin (piano) | |
HARMONIA MUNDI | Campra: Messe de Requiem | La Chapelle Royale, Philippe Herreweghe |
Haydn: Flute Trios | Konrad Hünteler (flute), Christophe Coin (cello), Patrick Cohen (piano) | |
Da Firenze: Narciso speculando | Mala Punica, Pedro Memelsdorff | |
Britten: Sacred and Profane | RIAS Kammerchor, Marcus Creed | |
Beethoven: Christus am Ölberge | Luba Organosova, Plácido Domingo, Andreas Schmidt, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Kent Nagano | |
Songs by Brahms, Clara Schumann & Robert Schumann: Schöne Wiege meiner Leiden | Werner Güra (tenor), Christoph Berner (piano) | |
Scriabin: Piano Works | Alexander Melnikov (piano) | |
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4, Romantic | Orchestre des Champs-Elysées, Philippe Herreweghe | |
Works by Palestrina, Lassus & Ashewell: La Quinta Essentia | Huelgas-Ensemble, Paul Van Nevel | |
Landini: The Second Circle | Anonymous 4 | |
HYPERION | Brahms: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 | Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, Mark Wigglesworth, Stephen Hough (piano) |
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 4 | Angela Hewitt (piano) | |
Conductus, Vol. 2 | John Potter, Christopher O'Gorman, Rogers Covey-Crump (tenors) | |
Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis & other works | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins | |
NAÏVE | Mozart & Haydn: Bassoon Concertos | Sergio Azzolini (bassoon) |
Paganini: Works for Violin and Orchestra | Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Laurent Korcia (violin) | |
Antonio Carbonchi: Chittare Spostate | Rolf Lislevand (guitar) | |
SIGNUM CLASSICS | Michael Berkeley: Oboe Quintet Into the ravine; John McCabe: Quartet No. 7, Summer Eves; Adrian Williams: Quartet No.4 | Carducci String Quartet, Nicholas Daniel (oboe) |
Stravinksy: Petrouchka; Brahms: Waltzes; Piazzolla: Tangos | Alessio Bax & Lucille Chung (pianos) |
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