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J. S. BACH
Bach, (J.S.) - Music for Christmas Vol 1 Arleen Auger (soprano), Annelies Burmeister (alto), Peter Schreier (tenor), Theo Adam (bass) Ruth Holton (sop) Sytse Buwalda (alto) Marcel Beekman (te [ Brilliant Classics / 11 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2018 ] Brilliant Classics have updated their popular Christmas-time collection of music by J.S. Bach for a new decade, adding a timeless recording of the Christmas Oratorio from Dresden, with such star-calibre soloists as Arleen Augér, Peter Schreier and... |
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Arroyo/Domingo/Raimondi/Veasey
Verdi: Requiem [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 17/May/2004 ] |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: 19 Nocturnes (rec 1965) Arthur Rubinstein (piano) [ Sony Classical Originals / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2011 ] "When we listen to Rubinstein at his finest, we come in contact with that rarest of rarities - a healthy, sanguine, affirmative genius. On disc, as it was in person, the playing is full-hearted and honest" Washington Post |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 Arthur Rubinstein (piano) / New Symphony Orchestra of London / Symphony of the Air [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] "The result is wonderfully exciting. This is a really superb account of this lovely music." (Gramophone) |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Arthur Rubinstein: The Chopin Collection (10 CDs special price) Arthur Rubinstein (piano) with New Symphony Orchestra & Symphony of the Air [ Sony Classical Masters / 10 CD Box Set - released 1/May/2011 ] "The florid gusto of Rubinstein's playing may not suit modern tastes, but he is clearly engaged with his material, rendering such considerations meaningless; and at his best, he is breathtaking." the Independent |
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REICH / CAGE / CARTER / DASHOW / KAMPELA
Changes Arturo Tallini (Electric Guitar,, Prepared Guitar,, Classical Guitar,, Vocalise), Domenico Ascione (Pre-recorded tape of electric guitar), and, James [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Nov/2022 ] Repertoire for solo guitar has gained in depth and quality in recent decades, with acoustic and electronic techniques enjoying an ever more imaginative coexistence. Arturo Tallini's recital explores contrasting approaches for his instrument,... |
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Arturo Toscanini
Various: The Complete Collecti [ Sony Classical / 84 CD - released 23/Apr/2012 ] |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Walkure (complete opera) (Recorded in stereo live at the 1955 Bayreuth Festival) Astrid Varnay / Gre Brouwenstijn / Hans Hotter / Ramon Vinay / Bayreuth Festival Orchestra / Joseph Keilberth [ Testament / 4 CD Box Set - released 23/Jun/2006 ] "The second instalment of what is proving to be a definitive Ring...Hans Hotter is the crowning glory of this instalment, fresher-voiced than for Solti. But there isn't a weak link in a cast that we can only dream of today. As for Joseph Keilberth,... |
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Atlanta So & Chorus/Spano
Brahms: A German Requiem [ Telarc Classical / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] |
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Atlanta So/Spano
Garden Of Cosmic Speculation [ Telarc Classical / CD - released 28/Apr/2008 ] |
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PROKOFIEV
Symphonies No. 1 'Classical' / Symphony No. 5 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra / Yoel Levi [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2002 ] Special Award: Choc du Monde de la Musique (France) |
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CAROLINE SHAW
Caroline Shaw: Orange (LP) Attacca Quartet [ Nonesuch / 2 LP - released 8/Sep/2020 ] Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw's Orange, performed by Attacca Quartet, is out now on New Amsterdam and Nonesuch Records. Orange, which features six of Shaw's pieces for string quartet, is the first full-length album to exclusively... |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: The Complete Concertos [6 CD set] Augustin Hadelich, Dmitri Babanov, Harald Hoeren, Ariadne Daskalakis, Jurgen Schuster, Maria Kleigel / Cologne Chamber Orchestra / Helmut Muller-BrAhl [ Naxos / 6 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2009 ] "All are new recordings, underpinned by warmly stylish accompaniments by the Cologne Chamber Orchestra, spiritedly and sensitively directed by Helmut Müller-Bühl." Gramophone Magazine, July 2009 |
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ADOLPHE ADAM
Giselle [complete ballet recorded in 1990] The Australian Ballet, with Christine Walsh, Kelvin Coe & David McAllister [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] "...has to be counted as one of the most beautiful ballet productions in the world today" (Washington Times) |
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CORELLI
Violin Sonatas Op 6 The Avison Ensemble, Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin) [ Linn Records SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 15/Dec/2012 ] "the sense of ensemble is faultless and, in the faster movements, breathtakingly impressive." (Gramophone) |
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J.S. BACH
The Best of J.S. Bach Eteri Andjaparidze, Hae Won Chen, Pi-hsien, Nicholas Goluses, Alexander Jablokov, Takako Nishizaki & Wolfgang Rubsam [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jun/1997 ] The best of J.S Bach from across the vast Naxos catalogue. |
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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion Benjamin Bruns, Christian Immler, Carolyn Sampson, Damien Guillon, etc / Bach Collegium Japan chorus & orchestra / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 7/Feb/2020 ] "The musicians convey it with infectious zeal...Generic early music politesse is relegated to the shadows" Gramophone Awards 2020 WINNER - Choral |
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J. S. BACH
Secular Cantatas Vol III [BWV 173a, 202 "Wedding", 36c, 524] Joanne Lunn (soprano), Hiroya Aoki (counter-tenor), Makoto Sakurada (tenor) & Roderick Williams (baritone) / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ Bis SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] Although two of the works on this disc were composed for weddings, they are completely different in character. Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten is a charming and gracious garland of recitatives and arias for soprano solo in which Spring, Flora, Apollo... |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Complete Piano Concertos, Vol. 2 Hae Won Chang (piano) / Camerata Cassovia, Robert Stankovsky [ Naxos / CD ] "It is difficult to imagine a more satisfying pair of discs of this repertoire." Daily Telegraph |