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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 20 & 23 / Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Khatia Buniatishvili (piano, director) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields [ Sony Classical / CD - released 23/May/2011 ] After a string of releases on Sony Classical that have redefined the parameters of the classical recital album, Khatia Buniatishvili is returning to tradition with a recording of two of Mozart's most sublime late piano concertos. |
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TRADITIONAL
Christmas at King's - 35 Favourite Carols & Fantasia on Christmas Carols King's College Choir, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks [ Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/1995 ] 35 seasonal favourites to put you in the Christmas mood, plus Vaughan Williams' 'Fantasia on Christmas Carols' |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Sound of the King's Singers The King's Singers [ Warner Classics / 3 CD - released 15/Sep/2017 ] With an unmistakable sound and repertoire that ranges from classical to pop, Renaissance to the Beatles, and from folksongs to pop songs through to the avant-garde, the fantastic vocal sextet the King's Singers have enjoyed a unique global career.... |
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Kirchschlager/Bonney
First Encounter [ Sony Classical / CD - released 18/Oct/2004 ] |
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TRADITIONAL
Waiata Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra [ Sony / CD - released 15/Nov/2013 ] In 1999 Dame Kiri Te Kanawa released 'Maori Songs', her second collection of Maori folk songs and prayers. That project was initiated by prominent NZ pianist/arranger Carl Doy, who has 13 years later created the follow up album 'Waiata'. |
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MOZART / CANTELOUBE / HANDEL / MAHLER / STRAUSS / BERNSTEIN / etc
Kiri Te Kanawa - Complete Philips & Decca Recordings Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), with Elizabeth Bainbridge, Roger Vignoles, André Previn, José Carreras, Georg Solti, etc [ Decca / 23 CD Box Set - released 7/Jun/2024 ] Released to celebrate Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's 80th birthday, this set features her complete recital recordings for Decca and Philips, filled out with excerpts from the large number of complete recordings of sacred music and opera she made for these... |
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FLOTOW / KORNGOLD / LORTZING / WAGNER / etc
Helden Klaus Florian Vogt (tenor) / Orchestra of Deutsche Oper Berlin, Peter Schneider [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/Mar/2012 ] "his Siegmund, naive and ecstatic rather than virile and forceful, is striking. Vogt's vocal ease and cleanness of line is appealing in Weber and Wagner, and he proves an accomplished, elegant Mozartian." (Guardian) |
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Koh/Atlanta So/Spano
Higdon: The Singing Rooms [ Telarc Classical / CD - released 25/Oct/2010 ] |
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Koopman/Amsterdam Baroque
Simply Baroque 2 [ Sony Classical / CD - released 4/Sep/2000 ] |
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Kriemhild Maria Siegel
Schwanensee (Swan Lake) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 11/Nov/2011 ] |
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MORTON FELDMAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Feldman: Piano and String Quartet Kronos Quartet, with Aki Takahashi (Piano) [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 24/Sep/1993 ] "The Feldman experience par excellence." Gramophone Feb 1994 |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos [3 CDs with Blu-ray Audio / Dolby Atmos & Blu-ray video] Krystian Zimerman (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Deutsche Grammophon / 5 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 22/Apr/2022 ] Krystian Zimerman, Sir Simon Rattle, and Ludwig van Beethoven: three exceptional musicians and five great piano concertos brought together for this landmark recording. |
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Kuss Quartett
Bridges [ Sony Classical / CD - released 5/Feb/2010 ] |
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La Petite Bande
Various: Coffrets Rtl Classiqu [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 28/Feb/2011 ] |
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Ólafur Arnalds
Some Kind Of Peace (LP) [ Mercury LP / LP - released 27/Sep/2024 ] some kind of peace was born out of the mantra: "we can't control anything that happens to us. All we can do is control how we react to what life gives us." Touches on what it means to be alive, daring to be vulnerable and the importance of rituals. A... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Sonatas Nos 3 & 23 "Appassionata" Lang Lang (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 29/Nov/2019 ] Ahead of Beethoven's 250th anniversary in 2020, Sony Classical releases Beethoven Sonatas Nos 3 & 23 "Appasionata" by superstar pianist Lang Lang. Lang Lang is a critically acclaimed piano virtuoso who began playing the piano at the age of three.... |
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LISZT / BACH / CHOPIN / BEETHOVEN / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
Lang Lang: Romance Lang Lang (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 5/Nov/2017 ] Sony Classical has brought together the most beautiful and romantic piano works recorded by Lang Lang to create Romance. Carefully selected from his Sony Classical discography, each work exhibits the artist's mature and nuanced lyricism. |
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ALBENIZ / BEETHOVEN / CHOPIN / PROKOFIEV
Live in Vienna Lang Lang (piano) [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] "...let me say at once that the youthful excess and rampant exhibitionism of much of Lang Lang's earliest work is today transformed into playing which for the greater part is as stylish and perceptive as it is brilliant." Editor's Choice Gramophone... |
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ALBENIZ / BEETHOVEN / CHOPIN / PROKOFIEV
Live in Vienna (2 CDs plus DVD) Lang Lang (piano) [ Sony Classical / 3 CD/DVD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] "Clearly everyone is having a ball and, make no mistake, doubting Thomases should take time off to listen to a major talent." Editor's Choice Gramophone October 2010 |
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CHOPIN
The Chopin Album [incls 12 Études, Op. 25] Lang Lang (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/Mar/2013 ] "This album reflects his lifelong love for Chopin, and shows how fresh and individual his take can be...he delivers an exhilarating blend of poetry and power. The accompanying DVD is surprisingly amateurish, but reminds us of the god-given talent he... |