FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Piano Works (nine CD set) Jorge Bolet (piano) [ Decca Budget Boxes / 9 CD Box Set - released 26/May/2001 ] All Bolet's solo Liszt recordings in one box at a special price |
DVORAK / TCHAIKOVSKY / SMETANA / STRAVINSKY / SHOSTAKOVICH / PROKOFIEV
The Karel Ancerl Edition Karel Ancerl conducting the Wiener Symphoniker, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, with Wolfgang Schneiderhan (violin) [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 9 CD Box Set - released 28/Jul/2023 ] A Czech maestro in his element: the complete Philips and Deutsche Grammophon albums of Karel AnĨerl collected as a single edition to mark the 50th anniversary of his death (3 July 1973). |
Keith Richards
Crosseyed Heart [ EMI Virgin UK CD / CD - released 18/Sep/2015 ] "I had a ball making this new record and working with Steve Jordan and Waddy Wachtel again," Keith Richards said. "There's nothing like walking into a studio and having absolutely no idea what you're going to come out with on the other end. If you're... |
BERLIOZ / DVORAK / SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
Romantic Symphonies & Overtures [10 CD set] Philharmonia Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer [ Warner Classics The Klemperer Legacy / 10 CD Box Set - released 15/Dec/2014 ] Otto Klemperer was born on 14th May 1885 in Breslau, Silesia (now Wroclaw, Poland) and died on 6th July 1973 in Zurich and hence next year we mark 40 years since his passing. Although disfigured by a stroke suffered whilst a brain tumour was being... |
BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / MOZART
Leon Fleisher Plays Beethoven & Brahms [5 CD set] Leon Fleisher (piano) / The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell [ Sony Classical Masters / 5 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2012 ] "Fleisher has the ability to take the slow movement slowly, and the molto adagio cadenza near its end is for once as slow as the composer could wish, and very impressive. The finale has plenty of fire" (Gramophone on the Brahms Concerto No 1) |
The Liminanas
Malamore (LP + CD) [ Because / LP/CD - released 27/May/2016 ] On their new LP 'Malamore' they keep their lyrics mostly in English, yet their sly use of the French dialect is pure heaven to any fans of Serge Gainsbourg who also enjoy their side of Velvet Underground, and it's a deadly combo to the uninitiated,... |
BRITTEN / AUBER / BURGMULLER / DRIGO / MASSENET / ROSSINI / etc
The Art of the Prima Ballerina [2 CD set] London Symphony Orchestra, National Philharmonic / Richard Bonynge [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 15/Dec/2013 ] "[Bonynge] has a nice sense of rubato, and plenty of verve when this is called for. … The recording is extremely vivid" Gramophone Magazine |
Lorde
Melodrama [ Universal Music CD / CD - released 16/Jun/2017 ] "Writing Pure Heroine was my way of enshrining our teenage glory, putting it up in lights forever so that part of me never dies, and this record - well, this one is about what comes next. ...The party is about to start. I am about to show you the new... |
Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras
The Three Tenors: Paris 1998 - 25th Anniversary Edition [ Decca CD+DVD / CD/DVD - released 30/Jun/2023 ] The world's most celebrated trio, The Three Tenor's first concert in Rome produced the biggest-selling classical album of all time. On July 10, 1998, set against the imposing backdrop of the Eiffel Tower, José Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano... |
Manic Street Preachers
Know Your Enemy [ Music on CD / CD - released 2/Mar/2020 ] Know Your Enemy is the sixth studio album by Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released on 19 March 2001 by record label Virgin. It was supported by four singles; two of them, "So Why So Sad" and "Found That Soul... |
Mark Knopfler
One Deep River (Double Deluxe CD) [ EMI UK / 2 CD - released 12/Apr/2024 ] Mark Knopfler releases his tenth solo studio album on his own British Grove label via EMI. One Deep River features 12 unhurriedly elegant new Knopfler songs, and his warm Geordie vocal tone, his poetic storytelling lyrics and deft, richly melodic... |
Massive Attack
Collected: The Best of Massive Attack [ Virgin Records CD / CD - released 28/Mar/2006 ] Having sold more than 10 million albums worldwide, a 'Collected' retrospective (+ new material) is something of a landmark. This collection features all their key tracks and the single "Live With Me". |
Meredith Monk
The Recordings (13 CD Box Set) [ ECM New Series / CD Box Set - released 11/Nov/2022 ] Meredith Monk - The Recordings, a 13-CD limited box set edition compiling all Meredith Monk ECM New Series recordings to date, is issued on the occasion of the composer and singer's 80th birthday. Meredith was the first singer to have a leader-date... |
Michael Buble
Call Me Irresponsible: Special Limited Edition [ Warner Music CD / 2 CD - released 19/Nov/2007 ] This deluxe 2CD special edition of 'Call Me Irresponsible' features a bonus disc which includes 2 unreleased songs from the album sessions, 3 bonus Christmas classics, plus 3 previously unreleased remixes! |
Michael Buble
Michael Buble [ Reprise Records CD / CD - released 28/Aug/2003 ] This gifted 25-year-old singer tackles sentimental favourites with great verve. Includes "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" as a duet with Robin Gibb |
BACH / BUSONI / BEETHOVEN / CHOPIN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Pletnev live at Carnegie Hall (Incls bonus CD) Mikhail Pletnev (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 28/Feb/2001 ] Rosette Recording - Penguin Stereo Guide |
The Miltones
The Miltones [ CD - released 16/Jun/2017 ] The Miltones, West Auckland's favourite Americana rockers, release their debut self-titled album. Starting life as a duo centred around front woman Milly Tabak and lead guitarist Liam Pratt, the group has expanded to a five-piece over the years,... |
Moby
Go - The Very Best Of Moby [ Mute CD / CD - released 8/Mar/2017 ] 'Go' is the first-ever Moby collection, which compiles 15 songs from his unique back catalogue, and also contains the new, previously unavailable song "New York, New York", featuring Debbie Harry of Blondie. |
The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers [ Music On CD / CD - released 11/Dec/2020 ] |
Morrissey
The Very Best of Morrissey (Limited Edition CD & DVD) [ Major Minor Records / 2 CD/DVD - released 6/May/2011 ] A unique overview of the HMV/Parlophone years which brings together hit singles, b-sides, rarities and a bonus DVD, which includes eleven remastered promo videos. |