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BRUCE PAINE
Paine: Waitemata Reverie, New Zealand Guitar Music, Vol. 3 Gunter Herbig (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] Classical guitar music has flourished in New Zealand in recent years, and Bruce Paine, among the country's leading composers for the instrument, is one of the most imaginative and original. This album charts the course of his writing from one of his... |
HERBERT HOWELLS
Howells: Cello Concerto / An English Mass Guy Johnston (cello), Stephen Cleobury (organ) Britten Sinfonia, King's College Choir Cambridge, King's Voices, Christopher Seaman [ King's College Cambridge / 2 CD - released 7/Jun/2019 ] "All told, a hugely rewarding issue, and absolutely not to be missed." Gramophone Editor's Choice August 2019 |
FAURE / GLAZUNOV / RACHMANINOFF
The Swan - Classic Works for Cello & Orchestra Han-Na Chang (cello), Philharmonia Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin [ Erato / LP - released 19/May/2023 ] This recording takes a new look at some of the most enduring smaller-scale works in the cello's literature. Among those chosen and performed by Han-Na Chang, several are heard in their original forms. Elsewhere, however, new orchestral arrangements... |
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J. C. BACH
Complete Symphonies [Special price 5 CD set] The Hanover Band, Anthony Halstead [ CPO / 5 CD Box Set - released 10/Feb/2010 ] The Hanover Band, Anthony Halstead |
ENRICH JAQUES WOLFF
Wolff: Complete Songs, Vol. 3 Hans Christoph Begemann Klaus Simon [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Nov/2024 ] Regarded as a first-rate but tragically neglected composer of Lieder, Erich J. Wolff has, until recently, only been familiar to a small number of music enthusiasts. The beautiful 1909 song cycle Neun Gedichte, set to texts by the composer's close... |
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ENNIO MORRICONE / BERNARD HERRMANN / SONNY BONO / NINO ROTO
The Morricone Duel - The most dangerous concert ever [Recorded live in Copenhagen, 2018] BLU-RAY Hans Ulrik (saxophone) Tuva Semmingsen (mezzo) Christine Nonbo Andersen (soprano) / Danish National Symphony, Sarah Hicks [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 9/Nov/2018 ] The Wild West meets the soulful sound of Italy. Fearless New York gangsters meet cowboys from the dusty prairie. Godfather meets Taxi Driver. And the magic of cinema meets the rich sound of a first-class symphony orchestra. This exclusive live... |
OLIVIER MESSIAEN
Messiaen: The Complete Organ Works (7 CD set) Hans-Ola Ericsson (Gronlund organ of Lulea cathedral, Sweden) [ BIS / 7 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/2009 ] "of outstanding quality, both musical and technical" Penguin Guide |
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Kuhn, Gustav / Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano and Trento
Beethoven, Ludwig van - Symph 1-9,CD-Box, international version [ Col Legno / 5 CD - released 18/Sep/2017 ] |
Heart Of The Dragon Ensemble
Classical Folk Music from China [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] The Heart of the Dragon Ensemble presents beautiful and tranquil traditional pieces and new compositions played on erhu (fiddle), pipa (lute), dizi (flute), xiao (flute), sheng (mouth-blown 'organ'), guzheng (harp) and yang-qin (dulcimer). |
LYELL CRESSWELL
Anake & other works The Hebrides Ensemble [ NMC / CD - released 8/Jun/2005 ] "A thrilling disc... all solid pieces, worth anyone's ear." The Times 2002 |
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WAGNER
The Ultimate Opera Album [2 CD set] Hedwig Fassbender, Lennart Forsen, Ingrid Haubold, Marga Schiml, and other Naxos recording artists [ Naxos Opera / 2 CD - released 10/Dec/2010 ] Wagner's epic music dramas revolutionised the operatic repertoire, drawing upon famous legends and history to create a completely new art form of unprecedented spectacle and intense psychological power. |
J. S. BACH
The Passions / Christmas Oratorio / B Minor Mass / Motets Agnes Giebel, Helmut Krebs, etc / Heinrich Schutz-Choir, Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra, Fritz Werner [ Warner Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 25/Oct/2004 ] |
MAURO GIULIANI
Giuliani: Complete Original Works for Flute and Guitar Mikael Helasvuo (flute) & Jukka Savijoki (guitar) [ BIS / 3 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/2013 ] In the beginning of the nineteenth century the guitar enjoyed a wide popularity...The most celebrated of the several composer-guitarists active at this time was Mauro Giuliani, born in 1781 in southern Italy. |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / HOWELLS / WALTON / BOWEN
British Music for Viola and Orchestra Helen Callus (viola) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Marc Taddei [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2018 ] "Helen Callus plays with sumptuous tone matched by flawless intonation" Gramophone |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: La Finta Semplice (complete opera recorded in 1983) Helen Donath, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Robert Holl, Teresa Berganza / Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, Leopold Hager(cond) [ Brilliant Classics Opera Collection / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2012 ] "Helen Donath is her usual bright-toned and fluent self and she has a fine trill; Teresa Berganza is lovely too, nuanced as always and still in creamy voice. Light and springy, even more delectable is Jutta-Renate Ihloff in the soubrette role." |
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SCHUMANN / STRAUSS / BRAHMS / RACHMANINOV / BEETHOVEN / etc
Helene Grimaud: The Warner Recordings [6 CD set] Helene Grimaud (piano) / Various orchestras & conductors [ Erato / Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2014 ] With a flawless technique, a delicate touch and playing of poetic expressivity, the French pianist Hélène Grimaud has quickly become one of the most important musicians of her generation. Virtuosic gifts aside, her deep commitment to human rights and... |
MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: A Portrait (LP) Helene Grimaud (piano) Renaud Capucon (violin) Bertrand Chamayou (piano) / Rotterdam Philharmonic, Baltimore Symphony, etc [ Warner Classics Vinyl / 2 LP - released 12/Jul/2024 ] Maurice Ravel's music reflects the cultural and creative ferment of his times, as the heady sensuality of the Belle Époque made way for neo-classicism, the Jazz Age and modernism. Strikingly diverse in mood and scale, his works assert his distinctive... |
J. S. BACH
Bach, J.S. - The Organ Works (Incls the Preludes & Fugues and the Art of Fugue) Helmut Walcha (organ) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 12 CD Box Set - released 7/Jul/2000 ] Every organ work you could possibly want by Bach! |
FRANZ XAVER RICHTER
Grandes Symphonies (1744), Nos. 1-6 (Set 1) Helsinki Baroque Orchestra / Aapo Hakkinen [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Aug/2007 ] "This music is charmingly urbane and sophisticated. It is also very well played. The Helsinki Baroque Orchestra is a bit of a find. On the evidence of this disc, it is a world class period instrument ensemble. Tuning is immaculate throughout, and... |
RICHTER
Grandes Symphonies (1744) Nos. 7-12 (Set 2) Helsinki Baroque Orchestra / Aapo Hakkinen [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] The second installment of the Naxos recordings of Richter's 12 'Grandes Symphonies' . . . |
