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TRADITIONAL
Christmas-Time Carols from King's College Cambridge Choir of King's College Cambridge, David Willcocks [ Griffin / CD - released 25/Nov/2013 ] The earliest 15th century carols were based on simple folk melodies, with texts added representing Christmas ideas, but it was a long gap then until the Victorians, followed shortly by great 20th Century composers (Vaughan Williams, Holst etc),... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Classical Chillout (LP) Choir of King's College Choir, Tasmin Little (violin) Alexandre Tharaud (piano) Gautier Capuçon (cello) Thibaut Garcia (guitar), etc [ Warner Classics Vinyl / 2 LP - released 1/Jun/2020 ] Originally released in 2001 to popular success, Classical Chillout was as well-known for its iconic cover artwork as it was for its innovative selection of music. A skilful blend of traditional classical pieces - many known from film and television -... |
TAVENER / ALLEGRI / BARBER / FAURE / PALESTRINA / and many more
The Glory Of New College Choir Choir of New College, Oxford / Edward Higginbottom, with the Academy of Ancient Music [ Erato / Warner Classics / 8 CD Box Set - released 10/Oct/2018 ] "This is one of the most sublime choral records I have ever heard." - Organists' Review |
DAVID BEDNALL
Welcome All Wonders: A Christmas Cantata The Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford / Owen Rees [ Signum / CD - released 29/Jul/2013 ] 'Welcome all Wonders: A Christmas Cantata' is a large-scale work for choir, organ and trumpet spanning 15 movements. It celebrates the Christmas story through an imaginative selection and juxtaposition of poetry and liturgical texts, and provides a... |
HOWARD ARMAN / PETER MAXWELL DAVIES
Arman: Christmas Story / Davies: Carols from "O magnum mysterium" Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Howard Arman (Chorus Master) [ BR Klassik / CD - released 6/Oct/2023 ] Based on the apocryphal Revelation of James with music by Johann Hermann Schein, Nicolaus Zangius, Hieronymus Praetorius, Hans Leo Hassler and Melchior Vulpius. In the Revelation of James, an apocryphal gospel that was not included in the Bible,... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Complete four hand piano music Christian Koehn (piano) Silke-Thora Matthies (piano) [ Naxos / 18 CD Box Set - released 10/Jun/2022 ] To make his works more accessible to the general public, Johannes Brahms produced a raft of arrangements for piano four hands and two pianos. These included his symphonic and orchestral music, as well as concertos, chamber works, and more. |
MICHAEL HAYDN / GEORG CHRISTOPH WAGENSEIL / JOHANN GEORG ALBRECHTSBERGER / LEOPOLD MOZART
Classical Trombone Concertos Christian Lindberg (alto trombone) / Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti, artistic director and leader [ BIS / CD - released 1/Apr/2004 ] "Anyone who has ever played a trombone will be delighted at these recordings. Any lover of rarely recorded works will doubtlessly enjoy this album..It cannot be more highly recommended." (MusicWeb) |
Christian Lindberg trombone; Evelyn Glennie percussion; Peter Erskine percussion; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin
Turnage - Another Set To; Silent Cities; Four-Horned Fandango; Fractured Lines [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 30/Jan/2003 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (Jan 03)- "This is stunning - and strongly recommended both to enthusiasts and new-music-phobics. Performances and recordings are outstanding." |
TORU TAKEMITSU
How slow the wind: Orchestra Music Christian Lindberg (trombone) / Kioi Sinfonietta Tokyo conducted by Tadaaki Otaka [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Aug/2003 ] "It is rare to find a disc as creatively programmed as this BIS release. Enhanced by lovely performances, played with great devotion to the memory of the recently-deceased Japanese master, the repertoire was chosen by conductor Tadaaki Otaka and... |
TURNAGE
