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JOHN DOWLAND
Honey from the Hive Emma Kirkby (soprano) / Anthony Rooley (lute) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2006 ] "A well-articulated, piercing clarity, delicacy and perfect intonation, not to mention sympathetic accompaniment, combine to make this a superb version of Dowland's inventive and touching songs" (MusicWeb Dec 2006) |
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HANDEL
Handel in Italy - solo cantatas Emma Kirkby (soprano) / London Baroque [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] This exciting programme is presented by Emma Kirkby and London Baroque, household names in the sphere of 'early music' and beyond, and certainly no new-comers to the works of Handel. |
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JEAN-BAPISTE LULLY
Lully: Atys (complete opera recorded in 2011) Emmanuelle de Negri, Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Bernard Richter / Compagnie Fêtes Galantes, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie [ Naxos DVD / 2 DVD - released 24/Sep/2021 ] "..the stage picture is consistently opulent, with even Atys and Sangaride dressed ornately, at least until the shattering final act." New York Times |
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Emmy Rossum/Gerard Butler
O.S.T. - Phantom Of The Opera [ Sony Classical / CD - released 6/Dec/2004 ] |
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BRITTEN
String Quartets / Three Divertimenti / Miniature Suite Emperor Quartet [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] Benjamin Britten always enjoyed performing with small ensembles - he played the viola as well as the piano - and his natural facility in writing for strings was evident from a very early age. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts Beethoven English Chamber Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers, London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, with Éva Marton (soprano) [ Sony Classical Masters / 6 CD Box Set - released 13/Mar/2020 ] "Ormandy's reading generates excitement through exact accentuation as well as vibrant instrumental color and striking ensemble balances. You'd expect to hear the piano clearly at the start of the first-movement development section, but it makes a... |
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ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Pierre Boulez conducts Arnold Schoenberg Ensemble Intercontemporain, BBC Symphony Orchestra [ Sony Classical / 13 CD Box Set - released 26/Jul/2024 ] Released via the 'Sony Classical' label - The collection "Pierre Boulez Conducts Arnold Schoenberg: The Complete Columbia and Sony Recordings" is a comprehensive box set featuring the renowned conductor Pierre Boulez interpreting the works of Arnold... |
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OLD ROMAN CHANT
Chant de l'eglise de Rome: Old Roman Chant: Christmas Masses Ensemble Organum / Marcel Peres (director) [ Zig Zag Territories / CD - released 20/Nov/2008 ] "If you think that you would like to recreate in your sitting room the world of a thousand years ago in a land somewhere between Jerusalem and Athens - whilst discovering the mysterious by-ways of Karanic cantillation - then this disc is for you."... |
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VON BINGEN / STROZZI / FARRENC / SCHUMANN / BEACH / BACEWICZ / GUBAIDULINA / etc
Female Composers Ensemble San Felice, Cappella di Santa Maria degli Angiolini, Cappella Artemisia, Canto Fiorito [ Naxos / 25 CD Box Set - released 9/May/2025 ] This remarkable set gathers many individual recordings of music by women composers, which Brilliant Classics has quietly yet actively championed in their catalogue for decades, uniting it with exciting new outings. |
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Ensemble Zefiro
Beethoven: Harmoniemusik [ Sony Classical / CD - released 15/Jan/2007 ] |
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GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Quintets with Piano Eric Le Sage (piano) / Quatuor Ébène [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 20/Mar/2013 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Chamber |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Heavenly Harp: Best Loved Classical Harp Music Erica Goodman (harp), Elizabeth Hainen (harp), Judy Loman (harp), Claudia Antonelli (harp), Ellen Bødtker (harp), Elisa Netzer (harp), Cristina Bianch [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jun/2020 ] For those who are new to an instrument, the first question is often: where to start? The 'Best Loved' series offers an easy answer to that question and a perfect introduction to the wonderful, varied world of classical music. Spotlighting individual... |
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CRISTIAN CARRARA
Carrara: The Devil's Bridge Erica Piccotti, Sonia Prina (contralto), Massimo Mercelli FVG Orchestra, Nir Kabaretti [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Dec/2024 ] Cristian Carrara, born and educated in the Friuli region of north-east Italy, has earned critical admiration as one of the most creative composers of his generation. Clarity and directness inform much of his music, as does a sense of mystery,... |
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TELEMANN / BACH / HANDEL / VIVALDI / EYCK
Baroque Edition, the Artistry of Erik Bosgraaf Erik Bosgraaf (recorder), Ensemble Cordavento [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2021 ] "That man can do anything!" exclaimed Frans Brüggen, after hearing a concert by Erik Bosgraaf in 2007. The eminent recorder player and conductor's encouragement was the starting point of an international career and rise to fame of the young player. |
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SHUYING LI • JESS LANGSTON TURNER • KEN STEEN GILDA LYONS • ROBERT CARL • JOSEPH TURRIN
Crimson Roses: Contemporary American Choral Music Erinn Sensenig, Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano) Musica Viva NY Choir, Musica Viva NY Orchestra, Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Nov/2024 ] The three world premiere choral recordings on this album represent the enduring commitment of Musica Viva NY's artistic director, Alejandro Hernandez Valdez, to perform new works by living composers. Richard Einhorn's The Luminous Ground is a deeply... |
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MICHAEL HAYDN
Michael Haydn Collection [28 CD set] Ernst Schlader (clarinet) Johannes Hinterholzer (horn) Norbert Salvenmoser (trombone), Linde Brunmayr-Tutz (flute) Franz Landlinger (trumpet) etc [ Brilliant Classics / 28 CD Box Set - released 2/Sep/2019 ] "This is a wonderful set without a single duff disc and one which should win some new friends for Michael Haydn's music" MusicWeb Recommended Feb 2020 |
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Erwin Schrott
Various: Rojotango [ Sony Classical / CD - released 18/Apr/2011 ] |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Complete Songs, Vol. 6 Esther Valentin-Fieguth, Konstantin Ingenpaß, Ulrich Eisenlohr [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Dec/2024 ] Brahms'lifelong preoccupation with the solo voice can be heard to great effect in this sixth volume of his complete songs. The ghostly and dreamlike opening of the Four Duets, Op. 28 and moods of desolation and loss in the Nine Songs, Op. 69 are... |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1-7 (Blu-ray) Eteri Gvazava (soprano) / Anna Larsson (contralto) / Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano) / Lucerne Festival Orchestra / Claudio Abbado [ EuroArts Blu-Ray / 4 Blu-ray Disc - released 8/Aug/2011 ] "Has there ever been a suaver, more transparent Mahler performance or one in which everything stays so beautifully in tune? ... Abbado's music-making is a celebration of the purest joy." The Gramophone Magazine |
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Eugene Fodor
Tchaikovsy: Violin Concertos [ Sony Classical / CD - released 8/Apr/2013 ] |