Also, we are starting to re-visit some classic albums by some of the greatest 20th century artists, several of which are considered to be definitive versions of the compositions featured on them. For example, we have taken a fresh look at the 1962 recording of the War Requiem by Benjamin Britten. Definitely worth a listen!
John Adams, Los Angeles Philharmonic – John Adams: Girls of the Golden West
Pierre-Laurent Aimard – Schubert: Ländler
Benjamin Alard – Johann Sebastian Bach: The Complete Works for Keyboard, Vol. 9 – The Happy Years
Stephen Alltop – Terra Nostra: Oratorio by Stacy Garrop
Svetlana Andreeva, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sergey Neller – Air: Schittenhelm, Debussy
John Andrews, Roderick Williams, BBC Concert Orchestra, Rupert Marshall-Luck – La Belle Dame
Giovanni Antonini, Kammerorchester Basel – Haydn 2032, No. 15: La Reine
Julius Asal – Scriabin, Scarlatti
Janet Baker, Jacqueline du Pré, London Symphony Orchestra, John Barbirolli – Elgar: Cello Concerto; Sea Pictures
Alfia Bakieva, Les Musiciennes du Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall – Antonio Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni
Mira Benjamin, Zubin Kanga, Scott McLaughlin – Scott McLaughlin: We Are Environments for Each Other
Blue Heron, Scott Metcalfe – Johannes Ockeghem: Complete Songs, Vol. 2
Adrian Bradbury, Andrew West – The Pre-Raphaelite Cello
Benjamin Britten, Galina Vishnevskaya, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Peter Pears, London Symphony Orchestra – Britten: War Requiem
Velvet Brown – York: How Beautiful; Kellaway: Dr. Martin Luther King In Memeoriam; Kupferman: Sound Objects 1-3; Bonner: Naptown
Carducci Quartet – Shostakovich: String Quartets 9 & 15
Hyejin Chung, Warren Lee – Robert Fuchs: Violin Sonatas Nos. 4-6
Cinquecento – Annibale Padovano: Missa A la dolc’ ombra & Missa Domine a lingua dolosa
Michael Collins, Philharmonia Orchestra – Mozart: Symphonies 34-36
Sarah Connolly, Pumeza Matshikiza, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis – Tippett: A Child of Our Time
Colin Currie, JoAnn Falletta, Danny Elfman – Danny Elfman: Percussion Concerto; Wunderkammer
Stéphane Degout, Alain Planès – Gabriel Fauré: La Bonne Chanson; L’Horizon chimérique; Ballade; Mélodies
Peter Donohoe – Granados: Goyescas, Book 1; Albéniz: Iberia, Books 1 and 2
Alexandre Dossin – Walker: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1
Dudok Quartet of Amsterdam – Tchaikovsky: String Quartets, Vol. 1
eco|tonal, Sandbox Percussion, Mak Grgic, Daniel Lippel – David Crowell: Point / Cloud
James Ehnes, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Stéphane Denève – Williams: Violin Concerto No. 1; Bernstein: Serenade
Mark Elder, Hallé Orchestra – Elgar: Symphony No. 1 in A flat; Symphony No. 2 in E flat
Ensemble Gilles Binchois, Dominique Vellard – Timor Mortis
Ensemble InterContemporain, Pierre Bleuse – Ligeti
Helen Field, David Wilson-Johnson, James Kelleher – Havergal Brian: The Cenci
Hans Graf, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Chorus & Youth Choir – Kozlowski: Requiem
Andrey Gugnin – Edvard Grieg: Holberg Suite, Ballade & Lyric Pieces
Jérôme Hantaï – Mozart: Sonates; Rondos
Martin Helmchen – Bach: Six Partitas
Heinz Hennig, Knabenchor Hannover, NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra – Igor Stravinsky: Psalmensinfonie/Symphony of Psalms; Messe/Mass; Babel
Heinz Hennig, Knabenchor Hannover, Ton Koopman – Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe pour le Samedi Paques; Messe des Morts
Kilian Herold, Barbara Buntrock, Florian Donderer, Tanja Tetzlaff – Serenade for Clarinet & Strings: Krenek, Gál, Penderecki
