Beethoven – Piano Concertos nos.3 & 4 – Mitsuko Uchida

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Piano Concertos:
Piano Concerto no.3 in C minor, op.37
Piano Concerto no.4 in G major, op.58

Mitsuko Uchida - piano
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Kurt Sanderling - conductor

(read more)

Chopin – The Piano Concertos – Rafał Blechacz

Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Piano Concerto no.1 in E minor, op.11
Piano Concerto no.2 in F minor, op.21

Rafał Blechacz - piano
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Jerzy Semkov - conductor

(read more)

R.Strauss – Tone Poems – Haitink, Jochum

Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Don Juan, op.20
Ein Heldenleben, op.40
Till Eulenspiegel lustige Streiche, op.28
Also sprach Zarathustra, op.30
Tod und Verklärung, op.24
Der Rosenkavalier - 2 Suites of Waltzes *

Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink - conductor
Eugen Jochum - conductor *

(read more)

Mahler – Symphony no.2 in C minor 'Ressurrection' – Otto Klemperer

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Symphony no.2 in C minor "Ressurection"

Kathleen Ferrier - contralto
Jo Vincent - soprano
Amsterdam Toonkunstkoor
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Otto Klemperer - conductor

(read more)

Beethoven – Symphonies nos.2 & 4 – Rafael Kubelik

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Symphony no.2 in D major, op.36
Symphony no.4 in B flat major, op.60

Concertgebouw Orchestra
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik - conductor

(read more)

Mahler – Orchestral Songs – Bernard Haitink

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Das Lied von der Erde *
Kindertotenlieder +
Lieder eines fahrende Gesellen +
Lieder aus "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" #

Jessye Norman - soprano #
Janet Baker - Mezzo-soprano *
James King - baritone *
Hermann Prey - baritone +
John Shirley-Quirk - bass #
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink - conductor

(read more)

Brahms – Piano Concertos – Buchbinder, Harnoncourt

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, op.15
Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major, op.83

Rudolf Buchbinder - piano
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

(read more)

Dvořák – Piano Concerto – Pierre-Laurent Aimard

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Piano Concerto in G minor, op.33
The Golden Spinning Whell, op.109 - symphonic poem

Pierre-Laurent Aimard - piano
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

(read more)

Mahler – Symphony No.9 – Chailly

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.9

Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly - conductor

(read more)

Mahler – Symphony No.8 – Chailly

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.8 in E flat major "Symphony of a thousand"

Jane Eaglen - soprano
Anne Schwanewilms - soprano
Ruth Ziesak - soprano
Sara Fulgoni - contralto
Anna Larsson - contralto
Ben Heppner - tenor
Peter Mattei - baritone
Jan-Hendrik Rootering - bass
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Netherlands Radio Choir
Jongenskoor van het Kathedrale Koor St Bavo
Jongenskoor van het Sacramentskoor, Breda
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly - conductor

(read more)

Mahler – Symphony No.7 – Chailly

Alphons Diepenbrock (1862-1921):
Im grossen Schweigen *
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.7 in E minor

Håkan Hagegård - baritone *
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly - conductor

(read more)

Schubert, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Beethoven, Sibelius – Symphonic Works – George Szell

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Rosamunde - overture D.797
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Symphony No.34 in C major, KV 388
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Symphony No.5 in C minor, op.67
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Symphony No.2 in D major, op.43

Concertgebouw Orchestra
George Szell - conductor

(read more)

Mahler – Symphony No.6 – Chailly

Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942):
6 Gesänge nach Maeterlinck, op.13 *
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.6 in A minor

Jard van Nes - mezzo-soprano *
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly - conductor

(read more)

Mahler – Symphony No.5 – Chailly

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.5 in C sharp minor

Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly - conductor

(read more)

Mahler – Symphony No.4 – Chailly

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.4 in G major
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Seven Early Songs (orch. Berg)

Barbara Bonney - soprano
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly - conductor

(read more)

Mahler – Symphony No.3 – Chailly

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.3 in D minor
Bach Suite (arr. Mahler)

Petra Lang - mezzo-soprano
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Netherlands Children's Choir
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly - conductor

(read more)

Mahler – Symphony No.2 – Chailly

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.2 in C minor "Ressurection"
Totenfeier

Melanie Diener - soprano
Petra Lang - mezzo-soprano
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly - conductor

(read more)

Mahler – Symphony No.1 – Chailly

tribute to Riccardo Chailly on his birthday

(b. 20 February 1953)

Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Sonata op.1 (orch. Theo Verbey)
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.1 in D major

Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly - conductor

(read more)

Beethoven – Complete Concertos – Various Artists (Vol.1)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - the Complete Concertos:

CD 1:
Piano Concerto No.1 in C major, op.15 *
Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, op.37 *

CD 2:
Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major, op.19 *
Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, op.58 *
Violin Romance No.1 in G major, op.40 +
Violin Romance No.2 in F major, op.50 +

Stephen Kovacevich - piano *
Arthur Grumiaux - violin +
BBC Symphony Orchestra *
Concertgebouw Orchestra +
Sir Colin Davis - conductor *
Bernard Haitink - conductor +

(read more)

Ravel – Daphnis et Chloé – Riccardo Chailly

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Daphnis et Chloé
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Khamma

Het Groot Omroepkoor
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly - conductor

(read more)