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BEETHOVEN / MOZART / KHACHATURIAN / WIENIAWSKI / SHOSTAKOVICH / etc
Leonid Kogan Edition [10 CD set] Oleg Kagan (violin) with Vladimir Yampolski, Grigory Ginzburg (pianos) / Various orchestras & conductors [ Brilliant Classics Historical Russian Archives / 10 CD Box Set - released 1/Apr/2011 ] "I generally couldn't imagine listening to 11 eleven consecutive hours of violin music. With Kogan, however, the hours flew by, and I've returned to quite a few of these performances several times." Raymond Tuttle (Classical Net) |
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STRAVINSKY / BERG / SCRIABIN
Petruschka-Suite • Sonate Op. 1 • Klavierstücke Oleg Maisenberg (piano) [ Orfeo / LP - released 1/Aug/2015 ] |
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RACHMANINOV / GRECHANINOV / TCHAIKOVSKY
Vespers (All-Night Vigil) / Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom [5 CD set] Olga Borusene (Sop) Yuri Korinnyk (Tenor) Mykhaylo Tyshchenko (Tenor) / The National Academic Choir of Ukraine Dumka. / Valery Polyansky [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "If only for the sake of the Liturgy, buy it!! " (MusicWeb Sept 2002) |
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J. S. BACH
Bach To The Future Olivier Latry (organ) [ La Dolce Volta / CD - released 22/Mar/2019 ] For his first CD with La Dolce Volta, Olivier Latry has chosen a programme devoted to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. This recording, made on the massive Cavaillé-Coll organ of Notre-Dame de Paris, of which he is titular organist, raises a... |
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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: L'Orfeo (Complete Opera recorded in June 2021) Opéra Comique, Paris / Luciana Mancini, Marc Mauillon, Sara Mingardo / A Capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 9/Sep/2022 ] Monteverdi's L'Orfeo was premiered in 1607 and is the oldest opera still performed today. The narrative is based on the Greek legend of Orpheus who, armed only with the weapons of music and love, descends into Hades. |
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GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali (complete opera recorded in 2017) BLU-RAY Opera de Lyon / Laurent Naouri, Patrizia Ciofi, Charles Rice, Clara Meloni, Enea Scala / Lorenzo Viotti (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 27/Aug/2021 ] Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali - a joyful play on words in itself - more commonly known as Viva la mamma! is a two-act farce that shines an exaggerated spotlight on the behind-the-scenes working of a theatre and the rehearsal process. |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: The Turn of the Screw Op 54 (complete opera) OperaGlass Works / Robert Murray, Rhian Lois, Leo Jemison, Alys Mererid Roberts / John Wilson (cond) [ Chandos DVD / DVD - released 29/Oct/2021 ] Henry James's novella The Turn of the Screw has become notorious as at once the most stylish and elusively ambiguous of all nineteenth-century ghost stories. In June 1932, the eighteen-year-old Benjamin Britten heard a radio adaptation of James's... |
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LEOS JANACEK
Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen (Complete opera sung in Czech recorded in 2008) BLU-RAY Opéra Bastille / Elena Tsallagova, Jukka Rasilainen, Michèle Lagrange / Dennis Russell Davies (conductor) [ EuroArts / Medici Arts BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Sep/2011 ] "Enchanting staging…The sound is splendid, the video direction simply fabulous. Everyone, Tsallagova above all, responds beautifully to close-ups…make sure your whole family enjoys it with you!" IRR |
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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: L'Orfeo (Complete Opera recorded in June 2021) Blu-ray Opéra Comique, Paris / Luciana Mancini, Marc Mauillon, Sara Mingardo / A Capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 9/Sep/2022 ] Monteverdi's L'Orfeo was premiered in 1607 and is the oldest opera still performed today. The narrative is based on the Greek legend of Orpheus who, armed only with the weapons of music and love, descends into Hades. |
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BYRD / PEACOCK / WILLIAMS / WEIR / TALLIS
