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Philharmonia Orchestra & Santtu-Matias Rouvali - Santtu Conducts Stravinsky: The Firebird & Petrushka Suites (2024)

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Philharmonia Orchestra & Santtu-Matias Rouvali - Santtu Conducts Stravinsky: The Firebird & Petrushka Suites (2024)

Philharmonia Orchestra & Santtu-Matias Rouvali - Santtu Conducts Stravinsky: The Firebird & Petrushka Suites (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 232 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 154 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:05:05
Classical | Label: Signum Classics

‘Santtu conducts Stravinsky’ is the third album from Philharmonia Records featuring two incredible works by Igor Stravinsky conducted by Principal Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali, these two works were recorded at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in 2023.

Steven Isserlis, Guy Johnston, Tenebrae, Philharmonia Orchestra, Nigel Short - Rebecca Dale: Night Seasons (2024)

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Steven Isserlis, Guy Johnston, Tenebrae, Philharmonia Orchestra, Nigel Short - Rebecca Dale: Night Seasons (2024)

Steven Isserlis, Guy Johnston, Tenebrae, Philharmonia Orchestra, Nigel Short - Rebecca Dale: Night Seasons (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 305 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 150 Mb | 01:05:28
Classical, Vocal | Label: Signum Classics

Hailed by Classic FM as “one of today’s most exciting young composers” Rebecca Dale is a London based composer, working most often with large orchestral and choral forces in the worlds of cinema and theatre. Night Seasons is an album about hope, looking for the light in difficult times, written during a time of personal dif- ficulty while her father was terminally ill. With works written for choir and cello it strives to be a hopeful album, reaching for the wonder around us. Rebecca Dale says “It’s been one of the great privileges of my life to be able to write for cellist heroes of mine to whom I grew up listening. I also got to have fun setting some famous poems… I am indebted to everyone who has created this album with me”.

François-Xavier Poizat, Philharmonia Orchestra, Simone Menezes - Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major (2024)

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François-Xavier Poizat, Philharmonia Orchestra, Simone Menezes - Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major (2024)

François-Xavier Poizat, Philharmonia Orchestra, Simone Menezes - Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 79 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 49 Mb | 00:21:13
Classical | Label: Aparté

Pianist François-Xavier Poizat, accompanied by the Philharmonia Orchestra under the baton of Simone Menezes, gives us a taste of the influences of jazz, Mozart and Saint-Saëns featured in Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major, one of his last finished works.

Christoph von Dohnányi, Philharmonia Orchestra - Johannes Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 (2011)

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Christoph von Dohnányi, Philharmonia Orchestra - Johannes Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 (2011)

Christoph von Dohnányi, Philharmonia Orchestra - Johannes Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 (2011)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 349 Mb | Total time: 45:00+37:17 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Signum | # SIGCD250 | Recorded: 2009

It took Brahms many years to compose his First Symphony; he shared much of his compositional journey with Clara Schumann, sending her a birthday card in 1868 with the notation of an Alpine horn tune that became the famous theme of the symphony's finale. The whole work is underpinned by a version of Robert Schumann's own 'Clara' motif.

Kerson Leong, Patrick Hahn, Philharmonia Orchestra - Britten, Bruch: Violin Concertos (2023)

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Kerson Leong, Patrick Hahn, Philharmonia Orchestra - Britten, Bruch: Violin Concertos (2023)

Kerson Leong, Patrick Hahn, Philharmonia Orchestra - Britten, Bruch: Violin Concertos (2023)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 354 Mb | Total time: 73:00 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Alpha Classics | # ALPHA 946 | Recorded: 2022

On his second album for Alpha Classics, rising star violinist Kerson Leong juxtaposes the Violin Concertos of Bruch and Benjamin Britten. This unusual pairing is a reflection on the journey from one extreme of expression to another. Bruch’s In Memoriam is the perfect bridge between them.

Leonard Slatkin conducts Vaughan Williams [6CDs] (2011)

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Leonard Slatkin conducts Vaughan Williams [6CDs] (2011)

Leonard Slatkin conducts Vaughan Williams [6CDs] (2011)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 2,15 Gb | Total time: 8:31:46 | Scans included
Classical | Label: RCA Red Seal | # 886979024922 | Recorded: 1981-1993

V. Williams is a composer representing British late-blooming nationalist music. Synthesizing the influences of his country's folk songs, musical traditions, and Impressionism, he has established a gentle, conservative, yet unique style. These symphonies, which express the anxieties and hopes of modern people, are his signature works, and are characterized by their grandeur, beauty, and familiarity. Slatkin's performance is a masterpiece with a very clear and clean interpretation.

Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Philharmonia Orchestra - Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (2023)

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Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Philharmonia Orchestra - Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (2023)

Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Philharmonia Orchestra - Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (2023)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 294 Mb | Total time: 81:11 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Philharmonia Records | # SIGCD760 | Recorded: 2022

Mahler 2 is the second album from Philharmonia Records; following their first album - Santtu conducts Strauss. “[Also sprach Zarathustra] Rouvali’s conducting of both is certainly interesting and personal… impressive; an expansive reading that sees the work whole…[An Alpine Symphony] undeniably picturesque; vivid and dramatically projected…top-notch playing; and this extravagant score also enjoys notable recorded sound… lingering lyricism; invariably heartfelt and; in conclusion; cathartic”; Founded in 1945; The Philharmonia Orchestra creates thrilling performances for a global audience and has premiered works by Richard Strauss; Sir Peter Maxwell Davies; Errollyn Wallen; Kaija Saariaho and many others.

Maurice André, Riccardo Muti - Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2; Haydn, Telemann & Torelli: Trumpet Concertos (1991)

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Maurice André, Riccardo Muti - Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2; Haydn, Telemann & Torelli: Trumpet Concertos (1991)

Maurice André, Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra - Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2; Haydn, Telemann & Torelli: Trumpet Concertos (1991)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 268 Mb | Total time: 46:37 | Scans included
Classical | Label: EMI Classics | # CDC 7 47311 2 | Recorded: 1985

One of the very rare incursions of Riccardo Muti in pre-romantic repertoire, and featuring trumpetist Maurice André, this album gathers together two heavyweights in their discipline. It includes masterpieces of the trumpet concerto (with notably a virtuoso transcription of a violin concerto by Torelli) and the second Brandenburg Concerto, in which the trumpet holds a prominent place.

Kerson Leong, Philharmonia Orchestra & Patrick Hahn - Britten & Bruch: Violin Concertos (2023)

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Kerson Leong, Philharmonia Orchestra & Patrick Hahn - Britten & Bruch: Violin Concertos (2023)

Kerson Leong, Philharmonia Orchestra & Patrick Hahn - Britten & Bruch: Violin Concertos (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 362 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 179 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:12:57
Classical | Label: Alpha Classics, Outhere Music

On his second album for Alpha Classics, rising star violinist Kerson Leong juxtaposes the Violin Concertos of Bruch and Benjamin Britten. This unusual pairing is a reflection on the journey from one extreme of expression to another. Bruch’s In Memoriam is the perfect bridge between them.

Philharmonia Orchestra & Santtu-Matias Rouvali - Santtu Conducts Mahler (2023)

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Philharmonia Orchestra & Santtu-Matias Rouvali - Santtu Conducts Mahler (2023)

Philharmonia Orchestra & Santtu-Matias Rouvali - Santtu Conducts Mahler (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 288 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 186 Mb | 01:21:17
Classical | Label: Signum Classics

Mahler 2 is the second album from Philharmonia Records, following their first album - Santtu conducts Strauss.

Michael Barenboim, Alessandro Crudele & Philharmonia Orchestra - Britten & Elgar: Sea Interludes, Violin Concerto (2023)

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Michael Barenboim, Alessandro Crudele & Philharmonia Orchestra - Britten & Elgar: Sea Interludes, Violin Concerto (2023)

Michael Barenboim, Alessandro Crudele & Philharmonia Orchestra - Britten & Elgar: Sea Interludes, Violin Concerto (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 266 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 157 Mb | 01:07:50
Classical | Label: Linn Records

After an acclaimed Respighi recording, Alessandro Crudele makes his second appearance on Linn, this time teaming up with violinist Michael Barenboim who makes his Linn debut, and the Philharmonia Orchestra. The programme offers a glimpse of two contrasting, yet defining figures of British music. Depicting an outsider within an isolated community – very much reflecting Britten’s situation at the time of its composition – Peter Grimes remains his most performed opera. Following its success, Britten extracted four ‘interludes’: brilliantly orchestrated portraits of the North Sea, performed here with Crudele’s distinctive mastery of orchestral colours.

