V - Reviews of Essential Classical CD Recordings

LEOPOLD VAN DER PALS
String Quartets Vol. 1
Van Der Pals Quartet
CPO 555282-2
761203528226
Released : July 2023

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EDGARD VARESE
Various Works
The Percussive Planet Ensemble
ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester
Bertrand de Billy (Conductor)
Col Legno WWE20295
Released : July 2011

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PETERIS VASKS
Viola Concerto
Sinfonietta Riga
Maxim Rysanov (viola & cond)
Bis BIS-2443
7318599924434
Released : April 2020

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PĒTERIS VASKS
Orchestral Works
Cello Concerto No. 2
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
BR Klassik BRK900336
4035719003369
Released : April 2021

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KONSTANTIN VASSILIEV
Guitar Works Vol. 1
Yuri Liberzon (Guitar)
Patrick O'Connell (Guitar)
Naxos 8.574315
747313431571
Released : August 2022

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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Symphony No. 6 / Fantasia on a
Theme by Thomas Tallis
The Lark Ascending
Sir Andrew Davis (Conductor)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Warner Apex 49584

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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
The Nine Symphonies
Sir Adrian Boult (Conductor)
London Philharmonic
5-Disc Set
EMI Classics
5099908748423

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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Mass in G minor
Corydon Singers
Matthew Best (Conductor)
Hyperion (Helios Series) CDH55220
034571152202

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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Fantasias / The Lark Ascending
Neville Marriner (Conductor)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Argo 414595

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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Sinfonia Antartica
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis (Conductor)
Chandos CHSA5186
095115518625
Released : October 2017

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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
A Sea Symphony (Symphony 1)
BBC Symphony & Chorus
Martyn Brabbins (Conductor)
Hyperion CDA68245
034571282459
Released : September 2018

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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (Conductor)
Hyperion CDA68280
034571282800
Released : January 2020

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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Symphonies 4 & 6
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano (Conductor)
LSO Live LSO0867
0822231186724
Released : April 2021

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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Folk Songs Vol. 4
Folk Songs from Newfoundland
Various Artists
Albion Records ALBCD045
5060158190454
Released : April 2022

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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
String Quartets 1 & 2
Tippett Quartet
SOMM SOMMCD 0656
748871065628
Released : September 2022

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JOHN VEALE
ROBERT CRAWFORD
Chamber Works
John Turner (Recorder)
The Adderbury Ensemble
Métier MSV28520
Released : January 2011

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ALEXANDER VEPRIK
Orchestral Works
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Christoph-Mathias Mueller (Cond)
MDG 9012133-6
760623213361
Released : September 2019

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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Messa per Rossini
Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala
Riccardo Chailly (Conductor)
Decca 4834084
028948340842
Released : December 2018

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TOMÁS LUIS DE VICTORIA
Tenebrae Responsories
Stile Antico
Harmonia Mundi
HMM902272
3149020227220
Released : April 2018

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HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS
The Little Train of the Caipira
Sir Eugene Goossens (conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra
Original Analog Recording
Everest SDBR-3041

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HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS
Guitar Works
Frank Bungarten (Guitar)
MDG 9051629
760623162966
Released : September 2010

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HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS
Symphonies Nos. 6 and 7
Isaac Karabtchevsky (Conductor)
Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra
Naxos 8.573043
747313304370
Released : September 2012

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HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS
Colours of Villa-Lobos
Piano Works
Olga Kopylova (Piano)
Azul Music AMDA1751
Released : July 2022

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CARL VINE
Complete Piano Sonatas
Xiaoya Liu (Piano)
Dynamic CDS7931
8007144079314
Released : May 2022

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ANTONIO VIVALDI
La Cetra (12 Violin Concertos Op. 9)
Rachel Podger (Violin)
Holland Baroque Society
2-Disc Hybrid SACD
Channel Classics CCSSA33412
Released : June 2012

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ANTONIO VIVALDI
The Four Seasons
Nils-Erik Sparf (violin)
Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble
Bis CD275

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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Stabat Mater
Nisi Dominus - Crucifixus
Marie-Nicole Lemieux (Contralto)
Jean-Christophe Spinosi (Cond)
Ensemble Matheus
Naïve OP30453

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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Flute Concertos
Maurice Steger (Recorder)
I Barocchisti
Diego Fasolis (Conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMC902190
Released : October 2014

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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Violin Concertos
Amandine Beyer (Violin)
Gli Incogniti
Harmonia Mundi 902221
3149020222126
Released : October 2015

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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Sonatas for Cello and
Basso continuo
Jean-Guihen Queyras (Cello)
Harmonia mundi HMM902278
3149020934401
Released : September 2018

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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Entre ombre & lumière
Ensemble Baroque de Toulouse
Michel Brun (Director)
Ensemble Toulouse 372304
Released : September 2021

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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Lute & Mandolin Concertos
Württemburg Chamber Orchestra
Jörg Faerber (Conductor)
Alto ALC1465
5055354414657
Released : November 2022

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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Sacroprofano
Tim Mead (Countertenor)
Arcangelo
Alpha Classics ALPHA914
3760014199141
Released : January 2023

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PANCHO VLADIGEROV
Orchestral Works Vol. 1
Bulgarian National
Radio Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Vladigerov (Conductor)
Capriccio C8050
Released : November 2020

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CARL VOLLRATH
Three Pastels for Piano & Orchestra
Karolina Rojahn (Piano)
Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
Petr Vronsky (Conductor)
Navona Records NV6039
Released : May 2016

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