Favorite Discoveries of 2008

[ChamberNut]

This will obviously be updated as the year goes on, but here is a place to list some of your best discoveries (or rediscoveries) of 2008.

Some of mine, so far:

Vaughn Williams - string quartets and the Phantasy Quintet! 

Haydn - String Quartets

Russian and other Eastern European chamber music, specifically Tchaikovsky, Taneyev and Glazunov, Janacek and Smetana.

Mahler - Symphony No. 6 (long time in my collection, but discovered how fantastic it is last week).

Brahms - Transcriptions for Four Hands Piano Duet or Two Pianos

Bruckner's 8th Symphony

[karlhenning]

Wuorinen's Dante Trilogy

Flagello's Missa sinfonica

The Janáček operas

Feldman and Wolpe choral music

Mennin symphonies

The Pacifica Quartet's Carter disc

[hautbois]

Salieri's amazing overtures.

Franz Schmidtt's orchestral music.

The most extreme YET successful Baroque ensemble i know, the Il Giardino Armonico.

Howard

[Hector]

That Charpentier's 'Impressions d'Italie' is as good and, still, as enjoyable as I remember from all those years ago!

[Wanderer]

The only name that comes to mind is Henning. Karl Henning. 

[The new erato]

1st volume of Weinberg string quartets, cpo

Sallinen symph 2 & 4, cpo

Venturini on Zig-Zag

Handels Radamisto on MDG

Hindemiths Cardillac on a beautiful DVD under Nagano

[Brian]

The symphonies of Kurt Atterberg.
Jean Sibelius' Symphony No 2.
Mendelssohn's String Quartets.
Gilbert and Sullivan.

...and the year is just beginning!...

[bhodges]

More music of Helmut Lachenmann

John Luther Adams

Mark Stewart (composer who designs his own instruments)

Seeing Britten's Peter Grimes staged

Huang Ruo

--Bruce

[MN Dave]

I don't keep track I guess. 

[BorisG]

I don't keep track I guess. 

You're just a consumer, Dave. 

[Keemun]

Here's my list:

Bach: Cello Suites
Beethoven: String Quartets
Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 1-6
Martinu: Symphony No. 4
Mendelssohn: String Quartets
Monteverdi: Vespers for the Blessed Virgin, 1610
Mozart: Mass in C minor
Tchaikovsky: String Quartets

It's been a great year so far.

[MN Dave]

You're just a consumer, Dave. 

[ChamberNut]

Here's my list:

Mozart: Mass in C minor

Yes, finally a kink in the armor!   

[Bunny]

The music of Kapustin and Alkan are my greatest discoveries so far this year.  I am especially have a great time with Kapustin and only wish there were more of it on disc.

[BorisG]

Some old, some new.

Handel Concerto Grossi, Op. 3 - Northern Sinfonia/Creswick (Naxos)
JS Bach Sonatas for Viola da Gamba - Quintana & Frisch (HM)
JS Bach The Art of Fugue - Aimard (DG)
Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Op. 31 - Goode (Nonesuch)
Brahms String Quartets, Piano Quintet - Emerson/Fleisher (DG)
Roussel Symphony 4, etc. - QuebecSO/Verrot (Analekta)
Martin Violin and Cello Concertos - Kling and Kates (First Edition)

[Keemun]

Yes, finally a kink in the armor!   

Don't get too excited. 

[BorisG]

The music of Kapustin and Alkan are my greatest discoveries so far this year.  I am especially have a great time with Kapustin and only wish there were more of it on disc.

A piano compilation for your consideration-Shostakovich/Alkan: 24 & 25 Preludes by Olli Mustonen. OOP Decca issue, Gramophone reissue.

[Brian]

Alkan

Oooh, forgot to mention him. The Solo Concerto is one of my discoveries for sure.

[Bunny]

A piano compilation for your consideration-Shostakovich/Alkan: 24 & 25 Preludes by Olli Mustonen. OOP Decca issue, Gramophone reissue.

Is this the recording you are referring to?

[BorisG]

Is this the recording you are referring to?

Yes.