More By Artist: M R James
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SAINT-SAENS / WIDOR / DURUFLE / FRANCK / BARRERE
French Works For Flute Adam Walker (flute), James Baillieu (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] "Walker's clear, cool, bright tone, effortless technique and finely nuanced expressiveness will win you over whether or not you naturally gravitate towards solo flute." - Gramophone, May 2021 |
RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT
Momento for Flute / Summer Music / Sonatina / Impromptou / Winter Music Alexa Still (flute) / New Zealand Chamber Orchestra / James Sedares [ Koch International Classics / CD - released 5/Jun/2005 ] Alexa Still, dazzling international flautist "has a gorgeous sound, …a limitless technique and combines this with the musical intelligence to give utterly ravishing performances". |
GRIEG
Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2, Piano Concerto & 7 Lyric Pieces Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ronan O'Hora (piano), Mark Ermler & James Judd (conductors) [ ALTO / CD - released 10/Feb/2014 ] "When it comes to generous emotional engagement you will look in vain in this price bracket. Ronan O'Hora is an extremely classy act and this version of the concerto need not look bashful in the company of the conventionally recognised reference... |
BEETHOVEN
The Piano Concertos / Choral Fantasy Alfred Brendel (piano) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra / James Levine [ Decca Trio / 3 CD - released 23/Jun/2002 ] "doesn't come any better than this these days" - Gramophone |
BRAHMS
Brahms: Lieder & Liebeslieder Waltzes Andrea Rost, Magdalena Kožená, Matthew Polenzani, Thomas Quasthoff / James Levine, Yefim Bronfman (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 17/Jun/2016 ] "a remarkable performance of Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op. 52 and Neue Liebeslieder-Walzer . . . Audio quality is excellent" Robert E. Benson, Classicalcdreview.com / 19. June 2016 |
BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis Op 123 Rosa Mannion (sop) Birgit Remmert (alto) James Taylor (tenor) Cornelius Hauptmann (bass) / La Chapelle Royale / Champs-Elysees / Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 20/May/2010 ] 'Philippe Herreweghe has the measure of this stubborn masterpiece...No-one has ever got it quite right - until now.' - Classic CD |
SCHWANTNER
Orchestral Music Anne Akiko Meyers (violin) Gregory Hustis (horn) James Diaz (organ) / Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Andrew Litton [ Hyperion / CD - released 17/Sep/2005 ] 'Andrew Litton's excellent Dallas Symphony Orchestra does full justice to all the works … And the three soloists for whom the later pieces were written could hardly be bettered' (BBC Music Magazine) |
MARGARET HUBICKI
Dedication in Time (Incls Goladon Suite) Annemarie Sand (mezzo-soprano) Daniel Pailthorpe (flute) Robert Max (cello) James Kirby (piano) / Bochmann Quartet [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 8/Jul/2005 ] Chandos expands its considerable discography of works by women composers with this CD of music by the distinguished composer and teacher, Margaret Hubicki (or Peggy, as she is more widely known). |
WIENIAWSKI / BRUCH / MASSENET / MENDELSSOHN / etc
Romance Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Berliner Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan / Vienna Philharmonic, James Levine [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 12/Nov/2000 ] All the beautiful slow movements from the famous violin Concertos |
SARASATE / WIENIAWSKI / TARTINI / RAVEL / MASSENET / FAURE
Carmen-Fantasy Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], James Levine [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 22/Dec/2007 ] "These are largely encore pieces, designed to bewitch the listener with breathtaking violin wizardry. And its no surprise that many of these pieces were written by virtuoso violinists." (Good-Music-Guide) |
KORNGOLD / TCHAIKOVSKY / BEETHOVEN / RAVEL / PROKOFIEV / BRAHMS / etc
Mutterissimo: The Art Of Anne Sophie Mutter Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Staatskapelle Dresden, Andre Previn (piano & conductor), Vienna Philharmonic, James Levine [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 18/Dec/2016 ] Mutterissimo - The Art of Anne-Sophie Mutter is a selection of highlights from her discography, personally picked by Mutter herself, bringing together recordings that date for the most part from the last twenty years. It invites listeners to... |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 and solo piano works Arcadi Volodos (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, James Levine [ Sony Classics / CD - released 15/Oct/2018 ] "So many things about it are distinguished and thrilling. The flowing tempo of the opening bars and the subtle assertion of soloistic presence augur well....Levine ensures that the following orchestral transition keeps moving (how often conductors... |
REICH / CAGE / CARTER / DASHOW / KAMPELA
Changes Arturo Tallini (Electric Guitar,, Prepared Guitar,, Classical Guitar,, Vocalise), Domenico Ascione (Pre-recorded tape of electric guitar), and, James [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Nov/2022 ] Repertoire for solo guitar has gained in depth and quality in recent decades, with acoustic and electronic techniques enjoying an ever more imaginative coexistence. Arturo Tallini's recital explores contrasting approaches for his instrument,... |
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Asher James
Feet In The Soil [ CD ] |
ARNOLD BAX
Bax: Symphonic Variations / Concertante for Piano Left Hand Ashley Wass (piano) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / James Judd [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] "The young pianist Ashley Wass play[s] impeccably - not only stylishly, but also with subtle, expressive shading and lovely liquid tone quality." The Independent |
ARNOLD BAX
Bax: Winter Legends / Morning Song (Maytime in Sussex) / Saga Fragment Ashley Wass (piano) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / James Judd [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jun/2011 ] "Naxos' recording captures the full range of the music (it's pretty wide), yet maintains clarity even in the tutti passages. Bax fans will find much to enjoy in this release." (10/10 ClassicsToday July 2011) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis Ann-Helen Moen (soprano), Roxana Constantinescu (mezzo-soprano), James Gilchrist (tenor) / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 9/Feb/2018 ] "All performers are in superb form and recorded with pristine clarity and balance. This is a must-listen - a different Beethoven comes forth with sublime beauty and insights beyond the symphony." (Nicholas Butler) |
PURCELL
Complete Secular Solo Songs Barbara Bonney / Susan Gritton / Charles Daniels / Roger Covey-Crump / James Bowman / Michael George / The King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion / 3 CD - released 23/Mar/2010 ] 'Those who need all of Purcell's songs at their fingertips should invest in Hyperion's three-disk survey of secular songs, with outstanding performances by Barbara Bonney, Rogers Covey-Crump and James Bowman' (The New York Times) |
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Barclay James Harvest
After the Day - The BBC Recordings 1974-1976 [ Universal Music / 2 CD - released 10/May/2008 ] European imported double disc set. |
Barclay James Harvest
Barclay James Harvest And Other Short Stories [ Parlophone / CD - released 25/Jul/2014 ] |
