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MAHLER
Symphony No. 1 in D Titan Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 14/Jul/2003 ] Highly rated demonstration recordings now at mid price |
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BORODIN / RESPIGHI / SATIE / BIZET / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
Night Air-The Relaxing Side of Classical Music Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Slatkin / Lausanne Chamber Orch. / Lopez-Cobos [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 12/Aug/2000 ] Telarc presents "the soothing, relaxing side of classical music,"! |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
Rachmaninoff: Vespers (All-Night Vigil, Op. 37) Ory Brown mezzo (soprano) & David Vanderwal (tenor) / Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York (choir); John Scott [ Resonus Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2016 ] "It is a magnificent rendition, showing just how this masterpiece has been convincingly absorbed into the wider choral tradition, and I recommend it very highly indeed.' - Gramophone Award Nomination 2017 - Choral |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Motets Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys & John Scott [ Resonus Classics / CD - released 1/May/2015 ] One of the world's leading liturgical choirs, the Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys of Fifth Avenue, New York, with their renowned director John Scott, begin a major new collaboration with Resonus Classics with this new and exciting recording of... |
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Saint Vitus
C.O.D [ Season Of Mist / CD - released 27/Sep/2013 ] |
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Saint Vitus
C.O.D [ Season Of Mist / 2 LP - released 27/Sep/2013 ] |
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Saint Vitus
Die Healing [ Season Of Mist / LP - released 27/Sep/2013 ] |
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Saint Vitus
Die Healing [ Season Of Mist / CD - released 27/Sep/2013 ] |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
The Best Of Saint-Saëns Marat Bisengaliev (violin), Marian Lapsansky (piano), Peter Toperczer (piano), Idil Biret (piano), Dong-Suk Kang (violin), Imrich Szabo (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Dec/1997 ] Artists Marat Bisengaliev (violin), Marian Lapsansky (piano), Peter Toperczer (piano), Idil Biret (piano), Dong-Suk Kang (violin), Imrich Szabo (organ) Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Radio Symphony... |
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Saint-Saens
Piano Concerto No 2 Gilels [ CD ] Remastered, DSD bi-channel and edited from stereo and mono original sources by Karel Soukenlk, Studio Domovina, Prague |
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SAINT-SAENS
Piano Concertos 1 and 2 Abdel Rahman El Bacha (piano) / Orchestre de Picardie / Pascal Verrot [ Calliope / CD - released 10/Apr/2008 ] Too often reduced to a few scores (Carnival of the Animals, La Danse Macabre, the Third Symphony with organ), the music of Saint-Saens did not deserve to be despised. And this disc admirable and admirably defended by its three protagonists provides... |
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Saint-Saens Sno
Michael Murray [ Telarc / Hybrid SACD - released 23/Aug/2004 ] |
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JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Orphée aux Enfers [Orpheus in the Underworld] (complete operetta recorded in 2019) Salzburg Festival / Kathryn Lewek, Joel Prieto, Anne Sofie von Otter, Martin Winkler / Enrique Mazzola (cond) [ C Major DVD / DVD - released 17/Jul/2020 ] "A frantic and fabulous show" (New York Times) |
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JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Orphée aux Enfers [Orpheus in the Underworld] (complete operetta recorded in 2019) BLU-RAY Salzburg Festival / Kathryn Lewek, Joel Prieto, Anne Sofie von Otter, Martin Winkler / Enrique Mazzola (cond) [ C Major Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 17/Jul/2020 ] Operetta enthusiast Barrie Kosky has landed a gigantic success with Offenbach's subversive and hilarious reversion of the Orpheus myth at the Salzburg Festival. Kosky created a magically precise and witty staging with numerous extravagant costumes in... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Così fan tutte, K588 (complete opera recorded in 2013) Salzburg Festival / Malin Hartelius, Luca Pisaroni, Marie-Claude Chappuis, Martin Mitterrutzner, Gerald Finley / Christoph Eschenbach (cond) [ EuroArts DVD / 2 DVD - released 18/Feb/2018 ] "It is all beautifully performed by a convincingly young-looking cast. Malin Hartelius sings a ravishing 'Per pietà'…Martin Mitterrutzner's free, easy tenor is just right for the high-lying part of Ferrando" Gramophone |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Così fan tutte, K588 (Recorded live at Salzburg Festival, August 2013) BLU-RAY Salzburg Festival opera / Malin Hartelius (Fiordiligi), Luca Pisaroni, Marie-Claude Chappuis, Martin Mitterrutzner, Martina Janková / Christoph Eschen [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jan/2017 ] "Gerald Finley is a wryly humorous Alfonso. Under Christoph Eschenbach, the Vienna Philharmonic is admirably light on its feet." Gramophone |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (complete ballet recorded in 2008) BLU-RAY San Francisco Ballet / Damian Smith / Elizabeth Powell / David Karapetyan / Martin West (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Aug/2011 ] 'The opulent new version of the seasonal classic, launched spectacularly by the San Francisco Ballet, is every parent's dream of a holiday treat. It looks scrumptious, tastes delicious, offers substantial nourishment and won't cause cavities.' San... |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
The Nutcracker (complete ballet choreographed by Helgi Tomasson recorded in 2007) San Francisco Ballet / Damian Smith / Elizabeth Powell / Davit Karapetyan / Martin West (conductor) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Jan/2009 ] G : - Recorded live at the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, California, on 19 and 20 December 2007. |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (complete ballet recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY San Francisco Ballet / Maria Kochetkova & Davit Karapetyan / Martin West (cond) [ C Major BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Mar/2017 ] "this is a wonderful piece performed extremely well and captivating throughout. Well worth your while!" AudAud.com |
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FRANK MARTIN
Le Vin herbe (based on three chapters of the novel 'Tristan et Iseut' by Joseph Bedier) Sandrine Piau (sop) Steve Davislim (ten) Jutta Bohnert (sop) / RIAS Kammerchor / Scharoun Ensemble / Daniel Reuss [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 1/May/2007 ] "Often cited by those in the know as one of music's best-kept secrets, this is Tristan and Isolde as told by Frank Martin. As with the Wagner setting there are expressionist touches but also great directness of emotion. The score is full of... |