Carl Ratcliff

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Liner notes translator for classical releases.

APPEARANCES +

Busoni*, John Bradbury (4), Nelson Goerner, BBC Philharmonic, Neeme Järvi

Orchestral Works

Vivaldi* - Anne-Sophie Mutter, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert Von Karajan

The Four Seasons / Le Quattro Stagioni / Die Vier Jahreszeiten / Les Quatre Saisons

Liszt*, Georges Cziffra*

Transcendental Studies, Hungarian Rhapsodies

2012, 3xSACD, Hybrid, Comp, RM, EMI Classics, EMI Classics,

Hummel* · L. Mozart* · Telemann* · Vivaldi* - Maurice André, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Trumpet Concertos

Bach*, Rosalyn Tureck

Goldberg Variations, Italian Concerto, Aria Variata, Overture In The French Style

Vivaldi*, Riccardo Muti, Teresa Berganza, Lucia Valentini Terrani, New Philharmonia Chorus, New Philharmonia Orchestra

Magnificat • Gloria

Verdi* - Birgit Nilsson, Franco Corelli, Grace Bumbry, Mario Sereni, Chorus* And Orchestra of the Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma*, Zubin Mehta

Mozart* – Edda Moser, Peter Schreier, Kurt Moll, Walter Berry, Anneliese Rothenberger, Bayerische Staatsoper München*, Wolfgang Sawallisch

Die Zauberflöte

Mendelssohn* / Bruch* – Itzhak Perlman · Bernard Haitink, Concertgebouw Orchestra* / Jesús López-Cobos, New Philharmonia Orchestra

Violin Concerto / Violin Concertos 1 & 2

Albéniz* / Granados* – Alicia De Larrocha

Iberia / Goyescas

Romantic/Impressionist

Ravel*, Debussy* / André Cluytens, Chœurs René Duclos*, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire

Daphnis Et Chloé, Jeux – Poème Dansé

2005, CD, Comp, RM, EMI Classics,

Schumann* - Martha Argerich, Orchestra Della Svizzeria Italiana*, Alexandre Rabinovitch-Alexander Barakovsky*

Piano Concerto • Fantasiestücke Op.12

David Oistrakh*, Vladimir Yampolsky

The Devil's Trill - Showpieces For Violin & Piano

2004, CD, Comp, RM, EMI Classics,

Baroque/Romantic/Modern

Brahms* - Jacqueline du Pré*, Daniel Barenboim

Romantic/Chamber Music/Sonata

Elgar* - Jacqueline Du Pré · Janet Baker - Sir John Barbirolli, London Symphony Orchestra / Philharmonia Orchestra

Cello Concerto · Sea Pictures · Overture: ′Cockaigne′

Mozart* - Annie Fischer, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Philharmonia Orchestra

Piano Concertos Nos 21 & 22

Britten* / Holst* / André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

Sinfonia Da Requiem - Sea Interludes & Passacaglia ('Peter Grimes') - Ballet ('The Perfect Fool') - Egdon Heath

2003, CD, Comp, RE, RM, EMI Classics

Itzhak Perlman - Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Dov Seltzer

The French Album

Brahms* - David Oistrakh*, George Szell, The Cleveland Orchestra, Vladimir Yampolsky

Violin Concerto / Violin Sonata No.3

Sibelius*, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra*, Mariss Jansons

Symphonies 2, 3 & 5 • The Swan Of Tuonela • Valse Triste • Andante Festivo

2002, 2xCD, Comp, EMI Classics,

Liszt* - Louis Lortie, Residentie Orchestra The Hague*, George Pehlivanian

Works For Piano And Orchestra Vol. 3

2002, CD, Chandos

Niels W. Gade*, Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR*, Christopher Hogwood

Symphonies Volume Three

2002, CD, Album, Chandos

Puccini* - Scotto* · Bergonzi* · Panerai* · De Palma* · Di Stasio* · Coro* E Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Sir John Barbirolli

Madama Butterfly

2002, 2x CD, Box Set Slipcase,

Schumann* / Mozart*, Dinu Lipatti, Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra / Lucerne Festival Orchestra

Piano Concerto / Piano Concerto No. 21

Tchaikovsky*, Yehudi Menuhin, Philharmonia Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz

Swan Lake / Sleeping Beauty / The Nutcracker Highlights

2001, 2xCD, Comp, RM, EMI Classics, EMI Classics

Handel*, Sophie Yates

Harpsichord Works: Volume 2

2001, CD, Album, Chaconne, Chandos

Schubert*, Olaf Bär, Geoffrey Parsons

Die Schöne Müllerin ・Winterreise

2001, 2xCD, Comp, EMI Classics, EMI Classics

John Veale, Benjamin Britten, Lydia Mordkovitch, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox

Violin Concertos

2001, CD, Chandos

Telemann*, Collegium Musicum 90, Simon Standage

Ouverture Comique

2001, CD, RE, Musical Heritage Society,

Rostropovitch*, Giulini*, Dvořák*, Saint-Saëns*

Cello Concerto / Cello Concerto No.1

Liszt* - Georges Cziffra*

10 Hungarian Rhapsodies

Ravel* - Walter Gieseking

The Complete Works For Piano Solo

Adalbert Gyrowetz - London Mozart Players, Matthias Bamert

2000, CD, Album, Chandos,

Nielsen* - The Zapolski Quartet

String Quartets Volume 2

2000, CD, Chandos

Bruckner* - Staatskapelle Dresden, Eugen Jochum

Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9

2000, 2xCD, Comp, RE, RM, EMI Classics, EMI Classics,

Bartók*, Janáček* - Norwegian Chamber Orchestra*, Iona Brown

Divertimento • Idyll • Suite For String Orchestra

2000, CD, Album, Chandos,

Modern/Romantic

William Alwyn, Julian Milford

Sonata Alla Toccata / Movements For Piano / Night Thoughts / Green Hills / Fantasy-Waltzes

2000, CD, Chandos,

Sullivan*, BBC Philharmonic, Richard Hickox

Symphony In E Major 'Irish', Overture: In Memoriam, Suite From 'The Tempest'

2000, CD, Chandos,

Romantic/Overture/Suite/Symphony/Orchestra

Bruckner* - Russian State Symphonic Cappella*, Russian State Symphony Orchestra Under Valeri Polyansky*

Mass In C Major · Mass No. 2 In E Minor · O Du Liebes Jesu Kind · In Jener Letzten Der Nächte

2000, CD, Album, Chandos

Telemann*, Collegium Musicum 90, Simon Standage

Ouverture Comique

2000, CD, Chandos, Chaconne,

Verdi*, Carlo Maria Giulini, Domingo* · Caballé* · Raimondi*, Verrett* · Milnes* · Fioani* · Estes*, The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

2000, 3x CD, Box Set Slipcase,

Chopin* - Samson François, Orchestre National De L'Opéra De Monte-Carlo, Louis Frémaux

Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

Wagner*, Rudolf Kempe, Thomas* · Grümmer* · Ludwig*, Fischer-Dieskau* · Frick* · Wiener*, Chor Der Wiener Staatsoper*, Wiener Philharmoniker

2000, 3x CD, Box Set Slipcase,

Mahler*, Philharmonia Chorus And Orchestra*, Otto Klemperer, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Hilde Rössl-Majdan*

Symphony No.2 'Resurrection'

Modern/Romantic

Mascagni*, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Freni* · Pavarotti* · Sardinero*, Chorus* & Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Grainger* - Academy Of St Martin In The Fields Chamber Ensemble*

Works For Chamber Ensemble

1999, CD, Chandos

Boyce* - Members Of Collegium Musicum 90*, Simon Standage

Complete Trio Sonatas

1999, 2xCD, Chaconne,

Beethoven* - Louis Lortie

Piano Sonatas Op. 22 · Op. 26 · Op. 49 Nos 1 & 2

1999, CD, Album, 20-, Chandos

Mahler*, Janet Baker, Sir John Barbirolli

Kindertotenlieder - 5 Rückertlieder - Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen

Schubert* – Hans Hotter, Gerald Moore

Richard Strauss - Schwarzkopf* · Seefried* · Streich* · Schock* · Prey* · Philharmonia Orchestra · Herbert von Karajan

Ariadne Auf Naxos

Bach*, Yehudi Menuhin

Sonatas & Partitas For Solo Violin

Victoria De Los Angeles, Jean-Pierre Jacquillat, Orchestre Des Concerts Lamoureux

Chants D'Auvergne

Johann Strauss II* - Schwarzkopf* • Gedda* • Streich* • Krebs* • Kunz* • Christ* • Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus* • Herbert von Karajan

Orff* / André Previn, Thomas Allen, Sheila Armstrong, Gerald English, London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra*

Mahler* - New Philharmonia Orchestra - Sir John Barbirolli

Mozart* / Dennis Brain, Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra, Colin Horsley, Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble

Horn Concertos Nos.1-4 • Quintet K.452

Schubert* - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gerald Moore

Die Schöne Müllerin

Ravel*, Samson François, André Cluytens, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire

Piano Concertos / Gaspard De La Nuit

Modern/Impressionist

Beethoven* – Schwarzkopf* · Höngen* · Hopf* · Edelmann* · Chor* Und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele · Wilhelm Furtwängler

Symphony No.9 ‘Choral’

Strauss*, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, George Szell, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin ∙ London Symphony Orchestra

Four Last Songs • 12 Orchestral Songs

Puccini* / Victor De Sabata, Callas*, Di Stefano*, Gobbi*, Coro* e Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano*

Beethoven* – Wilhelm Furtwängler · Wiener Philharmoniker · Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra* · Schwarzkopf* · Höngen* · Hopf* · Edelmann* · Chor & Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele*

The 9 Symphonies

Classical/Romantic

Mahler* - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Rudolf Kempe, Daniel Barenboim

Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen 🞄 Kindertotenlieder 🞄 5 Rückertlieder 🞄 5 Gesänge Aus "Des Knaben Wunderhorn"

Weber*, Sabine Meyer, Herbert Blomstedt, Staatskapelle Dresden, Jörg Faerber, Württembergisches Kammerorchester

Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Concertino & Clarinet Quintet