Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Allegro appassionato, Op. 70, Rhapsodie d'Auvergne, Op. 73, etc., Alexandre Kantorow (piano) Tapiola Sinfonietta/Jean-Jacques Kantorow BIS 2400 SACD
Alexandre Kantorow is a phenomenal pianist. His virtuosity is breathtaking! Listen especially to the...
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 4; Mass in G minor; Six Choral Songs. London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus/Richard Hickox. CHANDOS CHSA 5003 SACD
These are some of the most lifelike recordings ever produced! Here, the symphony No. 4, is one of the most exciting rendition of the work...
Sergei Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19 Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63 Sonata for Solo Violin in D major, Op.115 Arabella Steinbacher (violin) Russian National Orchestra/Vasily Petrenko PENTATONE CLASSICS PTC 5186 395 SACD
Wow, these recordings are hugely satisfying...
Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme, Andante Cantabile Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 Bruch Kol Nidrei Pieter Wispelwey, cello
Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen/Daniel Sepec, leader Channel Classics Catalogue No. CCSSA16501 SACD (A Relisten)
Here, the cello tone is rich and velvety...
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5, Swan Lake Suite Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra (Nordnorsk Symfoniorkester) Christian Lindberg BIS 2018 SACD (A Relisten)
Wow, Christian Lindberg was on steroids. His rendering of the symphony is fresh, vivid, very dynamic and insightful. The strings players and the...
Franz Liszt Funérailles from Etudes d'éxécution transcendante Nos 10 & 11; Sonetti del Petrarca; Saint-Saëns Danse Macabre; Maurice Ravel Gaspard de la nuit. Yevgeny Sudbin, piano BIS 1828 SACD (A Relisten)
Wow, this disc is the most realistic recording of the Steinway Model D Concert Grand...
Im Herbst Choral Works By Brahms & Schubert Det Norske Solistkor Grete Pedersen BIS 1869 SACD (A Relisten)
If you love choral works, this is a disc for you. The performances are superb. As for the sound quality, if you close your eyes, it is easy to think that you are listening to the real...
Johannes Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem Genia Kühmeier (soprano); Gerald Finley (bass) Netherlands Radio Choir Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Mariss Jansons RCO LIVE RCO15003 SACD (A Relisten)
This Ein Deutsches Requiem is among the very best. The recording is atmospheric. The soundscape is huge...
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4 in G major Op. 58 Piano Sonata in C sharp minor Op.27 No. 2 (Moonlight) Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major Op.110 Dejan Lazic (piano) Australian Chamber Orchestra/Richard Tognetti CHANNEL CLASSICS CCS SA 30511 SACD
Lazic's approach to the 4th piano concerto is a...
Dvorak Symphony No. 9 in E minor Op. 95 "New World", Tchaikovsky "Romeo and Juliet" Fantasy Overture Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam/Yakov Kreizberg PentaTone PTC 5186 019 SACD (A Relisten)
Here, the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra performance is nothing short of stunning and...
George Gershwin Piano Concerto in F Rhapsody in Blue Second Rhapsody I Got Rhythm Variations for Piano and Orchestra Freddy Kempf (piano) Bergen Philharmonic/Andrew Litton BIS-SACD-1940 (A Relisten)
This is the jazziest, liveliest, and most improvisatory Gershwin ever! Kempf and the Bergen...
Dvorak Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70 The Golden Spinning Wheel Op.109 Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam/Yakov Kreizberg PENTATONE CLASSICS 5186 082 SACD
Yakov Kreizberg’s reading of the 7th symphony is lyrical, detailed, refreshing and dynamic. His tempo is graceful. The...
Stravinsky L'Oiseau de Feu (The Firebird), Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Mariss Jansons (conductor) RCO 08002 SACD (A Relisten)
Wow, these are the most nuance, thrilling, visceral and dynamic performances/recordings of the Firebird and Rite of Spring...