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PACHELBEL / PURCELL / HANDEL / ALBINONI / VIVALDI
The Best of Baroque (Incls Albinoni's Adagio & The arrival of the Queen of Sheba) Sara Barrington (oboe) William Bennett (piccolo) Philip Jones (trumpet) Alastair Ross (organ) / Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields / Richard Hickox [ Decca Eloquence / CD - released 6/Feb/1997 ] All those popular baroque favourites at a special price |
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TEDDY BEARS' PICNIC
Teddy Bears' Picnic Sara Stowe & Matthew Spring / Nat Gonella / Martin Souter / Henry Hall / etc [ Children's clasics / The Gift of Music / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] Children will love this album! A selection of old-fashioned music for children, with more than a hint of nostalgic memories for parents and grandparents. Henry Hall and Uncle Mac join with radio hits of the 50s and piano pieces written specially for... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Tudor & Stuart Spirit Sara Stowe (Soprano) Matthew Spring (Lute) Martin Souter (virginals, harpsichord, organ) [ Heritage of Music / Gift of Music / CD - released 20/Jun/2011 ] From dancing to dreaming, this selection of music from Tudor and Stuart times encompasses the joys and sorrows of the age from traditional country tunes to expressions of royal fortunes and misfortunes. |
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Eugène Ysaÿe / Gabriel Fauré / Camille Saint-Saëns
Ysaÿe, Fauré, Saint-Saëns Saténik Khourdoïan / Alexander Gurning [ Fuga Libera / CD - released 27/Apr/2018 ] For his first recording Saténik Khourdoïan, concertmaster of the Orchestre symphonique de la Monnaie and an enthusiastic and passionate violinist, joins forces with the gifted pianist Alexander Gurning, who has received numerous awards for his... |
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HUMPERDINCK
Hänsel und Gretel (complete opera) Sayaka Shigeshima, Elisabeth Wimmer, Uwe Schenker-Primus, Rebecca Teem, Alexander Günther / Staatskapelle Weimar, Martin Hoff [ MDG SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 16/Aug/2014 ] A gigantic success story - Engelbert Humperdinck's fairy-tale opera Hänsel und Gretel has been delighting young and old alike for exactly 120 years. To celebrate this special anniversary, the opera now for the first time is being released on a... |
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DVORAK
String Quartet American, Piano Quintet Schidlof Quartet, Martin Roscoe(Piano) [ LINN / CD ] |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS / ERNEST CHAUSSON
Saint-Saens / Chausson: Piano Quartets Schubert Ensemble [ Chandos / CD - released 23/Sep/2016 ] "Superb performances of two related, though contrasting works of great quality" (MusicWeb) |
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Scott Fagan
South Atlantic Blues [ Saint Cecilia Knows / CD - released 20/Nov/2015 ] Scott Fagan's debut album, 'South Atlantic Blues,' is a genuine lost classic - a mystical, mythical and deeply soulful masterpiece. This CD comes with extensive liner notes, rare photos, and a download of five bonus tracks-the original 1965 demo... |
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Scott Fagan
South Atlantic Blues (LP) [ Saint Cecilia Knows / LP - released 20/Nov/2015 ] Scott Fagan's debut album, 'South Atlantic Blues,' is a genuine lost classic - a mystical, mythical and deeply soulful masterpiece. The initial pressing of the vinyl comes as a limited edition, hand numbered, 180g vinyl with a reproduction of... |
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CARL MARIA von WEBER
Weber: Wind Concertos Maximiliano Martin (clarinet) Peter Whelan (bassoon) Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Janiczek [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 17/Sep/2012 ] "When you hear Peter Whelan play the Bassoon Concerto, you'll forgive Weber anything; his is such an expressive, plangent sound...Both [clarinet works] are dispatched with wit and fire by Maximiliano Martín...This is a beguiling CD; feelgood music of |
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ALAN HOVHANESS
Symphony No.1 'Exile' / Symphony No 50 'Mount Saint Helens' Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 20/Jan/2013 ] The 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens inspired the Symphony No. 50, with its remarkable evocation of the violent power and hauntingly mystic beauty of nature in "startlingly realistic engineering" (Gramophone). |
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POULENC / MARTIN / REINECKE / MARTINU / MESSIAEN
Masterworks for Flute and Piano II Sharon Bezaly (flute) Ronald Brautigam (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2010 ] From Carl Reinecke's Undine Sonata, composed in 1882, to Poulenc's 1957 Flute Sonata this disc brings together five central works in the repertoire for flute and piano, covering a wide range of styles and approaches. |
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TELEMANN / SAINT-SAENS / DOPPLER / VILLA-LOBOS / J. S. BACH
Sharon Bezaly - Synergy Sharon Bezaly (flute) /Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Urban Svensson, Thomas Dausgaard & Michael Collins, with Michala Petri (recorder) & Bram van Sambeek [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 2/Sep/2022 ] On Synergy, flautist Sharon Bezaly and her musician friends demonstrate that one plus one can be much greater than two. Featuring works that celebrate the coming together of like-minded musicians. |
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GOUNOD / SAINT-SAENS / DEVIENNE / FAURE
Aperitif Sharon Bezaly (flute) / Tapiola Sinfonietta conducted by Jean-Jacques Kantorow [ BIS / CD - released 1/Nov/2002 ] Sharon Bezaly is a treat! |
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BRAHMS / MASSENET / MENDELSSOHN / ROSSINI / WEBER / etc
The Voice of the Clarinet Sharon Kam (clarinet) / MDR Sinfonieorchester, Bühl, with Martin Helmchen & Itamar Golan (pianos) [ Berlin Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony No 9 'Choral' Sharon Prero, Elizabeth Campbell, Keith Lewis, Bruce Martin / Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn [ ABC Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] Beethoven's final symphony offers a mighty and enduring message - a call to peace, and an acknowledgement of the universal concerns of all humanity. The Finale, often called 'Ode to Joy', is unrivalled in its emotional power and popular appeal. |
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Sinatra Frank / Dean Martin / Sammy Davis Jr
The Rat Pack - Rakish & Rampant [ Primo / 2 CD - released 22/Feb/2010 ] |
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JOSEPH MARTIN KRAUS
Aeneas in Carthage (orchestra excerpts from the opera) Sinfonia Finlandia / Patrick Gallois [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2010 ] "This is an absolutely wonderful recording of some amazing 18th century incidental music. First-rate engineering completes the picture. Don't miss this." (10 / 10 ClassicsToday) |
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CHARBRIER / DURUFLE / SAINT-SAËNS / DEBUSSY / IBERT
Escales: French Orchestral Works Sinfonia Of London, John Wilson [ Chandos / CD - released 7/Feb/2020 ] John Wilson and Sinfonia of London release their second album, following widespread and universal critical acclaim for their first recording, of Korngold's Symphony in F sharp. This new recording explores the unique sound world of French orchestral... |
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BRAHMS / LIGETI / MOZART / SCHUMANN
Horn Trios Martin Owen (horn), Francesca Dego (violin), Alessandro Taverna (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 14/Jul/2024 ] The renowned horn player Martin Owen is joined by the violinist Francesca Dego and pianist Alessandro Taverna in this varied and compelling programme. |