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 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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
250 greatest recordings of all time: chosen by 35 of the world's ...
Bartók Concerto for Orchestra. Budapest Fest Orch / Iván Fischer. Philips. Character and panache in a stunning recording. Bartók Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta. Divertimento. COE / Nikolaus Harnoncourt. RCA. Harnoncourt’s Bartók eschews sentimentality.
Top 15 Liszt recordings - Gramophone
Selecting a list of just 15 outstanding recordings of Franz Liszt's music that everyone will agree with is impossible, but for those who are just embarking on a journey through Liszt's sound world, these 15 selections represent 15 perfect starting points. And for those who have loved Liszt's music for many years, you may find something here to surprise and delight.
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.
Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 6, ‘Pathétique’: the finest recordings
Tuesday, August 16, 2022. The enigmatic masterwork of Tchaikovsky’s final days remains open to a wide range of interpretations. Andrew Farach‑Colton hears how it has been approached on recordings dating back almost a century. Tchaikovsky in 1893, the year in which he died – just eight days after conducting the premiere of his Sixth ...
Schubert: the 50 greatest recordings - Gramophone
Schubert: the 50 greatest recordings. Sunday, January 1, 2023. This list of albums is a great way to start exploring Schubert's music and includes many of the finest recordings from the last 100 years, featuring Sir Thomas Beecham, Alfred Brendel, Imogen Cooper, Gundula Janowitz, and …