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Jordan Rakei
What We Call Life [ Ninja Tune / CD - released 24/Sep/2021 ] New Zealand-born, Australia-raised, and London-based artist Jordan Rakei is back with a new album, What We Call Life. His previous albums on Ninja Tune, Origin and Wallflower, cemented his worldwide reputation as a modern... |
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STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Sondheim: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street (2023 castt recording) Josh Groban, Annaleigh Ashford,Jordan Fisher, Gaten Matarazzo & cast [ RCA / 2 CD - released 5/Jul/2024 ] The acclaimed Broadway revival, featuring the Tony Award®-winning score by Stephen Sondheim, stars Tony and Grammy-nominated multi-platinum recording artist Josh Groban and Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford 2-CD set features a 40-page booklet with... |
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FRANK MARTIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Frank Martin - Petite Symphonie Concertante, 6 Monologe aus 'Jedermann'. etc Gilles Cachemaille (baritone) / Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Armin Jordan [ Erato Apex / CD - released 14/Nov/2002 ] Recorded 1989 & 1991, in Victoria Hall, Genève |
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Various Artists incls Bunny Berigan, Fats Waller, Louis Jordan, Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli
Cocktails [ Past Perfect / CD - released 30/Aug/2008 ] Get up, get movin' and party on with this fine vintage album. Jump, jive and jitterbug to the snappy beats of the 20s, 30s & 40s - featuring Fats Waller, Ella Fitzgerald, Art Tatum, Stephane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, etc. |
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GEORGES BIZET
Bizet: Carmen (Complete opera recorded in 2002) Glyndebourne Opera / Anne Sofie von Otter, Marcus Haddock, Laurent Naouri, Lisa Milne / Philippe Jordan (cond) [ Opus Arte Essential Opera Collection DVD / 2 DVD - released 20/Oct/2013 ] G: "(Von Otter's) Carmen has loads of overt sexuality - she languidly glides through the Habanera while sucking on a piece of fruit and then a cigar - and she shows plenty of temperament and fatalism tinged with fear later." (Los Angeles Times) |
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Human Nature, Diana King, TLC, Mark Morrison, Brownstone, Sheila E., Sade, Jeremy Jordan, etc
All Time Greatest R & B Songs [ Startel Entertainment / 2 CD - released 8/Nov/1998 ] 38 Smoothin' Grooves |
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Various Artists / Comipled by Jordan Rakei
Late Night Tales [ Late Night Tales / CD - released 9/Apr/2021 ] Mixed CD, includes unmixed tracks as a download. Late Night Tales celebrate their 20th anniversary with the release of multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and producer Jordan Rakei's majestic compilation. The 28-year-old modern soul icon effortlessly... |
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Jordan Rakei
Wallflower [ Ninja Tune CD / CD - released 22/Sep/2017 ] A phenomenal talent, Jordan Rakei is a 25 year old New Zealand born and London based multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and producer whose distinct take on Soul captures a sonic and emotional awareness many artists spend their entire careers... |
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JAROMIR WEINBERGER
Weinberger: Frühlingsstürme [complete operetta recorded in 2020] Komische Oper Berlin / Stefan Kurt, Alma Sade, Vera-Lotte Boecker / Jordan de Souza (cond) [ Naxos DVD / 2 DVD - released 6/Nov/2020 ] Czech-born composer Jaromír Weinberger, best known for his opera Schwanda the Bagpiper, was forced to flee to America in order to escape Nazi terror. Frühlingsstürme was first staged in 1933. |
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Louis Jordan
The Essential Collection [ Avid / 2 CD - released 12/Oct/2009 ] |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte (complete opera recorded in 2017) BLU-RAY Paris Opera / Jacquelyn Wagner, Michèle Losier, Frédéric Antoun , Philippe Sly / Philippe Jordan (cond) [ Arthaus Blu-Ray / Blu-ray - released 12/Dec/2017 ] "With Philippe Jordan drawing excellent orchestral playing from the pit, with witty fortepiano recitatives, this is a most unusual Così which eventually had me hooked" Gramophone DVD/Blu-ray of the Month November 2017 |
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BRUNO MANTOVANI / PASCAL DUSAPIN / WOLFGANG RIHM
Renaud Capuçon plays Three Modern Concertos Renaud Capucon (violin) / Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Myung-Whun Chung, Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris, Philippe Jordan [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 17/Nov/2016 ] "All three of these violin concertos were composed expressly for Renaud Capuçon, and all take his fiercely impassioned lyrical playing as their starting point." Guardian |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 - 9 (Recorded live from the Opéra Bastille and the Palais Garnier, Paris 2014-15) BLU-RAY Ricarda Merbeth, Daniela Sindram, Robert Dean Smitm, Günther Groissböck / Paris National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Philippe Jordan [ Arthaus Blu-Ray / 3 Blu-ray Box Set - released 20/Sep/2016 ] "A seasoned Beethovenian will likely conclude that a lot of care and thought went into the interpretations as well." Classical-Net |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Tannhauser (complete opera recorded at the Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden 2008) BLU-RAY Robert Gambill, Camilla Nylund, Waltraud Meier / Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Philippe Jordan, conductor [ Arthaus Musik BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Oct/2012 ] "The solo singing is the outstanding feature of this new recording. Robert Gambill might have more of the 'mad axeman' about him than Bayreuth's Spas Wenkoff, but he has immense stamina and the presence to command the stage, especially during the big... |
