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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Cinema Hauser (cello), London Symphony Orchestra, Robert Ziegler (conductor) [ Sony Classical / CD - due 6/Mar/2026 ] With his unmistakable artistry and passion, HAUSER breathes new life into cinema's most iconic music. This collection, recorded with the prestigious London Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Robert Ziegler, spans decades of cinematic history,... |
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GUSTAV HOLST / SIR ARNOLD BAX
Holst: The Planets / Bax: Tintagel London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, Tenebrae [ LSO Live / CD - due 20/Mar/2026 ] |
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GREGORY FRITZE
Fritze: Overtures and Symphonies London Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Sanz-Espert [ Naxos / CD - due 27/Feb/2026 ] Prize-winning composer Gregory Fritze has written over a hundred compositions for a variety of forces, and is also a greatly admired teacher. The four works on this album share programmatic perspectives. The city of London is evoked in a celebratory... |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Orchestral Music Sinfonia of London, John Wilson [ Chandos / CD - due 13/Mar/2026 ] Puccini is renowned as one of the greatest opera composers of all time and his early works - before Manon Lescaut catapulted him to international fame - offer a fascinating insight into his development as a composer. John Wilson and Sinfonia of... |
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ROBERTO GERHARD / WILLIAM WALTON / IGOR STRAVINSKY
Gerhard: The Plague / Walton: Facade / Stravinsky: L'Histoire du soldat [The Soldier's Tale] Alec McCowen, Glenda Jackson, Rudolf Nureyev, Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Paul Scofield (narrators) / National Symphony Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, etc [ Australian Deutsche Grammophon Eloquence / 2 CD - released 9/Apr/2021 ] A trio of twentieth-century classics, sardonic and timely tales, in long-unavailable Decca/Argo recordings from the 1970s. |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Complete opera recorded in 1967) Alfred Deller, Peter Pears, Thomas Hemsley,Owen Brannigan, Josephine Veasey, Robert Tear / London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten [ Decca Records / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Jan/2002 ] "...Britten again proves himself an ideal interpreter of his own music." *** Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide |
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RODRIGO / LEONCAVALLO / LISZT / TOSTI / OFFENBACH / ROSSINI / etc
Andrea Bocelli - Sentimento Andrea Bocelli (tenor) London Symphony Orchestra / Lorin Maazel [ Philips / CD - released 12/Nov/2002 ] Beautiful, passionate arias and songs in the classical repertory. A very romantic collection of music |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Complete Schubert Edition: A Goethe Schubertiad Christine Shafer (soprano) John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Simon Keenlyside (baritone) Michael George (bass) / The London Chorale / Stephen Layton (dir) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 24 / CD - released 2/Feb/2002 ] 'The whole record is priceless … renewed praise … an engrossing and invaluable addition to this series' (Gramophone) |
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GEORGES BIZET / GABRIEL FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bizet: Symphony in C / Faure: Pavane (with works by Ibert & Ravel) City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 20/Nov/1989 ] Original recording from the Henry Wood Hall, February 1988 |