More By Artist: London O'Connor
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Stanley Black & The London Festival Orchestra
France / Russia (Recorded 1965/67) (2 Original LPs on the one CD) [ Vocalion Decca Archives / CD - released 1/May/2007 ] Reissued from recordings made in 1966 & 1967 |
Stanley Black with the London Festival Orchestra and Chorus
Tribute to Chaplin / Dimensions in Sound (2 original LPs on one CD) [ Vocalion Decca Archives / CD - released 25/Nov/2005 ] 2 Original Decca recordings on a single CD |
HOWARD GOODALL
Howard Goodall: Eternal Light - A Requiem Natasha Marsh, Alfie Boe (tenor) & Christopher Maltman / London Musici & Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Stephen Darlington [ Warner Classics / CD - released 22/Sep/2008 ] Warner Classics is proud to release Eternal Light: A Requiem, a new work by the award-winning British composer and internationally acclaimed broadcaster, Howard Goodall. Goodall's unusual setting of the liturgical service is performed by Christ... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos 4 & 5 "Emperor" Stephen Kovacevich (piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra / London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis [ Decca Virtuoso / CD - released 27/Oct/2011 ] "..beautifully-judged textures-limpid, clean and with a wide range of sonority and very sensitive pedalling...both performances are worthy of the very highest comparisons, from the majority of which they will emerge unscathed." (Gramophone) |
BARTOK
The Three Piano Concertos / The Two Violin Concertos / Two Portraits Pascal Roge (piano) Kyung Wha Chung, Iona Brown, Chantal Juillet (violins) / Chicago Symphony / Philharmonia Orchestra / London Symphony Orchestra [ Decca Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] "Iona Brown gives a clean-cut and stylish performance, superbly recorded" Penguin Guide |
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BEETHOVEN / CHOPIN / DVORAK / BRAHMS / MOZART / BARTOK / etc
Stephen Kovacevich: The Complete Philips Recordings [25 CD set] Stephen Kovacevich (piano) with Jack Brymer (clarinet) Martha Argerich (piano) & the London Jazz Ensemble [ Decca / 25 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/2016 ] Pianist Stephen Kovacevich is known as one of the most prominent Beethoven interpreters among living pianists. His concerto recordings for Philips, including Beethoven, Schumann and Bartók, never fail to astonish even the most demanding piano... |
RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT
Piano Concerto / Five Studies for Piano / Capriccio for Piano Duet / Commedia IV Stephen Kovacevich, Richard Rodney Bennett, Thea Musgrave (pianos) / London Symphony Orchestra / Alexander Gibson / with Philip Jones Brass Ensemble [ Lyrita / CD - released 11/Nov/2007 ] "Magnificently played and recorded". (MusicWeb Oct 2007) |
BIRTWISTLE
Punch and Judy: A tragical comedy or a comical tragedy Stephen Roberts, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Jan DeGaetani, Philip Langridge, David Wilson- Johnson & John Tomlinson / London Sinfonietta / David Atherton [ NMC / 2 CD - released 15/May/2007 ] ‘As a whole the opera loses none of its powerful and sustained impact when compared with Birtwistle’s own more mature compositions. If anything, its startling primitivisms stand out more vividly, while its not inconsiderable moments of reflection and... |
PERCY GRAINGER
An Introduction to Percy Grainger (Including Country Gardens & Handel in the Strand) Stephen Varco (baritone) Penelope Thwaites (piano) / Joyful Company of Singers / BBC Philharmonic / City of London Sinfonia / etc [ Chandos Intro / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] "Here's a recipe guaranteed to delight Grainger acolytes and inquisitive newcomers alike: a liberal sprinkling of old friends." (Gramophone) |
W.A. MOZART
Stuart Burrows Stuart Burrows (tenor) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / London Symphony Orchestra / Sir John Pritchard [ Decca Classic Recitals / CD - released 1/Mar/2006 ] A timely reminder of the great Welsh tenor and outstanding Mozartian. Presents the complete recital on CD for the first time. |
HANDEL
Messiah (complete oratorio plus bonus DVD of highlights) Susan Gritton, Sara Mingardo, Mark Padmore, Alastair Miles / Tenebrae Choir / London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / 3 Hybrid SACD/DVD - released 17/Nov/2007 ] |
RALF VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Symphony No. 1) / Overture to 'the Wasps' Susan Gritton (soprano) Gerald Finley (baritone) London Symphony chorus and orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / SACD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] 'Gritton's fearless and star-bright soprano waved the flags of the nations, and with [Geralrd] Finley, finally hoisted the anchor to set free the voyaging soul.' Hilary Finch, The Times, 06 June 2006 |
MANU MARTIN
Lim Fantasy of Companionship for Piano and Orchestra Susan Lim & Christina Teenz Tan (creators) Tedd Joelson (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Fagen / London Voices / Matthieu Eymard (solo voic [ Signum / CD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] Armonico Consort return to Signum with a collection of Handel arias, performed by leading counter-tenor William Towers. A noted soloist in both opera and oratorio, the programme is taken from roles which Towers has sung across his career in various... |
LENNOX BERKELEY
Horn Trio / Flute Sonatina / Viola Sonata / Quintet for Wind and Piano Susanne Stanzeleit (violin) / Stephen Stirling (horn) / Patrick Williams (flute) / Morgan Goff (viola) / Members of the New London Chamber Ensemble [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2010 ] Lennox Berkeley amassed over 100 works and contributed to almost every genre. Since he had the opportunity to write for some of the leading performers of the time-the Horn Trio was written for Dennis Brain-chamber music featuring wind and strings... |
BARTOK
Bluebeard's Castle (a filmed version of the complete opera) Sylvia Sass / Kolos KovAts / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Georg Solti [ Decca DVD / DVD - released 1/May/2008 ] G : - "If not anything, this is a fine opportunity to re-assess Bartók's dramatic acumen in an intimate environment. Sound and visuals are of the highest Decca standards. Highly recommended." (ClassicalNet April 2008) |
VERDI / PUCCINI
Opera Arias: Verdi & Puccini (Rec February 1977) Sylvia Sass (soprano) / London Symphony Orchestra. Lamberto Gardelli [ Decca Classic Recitals / CD - released 12/Dec/2004 ] "The very first phrases of the opening aria ["In questa reggia] command attention and let you know that something rather special has arrived on the scene … it becomes quite clear that here is an exceptional singer, distinctive in timbre,... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV / ERNEST BLOCH
Prokofiev/Bloch -: Violin Concertos (with Bartok - Portrait Op 5 No 1) Joseph Szigeti (violin) / Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Paris, Charles Munch / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Beecham [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 2/Jun/2003 ] Penguin Guide - Rosette Winner |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Harold en Italie (Harold In Italy) / Ballet Music from Les Troyens Tabea Zimmermann, viola; London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live / CD - released 4/Aug/2003 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) - "The feverish opening of the symphony's last movement which alternates the jagged orchestral writing with the more reflective viola. Themes are introduced and dismissed one after the... |
ROSSINI
The Barber of Seville (Complete) Teresa Berganza, Enzo Dara, Hermann Prey, Luigi Alva, Stefania Malagu, London Symphony Orchestra / Abbado [ DG The Originals / 2 CD - released 5/May/2000 ] "..such fine orchestral playing. For Abbado's way with the LSO is to listen out for rossini's every cue of lighting and stage business: the Overture, for example..,really does conjure up a setting ''just before dawn'', with tiny slim oboe, flute and... |
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