Scherzoid / Evening Songs / When I Woke / Yet Another Set To Christian Lindberg (trombone) / London Philarmonic Orchestra / Jonathan Nott / Vladimir Jurowski / Marin Alsop [ LPO Live SACD / SACD - released 1/Dec/2005 ] Founder of the London Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Thomas Beecham began building the Orchestra's long association with the music of Sibelius from the day it was born. Three quarters of a century later, the composer's compatriot and champion Paavo... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Complete Organ Concertos Christian Schmitt (organ) Charlotte Balzereit (harp) / Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. Nicol Matt [ Brilliant Classics Quintessence / 5 CD Box Set - released 22/Jan/2021 ] The first complete recording of the Breitkopf Urtext Edition of the organ concertos of George Frideric Handel. Handel's organ concertos enjoy a wide popularity, they are brilliant concert pieces, in which the organ plays a joyous, "worldly" part. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / JEAN SIBELIUS
Beethoven / Sibelius: Violin Concertos Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Robin Ticciati [ Ondine / CD - released 27/Sep/2019 ] If Beethoven's Concerto emerges as uncompromisingly provocative, Tetzlaff's Sibelius also errs on the side of danger…In many respects, a real knock-out." Gramophone Awards 2020 Short List - Concerto |
JOSEPH RHEINBERGER
Rheinberger: Complete 20 Organ Sonatas Christian von Blohn (organ of the Josefskirche St. Ingbert, Germany)) [ Brilliant Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 22/Nov/2024 ] Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901) was a German romantic composer of mainly works for the organ, his own instrument. He was one of the leading figures in the "Cecilian Movement" which, in a world of increasing secularization, propagated the return to... |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: 'Elias', Op. 70 / 'Paulus', Op. 36 (Rec 1994) Christine Schafer (soprano) Cornelia Kallisch (alto) / Andreas Schmidt (bass) Czech Philharmonic / Helmuth Rilling [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 14/Aug/2005 ] "Is this a Bargain of the Month? That's for the Editor to decide. For my money, this is set fair to be a Bargain of the Year. Urgently recommended." (MusicWeb April 2003) |
J S BACH
Christmas Oratorio, BWV248 Katherine Watson (soprano), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), James Gilchrist (tenor) & Matthew Brook (bass) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment [ Hyperion / CD - released 11/Oct/2013 ] "The acoustic of the Trinity College Chapel has been used most sympathetically and the recording combines ambience and clarity in a most pleasing way. Nicholas Anderson's booklet essay is first rate." (Recording of the Month - MusicWeb November 2013) |
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BEETHOVEN / SCHUMANN / SCHUBERT / HENZE / CHOPIN
The Early Recordings [6 CD set] Christoph Eschenbach (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra [ Brilliant Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/2010 ] Of appeal to connoisseurs of the piano and to new-music enthusiasts Will receive coverage in the serious musical press. |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: St Matthaus-Passion [St Matthew Passion] Christoph Prégardien, Matthias Goerne, Christine Schäfer, Dorothea Röschmann / Concentus Musicus Wien, Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 26/Mar/2007 ] 2001 GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER - Baroque Vocal |
BACH / BARTÓK / BERG / GESUALDO
The Art of Classical Guitar Transcription - Christophe Dejour (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Nov/2020 ] Christophe Dejour's arrangements of music by Albéniz (8.557064) and Granados (8.557709) performed by Trio Campanella have won much acclaim. For this recording he has made three pioneering arrangements that further expand the instrument's repertoire... |
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier Christophe Rousset (harpsichord) [ Aparté / 2 CD - released 18/Mar/2016 ] "[Rousset's] is a grounded, incontestably considered reading, exuding a quiet, unflappable authority reminiscent of Gustav Leonhardt…he untangles Bach's protean polyphony with the informed illumination of a seasoned tour guide." BBC Music |
JUDITH LANG ZAIMONT
Judith Lang Zaimont: Sonata & A Calendar Set – 12 Virtuosic Preludes Christopher Atzinger (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] Judith Lang Zaimont's acclaimed music embraces a wide variety of forms. One of her earliest works is Nocturne: La fin de siècle...Rich in contrast, perfect in form, it provides a deeply enriching listening experience. |
