More By Artist: Little Steven
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Cello Symphony, Cello Sonata & Cello Suites Alban Gerhardt (cello) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Manze / Steven Osborne (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Concerto |
SHOSTAKOVICH / SCHNITTKE
Cello Sonatas Alban Gerhardt (cello) / Steven Osborne (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 14/Jul/2006 ] 'Beautifully recorded and played, this is a disc that enchants simply through the sound it makes. Both Gerhardt and Osborne are noted especially for their poetic insights and whenever the music turns introspective here they cast a magic spell so as... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas Alina Ibragimova (violin), Steven Osborne (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 27/Jun/2014 ] BBC Music Magazine Award Nomination 2015 - Chamber |
RAFFAELE CALACE
Mandolin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Rhapsodia Napoletana Alison Stephens (mandolin) / Steven Devine (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Oct/2007 ] If a single musical example could demonstrate the range, emotion and expressiveness of the mandolin, it is the slow movement of Concerto No. 1. |
PUCCINI / LUNA / LEHAR / VILLA-LOBOS / LOPEZ / CANTELOUBE / etc
Soprano Songs and Arias Ana Maria Martinez (soprano) / Prague Philharmonia / Steven Mercurio (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jan/2006 ] "One of the freshest, loveliest and most musical soprano voices to have appeared for some time" (MusicWeb Jan 2006) |
JACQUES-FRANCOIS GALLAY
Songs of Love, War and Melancholy: The Operatic Fantasias of Jacques-François Gallay Anneke Scott (natural horn); Steven Devine (piano); Lucy Crowe (soprano) [ Resonus Classics / CD - released 1/May/2015 ] The third installment in Anneke Scott's series of works by the French natural horn player and composer Jacques-François Gallay presents a thrilling programme of operatic fantasias & songs. These fascinating and unique works mix incredibly... |
HILDEGARD von BINGEN
Hildegard von Bingen - In Portrait - Ordo Virtutum Ansy Boothroyd / John Hancorm / Vox Animae, led by Evelyn Tubb / Mayfield Chamber Opera Chorus / Michael Fields / Piers Adams / Steven Devine [ Opus Arte / Kultur DVD / 2 DVD - released 5/Jan/2004 ] G :- "The vocal artistry is at a very high level… neither Evelyn Tubb nor Ansy Boothroyd try to steal the show. …If I were forced to limit my library to only one recording of music by Hildegard von Bingen, this would be it." -Continuo, USA (Ordo... |
JOSEPH MARX
Marx: Complete Orchestral Music Vol 1 (Includes: Symphonic Night Music; Idyll-Concertino on the pastoral quart; Spring Music) Bochum Symphony Orchestra / Steven Sloane [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2003 ] "An impressionistic South German voice soaked in the quintessence of lyrical expression." MusicWeb |
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
Rachmaninoff: All Night Vigil The Clarion Choir, Steven Fox [ Pentatone / CD - released 27/Jan/2023 ] The Clarion Choir and its Artistic Director Steven Fox make their Pentatone debut with a recording of Sergei Rachmaninoff's choral masterpiece, the All-Night Vigil, demonstrating their exceptional proficiency in Russian repertoire. The All-Night... |
LUCIANO BERIO
Berio: Sequenzas I-XIV (Complete) Darrett Adkins (Cello) / Tony Arnold (Soprano) / Boris Berman (Piano) / Steven Dann (Viola) / Guy Few (Trumpet) / Erica Goodman (Harp) [ Naxos / 3 CD - released 13/Jun/2006 ] In 1994, Berio invited the author Edoardo Sanguineti to pen epigraphs for each of the (then twelve) Sequenzas. These verses, which can be recited by the musician or read by the listener prior to performance, are not intended either as an explanation... |
ANDRE CAMPRA
Messe de Requiem Elisabeth Baudry, Monique Zanetti, Josep Benet, John Elwes & Steven Varcoe / La Chapelle Royale, Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 10/Jan/2014 ] This French Baroque icon from the early days of harmonia mundi [around 1986? Ed] has been 'download only' for some years and we are delighted that Herreweghe's benchmark Campra 'Requiem' is now reissued at mid price, on hm gold, due to popular demand. |
HANDEL / DONIZETTI / ROSSINI / MOZART / BELLINI / BERLIOZ / GOUND / DeLIBES / FLOYD / OFFENBACH
Opera Arias Elizabeth Futral soprano ; Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Steven White [ Chandos Opera in English / CD - released 2/Jun/2003 ] 'No opportunity of hearing an artist as delightful as the soprano Elizabeth Futral should be missed, so this disc is very welcome!' (BBC Music Magazine) |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: The Complete Chamber Music [12 CDs special price] The Florestan Trio / The Raphael Ensemble / New Budapest Quartet / Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) Steven Isserlis (cello) Krysia Osostowicz (violin) [ Hyperion / 12 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2008 ] 'Immerse yourself in this set of 12 CDs of Brahms's chamber music … In the last 25 years, Hyperion has managed to persuade some of the finest of chamber musicians to reveal their affection for Brahms in recordings of remarkably consistent quality …... |
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COPLAND
Music for the Theatre / Ballads and Elegies / Appalachian Spring (original version for 13 instruments) Harmonie Ensemble / Steven Richman (conductor) [ Bridge / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] |
Henry Butler, Steven Bernstein and the Hot 9
Viper's Drag [ CD - released 27/May/2014 ] On Viper's Drag, the combination of Bernstein's bracing, visionary charts in combination with Butler's literally astonishing abilities as both interpreter and soloist, offer a new take on hot jazz. |
FRANZ von SUPPE
Von Suppe: Fatinitza (complete operetta recorded in 2006) Stephanie Houtzeel, Steven Scheschareg, Zora Antonic, Christian Bauer & Bernhard Adler / Franz-Lehár Orchester, Vinzenz Praxmarer [ CPO / 2 CD - released 27/Aug/2007 ] "…a splendid performance of a wonderfully robust and tuneful score…" Gramophone |
TRADITIONAL
The Three Tenors Christmas Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti / Vienna Symphony, Steven Mercurio [ Bank Austria / Sony Classical / CD - released 20/Nov/2010 ] Resplendent in voice and manner, José Carreras, Placido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti deliver 21 songs of traditional sacred music and secular numbers in a remarkable 1999 live recording. |
Joseph Calleja (tenor) / BBC Concert Orchestra, Steven Mercurio
Amore [ Decca / CD - released 13/Sep/2013 ] "the Maltese tenor brings a beguiling elegance, supported by some fabulous orchestrations." (Financial Times) |
LOUIS KARCHIN
Romulus (complete opera) Katrina Thurman / Steven Ebel / Thomas Meglioranza / Wilbur Pauley / The Washington Square Ensemble / Louis Karchin [ Naxos American Opera Classics / CD - released 22/Sep/2011 ] The Washington Square Ensemble, praised for its 'polished, lively performance' (The New York Times) is joined by a cast of first-class singers conducted by the composer. |
GERSHWIN
Gershwin By Grofe: Original orchestrations & arrangements Lincoln Mayorga (piano) Al Gallodoro (clarinet) / Harmonie Ensemble / Steven Richman [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] "Richman's spot-on sense of pacing, balance and emphasis guarantee that every Grofé-conjured utterance receives discerning and shapely animation. The ensemble and solo playing likely would bowl over both the composer and Whiteman." Gramophone |
