More By Artist: London O'Connor
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FREDERICK LOEWE
Loewe: My Fair Lady Kiri Te Kanawa, Jeremy Irons, John Gielgud, Warren Mitchell / London Voices, London Symphony, John Mauceri [ Decca / CD - released 1/May/1987 ] A studio cast recording with Te Kanawa singing the role of Eliza Doolittle and Jeremy Irons singing the role of Henry Higgins. |
VERDI / PUCCINI / HUMPERDINCK / MOZART / R. STRAUSS / SCHUBERT / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: A Portrait of Kiri te Kanawa Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Laurence Dale (tenor), Frederica von Stade (mezzo), Ileana Cotrubas (soprano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir John Prit [ Sony / CD - released 1/Mar/1983 ] Created a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1982, Kiri Te Kanawa has been conferred with honorary degrees from the Universities in Oxford, Dundee, Warwick, Auckland, Waikato, Nottingham, Chicago, Durham and Cambridge. |
MICHEL LEGRAND
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Magic - Kiri sings Michel Legrand Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) / London Studio Orchestra, Michel Legrand [ Teldec / CD - released 17/Aug/1992 ] "The result is a wonderful kaleidoscope of vocal sounds which could never be applied to classical music but which could only have come from a classically trained singer." MusicWeb |
PUCCINI / CILEA / GIORDANO / LEONCAVALLO / BOITO / VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kiri te Kanawa - Italian Opera Arias Kiri te Kanawa (soprano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung [ EMI / CD - released 20/Jun/1990 ] Recorded: VI & X.1989, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London |
GRIEG / SIBELIUS / EGGEN / ALNAES / LIE
The Flagstad Recitals Vol 2: Scandinavian Songs Kirsten Flagstad (soprano) Edwin McArthur (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Oivin Fjeldstad [ Decca SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 12/Dec/2009 ] "…what a marvellously fresh and original work Haugtussa is and how glorious is Flagstad's tone and characterisation! I do urge readers who do not know this song-cycle to invest in this record." Gramophone |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos Krystian Zimerman (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD - released 13/Aug/2021 ] "..these performances are as near-definitive as I ever expect to hear...[Zimerman's] interpretations here have a fleet grace which takes the breath away." BBC Music Magazine Awards 2022 Shortlisted - Concerto |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos [3 CDs with Blu-ray Audio / Dolby Atmos & Blu-ray video] Krystian Zimerman (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Deutsche Grammophon / 5 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 22/Apr/2022 ] Krystian Zimerman, Sir Simon Rattle, and Ludwig van Beethoven: three exceptional musicians and five great piano concertos brought together for this landmark recording. |
BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok: Violin Concerto No. 2 / Rhapsodies Nos. 1 & 2 Kyoko Takezawa (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas [ Sony / RCA Classical Masters / CD - released 1/Jun/1993 ] Born in Ōbu, Aichi, she started her training in Japan as a part of the Suzuki Method program and was part of a tour of the United States. She is a graduate of the Juilliard School (1989) where her teacher was Dorothy DeLay. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / MAX BRUCH
Beethoven / Bruch: Violin Concertos (LP) Kyung-Wha Chung (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Klaus Tennstedt [ Warner Classics / LP - released 6/May/2022 ] One of the great modern version of these two famous violin concertos, released on CD in 1992 and available for the first time on vinyl. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Peter Grimes (complete opera with libretto) Philip Langridge, Janice Watson, Alan Opies, Anne Collins / Opera London, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/1997 ] "The casting of Philip Langridge in the title-role is central to the set's success. As on stage, he is unrivalled at conveying the character's moutning hysteria, and the result is chilling. Janice Watson makes a most touching Ellen Orford." Penguin |
GIOVANNI BONONCINI
Griselda (highlights from the opera) Lauris Elms, Joan Sutherland, Monica Sinclair, Margreta Elkins / The Ambrosian Singers & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] "Monica Sinclair rattles through three octaves with enough masculinity for the whole cast. In the title role Lauris Elms sings with charm, and makes much of her opportunities." (Gramophone) |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Leontyne Price - Puccini Heroines Leontyne Price (soprano) / New Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Edward Downes & Nello Santi, with Placido Domingo, Elizabeth Bainbri [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] "Leontyne Price's 'Vissi d'arte' s artistry incarnate… " BBC Music Magazine |
FRANCK / ELGAR / BERLIOZ / RAVEL / STRAVINSKY / BACH / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Leopold Stokowkski: Decca Recordings 1965-72 (Special Price) Leopold Stokowski conducts the London Symphony, Czech Philharmonic, New Philharmonia, etc [ Decca Original Masters / 6 CD Box Set - released 5/Feb/2003 ] Leopold Stokowski was one of the most dynamic and charismatic conductors of the twenthieth century. Born in London 18 April 1882 he went on to study at the Royal College of Music and after European travels returned to England where he held various posts. |
PUCCINI / DONIZETTI / BELLINI / VERDI
Italian Opera Arias Linda Richardson (soprano), Sinfonia Of London, John Wilson [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] The British soprano Linda Richardson has performed extensively across the UK and continental Europe under conductors such as Bernard Haitink, Edo de Waart, Sir Mark Elder, Daniele Rustioni, Libor Pešek, and Carlo Rizzi. Her extensive repertoire... |
FRANK MARTIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Martin: Maria-Triptychon / Sechs Monologue aus Jedermann / Suite from Der Sturm Linda Russell (soprano), David Wilson-Johnson (baritone), Duncan Riddell (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthias Bamert [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] Recorded: 26-27 September 1994 |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Vier letzte Lieder (4 Last Songs) / Scenes from 'Arabella' & 'Ariadne auf Naxos' Lisa della Casa, with Rudolf Schock & George London [ ALTO / CD - released 20/Apr/2011 ] Neewly reissued. |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross, Hob XX/2 (Choral version) Lisa Milne / Ruxandra Donose / Andrew Kennedy/ Christopher Maltman / London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir / Vladimir Jurowski [ LPO Live / CD - released 11/May/2011 ] "[Jurowski shows] a vital sense of motion in presenting this music - an essential challenge, given its predominant slowness - as well as pointing up the work's intensity and revealing its inner parts." (BBC Music) |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: The Piano Concertos / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Valentina Lisitsa (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Francis [ Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2014 ] "Francis and the London Symphony Orchestra provide consistently world-class, shapely orchestral frameworks and beautifully characterised first-desk solos throughout" (Gramophone) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Tea For Two - Dances London Brass [ Teldec Warners Classics / CD - released 11/Jan/2010 ] |
EDWARD GREGSON
Gregson: Music Of The Angels London Brass, Rumon Gamba (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 3/Apr/2020 ] "The recording is superb and the informative notes by Paul Hindmarsh are a further asset." MusicWeb |
