2011 Archive

Best of the Year Discs for 2011

by John Sunier | Dec 27, 2011 | Best of the Year

CLASSICAL, Incl. HI-RES, CLASSICAL REISSUE & VINYL LEE ACTOR: Concerto for Alto Sax and Orch. – Debra Richtmeyer, alto sax/Slovak Nat. Sym. Orch./Kirk Trevor; Dance Rhapsody; Celebration Ov. – Slovak Nat. Sym. Orch./Trevor (Con. for Horn & Orch.) – Navona NV5848 JOHN ADAMS: Son of Chamber Symphony, String Quartet – St. Lawrence String Q. – Nonesuch 523014 ALBÉNIZ-FRÜBECK DE BURGOS: Suite Española – New Philharmonia/ de Burgos – Decca/Original Recordings Group (2-45 rpm vinyl discs) ORG 100 ARNE: Artaxerxes (complete opera) – Soloists/Classical Opera Company/Ian Page – Linn multichannel SACD CKD 358 (2 discs) ARNELL: Ballet Music: Harlequin, Punch—Concerto Capriccioso – Dutton 7227 BACEWICZ: Piano Quintet No. 1; Sonata No. 2; Piano Quintet No. 2 – Zimerman –  DGG 477 8332 BACH: Easter Oratorio; Ascension Oratorio – Soloists/ Retrospect Ensemble/ Matthew Halls – Linn multichannel SACD 373 BACH: St. Matthew Passion – Soloists/ Netherlands Bach Society/ Kampen Boys Choir/ Jos van Veldhoven – Channel Classics multichannel SACD CCSSA32511 (3 discs) Beecham conducts French Music – EMI 9 09932 2 BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major – Vienna Philharmonic Orch./  Wilhelm Furtwängler – Tahra mono SACD FURT 2008 BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5; Piano Concerto No. 4 – Emanuel Ax, piano/ […]