classical music: William Pleeth

classical music: William Pleeth

classical music:

William Pleeth

Martin Gatt, Anner Bylsma, ...

Decca, 1999

Celestial beauty, magnificent recording
Although no longer a professional musician, I listen to classical music constantly, and unlike many of my former colleagues, I greatly enjoy listening to collections of movements from different pieces. Some of these collections work better than others, and having ...

Johann Sebastian Bach: 6 Brandenburg Concertos / 4 Orchestral Suites - The English Concert / Trevor Pinnock

Johann Sebastian Bach, Trevor Pinnock, ...

Archiv Produktion, 1989

Outstanding period performances
These recordings are excellent. Pinnock's Brandenburg concertos remain the standard for period instruments, offering exceptional musicianship and an authentic rendition. The Overtures are also great, although I greatly prefer the readings of Reinhard Goebel and Musica ...

The Complete EMI Recordings

Jacqueline du Pré, William Pleeth, ...

EMI Classics, 2007

A Fitting Memorial to a Great Artist -- and an Astonishing Bargain
That Jacqueline du Pré was a great musician, as well as an extraordinarily courageous human being, is beyond dispute. Though her recorded legacy, most of which is included in this inexpensive box, tends to be uneven, given the circumstances of a career tragically cut ...

Jacqueline Du Pre: A Celebration of Her Unique Enduring Gift

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Daniel Barenboim

Christopher Nupen, 2007

WONDERFUL!!!!!!
For me this is the best Nupen's film about Jackie. It has "Who was Jacqueline du Pré?", "Interlude with Johannes Brahms" a previously unpublished interview and "Remembering Jacqueline du Pré". It's more than 3 hours of music and words of people who knew her best to ...

For Coffee Lovers

David Thomas [bass], Anner Bylsma, ...

Decca, 2004

Sooooo enjoyable
I am not one who knows the name of a piece of classical music when I hear it. I just Love to listen to it. As I'm reading, on the computer, doing my chores, I love to listen to classical music. I own three in this series, and I can't wait to purchase more. Each cd ...

For When You're Alone (Dig)

Various Artists

Decca, 2002

Like a box of your favorite chocolates...
This is a really well-thought-out selection of quieter Baroque, Classical and Romantic works, played primarily on strings but not exclusively. Some of the works are transcribed to other instruments--oboe in the case of a Bach harpsichord concerto, guitar instead of ...

John Williams: The Magic Box

John Williams, Francis Bebey, ...

Sony, 2002

Perfect for a quiet, cloudy Sunday Morning
I have Magic Box playing and a small water sculpture flowing as I type this and the combination is just about perfect. I wouldn't call myself a sophisticated listener, even though I bought my first Segovia recording as a teenager in the early 1960s and, over the ...

Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du Temps; Chronochromie
William Pleeth, Gervase de Peyer, ...

EMI Classics, 2008

In this collection of releases in the Greatest Recording's of the Century series, we celebrate a series of historical opera/vocal recordings featuring Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi, Victoria de Los Ángeles, Enrico Caruso, Janet Baker, and more in some of their finest performances. Orchestral/Instrumental releases include such musical luminaries as ...

Mozart: Quintet in A; Franck: Quintet in Fm
William Pleeth, Gervase de Peyer, ...

BBC Legends, 2001

These are "live" recordings in more ways than one: not only were they made under concert conditions, with plenty of audience noise, but the pickup is uncommonly bright, conveying lots of reflected sound and stage ambiance. The Amadeus Quartet turns in dependably stylish, well-thought-out performances, though there's little here that's exceptional. ...

Brahms: Complete String Quartets, Quintets & Sextets

Karl Leister, Johannes Brahms, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 2003

This is how all Brahms should be played!
There isn't much to say about this set, but I'll say what there is to say: These players play the Brahms chamber music here with such emotion, musical understanding, and overall perfection that this set should be made into a must for all Brahms chamber music lovers. ...

Amadeus Quartet With William Pleeth Play Schubert String Quintet in C/Britten String Quartet No. 3

Schubert, Amadeus Quartet

Testament UK, 2005

Classic Performance
Much better than the accompanying Britten SQ No. 2/ Trout Quintet. Note: String Quintet in C not Quartet as the item says. Also: for a digital CD, try Alban Berg Quartet's version!

William Pleeth Masterclass - A Life In Music, Vol. 4: Beethoven - Sonata in C
William Pleeth

Cello Classics, 2008

Alchemist

Stephen Charlesworth, Anthony Pleeth, ...

Linn Records, 1995

Medieval Music
This album is made up of songs from the 12th through 16th centuries, mainly, plus a few composed in the same style as used back then. Some of the melodies are quite haunting and all are phenomenal. They are played using period instruments, giving the sound complete ...

Olivier Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie; Quatuor pour la fin du temps

William Pleeth, Gervase de Peyer, ...

EMI Classics, 2005

FORMIDABLE
Most surprising, I should say, that this account of Turangalila should be receiving its first notice here only now. In his more recent eminence as chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Rattle has received high praise, and rightly so, for his recording of ...