Fenella Humphreys – Prism
Mariss Jansons, Genia Kühmeier, Elisabeth Kulman – Mozart: Requiem D-moll [2017 Recording]
Christiane Karg, Benjamin Bruns, MDR Leipzig Radio Choir, Marek Janowski – Haydn: Die Schöpfung
Kuniko – Kuniko Plays Reich II
Jack Liebeck, Anna Tilbrook – The Music of Frederick Laurence
Yunchan Lim – Chopin: Études
Jakob Lindberg – Robert de Visée: Theorbo Solo
Anton Lippe, Rudolf Moralt – Schmidt: The Book with Seven Seals; Symphony No. 4
Andreas Mader, Joseph Moog – Walking the Dog
Christopher Maltman, Rachael Wilson, Patrick Hahn – Alexander Zemlinsky: Eine florentinische Tragödie
Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort & Players, Gabrieli Roar – Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, 1900
Brad Mehldau – After Bach II
Brad Mehldau – Apres Faure
Lavinia Meijer – Winter
Miró Quartet – Home
Erin Morley, Gerald Martin Moore – Rose in Bloom
Yevgeny Mravinsky, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra – Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6
Niu Niu, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Jaap van Zweden – Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Symphony No. 6
Kazushi Ono, Brussels Philharmonic – Scriabin: Symphony No. 2
Emmanuel Pahud, Eric Le Sage – Mozart Stories
Gerald Peregrine, Antony Ingham – Folk Tales, Vol. 2: British and Irish Miniatures
Jamie Phillips, Zeb Soanes, Britten Sinfonia, Britten Sinfonia Voices – Delius: Hassan – Complete incidental music
Pianoduo Scholtes & Janssens – Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato
Quatuor Hanson, Adam Laloum – Robert Schumann: String Quartets; Piano Quintet
Jean-Guihen Queyras, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Gustavo Gimeno – Dutilleux: Tout un Monde Lointain; Symphonie No. 1; Métaboles
Annie Rosen – Alex Weiser: in a dark blue night
Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques – Cimarosa: L’Olimpiade
Sacconi Quartet, Peter Donohoe – Taneyev and Schumann Piano Quintets
Dario Salvi, Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra – Auber: Overtures, Vol. 6
Artur Schnabel – Beethoven: Piano Works, Vol. 6
Andrè Schuen, Daniel Heide – Franz Schubert: Winterreise
Brindley Sherratt, Julian Drake – Fear No More
Alexander Soddy, Nationaltheater Orchester Mannheim – Edward Elgar: Symphony No. 1; Cockaigne Ouvertures
Michael Spyres, Claudia Mahnke, Antonello Manacorda – Meyerbeer: L’Africane – Vasco da Gama
Joan Sutherland – The Art of the Prima Donna
The Tallis Scholars – Allegri: Miserere
Emma Tring, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Martyn Brabbins – John Pickard: Symphonies 2 & 6; Verlaine Songs
Trio Gaspard – Haydn: The Complete Piano Trios, Vol. 3; Kit Armstrong: Revêtements
Upland Trio – Voyageurs: Three Trios for Clarinet, Cello & Piano by Rick Sowash
Various Artists – Fauré: Integrale de la musique de chambre
Yuja Wang – The Vienna Recital
Duncan Ward, Zuidnederland Philharmonic Orchestra – Louise Farrenc: Symphony No. 3; Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 3
Huw Watkins, Carolin Widmann, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Sinfonietta – Michael Zev Gordon: The Impermanence of Things
Janusz Wawrowski, Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Lyndon-Gee – Silvestrov: Symphony for Violin and Orchestra ‘Widmung’; Postludium for Piano and Orchestra
Paul Wee, Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Michael Collins – Henselt & Bronsart: Piano Concertos
John Williams, Stéphane Denève, Saito Kinen Orchestra – John Williams in Tokyo
Yekaterinburg Philharmonic Choir, Andrei Petrenko – Russian Choral Concertos: An Introduction
