Timothy Ridout, James Baillieu, Frank Dupree
A Lionel Tertis Celebration [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 22/Mar/2024 ] Lionel Tertis (1876-1975), a great genius of the viola, is little known to today's public. Timothy Ridout pays tribute to this key figure in his instrument's history with a flamboyant programme featuring music by Tertis's friends, teachers and... |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto / Apollon musagète / etc James Ehnes (vioin) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 23/Feb/2024 ] "…James Ehnes gives a performance of unobtrusive elegance … Ehnes's intonation is, as ever, second to none." Gramophone |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Ernani (complete opera recorded in 2022) Francesco Meli, Roberto Frontali, Vitalij Kowaljow, Maria José Siri / Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, James Conlon [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 16/Feb/2024 ] Victor Hugo's 1830 stage drama Hernani won overwhelming admiration, and over a decade later Verdi's attention was drawn to it as an operatic vehicle that would give him opportunities for full dramatic unity. |
Joni Mitchell & James Taylor
Royal Albert Hall 1970 [ Time Line / CD - released 17/Nov/2023 ] Here we have Joni and James together in London. Two weeks earlier they had played at the event in Vancouver which launched Greenpeace. They were truly a golden couple, displaying unguarded affection towards one another on stage, romantically entwined... |
James Taylor
That's Why I'm Here (Limited Edition Coloured Vinyl LP) [ Music On Vinyl / LP - released 10/Nov/2023 ] That's Why I'm Here is the eleventh studio album by singer-songwriter James Taylor. Although it was only moderately successful at the time of its release, it eventually became a fan favourite and was certified Platinum in the United States. A cover... |
James Blunt
Who We Used To Be [ East West Records / CD - released 27/Oct/2023 ] |
James Blunt
Who We Used To Be (Deluxe CD) [ East West Records / CD - released 27/Oct/2023 ] |
James Blunt
Who We Used To Be (Limited Edition Recycled Vinyl LP) [ East West Records / LP - released 27/Oct/2023 ] |
James Blake
Playing Robots Into Heaven (LP) [ Polydor UK / 2 LP - released 22/Sep/2023 ] James return to the electronic roots of his Hessle, Hemlock and R&S records days. |
James Taylor
Live (Limited Edition LP) [ Music On Vinyl / 2 LP - released 22/Sep/2023 ] Live is the first official live album of James Taylor. Recorded during a tour in November 1992, the multi-Platinum album was originally released in 1993 and peaked at number 20 on Billboard magazine's Billboard 200. The best performances from 14... |
STEPHEN HOUGH
Mirabilis: The Music of Stephen Hough London Choral Sinfonia, James Orford (organ), Michael Waldron (conductor) [ Orchid Classics / CD - released 15/Sep/2023 ] Named by The Economist as one of Twenty Living Polymaths, Sir Stephen Hough combines a worldwide career as a pianist with those of composer and writer. ""My father said that I had memorised seventy nursery rhymes by the age of two. This sounds... |
PAVEL HAAS / ANTOINE REICHA / LEOŠ JANÁCEK / BOHUSLAV MARTINU
Echoes of Bohemia: Czech Music for Wind Chamber: Orsino Ensemble, with James Baillieu (piano) [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 8/Sep/2023 ] Following their début album, Belle Époque, the Orsino Ensemble turns its attention to music from Bohemia. There is a strong tradition of Czech wind playing, and hence a wealth of great repertoire on which to draw. Antoine Reicha was a contemporary... |
James Blake
Playing Robots Into Heaven [ Polydor UK / CD - released 8/Sep/2023 ] James returns to the electronic roots of his Hessle, Hemlock and R&S records days. |
James Blake
Playing Robots Into Heaven (Deluxe White Vinyl Double LP) [ Polydor UK / 2 LP - released 8/Sep/2023 ] James return to the electronic roots of his Hessle, Hemlock and R&S records days. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream Glyndebourne, James Bowman, Ileana Cotrubas, Curt Appelgreen, Felicity Lott [ Opus Arte / DVD - released 25/Aug/2023 ] Bernard Haitink conducts in this landmark recording of the Peter Hall's inimitable production |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Walküre (LP) Birgit Nilsson, Hans Hotter, Régine Crespin, James King, Christa Ludwig, Gottlob Frick / Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca / 5 Vinyl Box Set - released 4/Aug/2023 ] For these new editions, a decade since the last remastering, a completely new set of high-definition 24 bit/192kHz transfers of the original master tapes have been utilized. |
Rick James
Street Songs [ Universal / CD - released 4/Aug/2023 ] |
WAGNER / HAYDN / BERLIOZ / BRITTEN / R. STRAUSS
Jessye Norman - The Unreleased Masters Jessye Norman (soprano) / Gewandhauorchester, Kurt Masur, Berliner Philharmoniker, James Levine, Boston Symphony, Seiji Ozawa [ Decca / 3 CD - released 4/Aug/2023 ] Decca Classics presents Jessye Norman - The Unreleased Masters, showcasing never-before-heard recordings of one of the greatest classical singers of all time. |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN / etc
Discovering Mendelssohn Christian Li (violin) / Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis, with James Baillieu (piano), Xuefei Yang (guitar) [ Decca / CD - released 21/Jul/2023 ] A new album from Australian-Chinese violinist Christian Li. Having topped the Australian Classical Charts with his debut album in 2021 (with which he became the youngest artist ever to record Vivaldi's Four Seasons) the award-winning musician... |
James Brown
James Brown: Four Classic Albums Plus...Four Bonus Tracks [ Avid R & B / CD - released 30/Jun/2023 ] AVID R&B presents the latest release in their Four Classic Albums Plus series with a re-mastered 2CD set from James Brown & The Famous Flames, complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details. "Please, Please, Please"; "Think";... |