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WILLIAM WALTON
Richard III: A Shakespeare Scenario / Major Barbara: A Shavian Sequence / etc Sir John Gielgud (narrator) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] Among the sumptuous and deeply romantic music on this disc is the substantial selection from Walton's score for Richard III; colourful and richly detailed music, the suite is conducted by Sir Neville Marriner and makes a fitting tribute to William... |
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WALTON
Richard III: A Shakespeare Scenario / Major Barbara: A Shavian Sequence Sir John Gielgud (narrator) / Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields / Neville Marriner [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] 'The Chandos series of William Walton Film Music is simply and obviously certain to be a great classic of recording art. It serves all the higher purposes of truly distinguished record-making: not only are all aspects of performance and recording... |
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FRANK MARTIN
Choral Works (Includes 'Mass for Double Choir') The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 8/Apr/2005 ] "...a marvellous demonstration of Martin's gifts as a composer of vocal music." bbc music magazine |
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BACH / PURCELL / HANDEL / ALLEGRI / TAVENER / VIVALDI / FAURE / etc
The Sixteen - Sounds Sublime (incls 'Zadok the Priest', 'Ave verum corpus' & Allegri - Miserere) The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Coro / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] Some of the most celebrated recordings from Harry Christophers and his award-winning ensemble. Equally appealing to fans of The Sixteen and those who are new to the group, this disc provides a definitive collection of familiar classics and... |
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PROKOFIEV
Peter & The Wolf (with Saint-Saens-Carnival of the Animals / Britten-Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Ondrej Lenard [ naxos / CD - released 22/Sep/2007 ] The Russian composer Sergey Prokofiev wrote his Peter and the Wolf in 1936 to introduce to children the instruments of the orchestra. He had taken his two sons to see performances at the Moscow Children's Music Theatre and this had suggested to him... |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Walkure (complete opera recorded in 2011) Sofia Opera / Martin Iliev, Tsvetana Bandalovska, Nikolay Petrov, Bayasgalan Dashnyam / Pavel Baleff (cond) [ Dynamic / Blu-ray - released 18/Jun/2021 ] Die Walküre is the second part of Der Ring des Nibelungen and has remained the most popular of the tetralogy of operas. |
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TCHAIKOVSKY / SAINT-SAENS / GINASTERA
Sol Gabetta plays Tchaikovsky, Saint Saens & Ginastera Sol Gabetta (cello) / Munchner Rundfunkorchester, Ari Rasilainen [ Sony Classical / CD - released 8/Feb/2018 ] "..from the moment she makes her first entry in the Rococo, she seizes attention through the remarkable vocal quality of her sound." Gramophone |
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HANDEL
Messiah: Excerpts (on original instruments) Soloists / Boston Baroque / Martin Pearlman [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 29/Oct/2005 ] "...one of the happiest Messiahs on disc." -Gramophone |
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PETROS PETRIDIS
Petridis: Saint Paul Soloists / Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Byron Fidetzis [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 21/Jun/2024 ] Petros Petridis was one of the leading composers of the Greek National School. In Saint Paul he sought to combine the polyphonic approach of Byzantine music with the form of the oratorio. The libretto follows the Acts of the Apostles with fourteen... |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Complete Works for Violin & Orchestra, Cello & Orchestra SOLOISTS OF THE QUEEN ELISABETH MUSIC CHAPEL [ Zig Zag Territories / 3 CD - released 9/Nov/2013 ] This ambitious project consists of a recording of the complete music for violin and orchestra and cello and orchestra by Saint-Saëns. It marks the beginning of an intensive collaboration between Zig-Zag Territories and the Queen Elisabeth Music... |
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NED ROREM
Rorem - Choral Works St Martin's Voices, Piatti String Quartet, Andrew Earis [ Resonus / CD - released 28/Mar/2025 ] Ned Rorem, renowned for his vivid art songs and unapologetic diaries, also composed a vast and underappreciated body of choral works. This album, featuring St Martin's Voices, showcases selections from his impressive choral output spanning seven... |
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St. Vincent
St Vincent [ Caroline / CD - released 28/Feb/2014 ] The fourth album for St Vincent, aka Annie Clark, finds this musician at her most assured, as she meshes distorted, aggressive electric guitars and ethereal vocal and synthesizer arrangements on top of an infectious rhythm section and relentless... |
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St. Vincent
Strange Mercy [ 4AD / CD - released 12/Sep/2011 ] Brooklyn-based Annie Clark's popularity has grown considerably in the past few years - from a costumed member of Polyphonic Spree and winged member of Sufjan Stevens' band to an exceptional artist in her own right as St. Vincent. Clark's debut... |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Lohengrin (complete opera recorded in 2018) BLU-RAY Staatsoper Stuttgart / Michaël König, Simone Schneider, Martin Gantner, Okka von der Damerau / Cornelius Meister [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 20/Nov/2020 ] What are heroes made of and why do our societies need them so badly ? At the Staatsoper Stuttgart, stage director Árpád Schilling tries to answer this mythological, political and existential question, lying at the core of Richard Wagner's Lohengrin.... |
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W.A. MOZART
Bassoon / Oboe / Clarinet Concertos Stepan Turnovsky (bassoon) Martin Gabriel (oboe) Ernst Ottensamer (clarinet) / Vienna Mozart Academy / Johannes Wildner [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Nov/2007 ] "In his tonal purity and elegantly musical phrasing, Gabriel conjures Leon Goossens in his prime" - Fanfare |
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Stephane Grappelli / Martin talor
Reunion [ Linn ECHO / CD - released 20/May/2015 ] 'Martin Taylor is one of the most awesome solo guitar players in the history of the instrument. He's unbelievable.' Pat Metheny |
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Stephane Grappelli / Martin talor
Years Apart [ Linn Records / CD ] |
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Stephen Rippy / Martin O'Donnell / Michael Salvatori
Halo Wars (Original Soundtrack) [ Shock Records / 2 CD/DVD - released 30/Mar/2009 ] 'Halo Wars' Original Soundtrack will immerse listeners in a sweeping song soundscape of ear candy that's nothing less than sublime. The bonus DVD contains 9 additional tracks, exclusive 5.1 surround sound mixes, behind-the-scenes videos and the... |
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Steve Martin & Edie Brickell
So Familiar [ Universal Music / CD - released 13/Nov/2015 ] Comedian, actor, author, playwright, and musician Steve Martin joins up with his fellow Texas native Edie Brickell (singer-songwriter who initially burst onto the national scene as New Bohemians front-woman) on this, their second studio album... |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Music for Wind Instruments Stéphane Lemelin (piano) / Canada's National Arts Centre Wind Quintet [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Mar/2011 ] "The unifying feature of this programme is the excellently judged piano playing of Stéphane Lemelin, who adds a discerning range of colour and spirit to the performances" Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice - March 2011 |