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Sheila Jordan
Live AT Mezzrow [ Cellar Life / CD - released 15/Jul/2022 ] |
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Ronny Jordan
Quiet Revolution [ Island Records CD / CD ] One of the leaders of the British acid jazz scene of the 1990s, Ronny Jordan's sophomore album "The Quiet Revolution" was a crucial release that solidified his reputation as a new school guitar player with a fluid style reminiscent of greats such as... |
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YVES CASTAGNET
Castagnet: Magnificat Thaïs Raï-Westphal (sop), Carlos Builes Velez (bass), Anouk Defontenay (mezzo), Jordan Mouaïssia (tenor), Yves Castagnet (organ), Maîtrise Notre-Dame [ Warner Classics / CD - released 29/Nov/2024 ] The new album of the Maîtrise de Notre Dame de Paris is a world-premiere recording of a new Magnificat written by composer and long-time Notre Dame choir organist Yves Castagnet. The recording was made by the Maîtrise de Notre-Dame de Paris, Chœur... |
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Cliff Jordan
Cliff Craft (Blue Note Classic Vinyl LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 19/Jul/2024 ] Saxophonist Clifford Jordan blew in from Chicago in 1957 with a series of excellent Blue Note dates including Cliff Craft featuring Art Farmer on trumpet, Sonny Clark on piano, George Tucker on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums. The set included Jordan... |
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Jordan Rakei
The Loop (Indie Green Vinyl LP) [ Decca / 2 LP - released 10/May/2024 ] Grammy-award nominated Jordan Rakei is a renowned multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, producer, and songwriter who, over soon-to-be-five studio albums, has been on a wide-ranging journey that explores the outer reaches of his inner psyche, traversing... |
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Jordan Rakei
The Loop (LP) [ Decca / 2 LP - released 10/May/2024 ] Grammy-award nominated Jordan Rakei is a renowned multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, producer, and songwriter who, over soon-to-be-five studio albums, has been on a wide-ranging journey that explores the outer reaches of his inner psyche, traversing... |
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Jordan Rakei
The Loop [ Decca / CD - released 10/May/2024 ] Grammy-award nominated Jordan Rakei is a renowned multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, producer, and songwriter who, over soon-to-be-five studio albums, has been on a wide-ranging journey that explores the outer reaches of his inner psyche, traversing... |
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Jordan Rakei
What We Call Life (LP) [ Ninja Tune / LP - released 24/Sep/2021 ] New Zealand-born, Australia-raised, and London-based artist Jordan Rakei is back with a new album, What We Call Life. His previous albums on Ninja Tune, Origin and Wallflower, cemented his worldwide reputation as a modern soul icon in the... |
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Ronny Jordan Meets DJ Krush
Bad Brothers (LP) [ UMC / LP - released 6/Oct/2023 ] Reissue of this 1994 gem. Not your usual DJ Krush here! The moody sparse landscapes you usually associate with Krush are pushed to one side as fresh bouncy hip hop is set against Ronny Jordan's jazz. Very funky, very soulful and light in mood. Lots... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Don Giovanni (Complete opera recorded in 2021) (Blu-ray) Wiener Staatsoper / Kyle Ketelsen, Ain Anger, Hanna-Elisabeth Muller, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Kate Lindsey, Philippe Sly / Philippe Jordan (cond) [ C Major Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 20/Mar/2026 ] "Kosky and Jordan met congenially in the direction of the singers." - ORF |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (complete opera recorded live in 2008) BLU-RAY Bayreuth Festival / Michael Volle, Klaus Florian Vogt, Johannes Martin Kränzle, Anne Schwanewilms / Philippe Jordan (cond) [ Deutsche Blu-ray / 2 Blu-ray - released 5/Dec/2019 ] "The performances of the cast are of a high standard dramatically and mostly musically. Volle now paces himself well and Lehmkuhl is a magical and unclichéd Magdalene." Gramophone |
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FAURE
Requiem / Pelléas et Mélisande Daniel Fuchs, Gilles Cachemaille, Mathias Usbeck, Robert Thuillier / Suisse Romande Orchestra, Armin Jordan [ Warner Classics The Erato Story / CD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] "This recording has flair and a robust honesty that is immediately captivating. Mathias Usbeck is tender and expressive in the 'Pie Jesu', even if not flawless. The baritone Gilles Cachemaille shows admirable control." (Archiv Music) |
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Duke Jordan
