Deutsche Grammophon
Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Deutsche Grammophon)
(In Memoriam Déjà Review) Forget the limitations of this early video transcript and glory in Puccini’s music and the committed acting and singing [RJF]
Messiaen : Organ works (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) A celebration of one of the significant major bodies of music of the 20th century [GPJ]
Rachmaninoff: Symphonies 2 and 3 (Deutsche Grammophon)
These thrilling performances are fit to rank with the best in the Rachmaninoff discography [JQ]
Mozart: Sonatas for Piano and Violin (Deutsche Grammophon)
Exemplary singularity of vision and artful musicianship [SG]
Bruch & Barber: Violin Concertos (Deutsche Grammophon)
Esther Yoo’s performances of the Bruch and Barber concertos make this a highly desirable album [MC]
Beethoven: Symphony 9 (Deutsche Grammophon)
One of the great Ninths on record [CH]
Mozart’s Mannheim (Deutsche Grammophon)
Mozart in historical context: Repertoire associated with an orchestra he revered [DF]
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) An unusual and challenging interpretation with exceptional performances by the two leads [AO]
Bizet: Carmen (DG)
(Déjà Review) A great evening at the opera, crowned by Grace Bumbry’s great performance of Carmen [CH]
Salonen: Wing On Wing (Deutsche Grammophon)
Three impressive major works in magnificent performances [CT]
Bach: French Suite (Deutsche Grammophon)
Are digital EPs the future of recording? [DMD]
Chopin: Preludes, Piano Sonata No. 2 (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) The cumulative power of the Preludes make this, for some, the greatest performance of the work ever recorded [JL]
Reich: String Quartets (Deutsche Grammophon)
One masterpiece and two occasional works make up Reich’s contribution to the string quartet genre [SB]
Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) Truly inspired performances of masterful music [PJL]
Tchaikovsky: Symphony 6 (Deutsche Grammophon)
Bernstein’s infamous late Pathétique – neither the slowest nor the greatest [LD]
Chopin: Piano Sonatas (Deutsche Grammophon)
Old war horses emerge reinvigorated [DMD]
Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Deutsche Grammophon)
Netrebko’s star shines brightly in the otherwise dull Salzburg night’s sky [LD]
Yuja Wang (piano) The American Project (Deutsche Grammophon)
Wang is a force of nature in a concerto where Gershwin meets Rachmaninov [DMD]
Wagner: Orchestral Music (Deutsche Grammophon)
Classic Kubelík, wonderful Wagner [LD]
Mussorgsky: Symphonic Transcriptions by Stokowski (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) A fine new recording of Stokowski’s vividly orchestrated responses to Mussorgsky’s music [CT]
Yuja Wang (piano) The American Project (Deutsche Grammophon)
Yuja Wang scintillates in an exciting new large-scale American concerto [NB]
Mahler: Symphony 7 (Deutsche Grammophon)
A Mahler 7 to be ranked with the finest but carrying an extra magic only “live” performance can bring [MB]
Bach: Keyboard Works (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) Argerich’s superb and rare artistry is demonstrated in this now legendary DG recording [HD]
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture (Deutsche Grammophon)
An extraordinary 1812, and the rest are very good as well [MB]
