Various Artists - Complete Brunswick & ElectrolaGerman pianist Elly Ney (1882 1968) came to be regarded as one of the great Beethoven interpreters of the 20th century and her prewar recording of the Op 111 sonata must still be considered one of the very finest. That recording, and all the other solo and concerto recordings she made for Electrola before the war are included here. Particularly noteworthy are the three landmark concerto recordings, the Mozart and Beethoven vivacious and stylish, the

This exceptional recording is the first album release with the Bamberger Symphoniker and their honorary conductor Herbert Blomstedt

His own compositions resonate with the preludes of Bach and Chopin

plus selected titles from his albums for Hi

Surprising as it may seem

in the style of his time

We started off our collaboration with Les Berceaux

But Messiaen's harmonic language is not experimental: it produces an inevitable meaning

Clarity and Directness

Caldara died in the Austrian capital in 1736 - in the Kärtnerstrasse

and his other Top 10 hits "Sentimental Me

The natural identity of Poldoore music rings out more than ever

Because it's constantly forcing him to make strange choices at the most embarrassing times