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JONATHAN DOVE
Jonathan Dove: For an Unknown Soldier London Mozart Players [ Signum / CD - released 13/Jan/2017 ] For An Unknown Soldier is a cantata of remembrance to mark the centenary of the First World War. Commissioned by the London Mozart Players, Jonathan Dove's poignant work combines the words of war poets such as Wilfred Owen, William Noel Hodgson &... |
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KARL JENKINS
Jenkins: The Armed Man (A Mass For Peace) London Orchestra da Camera, David Temple, Hertfordshire Chorus, Osama Kiwan [ Signum / CD - released 2/Feb/2024 ] The Armed Man, composed by Sir Karl Jenkins, is one of the most popular classical pieces in the world. Until now there has been only one recording, made over 20 years ago of the full score version which requires a large orchestra. In order to make... |
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LOUIS ANDRIESSEN
Anais Nin / De Staat London Sinfonietta / Synergy Vocals / David Atherton [ Signum / CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "De Staat remains one of Andriessen's supreme achievements, an epic rechannelling of Stravinskyan rhythmic energy into his own raw-edged minimalism. That, much more than the newer work, is the reason for buying this disc." (Guardian) |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Mozart: Der Messias, K572 (after Handel) Felicity Lott (soprano), Felicity Palmer (alto), Philip Langridge (tenor), Robert Lloyd (bass) / Huddersfield Choral Society & Royal Philharmonic Orch [ Signum / 2 CD - released 6/Mar/2006 ] "The 1988 recording… benefits from what was arguably the finest quarter of soloists then available, together with the confident participation of the Huddersfield Choral Society and the disciplined Royal Philharmonic Orchestra which moves efficiently... |
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FRANZ LISZT
Liszt Lucille Chung (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 13/Apr/2018 ] Internationally renowned soloist Lucille Chung performs a programme of virtuosic and beguiling works by Franz Liszt. One of the first female students of the iconic Russian pianist Lazar Berman at the Academia Pianistica in Imola, Italy, Chung has... |
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Lucy Carolan
Bach: The Six Partitas [ Signum / 2 CD - released 8/Apr/2002 ] |
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Lucy Carolan
Bach:italian Concerto & French [ Signum / CD - released 10/Feb/2003 ] |
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J.S. BACH
Harpsichord Music (The Italian Concerto & The French Overture) Lucy Carolan (harpsichord) [ Signum / CD - released 14/Aug/2003 ] "Dynamic playing by harpsichordist Lucy Carolan imbues these works with great spirit and verve. She plays with electrifying skill that adds a sparkle and pizzazz to pieces that require great technical skill.... Carolan's immaculate sense of rhythm... |
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Lunar Saxophone Quartet
Various: Flux [ Signum / 2 CD - released 28/Mar/2011 ] |
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Lunar Saxophone Quartet
Various: These Visions [ Signum / CD - released 15/Nov/2010 ] |
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ORLANDO GIBBONS
Gibbons: In Chains of Gold Magdalena Consort, Fretwork, His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts [ Signum / CD - released 10/Nov/2017 ] Leading performers of 17th-century music Fretwork, His Majesty's Sagbutts and Cornetts and the Magdalena Consort (directed by Peter Harvey) combine forces under the artistic direction of William Hunt for this first complete recording of the consort... |
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BYRD / BULL / COSYN / MORLEY / HOOPER / MUNDY
In Chains of Gold Volume 2 Magdalena Consort, Fretwork, His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts [ Signum / CD - released 26/Jun/2020 ] "...performances unlikely to be bettered of their kind. The recording, especially as heard in 24-bit, does music and performances full justice." MusicWeb recommended June 2020 |
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WARD / AMNER / NICHOLSON / PYSINGE / RAVENSCROFT / TOMKINS / etc
In Chains of Gold: The English Pre-Restoration Verse Anthem Vol.3 - 'Ah, His Glory!': Anthems of Praise, Prayer and Remembrance Magdalena Consort, Fretwork, His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, Silas Wollston (organ) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 28/Feb/2025 ] Leading performers of 17th-century music the Magdalena Consort, Fretwork and His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts combine forces under the artistic direction of William Hunt for their third release exploring the English anthems with instrumental... |
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Malcolm Cantabile/Martineau
Lullabyes And Goodbyes [ Signum / CD - released 31/Oct/2005 ] |
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Malmo Opera Orch/Swensen
Brahms: Sinfonia In B [ Signum / CD - released 9/Jan/2012 ] |
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PATRICK HAWES
Hawes: Fair Albion - Visions of England Brno Chamber Orchestra, Patrick Hawes (piano), Raven Quartet, Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), Julian Lloyd webber (cello) [ Signum / CD - released 26/Jul/2010 ] "Elin Manahan Thomas's lyric soprano voice provides the ideal vehicle for Hawes's neo-Baroque setting of George Herbert's The Call. Reflexionem for cello and harp is given a similarly uplifting treatment by Julian Lloyd Webber, solidly supported... |
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Mark Cbso/Elder
Shostakovich: Hypothetically [ Signum / CD - released 11/Oct/2004 ] |
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PETER WARLOCK
Peter Warlock - Some Little Joy (a flim by Tony Britten) Mark Dexter, Lucy Brown, Maimie McCoy and cast [ Signum Vision / DVD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] A film about a man who, by his death at thirty six, had composed some of the most perfect gems of English songwriting and elevated hedonism to an art form. |
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JONATHAN DOVE
Dove: In Damascus Mark Padmore (tenor), Charles Owen (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 16/Jun/2017 ] "The beauty of the piece, for tenor and string quartet, is its restraint. It doesn't sensationalise, get maudlin, moralise or politicise. The words are direct and the music respects that. The performance does, too: clear, focused playing from the Sac |
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CARPENTER / HEAD / DEAZLEY / JOHNSTON
Only a Singing Bird Karen Cargill (mezzo) & Philip Moore (piano) / NYCoS National Girls Choir, Christopher Bell [ Signum Classics / CD - released 20/Feb/2016 ] A beautiful collection of songs, 'Only a Singing Bird' features Michael Head's best-known works, 'The Ships of Arcady' and 'The Little Road to Bethlehem', as well as his beautifully-imagined, nostalgic song-cycle, 'Snowbirds'. The National Youth... |