Brahms Experience

Concerto no. 2 in E major BWV.1042 for violin and string orchestra

Performers: Academy of St Martin-In-The-Fields, Joshua Bell (violin)

Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Album Title: SONY CLASSICAL : 88843-087792

Sonata Seconda

Performers: Rachel Podger (violin), Marcin Swiatkiewicz (harpsichord), Daniele Caminiti (theorbo)

Composers: Dario Castello (fl1621 - 1629)

Album Title: CHANNEL CLASSICS : CCSSA-36014 (hybrid SACD)

The Wiradjuri Presence (Riverina No. 2)

Performers: Tamara-Anna Cislowski (piano)

Composers: Peter Sculthorpe

Album Title: ABC CLASSICS : 481-1181

Missus est Gabriel Archangelus

Performers: Alamire (choir), English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble, David Skinner (conductor)

Composers: JOSQUIN DES PREZ

Album Title: OBSIDIAN : CCL CD712

Dulcissima Virgo Maria

Performers: Alamire (choir), English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble, David Skinner (conductor)

Composers: ANON

Album Title: OBSIDIAN : CCL CD712

Ivan Hewett compares recordings of Brahms’s first piano quartet and makes a recommendation:

Brahms: Piano Quartets

BRAHMS: Piano Quartet No.1, Op. 25; Piano Quartet No. 2, Op. 26; Piano Quartet No. 3, Op. 60

Nicholas Angelich (piano), Renaud Capucon (violin), Gerard Causse (viola), Gautier Capucon (cello)

ERATO 5193102 (DOWNLOAD)

Quartet in D major Op.20`4 for strings

Performers: Doric String Quartet

Composers: Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

Album Title: CHANDOS : CHAN-10831 (2CDs)

Andrew talks to conductor Vasily Petrenko about completing his cycle of Shostakovich's symphonies for record label Naxos, and his other ecent recordings of Russian repertoire.

SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 14 in G minor Op. 135

Gal James (soprano), Alexander Vinogradov (baritone), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko (conductor)

NAXOS 8573132 (CD budget)

Shostakovich: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

SHOSTAKOVICH: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major Op. 107; Cello Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 126

Truls Mork (cello), Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko (conductor)

ONDINE ODE12182 (CD)

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 1

RACHMANINOV: Symphony No. 1 in D minor Op. 13; Prince Rostislav

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko (conductor)

WARNER CLASSICS 4095962 (CD)

Szymanowski: Violin Concertos 1 and 2 & Myths Op. 30

SZYMANOWSKI: Violin Concerto No. 1 Op. 35; Violin Concerto No. 2 Op. 61; Mythes Op. 30

Baiba Skride (violin), Lauma Skride (piano), Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko (conductor)

ORFEO C873141A (CD)

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 23; Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major Op. 44

Simon Trpceski (piano), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko (conductor)

ONYX ONYX4135 (CD)

Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

SHOSTAKOVICH: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor Op. 99; Violin Concerto No. 2 in C sharp minor Op. 129

Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgards (conductor)

ONDINE ODE12392 (CD)

Shostakovich: Symphonies No. 6 & 14

SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 6 in B minor Op. 54; Symphony No. 14 in G minor Op. 135

Tatiana Monogarova (soprano), Sergei Leiferkus (baritone), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor)

LPO LPO0080 (CD mid-price)

Brahms: The Complete Songs Volume 5 (Christopher Maltman)

BRAHMS: Die schone Magelone Op. 33

Christopher Maltman (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)

HYPERION CDJ33125 (CD)