Dvorák: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8
Owing to his great talent for melody and the delightfully fresh Czech character of his music, Antonín Dvorák achieved worldwide recognition. His technical abilities and rich melodic inspiration enabled him to create an oeuvre that includes
Composer: Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
For a large part, thanks to the effort of Johannes Brahms, who introduced him to his publisher Simrock, Czech composer Antonín Dvorák developed into a composer with an international reputation. Don’t we all know his Slavonic
Composer: Antonín Dvorak (1841-1904)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
It would be no exaggeration to name Antonio Vivaldi as the “pioneer of the bassoon concerto”. The first milestone in the emancipation of the bassoon, until the beginning of the 17 century exclusively used as a basso continuo instrument,
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Genre: Classical
Schubert: Lieder (Orch. by Max Reger & Anton Webern)
Given his magnificent achievement in the field of art song, and the vast volume and consistently high quality of his Lieder oeuvre, it is not surprising that Schubert’s songs have been recorded numerous times. It is not surprising either that
Composer: Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
J.S. Bach: The Cello Suites According to Anna Magdalena
Fresh off the heels of his revelatory period-instrument recording of the complete Beethoven Sonatas and Variations with Christopher O’Riley, Beethoven, Period., Haimovitz releases J.S. Bach: The Cello Suites according to Anna
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Schubert: Complete Works for Violin & Piano
The recordings by these two brilliant German artists, Julia Fischer and Martin Helmchen — originally launched in two separate volumes in 2009 and 2010 — were remarkably successful from both a critical and a commercial standpoint.
Composer: Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Dvorak & Lalo: Cello Concertos
German-Canadian international soloist Johannes Moser recently signed an exclusive recording contract with PENTATONE. He regularly performs with the world’s leading orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic, New York
Composer: Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904), Edouard Lalo (1823-1892)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major / Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 5 / Schlime: 3 Improvisations
Young Luxembourg-born virtuoso Francesco Tristano Schlimé is in no rush in either of the two piano concertos here, considerably stretching tempos beyond the norms in almost every movement. He is abetted by an equally laid-back
Composer: Sergei Sergeievitch Prokofiev (1891-1953), Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), Francesco Tristano Schlimé (1981-)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Dvorak: Symphony No. 6 / The Water Goblin
Joining Yakov Kreizberg and the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra's previously released recordings of Dvorák's Eighth and Ninth Symphonies is their recording of the same composer's Sixth Symphony coupled with his symphonic
Composer: Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Schubert, F.: Symphonies No. 4 Tragic and No. 5
The Netherlands Chamber Orchestra has an extensive repertoire available on CD and new recordings on the PentaTone label are scheduled. Their leader Gordan Nikolic is a professor at the Royal College of Music and the Guildhal
Composer: Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Composer Arnold Schönberg considered it vitally important to study the techniques of other composers in order to thus penetrate more deeply into the true content of their music ⎯ and he believed the best way to do this was by arranging the
Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin
It’s brave of Julia Fischer to tackle the Mount Everest of music for solo violin at the age of 21. The young German is up against some stiff competition, but she acquits herself well. The great Chaconne in Partita No.2 suits her serious
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Bach: The Two Violin Concertos / Double Concerto / Concerto for Violin and Oboe
According to Gramophone magazine the Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra is the best orchestra in the world, so you won’t find greater quality performances than this release with the Concertgebouw and its principals as soloists.
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Schumann: Symphonische Etüden, Op. 13 / Waldszenen, Op. 82 / Arabeske, Op. 18
This new recital album of Martin Helmchen adds to the large collection of recordings Helmchen has with Pentatone. Helmchen will be touring in the US in late November 2012 & early December, playing with the Oregonn Symphony &
Composer: Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Prokofiev: The 2 Violin Concertos
Composed in an extraordinarily tumultuous time, Prokofiev’s First Violin Concerto is a work with a long and complicated genesis and reception history. In 1915, Prokofiev completed his studies at the St Petersburg Conservatory, where he had
Composer: Sergei Sergeievitch Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 - Coronation March
Nowadays, Tchaikovsky’s first three sym- phonies seldom appear on the concert programmes, whereas his symphonies four to six – in other words, the symphonies generally recognized as masterpieces – are regularly included.
Composer: Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
March 2012, Pentatone released a tribute to Yakov Kreizberg exhibited in a double-album. In the first album, we can enjoy his conducting for the work of Antonín Dvořák including Vodník Op. 107 (The Water Goblin – Der Wassermann),
Composer: Yakov Kreizberg (1959-2011), Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904), Claude Debussy (1862-1918), Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899), Franz Schmidt (1874-1939), Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
D'Indy - Saint-Saëns - Chausson
All the pieces included here are by French composers who lived during the impressionist period. D’Indy’s Symphonie sur un chant montagnard français is a sort of hybrid work, a mixture of a symphony and a piano concerto.
Composer: Ernest Chausson (1855-1899), Vincent d' Indy (1851-1931), Charles Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
