Since you are interested in Cello Concertos, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.9 in D minor, Op.125 Choral (Rec 1957) Aase Nordmo-Lovberg (soprano), Christa Ludwig (contralto), Waldemar Kmentt (tenor), Hans Hotter (bass) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Otto Klemperer [ Testament / CD - released 11/Apr/2006 ] "Hearty thanks to Testament for issuing this wonderful document of Klemperer's greatness - caught on the wing." (MusicWeb June 2000) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
The Lost Concerts (Rec 1947) [two CD set] Alfred Blumen (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra / BBC Symphony Orchestra / Richard Strauss [ Testament / 2 CD - released 20/Feb/2009 ] "This London account communicates... fervently his tender and passionate belief in the piece." Gramophone Magazine, April 2009 |
W.A. MOZART
Opera Arias (The Marriage of Figaro, Cosi fan Tutte, Don Giovanni, etc) Anna Moffo (soprano) Philharmonia Orchestra / Alceo Galliera [ Testament / CD - released 14/Jul/2000 ] The great Anna Moffo in an all Mozart programme! |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Walkure (complete opera) (Recorded in stereo live at the 1955 Bayreuth Festival) Astrid Varnay / Gre Brouwenstijn / Hans Hotter / Ramon Vinay / Bayreuth Festival Orchestra / Joseph Keilberth [ Testament / 4 CD Box Set - released 23/Jun/2006 ] "The second instalment of what is proving to be a definitive Ring...Hans Hotter is the crowning glory of this instalment, fresher-voiced than for Solti. But there isn't a weak link in a cast that we can only dream of today. As for Joseph Keilberth,... |
BENIAMINO GIGLI
Songs (1954-1955) Beniamino Gigli (tenor) with orchestra conducted by Enrico Sivieri [ Testament / CD - released 30/Dec/2007 ] Few other tenors have enjoyed a success equal to that of Italian tenor Beniamino Gigli, considered the only, true successor of legendary Enrico Caruso. |
SCHUMANN / GRIEG
Piano Concertos Benno Moiseiwitsch (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Otto Ackermann [ Testament / CD - released 14/Jul/2000 ] Grieg and Schumann Concertos were central to Moiseiwitsch's immense repertoire! |
W.A. MOZART
Clarinet Concerto in A, K.622 (with Brahms - Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op.115) Bernard Walton (clarinet) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan / Members of the Music Group of London [ Testament / CD - released 11/Apr/2006 ] Bernard Walton (1917-72) was one of the finest orchestral musicians of his age. Though barely known to the public at large – he shunned the kind of media exposure won by his contemporary Jack Brymer (1915-2003) and made few solo recordings – he... |
PROKOFIEV
Symphony No.2 in D minor, Op.40 / Symphony No.6 in E flat minor, Op.111 Boston Symphony Orchestra / Erich Leinsdorf [ Testament / CD - released 24/Oct/2005 ] The Boston Symphony had a close relationship with Prokofiev. Their great conductor, Serge Koussevitzky conducted première of the Second Symphony in Paris and commissioned Fourth for the orchestra’s fiftieth anniversary along with other... |
WOLF-FERRARI / VERDI / PONCHIELLI
Overtures and Ballet Music (Recorded 1958-1960) Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Charles Mackerras [ Testament / CD - released 20/Apr/2011 ] Recorded 1958-1960, some tracks mono |
SATIE / BRITTEN / DVORAK
GymnopACdies / Sinfonia da Requiem, Op.20 / Symphony No 7 Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam / Sir John Barbirolli [ Testament / CD - released 27/May/2003 ] The great Sir John Barbirolli conducts the Concertgebouw Orchestra |
BEETHOVEN / SIBELIUS
Violin Concertos David Oistrakh (violin) Stockholm Festival Orchestra, Sixten Ehrling [ Testament / CD - released 1/May/2010 ] Stockholm Festival Orchestra, Sixten Ehrling |
SCHUMANN / FRANCK / SZYMANOWSKI / RAVEL
Violin Works David Oistrakh (violin) Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) [ Testament / CD - released 20/Nov/2008 ] This Enescu Festival programme is a very interesting one, beginning with a 'stepchild' of the repertoire. Schumann's music for violin and orchestra, intended for Joseph Joachim, has had even less exposure than his other violin music: the Concerto was... |
W.A. MOZART
Piano Concerto No.25 & No 26 (with Beethoven - Piano Sonata No.22 in F, Op.54) Friedrich Gulda, piano, New Symphony Orchestra / Anthony Collins [ Testament / CD - released 27/May/2003 ] Friedrich Gulda was a dazzling and bizarre personality. He found international fame at 16 winning the Geneva International Piano Competition in 1946 |