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MENDELSSOHN
Music for organ [2 CD set] John Scott (organ of St Pauls) [ Hyperion Dyad / 2 CD - released 10/Oct/2012 ] 'Excellent performances. The Hyperion recording engineers have done a marvellous job in capturing the many nuances of the powerful five-manual instrument in the cathedral' (Soundscapes) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Grand Organ of York Minster (concert recorded in 2008) [plus free CD] John Scott Whiteley (organ) [ Priory DVD + CD / DVD/CD - released 20/Aug/2011 ] Recorded and filmed in York Minster on 25-28 February and 28 April-1 May 2008 |
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Johnny Keating, his orchestra and chorus
Temptation / Percussive Moods (Recorded 1962) (2 LPs on one CD) [ Vocalion Decca Archives / CD - released 10/Apr/2004 ] Two original albums on the one CD |
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TRADITIONAL
Llibre Vermell de Montserrat [Red Book of Montserrat] Jordi Savall (rabec, rebab, viella & direcció) / Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial de Catalunya [ Alia Vox CD + DVD / 2 CD/DVD - released 20/Dec/2016 ] The 'Llibre Vermell de Montserrat' is a collection of devotional texts containing late medieval songs and dances. |
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BRUCKNER / BRAHMS / TCHAIKOVSKY / MUSSORGSKY
Gunter Wand Edition [5 CD set] Jorge Bolet (piano) / NDR Sinfonieorchester, Gunter Wand [ Hanssler Profil / 5 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2013 ] North German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gunter Wand |
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BEETHOVEN
Violin Sonatas [4 CD set] Josef Suk (violin) Jan Panenka (piano) [ Supraphon / 4 CD Box Set - released 10/Mar/2012 ] |
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DEBUSSY / DVORAK / JANACEK / BRAHMS / SCHUBERT / SUK / etc
Early Recordings [6 CD set] Josef Suk (violin) with various orchestras & accompanists [ Supraphon / 6 CD Box Set - released 10/Mar/2012 ] On the morning on 7 July 2011 the agencies brought the sad news that one of the legends of 20th century music had passed away. Josef Suk ranks among the most accomplished violinists of the epoch. When he launched his artistic career, he was gifted... |
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J. R. R. TOLKIEN
The Hobbit [The Original BBC Radio Drama] {nearly four hours on one MP3 CD) Radio Dramatisation [ BBC Radio Collection / CD - released 10/Jun/2010 ] Tolkien's famous saga, the prelude to the Lord of the Rings, has all the ingredients of fantasy and adventure: dwarves, elves, goblins and trolls, a fearsome dragon, a great wizard, a perilous quest and a dramatic climax. At the centre is the... |
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J. S. BACH
Bach Sonatas & Partitas (Re-issue on standard stereo CD) Julia Fischer (violin) [ Pentatone / 2 CD - released 20/May/2022 ] First released in 2005, Julia Fischer's multiple award-winning recording of Johann Sebastian Bach's Sonatas & Partitas has proven to be an evergreen. In 2017, it was re-released as a lavish 3LP boxset, as well as a re-designed 2SACD edition. This... |
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Jussi Bjorling
Romantic Songs (+ Cd-Rom) [ Proprius / CD - released 4/Oct/2004 ] |
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FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn 2032 Volume 6 - Lamentatione (Limited Edition LP & CD) Kammerorchester Basel, Giovanni Antonini [ Alpha Classics / 2 LP - released 31/Aug/2018 ] The year 2017 was a vintage one for Giovanni Antonini: he was awarded an Echo Klassik, two Gramophone Awards and a Diapason d'Or of the Year for his recent releases. Two of these prizes distinguished Il Distratto, volume 4 of the complete recording... |
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Various Artists
The Greatest Karaoke Cd Ever! - Vol. 2 [ Avid / CD - released 12/Oct/2009 ] |
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BRAHMS
Piano Concertos / 16 Waltzes / etc [2 CD set] Karin Lechner (piano) / Berlin Symphony, Eduardo Marturet [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] A special priced edition of the popular piano works of Brahms in magnetic performances from Brilliant Classics. |
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SAMUEL BARBER
Barber: Complete Orchestral Works [6 CD set] Karina Gauvin (soparno), Thomas Trotter (organ), Stéphane Rancourt (oboe), John Gracie (trumpet) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Marin Alsop [ Naxos American Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 6/Dec/2010 ] "The RSNO positively glows in this extremely welcome and romantically rewarding and alluringly-priced set. It hardly matters that this is in fact the only such collection." (MusicWeb Sept 2010) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Helsinki Recital (DVD + CD) Karita Mattila (soprano) / Martin Katz (piano) [ Ondine / 2 CD/DVD - released 19/Nov/2010 ] This new release pays tribute to Finnish superstar Karita Mattila on the occasion of her 50th birthday in September 2010. |
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KARL JENKINS
The Very Best of Karl Jenkins [2 CD set] Kate Royal, Kiri te Kanawa (sopranos) Alfie Boe (tenor) / Various orchestras, conducted by Karl Jenkins [ Universal Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Jun/2019 ] This 2-CD compilation presents a selection of the most popular pieces by the nation's best-loved living composer Karl Jenkins. Includes music from best-selling recordings Adiemus, The Armed Man, Requiem, Gloria, Stabat Mater, Palladio, Stella Natalis... |
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Keith Jarrett
At The Blue Note (Third CD) [ ECM Touchstones / CD - released 17/May/2019 ] Previously released only in the US, this single disc drawn from the At The Blue Note box embodies all the characteristics that made Jarrett's trio for many listeners the preeminent group in all of jazz. The qualities of respect for the material and... |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: The Harpsichord Concertos ( 3 CD set) Kenneth Gilbert, Lars Ulrik Mortensen and Nicholas Kraemer / The English Consort / Trevor Pinnock [ Archiv Trio / 3 CD - released 11/Oct/2002 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1700-1760) - "Trevor Pinnock plays with real panache, his scholarship tempered by excellent musicianship." The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs, 1994 |
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Kenneth McKellar (tenor) with Bob Sharples and his orchestra
The Songs of Robert Burns / The Songs of the Hebrides (Recorded 1962/70) (2 original LPs on the one CD) [ Vocalion Decca Archives / CD - released 22/May/2007 ] Two original LP recordings reissued on one CD |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Grand Organ of Coventry Cathedral (concert recorded in 2014) [plus free Blu-ray & CD] Kerry Beaumont (Grand organ of Coventry Cathedral) [ Priory DVD Blu-ray + CD / 3 Blu-ray Disc/DVD - released 10/Aug/2015 ] The superb Harrison and Harrison Organ is under the spotlight in a recital with a theme of the damage to the city in World War 2 and the reconsiliation thereafter. |