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Mary Martin
Broadway to Hollywood - and Back [ Jasmine / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2006 ] One of the legendary greats of Broadway, Mary Martin achieved fame in her first ever show with the song "My Heart Belongs To Daddy" then went on to become the star of amongst other musicals "South Pacific" & "One Touch Of Venus"... |
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ROGERS & HAMMERSTEIN
South Pacific (Original Broadway Cast 1949) Mary Martin, Ezio Pinza, Dickinson Eastham, Juanita Hall & others [ Naxos Nostalgia Musicals / CD - released 30/Aug/2004 ] It's all about historical perspective. Nowadays,when we think of South Pacific, we tend to view it simply as one more hit musical from the golden team of Rodgers & Hammerstein: a heartwarming show full of glorious songs. But to the opening... |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Lord Nelson Mass / Symphony No 102 in B flat Mary Wilson, Abigail Fischer, Keith Jameson, Kevin Deas / Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Nov/2013 ] "this new account opens with impact, even if the florid upper strings occasionally have to struggle against the implacable tirades of chorus, trumpets and drums. And the quartet of soloists led by agile soprano Mary Williams proves a well integrated |
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JOACHIM RAFF
Raff: Die Eifersüchtigen Matthias Bein, Balduin Schneeberger, Raìsa Ierone, Mirjam Fässler, Serafina Giannoni, Martin Roth, Benjamin Popson Orchestra of Europe, Joonas Pitkäne [ Naxos / 2 CD ] Raff completed the score of Die Eifersüchtigen ('The Jealous Ones') a few weeks before his death. He wrote the libretto himself and was scrupulous in differentiating his characters through their music and adopting a precise formal construction. With... |
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HENRY PURCELL / GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Purcell: Songs and Interludes / Handel: Arias from Xerxes Maureen Forrester (contralto) Alexander Young (tenor) Martin Isepp (harpsichord) / Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman [ MCA Millennium Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/1996 ] Recording: June 1966 - Mozartsaal, Vienna |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Violin Sonatas Mauro Tortorelli (violin) & Angela Meluso (piano) [ Brilliant Classics SACD / CD - released 30/Nov/2014 ] Although sometimes disregarded as a conservative composer, looking back at a time when other composers were looking to the future, SaintāSaëns's output towards the end of his life actually remained highly original. |
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YUSTE / RABAUD / McCABE / von WEBER / etc
Vibraciones del Alma: Vibrations of the Soul Maximiliano Martin (clarinet) Scott Mitchell (piano) [ Linn SACD / SACD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] "Languorous and brilliant by turns, this star clarinettist's recital is a delight.…" Gramophone Magazine |
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Medeski Martin & Wood
Radiolarians [ Longtime Listener / 2 CD - released 22/Nov/2010 ] |
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Medeski Martin & Wood
It's A Jungle In Here (LP) [ Real Gone / LP - released 12/Apr/2024 ] The trio of John Medeski, Billy Martin, and Chris Wood did as much to reinvigorate and reimagine jazz as anybody over the last three decades. Now, Real Gone Music is proud to provide the band's classic second album It's a Jungle in Here its first... |
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Stéphanie d'Oustrac (mezzo), Les Lunaisiens, Chœur de femmes audomaria de Saint-Omer, Arnaud Marzorati, Adélaïde Stroesser
Merd'v'là l'hiver: Complaintes des gens de rue [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 11/Nov/2022 ] It was inevitable that the abundant discography of Les Lunaisiens would one day turn its attention to the Complainte des rues, a 'lament' that tells the dark and tragic story of the wretched nobodies of society who can only protest their misery and... |
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Michael Bonaventure
Messiaen: Livre Du Saint Sacre [ Delphian / 2 CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] |
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DEBUSSY / WIDOR / SAINT-SAENS / POULENC
La Clarinette Parisienne Michael Collins (clarinet), Noriko Ogawa (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 28/May/2021 ] "You get a real sense of almost instinctive give and take between Collins and Ogawa here...A most engaging disc, beautifully done." Gramophone Editor's Choice September 2021 |
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FRANK MARTIN
Concertos Michael Erxleben (violin) Adrienne Soos & Ivo Haag (piano duo) / Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur, Jac van Steen [ MDG / CD - released 20/Mar/2012 ] |
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W.A. MOZART
Arias for Male Soprano (including Exsultate Jubilate) Michael Maniaci (male soprano) / Boston Baroque / Martin Pearlman [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] The highly-rated early music ensemble Boston Baroque and its conductor Martin Pearlman join forces with the talented American singer and true male soprano Michael Maniaci, in a recording of arias that Mozart originally composed for the castrato voice. |
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FRANCK
The Complete Masterworks for Organ Michael Murray at the Organ at Saint Sernin [ Telarc Classics / 2 CD - released 7/Mar/2004 ] "Murray...makes this music speak with uncanny directness and persuasion...Here is playing of great skill, artistry and integrity." —Gramophone |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 'Organ' / Encores a la Francaise Michael Murray at the organ at St Francis de Sales Church, Philadelphia / Philadelphia Symphony / Eugene Ormandy [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2004 ] "Michael Murray's organ playing bespeaks a mastery and authority that matches the orchestra's... The closing section, in which organ and full orchestra play together, will exhilarate you..." -Digital Audio |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 'Organ Symphony' Michael Murray (organ) / Philadelphia Orchestra. Eugene Ormandy [ Telarc / CD - released 28/Sep/2011 ] "Michael Murray's organ playing bespeaks a mastery and authority that matches the orchestra's... The closing section, in which organ and full orchestra play together, will exhilarate you..." - Digital Audio |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Romantic Piano Concertos Michael Ponti, Hans Kann, Martin Galling, Jerome Rose, Roland Keller and many more. [ Brilliant Classics / 40 CD Box Set - released 6/May/2016 ] This CD set contains a wealth of 19th century piano concertos written by composers who for some reason or other have been neglected by history, so called "minor masters" who may have lost the battle against the giants but wrote very attractive works. |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saëns: Complete Music for Organ Michele Savino (organ) [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2021 ] Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) is one of the most important French composers of the nineteenth century, his oeuvre embracing important orchestral and chamber works, as well as works for solo instruments, alongside a few operas and church music.... |
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PETER EOTVOS
DoReMi / Cello Concerto Grosso / Speaking Drums Midori, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Martin Grubinger Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France [ Alpha / CD - released 10/Jul/2016 ] "The first of these three concertos was not only written for Midori, but playfully takes the (adjusted) syllables of her name as a quasi-tone row from which to concoct a tripartite argument." (Sunday Times) |