The Mystery of Christmas Ora Singers, Suzi Digby (director) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 16/Nov/2018 ] The story of Christ's birth has prompted generations of composers to expressions of joy and mystical reflection. Our selection of carols for this album unveils a whole treasure chest of offerings, some familiar, some less so, all giving voice to... |
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Orbelian/Schwarz/Moscow Co
Various: Classical Caffeine [ Delos / CD - released 25/Feb/2013 ] |
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CHARLES IVES
Ives: Complete Sets for Chamber Orchestra Orchestra New England, James Sinclair [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 9/Jun/2023 ] Though Charles Ives wrote large-scale works, he also thrived on miniatures. Ives' Sets for Chamber Orchestra are largely based on his songs and display a panoply of style and technique that proves to be among the most colorful and creative of his... |
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CHARLES IVES / FRANZ SCHUBERT / ROBERT SHUMANN
Ives: Orchestral Works Orchestra New England, Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra, James Sinclair [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2024 ] Charles Ives was a master of miniatures, and this program brings together a miscellanea of numerous shorter pieces that includes seven world premieres. Embracing ragtime before it became a craze at the end of the 19th century, Ives' Four Ragtime... |
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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Mozart: Zaide, K. 344 Sophie Bevan (soprano), Allan Clayton (tenor) Stuart Jackson (tenor) / The Orchestra of Classical Opera, Ian Page [ Signum / CD - released 9/Jun/2017 ] "Page's performance offers firmness and mastery of tempo … As Gomatz, Allan Clayton brings energy and definition to his singing … Excellent sound." BBC Music |
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MALCOLM ARNOLD
Arnold: Symphonies (Complete) / Dances Ireland National Symphony Orchestra; Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Penny [ Naxos / 6 CD Box Set - released 29/Oct/2021 ] "These performances have the composer's imprimatur (he was present at the recording sessions) and can be cordially recommended." Penguin Guide |
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OTTORINO RESPIGHI
Respighi: The Complete Orchestral Music [8 CD set] Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, Francesco La Vecchia [ Brilliant Classics / 8 CD Box Set - released 22/Aug/2015 ] The only edition of the orchestral works by Respighi, now available in a 8CD set! |
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J. S. BACH
Bach, J.S. - Brandenburg Concertos, Keyboard Concertos, Violin Concertos, Orchestral Suites Orchestre de Chambre, Jean-Francois Paillard, with Jean-Pierre Rampal, Marie-Claire Alain, Maurice André, etc [ Erato / 15 CD Box Set - released 25/Mar/2022 ] "Full of life, and I enjoyed them immensely. I recommend this release wholeheartedly" - MusicWeb on the Orchestral Suites |
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MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Orchestral Works [Includes 'Bolero'] (LP) Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, André Cluytens [ Warner Classics Vinyl / LP - released 1/Jun/2020 ] This LP includes three of Maurice Ravel's masterpieces, the Boléro, La Valse and the Rapsodie espagnole. The recordings where painstakingly remastered in 24-bit/96kHz sound from original tapes for the Cluytens Edition made in 2017 |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY / MAURICE RAVEL
Debussy / Ravel: Orchestral Works (Incls 'La Mer', 'Images', 'Bolero' & 'Daphnis et Chloe') Orchestre National de l ORTF, Orchestre de Paris, Jean Martinon, with Aldo Ciccolini (piano) Itzhak Perlman (violin) [ Erato / Warner Classics / 8 CD Box Set - released 25/Jul/2018 ] "If you are satisfied with performances that are lucid, imaginative, thoughtful and unselfconscious then you will be very happy with Martinon." (MusicWeb on the Debussy) |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Complete Orchestral Works (9CD) Orchestre National de Lyon, Jun Märkl [ Naxos / 9 CD Box Set - released 10/Apr/2012 ] This collection contains all Debussy's works for orchestra as well as many orchestral arrangements of his piano music. Together these display a rich panorama of Debussian sound and a remarkable insight into the composer. Established arrangements by... |