ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Flute Concertos Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) / Members of the Orchestre National de France, I Soloisti Veneti, Lorin Maazel (violin/director), Claudio Scimone [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 4/Apr/2011 ] Vivaldi's most popular work is accompanied by three Flute Concertos performed by Jean-Pierre Rampal. |
RAVEL
Bolero / Rapsodie Espagnole / la Valse / etc (rec 1984) L'Orchestre National de France, Lorin Maazel [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 20/May/2011 ] "La valse is high powered with a mannered ending, but I enjoyed the rather sultry performance of the Rapsodie espagnole, while the Alborada is certainly brilliant." (Gramophone) |
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No 5 (with Schubert - Symphony No. 8 'Unfinished') Wiener Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 1/May/2011 ] Recorded digitally by the Vienna Philharmonic during a Japanese concert tour. |
BERLIOZ
Symphonie Fantastique Cleveland Orchestra Lorin Maazel, conductor [ Telarc Records / CD - released 22/Sep/2003 ] Telarc Classics - Top quality recordings at mid-price. |
MODEST MUSSORGSKY / MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Ravel: Bolero, La Valse, etc New Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Lorin Maazel [ EMI / CD - released 28/Oct/1988 ] Original recordings from 1963 (Pictures) & 1972 |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Otello (highlights, recorded in 1986) Placido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli, Justino Diaz / Milan La Scala Chorus & Orchestra / Lorin Maazel [ EMI Red Line / CD - released 18/Aug/1997 ] "I have no hesitation in making this set my first choice in this ever-potent opera" - Gramophone on the complete recording |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Otello (highlights, recorded in 1986) Placido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli, Justino Diaz / Milan La Scala Chorus & Orchestra / Lorin Maazel [ EMI Studio / CD - released 18/Aug/1997 ] "I have no hesitation in making this set my first choice in this ever-potent opera. I have seldom heard a more tender, vulnerable Desdemona than Ricciarelli's, absolutely ideal in the many dolce, piano moments in the role, bringing tears to the eye." |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Holiday Classics: 5 CDs with a distinct holiday flavour National Philharmonic, Richard Bonynge / Montreal Symphony, Charles Dutoit / Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel / Detroit Symphony, Antal Dorati, etc [ Decca / 5 CD Box Set - released 25/Nov/2009 ] A specially priced five CD set featuring a talent of top Decca recording artists like Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Julius Katchen, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Dame Joan Sutherland, Willi Boskovsky, Pascal Roge and the Academy of St Martins in the Fields. |
ALEXANDER ZEMLINSKY
Lyric Symphony Op.18 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Julia Varady / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Lorin Maazel [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Feb/2015 ] 'This is, in short, a very fine performance and recording of a work that is looking more and more like a crucial document of what one might term 'pre-modernism'. Gramophone, June 1987 |
PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Aromatherapy No 5 - The Heart of Tchaikovsky Herbert von Karajan, Neville Marriner, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Lorin Maazel [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 21/Jun/2001 ] A unique CD collection of music for relaxation |
PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
The Best of Tchaikovsky (Incls 'Serenade in C for Strings' Waltz & Capriccio Italien) Various artists, including Ernest Ansermet, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Antal Dorati, Henry Lewis, Lorin Maazel, Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 6/Feb/1997 ] All the very best of Tchaikovsky at a super special price. |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Orchestral Suites Nos 3 & 4 'Mozartiana' Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Lorin Maazel / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet [ Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 10/Apr/2015 ] "It's a bargain of a lifetime. There is no need to delay, only extreme enjoyment awaits you" (MusicWeb) |
MODEST MUSSORGSKY
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Night on Bald Mountain The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 14/Sep/2007 ] "The sound is among the most opulent I have ever heard...'Night on Bald Mountain' is as good as they come...it is highly recommended." -Sensible Sound |
OTTORINI RESPIGHI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Respighi: Roman Festivals / Pines of Rome (with music of Rimsky-Korsakov) The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel [ Decca Legends / CD - released 2/Jul/2000 ] "There really is no point in making comparisons here. Maazel's account of Roman festivals is something of a revelation - by far the finest recordings this work has ever received." Gramophone |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 Emil Gilels (piano) / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Lorin Maazel [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / CD - released 15/Feb/2018 ] "Any Gilels record is an event of the first magnitude," wrote Gramophone when these Tchaikovsky recordings originally appeared in 1973. In its words the Odessa-born pianist, "a stupendous lion of the keyboard", offered "artistry of the highest... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony No 9 'Choral' Lucia Popp (soprano) Jon Vickers (tenor) Elena Obraztsova (mezzo) Martti Talvela (bass) The Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus. Lorin Maazel [ Sony Classic Library / CD - released 17/Sep/2005 ] Lorin Maazel conducts the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra and a dream quartet of soloists in this epic performance of Beethoven's ultimate symphonic testament. |
EDWARD ELGAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar: Cello Concerto & Violin Concerto Lynn Harrell (cello) Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel, Kyung Wha Chung (violin) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca The World of British Classics / CD - released 14/Apr/1994 ] Two classic performances on one budget CD |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Romei and Juliet / Nutcracker Suite Cleveland Orchestra / Lorin Maazel [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 14/Sep/2007 ] |
RACHMANINOV
Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 Horacio Guiterrez (piano) Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Lorin Maazel [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 20/Sep/2005 ] "...he turns on the fireworks with a vengence..."-Stereo Review |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No 2 Little Russian (with Rimsky-Korsakov: Symphony No. 2 Op. 9 Antar) Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra / Lorin Maazel [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 25/Aug/2003 ] Lorin Maazel, Music Director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, is one of today's most highly acclaimed and eagerly sought conductors. |