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POULENC
Complete Songs Vol. 3 John Mark Ainsley / Lorna Anderson / Sarah Fox / Jonathan Lemalu / Lisa Milne / Malcolm Martineau [ Signum / CD - released 20/Jan/2012 ] "Martineau's apparently limitless wisdom about the musicians, the music, and indeed the piano continues at full stretch. The uneasy postlude to 'Voyage', frmo Calligrammes, makes for one of his most breathtaking moments, but the level of intensity is... |
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BEETHOVEN
Lieder und Gesange John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Iain Burnside (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 20/Jul/2009 ] "...well worth hearing, especially in committed, sensitive performances such as these. Excellent sound and booklet notes complete the attractions of this welcome disc." (MusicWeb June 2009) |
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TIPPETT / BRITTEN / PURCELL / HUMFREY
Remember Your Lovers John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Iain Burnside (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 2/Feb/2006 ] "A spendid book-end to close Tippett Year, imaginatively planned and beautifully performed by Ainsley and Burnside." Editor's Choice Gramophone January 2006 |
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J. S. BACH
The Complete Organ Works Vol 1 John Scott Whiteley (organ) [ Signum Vision / DVD - released 20/Jan/2010 ] Originally broadcast as a late-night series for BBC2, 21st Century Bach presents performances by the world-class organist John Scott Whitely in the churches and abbeys where Bach himself worked and performed (for this DVD in Amorbach abbey and the... |
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PIAZZOLLA / VIVALDI
The Eight Seasons: live from Queen's Hall Edinburgh Jonathan Morton (violin) / Scottish Ensemble [ Signum / CD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] A unique disc from one of Scotland's most dynamic and versatile groups: the Scottish ensemble is a tightknit band of outstanding string players from around Europe who perform regularly together under Artistic Director, Jonathan Morton. This disc, one... |
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CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
Widor: Solo Organ Works Joseph Nolan (Cavaille-Coll Organ of St Francois de Sales, Lyon, Cavaillé-Coll Organ of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse) [ Signum / CD - released 7/Jul/2017 ] "a gloriously upbeat conclusion to this superb Widor series" Gramophone |
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CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
Complete Organ Symphonies Vol 3 (Nos 3 & 4) Joseph Nolan (Cavaillé-Coll organ of La Madeleine, Paris) [ Signum / CD - released 29/Jul/2013 ] The third volume in a new series of Charles-Marie Widor's Organ Symphonies, performed by Joseph Nolan on the magnificent Cavaillé-Coll organ of L'église de la Madeleine, Paris. |
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CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
The Complete Organ Symphonies Volume 2 (Nos 1 & 2) Joseph Nolan [the Cavaillé-Coll organ of La Madeleine, Paris] [ Signum Classics / CD ] "Nolan is an utterly persuasive executants at the console. Thoroughly enjoyable" (Organist's Review) |
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CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
Complete Organ Symphonies Vol 5 (Nos 9 & 10) Joseph Nolan (Cavaillé-Coll organ of La Madeleine, Paris) [ Signum / CD - released 20/Feb/2016 ] "Nolan's instruments have been captured in beautiful sound. The engineers have made this recording a real winner. It is only to be hoped that Nolan is allowed to go on to record the organ symphonies with orchestra, as well as the shorter works." MWeb |
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CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
The Complete Organ Symphonies Volume 1 Joseph Nolan (Cavaillé-Coll organ of La Madeleine, Paris) [ Signum / CD - released 13/Jun/2011 ] "Nolan gives completely convincing performances of both works…his registration is exemplary…organ enthusiasts should certainly acquire this disc for the sake of Nolan's admirable musical intelligence." International Record Review |
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DURUFLE / VIERNE / BRIGGS
Midnight at St Etienne Du Mont Joseph Nolan (organ) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 12/Jan/2018 ] With a title inspired by Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris, this new album from Joseph Nolan explores the music of Maurice Duruflé, Titular Organist of St Etienne du Mont from 1929 until his death in 1986. |
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BACH / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / MENDELSSOHN / DUBOIS / RAWSTHORNE
The Organ of Buckingham Palace Ballrrom Joseph Nolan (organ) [ Signum / CD - released 1/Jul/2009 ] "A debut disc of a player demonstrating considerable musical and technical assurance, we should look forward to his next release" Organists Review |
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BOELLMANN / ELGAR / LISZT / THALBEN-BALL
Organ of Saint Sulpice, Paris Joseph Nolan (organ) [ Signum / CD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] "With its 101 stops spread over five manuals this organ offers an incredibly rich palette of sounds. The greatest revelations on the disc are the linked pair of pieces by Thalben-Ball. The Poema floats exquisitely and atmospherically preparing the... |
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CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
Widor: The Complete Organ Works Joseph Nolan (organ) [ Signum / 9 CD Box Set - released 25/Oct/2019 ] Charles-Marie Widor was born to the organ. Raised in a family of organ-makers, he showed early talent for the instrument and would later come to embody all its might and splendour. His life heavily intertwined with that of the great French organ... |
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CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
The Complete Organ Symphonies Volume 4 (Nos 7 & 8) Joseph Nolan [the Cavaillé-Coll organ of La Madeleine, Paris] [ Signum Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2016 ] "The latest volume in Joseph Nolan's swirling, swashbuckling Widor series showcases the tangy palette and earthy roar of the fabulous Cavaille-Coll organ at La Madeleine, Paris. In a word - glorious!" (BBC Music Five Stars) |
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GRIEG / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / WIENIAWSKI
Subito Julia Hwang (violin) [ Signum / CD - released 9/Jun/2017 ] "If Hwang is to maintain her standard of playing as she has done in this disc, one can only hope to hear more of her performances in the future." MusicWeb Aug 2017 |
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DAVID BRUCE / JOHANNES BRAHMS
Bruce: Gumboots / Brahms: Clarinet Quintet Julian Bliss (clarinet) / Carducci String Quartet [ Signum / CD - released 1/Jun/2016 ] "The joyous rhythmic barrage of the finale could almost be out of a Falla ballet. Brahms's Op 115 Clarinet Quintet is an odd counterweight; Bliss and the Carducci Quartet offer a worthwhile, well-balanced performance with especial spark in the third |
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W. A. MOZART / NIELSEN
Mozart / Nielsen: Clarinet Concertos Julian Bliss (clarinet) / Royal Northern Sinfonia, Mario Venzago [ Signum / CD - released 20/Sep/2014 ] "Bliss responds to the work's mercurial switches of mood with a wide range of colour and articulation, and meets its considerable technical challenges with seemingly offhand virtuosity." (BBC Music) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Mackey Asphalt Cocktail | Whitacre October | Ticheli Blue Shades Julian Bliss & Joby Burgess [ Signum Classics / CD - released 11/Jun/2021 ] Julian Bliss and Joby Burgess combine forces for these recordings made during the 2020 UK lockdown. Working from their homes (although only a few miles apart from each other), each performer combines multiple layers of clarinet and percussion to... |
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BENNY GOODMAN / GEORGE GERSHWIN
Julian Bliss Septet: I Got Rhythm Julian Bliss Septet, with Julian Bliss (clarinet) [ Signum / CD - released 12/Feb/2021 ] Following an acclaimed tribute album to Benny Goodman, the 'King of Swing', the Julian Bliss Septet returns with a new album that showcases the music of jazz legends, George and Ira Gershwin, and - by popular demand - some of Benny's compositions. |