BEETHOVEN / BERLIOZ / BRUCKNER / COPLAND / MOZART / PROKOFIEV / SCHUBERT / etc
100 Great Symphonies [56 CD set] Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, etc [ Deutsche Grammophone / 56 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2014 ] A SYMPHONY EDITION CHOSEN BY POPULAR VOTE: Deutsche Grammophon rolls out a cornucopia of great symphonic music, chosen by the people - all the symphonies you'll ever need in a compact cube, at a great price! |
TCHAIKOVSKY
1812 Overture, Op. 49 / Moscow Cantata / Marche slave, Op. 31 / etc Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg / Valery Gergiev [ Mariinsky SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Oct/2009 ] Following acclaimed recordings of Shostakovich, the third release on the Mariinsky Theatre's new label features a selection of popular and rarely-heard works by Tchaikovsky. |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture / Francesca da Rimini / Capriccio italien / Romeo & Juliet St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy, with St.Petersburg Chamber Choir [ Decca Virtuoso / CD - released 27/Oct/2011 ] 1812 - Romeo and Juliet - and more! |
SCHULHOFF / KRENEK / d'INDY
The 20th Century Concerto Grosso Maria Prinz (piano); Karl-Heinz Schütz (flute) Christoph Koncz (violin); Robert Nagy (cello) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marrine [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2013 ] .On this disc, we feature the works of three composers - Vincent d'Indy, Ernst Krenek, and Erwin Schulhoff - who all in the mid- to late-1920s adopted neoclassicism and chose to write works in the neo-baroque concerto grosso style, using a... |
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Rimsky-Korsakov: 5 Operas [incls 'The Tsar's Bride' & 'Sadko'] (11 CD set) Nicolai Ohotnikov, Gennady Bezzubenkov, Vladimir Galusin, Marianna Tarassova, etc / Kirov Opera, Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, Valery Gergiev [ Decca Collectors Edition / 11 CD Box Set - released 22/Apr/2012 ] Enter the magical world of Rimsky-Korsakov opera with five celebrated recordings made by the Kirov Opera under Valery Gergiev: Kashchey the Immortal, Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh, The Maid of Pskov, Sadko, and The Tsar's Bride - a unique... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
50 Best Film Classics [3 CD set] Various Artists including Sabine Meyer, Radu Lupu, Martha Argerich, Academy St Martin in the Fields, Taverner Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, etc [ Warner Classics / 3 CD - released 10/Jul/2019 ] Classical music used in such classic movies as 'The King's Speech', 'Gallipoli', 'Barry Lyndon', 'Out of Africa', 'Fantasia', 'Amadeus', 'The Living Daylights', 'Elizabeth' & 'Farinelli'. |
Choir of King's College Cambridge, Paisley Abbey Choir, Choir of St John's College Cambridge, and others
Abide With Me - 50 Favourite Hymns [ Double Decca / 2 CD ] 50 greatest hymns performed by a selection of great English choirs |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Abide With Me And Other Favourite Hymns Marlowe Brass Ensemble / The Choir Of St George'S Chapel Windsor Castle / Tim Byram-Wigfield [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Sep/2007 ] Vernacular hymns, etymologically songs of praise, are a particular feature of the worship of the Protestant Reformation, assuming various forms over the centuries, as Christian beliefs and practices have undergone changes. The German hymns of Martin... |
St Vincent
Actor [ 4AD / CD - released 4/May/2009 ] The follow-up to St. Vincent's (Annie Clark's) first album "Marry Me" (2007) features eleven new songs, all written and arranged by Clark. The arrangements are more masterful, the songwriting grander, the performances ever more confident and... |
St. Vincent
Actor (LP) [ 4AD / LP - released 11/May/2009 ] The follow-up to St. Vincent's (Annie Clark's) first album "Marry Me" (2007) features eleven new songs, all written and arranged by Clark. The arrangements are more masterful, the songwriting grander, the performances ever more confident and... |
ALBINONI / BACH / BEETHOVEN
Adagios I Solisti Veneti, the Amerdam Baroque Orchestra, Academy of St martins in the Fields, Ton Koopman, Daniel Barenboim, etc [ Warner Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 18/Aug/2008 ] "Scimone's complete set is very recommendable… They radiate simple vitality, a love of life and a youthful exuberance that belies the composer's age. The playing is warm and musical…" (Penguin Guide on Albinoni) |
JOHN ADAMS
Adams: Violin Concerto Leila Josefowicz (violin) / St. Louis Symphony, David Robertson [ Nonesuch / CD - released 1/Jun/2019 ] "Throw into the mix David Robertson's bold interpretation with the excellent St Louis Symphony Orchestra and this recording sets a new benchmark...Faultless." Gramophone Awards 2019 Finalist - Concerto |
JOHN ADAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Adams: Violin Concerto / Shaker Loops Gidon Kremer (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, Kent Nagano, Orchestra of St. Luke's, John Adams [ Nonesuch / CD - released 1/Oct/2019 ] "Kremer plays the concerto like he can't wait to get to the next phrase. "Committed" just begins to describe his playing. His tone - which in the past I've found nervous and a bit steely - warms up considerably for Adams." ClassicalNet |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Advent at St Paul's St Paul's Cathedral Choir / John Scott [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Dec/2012 ] 'This truly rich advent feast is performed wonderfully well on all counts and can be highly recommended' (Organists' Review) |
TRADITIONAL
Advent Carols from St John's The choir of St John's College, Cambridge / Christopher Robinson [ Nimbus / CD - released 25/Nov/2009 ] "As a winter-warming and haunting introduction to the Christmas season, recordings come no better than this, especially when sung with the heartfelt sincerity of the St. John's Choristers." (MusicWeb Nov 2009) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Advent Live The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge Andrew Nethsingha director) [ Signum / CD - released 12/Oct/2018 ] "This new disc is an important snapshot of the continuing St John's story, revealing that in recent years, under Andrew Nethsingha's inspired direction, the choir has retained its renowned clarity, flamboyance and readiness to take risks." Gramophone |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Advent Live: Vol. 2 Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge / Andrew Nethsingha (director) [ Signum / CD - released 27/Nov/2020 ] The sublime Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge return with the second voluume in their Advent series - celebrating the advent season from within the Christian tradition; a season celebrated since at least the sixth century. |
TOMASO ALBINONI
Albinoni: Concertos, Sonata, Adagio I Musici, Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields [ Alto / CD - released 4/Sep/2021 ] "that Albinoni wrote excellent solo concertos is clear enough from this record, all players involved are splendid …very well recorded. These will please admirers of I Musici, the group is well-balanced and the soloists admirable. The oboe concerto... |
W. A. MOZART
Alicia de Larrocha Plays Mozart Alicia de Larrocha (piano), André Previn (piano) / English Chamber Orchestra, The Orchestra of St. Luke's, Sir Colin Davis [ Sony / RCA Classical Masters / 6 CD Box Set - released 13/Mar/2020 ] "...this is a profound reading with many subtleties of touch and altogether a more weighty approach, especially evident in the slow movement. K491 is predictably dramatic. Marriner's orchestra is excellent." classical-music |
St Vincent
All Born Screaming [ Virgin / CD - released 26/Apr/2024 ] Album number seven and St. Vincent continues to thrill, educate and be innovative. Her first fully self-produced album (having co-produced every one of her previous efforts), All Born Screaming is St. Vincent at her most primal. Featuring Clark... |