Three Classic Albums Plus (Trio & Quartet / Flight To Jordan / Les Liaisons Dangereuses) [ Avid / 2 CD - released 17/Nov/2014 ] |
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POULENC
La Voix Humaine / La Dame de Monte-Carlo Felicity Lott (soprano) / Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Armin Jordan [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] "Lott uses [her voice] exquisitely. You want to hear Felicity Lott's anguish, textual inflections and lacerating pain in 'La Vox humaine." San Francisco Examiner |
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WAGNER
Tristan und Isolde (complete opera recorded in 2005) Grand Theatre de Geneve / Jeanne-Michele Charbonnet / Clifton Forbis / Mihoko Fujimura / Albert Dohmen /Alfred Reiter / Armin Jordan (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / DVD - released 12/Sep/2006 ] G :- "A bold gamble and an exemplary success.... An interpretation that is intelligent, superlatively musical and unfailingly sensitive." Le Monde |
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JAMES WHITBOURN
Living Voices Jeremy Powell (soprano saxophone) & Ken Cowan (organ) / Westminster Williamson Voices, James Jordan [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] "Tonal, tuneful, technically accessible, harmonically palliative: James Whitbourn's music ticks many of the boxes beloved by choral societies" (BBC Music) |
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Louis Jordan
The Rock and Roll Years 1955-58 [ Jasmine / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] Louis Jordan was one of the most influential R&B artist of the 20th Century. This collection brings together his greatest recordings of the '50s. |
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Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Saturday Night Fish Fry - The Original & Greatest Hits [ Jasmine / CD - released 1/Mar/2000 ] Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five were one of the most successful Jazz and Rhythm & Blues small bands of their era. |
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W. A. MOZART
Le Nozze di Figaro [The Marriage of Figaro] (complete opera recorded in 2010) Ludovic tezier / Barbara Frittoli / Ekaterina Siurina / Luca Pisaroni / Orchestra of the Paris National Opera / Philippe Jordan [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / 2 DVD - released 20/Sep/2012 ] G:- "Unlike many Figaro productions these days, the physicality is never vulgar, and there are constant small touches that add character...[Pisaroni] displays the ideal bass-baritone instrument for this role" (International Record Review) |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Salome (complete opera recorded in 2009) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House / Nadja Michael, Michael Volle, Michaela Schuster, Thomas Moser / Philippe Jordan [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Aug/2010 ] "Nadia Michael… is an attractive Salome, moving like a dancer, as physically unafraid as she is vocally… Michael Volle is an imposing, rich-toned Narraboth" (Gramophone) |
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CHABRIER
Espana / Suite Pastorale / Gwendoline Overture / etc Orchestre National de France, Armin Jordan [ Warner Apex / CD - released 20/Aug/2007 ] |
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GEORGE MACFARREN
Robin Hood (complete opera) Nicky Spence / Kay Jordan / Magdalen Ashman / Victorian Opera Orchestra and Chorus / Ronal Corp [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "Macfarren's Romantic English opera Robin Hood has waited 150 years for a first recording, and though Ronald Corp's Victorian Opera forces sometimes sound stretched, they capture its genial Merrie England swashbuckle...Connoisseurs of ripe Victoriana... |
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W. A. MOZART
Le Nozze di Figaro [The Marriage of Figaro] (complete opera recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY Paris Opera / Ludovic Tezier, Barbara Frittoli, Ekaterina Siurina / Philippe Jordan [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Sep/2012 ] G:- "Unlike many Figaro productions these days, the physicality is never vulgar, and there are constant small touches that add character...[Pisaroni] displays the ideal bass-baritone instrument for this role" (International Record Review) |
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ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Schoenberg: Moses und Aron (complete opera recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY Paris Opera / Thomas Johannes Mayer, John Graham-Hall, Nicky Spence / Philippe Jordan (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/May/2017 ] Moses und Aron, Arnold Schönberg's masterpiece, at the Paris Opera in a glorious and poetic staging by Romeo Castellucci and conducted by Philippe Jordan, now available on DVD and Blu-ray! A profound, powerful and yet unfinished opera, Moses und Aron... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 - 9 (Recorded live from the Opéra Bastille and the Palais Garnier, Paris 2014-15) Ricarda Merbeth, Daniela Sindram, Robert Dean Smitm, Günther Groissböck / Paris National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Philippe Jordan [ Arthaus DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 20/Sep/2016 ] "A seasoned Beethovenian will likely conclude that a lot of care and thought went into the interpretations as well." Classical-Net |