Orchestral & Symphonic

Tossy Spivakovsky (1906-98) was one of the finest violinists of the 20th century. Born in the Ukraine, young Tossy made his Berlin debut at the age of 11. He continued his studies with Will Hess, the teacher of Adolf Busch and Georg Kullenkampff. At the...

Tony Banks, founder member of rock band Genesis, has already written a much admired orchestral work called Seven (8.557466), which was praised for it's 'genuine melodic gift' (Gramophone). His new work consists of six songs without words which may evoke...

Tom Jones, based on Fielding' classic novel, first appeared in 1907. One of the finest British operettas to follow Gilbert and Sullivan, the music has a style of it's own and brings a new Romantic sweep to the genre.1. Act I, the Lawn at Squire...

Together with the Vienna Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic (Berliner Philharmoniker) is one of the undisputed TOP orchestras in the world. It enjoyed legendary success under Herbert von Karajan (DG / Karajan / BPO were one of the first important...

Together with narrator Rufus Beck, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yannick N?zet-S?guin presents "The Five Thieves and the Secret in the Sack". Inspired by the Thousand and One Nights, it is a magical story about the power of...

Today, with the amount of recordings aimed at rediscovering the buried treasures of past centuries, it is difficult to ignore the work of Rebecca Clarke. Viola player Vinciane B?ranger, along with Dana Ciocarlie, H?l?ne Collerette and David Louwerse,...

Today, Jean-Baptiste Lully is present on the stage and on disc as a French composer known primarily for his operas. We forget that he was born Giovanni Battista Lulli in Florence in 1632, and owed his fame as a European composer to the scores printed by...

Today, Fr?d?ric Lod?on is probably best known as a man of the media, whose culture and sense of humour have done so much on the French airwaves and TV to spread the knowledge of classical music to a wider audience. The former student of Navarra and...

Today we have turned the page. A brutal youth proposes a new ideal and employs every means to affirm it. A fierce struggle is taking place around Akela at the Council Rock. In a markedly polemical tone, the biting critic ?mile Vuillermoz used images from...

Today one of the most highly respected string quartets, the Belcea were established in 1994 at the Royal College of Music in London and studied with the Chilingirian, the Amadeus, and later the Alban Berg quartets. They recorded for EMI Classics across...

To the delightfully muddled, Marriage of Figaro-like plot of El amor brujo Ansermet brings an earthy sensuality and piquant wit. Ansermet recorded El sombrero del tres picos twice, and while the later recording with Teresa Berganza has rarely been out of...

To open the 2019-20 season, The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess returned to the Met stage for the first time in nearly 30 years. The acclaimed new production of America's favorite opera is captured in this three-CD set headlined by Eric Owens and Angel Blue in...