The 50 best Johann Sebastian Bach recordings | Gramophone
If you are a library, university or other organisation that would be interested in an institutional subscription to Gramophone please click here for further information. 50 of the finest JS Bach recordings available – complete with the original Gramophone reviews – featuring Glenn Gould, Angela Hewitt, Isabelle Faust, Murray Perahia and more.
The 50 best Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart recordings - Gramophone
From £ 11. 00 / month. Subscribe. If you are a library, university or other organisation that would be interested in an institutional subscription to Gramophone please click here for further information. 50 of the finest Mozart recordings in history, featuring Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Martha Argerich and Claudio Abbado, plus extracts from the ...
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony: the greatest recordings
The Ninth is the most German of Beethoven’s symphonies. The text of the finale, carefully assembled from lines in Schiller’s famous ode, indicates as much. The symphony’s dedicatee was German; and, had Beethoven had his way, its premiere would have been in Berlin, not in Rossini-obsessed Vienna. And herein lies a problem.
250 greatest recordings of all time: chosen by 35 of the ...
Goldenthal Fire Water Paper: A Vietnam Oratorio. Pacific SO / Carl St Clair. Sony. A spectacular, heartfelt Vietnam memorial from Copland pupil Elliott Goldenthal. Grieg. Schumann Piano Concertos. Leon Fleisher pf Cleveland Orch / George Szell. Sony. For many, the …
Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture: the complete guide | Gramophone
From £ 11. 00 / month. Subscribe. If you are a library, university or other organisation that would be interested in an institutional subscription to Gramophone please click here for further information. A complete guide to Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, including how audiences, performers and the composer himself have responded to this iconic ...
The World's Greatest Orchestras - Gramophone
The World's Greatest Orchestras. Tuesday, March 23, 2010. The votes are in. Time to celebrate the best of the best. It’s a classical title showdown! Swapping gloves for glissandi and punches for prestos, players from around the globe square up for the hotly contested spot of World’s Best Symphony Orchestra.
Top 10 String Quartets - Gramophone
From £ 11. 00 / month. Subscribe. If you are a library, university or other organisation that would be interested in an institutional subscription to Gramophone please click here for further information. Tracing the evolution of the string quartet from Haydn to Britten, via some of the greatest recordings available.
The 50 best Beethoven recordings - Gramophone
If you are a library, university or other organisation that would be interested in an institutional subscription to Gramophone please click here for further information. 50 of the finest Beethoven recordings available, complete with the original Gramophone reviews, featuring Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Mitsuko Uchida, Murray Perahia, Takács Quartet ...
Verdi's Aida | A Complete Guide - Gramophone
May 25, 2021 · Having spent his life writing largely for the opera houses of his native Italy, Verdi had now risen to a position whereby he would accept three major commissions from different corners of the globe: St Petersburg (La forza del destino), Paris (Don Carlos) and Cairo (Aida). Commissions of this stature demanded imposing operas.
Handel's Messiah: a complete guide to the best recordings
Harry Christophers has conducted three recordings of Messiah, the pick of which is The Sixteen’s lovingly detailed 2007 recording. All four soloists are former members of the choir, and the choruses are sung sublimely. Orchestral playing is judiciously tasteful, albeit without much presence at the bottom end.