David Parry, Philharmonia Orchestra - Gaetano Donizetti: Rosmonda d'Inghilterra (1996)

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David Parry, Philharmonia Orchestra - Gaetano Donizetti: Rosmonda d'Inghilterra (1996)

David Parry, Philharmonia Orchestra - Gaetano Donizetti: Rosmonda d'Inghilterra (1996)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 643 Mb | Total time: 77:55+72:39 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Opera Rara | # ORC13 | Recorded: 1995

Nelly Miricioiu and Renée Fleming, as Eleanor of Aquitaine and the fair Rosamund, battle for the love of Bruce Ford (Henry II of England) in one of Donizetti’s more intimate serious works. A cholera epidemic in 1837 prevented the performance of the revised ending – given here complete for the first time – in which the jealous Eleanor stabs her rival. 'The performance could hardly be improved. … Renée Fleming … one of the most lovely voices to be hearde in our time' (John Steane, The Gramophone)

Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Philharmonia Orchestra - Santtu conducts Strauss (2023)

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Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Philharmonia Orchestra - Santtu conducts Strauss (2023)

Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Philharmonia Orchestra - Santtu conducts Strauss (2023)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 594 Mb | Total time: 02:06:35 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Philharmonia Records | # SIGCD720 | Recorded: 2021, 2022

Santtu conducts Strauss is a 2-CD deluxe album with four works by Richard Strauss conducted by Principal Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali, two of which are live recordings of Santtu’s 2021/22 opening concert and first concert as Principal Conductor at Royal Festival Hall. Eine Alpensinfonie and Also sprach Zarathustra are live recordings of Santtu’s opening concert of the 2021/22 season, and his first concert with the Philharmo- nia as Principal Conductor. The concerts received great reviews. Tim Ashley (The Guardian) said “With the Philharmonia on tremendous form, Rouvali proved a fine Straussian, measured in his approach, and careful in his attention to detail and colour”. Rebecca Franks (The Times) awarded 5-star reviews: “There were “wow” moments aplenty as the Philharmonia laced up its hiking boots and happily hit every waymark in Strauss’s mountain journey: the glorious sunrise, the resplendent summit, the violent storm with wind machine, thun- der sheet and organ.”.

Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni (2016)

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Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni (2016)

Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni (2016)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 895 Mb | Total time: 161:47 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Warner Classics | # 0825646994052 | Recorded: 1959

Don Giovanni’s special amalgam of dark drama and sparkling comedy is captured with startling immediacy by Carlo Maria Giulini. The Viennese baritone Eberhard Wächter faces a particularly formidable pair of noble ladies: Donna Anna in the form of Joan Sutherland (in one of her rare recordings for a label other than Decca) and the Donna Elvira of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf.

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Philharmonia Orchestra - W.A. Mozart: The Piano Concertos (1995) 10 CD Box Set, Reissue 2006

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Vladimir Ashkenazy, Philharmonia Orchestra - W.A. Mozart: The Piano Concertos (1995) 10 CD Box Set, Reissue 2006

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Piano Concertos (1995) 10 CD Box Set, Reissue 2006
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano & conductor), Philharmonia Orchestra
with Fou Ts'ong, piano; English Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim (conductor & piano);
London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész (conductor)

EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 2.78 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 1.63 Gb | Scans ~ 165 Mb
Genre: Classical | Label: Decca | # 476 8904 | Time: 12:09:46

Even though Vladimir Ashkenazy is most often celebrated for his brilliantly virtuosic interpretations of Romantic repertoire, his skills in playing works of the Classical era are just as worthy, as proved by this 10-disc set from London of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's piano concertos. These performances span a period from 1966 to 1988, capturing a youthful and vigorous Ashkenazy playing and conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra and the English Chamber Orchestra from the keyboard, in approved Mozartian fashion. All of the keyboard concertos are here, including the official 27 concertos for piano and orchestra, the Concerto for two pianos in E flat major, K. 365, the Concerto for three pianos in F major, K. 242, as well as the two Rondos K. 382 and K. 386. Ashkenazy's elegant playing has been highly praised by critics and placed on a level with his esteemed contemporaries Murray Perahia, Daniel Barenboim, and Alfred Brendel, all past masters of Mozart's primary medium of expression.