John Martyn
May You Never (1971 Single) [ Universal / 7in - released 19/Apr/2014 ] Record Store Day 2014 Limited Edition. |
John Martyn
London Conversation [ Island Records / CD - released 6/Dec/2005 ] Availabe on import from Europe, John's debut solo album from 1967 has been digitally re-mastered from the original master tapes and now includes a previously unreleased bonus track. |
JEAN GILLES
Messe des Morts [Requiem] Anne-Marie Rodde, Jean Nirouet, Martyn Hill, Peter Kooy / Collegium Vocale Gent / Philippe Herreweghe [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] 'This is in short a performance with the carefully moulded contours, sensitively judged sonic qualities and sheer spiritual presence that we have come to recognize over the years as true Herreweghe characteristics.' Gramophone |
Gilbert and Sullivan
H.M.S. Pinafore (Complete) (1949 Recording) Martyn Green, Darrell Fancourt, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. Isadore Godfrey [ Regis Records / CD - released 12/Jun/2002 ] Classic recording by the greatest cast - carefully re-mastered |
John Martyn
Anthology [ Primo Records / 2 CD - released 17/Apr/2007 ] This 2-CD, 27-track "best of" compilation collects a broad cross-section of the works of masterly British singer / songwriter / guitarist John Martyn. |
John Martyn
Serendipity: An Introduction to John Martyn [ Island Records / CD - released 2/Nov/1998 ] Imported from Europe, this well priced compilation offers a mixture of songs from John Martyn's admirable musical career. |
ARNOLD BAX
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bax: Symphony No 7 / Four Songs for Tenor and Orchestra Martyn Hill (tenor) / Ulster Orchestra, Bryden Thomson [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/May/2004 ] "I found his interpretation of the Seventh fully acceptable...I found myself in his more leisurely company enjoying the scenery." MusicWeb |
CECIL COLES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Coles: Music from Behind the Lines Sarah Fox (soprano) Paul Whelan (baritone) / BBC Scottish Symphony, Martyn Brabbin [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] "His orchestral writing is highly accomplished; and the dramatic flair suggests a potential opera composer…excellent singing and committed playing." (BBC Music Magazine) |
Stephane Grappelli (violin & piano), Marc Fosset (acoustic guitar), Allan Ganley (drums), Martyn Taylor (electric guitar), Patrice Caratini (bass)
Stephane Grappelli: Just One Of Those Things [ EMI / CD - released 18/Apr/1988 ] Praising a recent Stephane Grappelli album, American jazz critic Leonard Feather noted that Grappelli in his mid-70s "plays with more cheerful self-confidence than he did at 57 or 27." |
MICHAEL FINNISSY
Red Earth BBC Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins (conductor) [ NMC / CD - released 1/Jan/2008 ] |
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Glorious Fool [ Rhino / CD - released 18/Aug/2008 ] |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Spring Symphony / Welcome Ode / Psalm 150 Alfreda Hodgson (contralto), Elizabeth Gale (soprano), Martyn Hill (tenor) / Southend Boys Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Hickox Legacy / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] This re-release of the Spring Symphony, complemented by two smaller but equally life-confirming works by Britten, marks the composer's centenary year. It also forms part of our ongoing Richard Hickox Legacy series, which pays tribute to this great co |
WILLIAM WALLACE
Creation Symphony & other orchestral works BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Sep/2014 ] "It is incredible that a composer of this strength has been so overlooked. On the evidence of this recording alone he should be treated as a national treasure" (The Scotsman) |
ALEXANDER MacKENZIE
Orchestral Music (incls The Cricket On The Hearth Op. 62 - Overture) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jul/2012 ] "[A] splendid disc. The performances … are exemplary, giving Mackenzie's music the best possible opportunity to speak for itself" (The Times) |
WILLIAM WALLACE
Symphonic Poems BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Jan/2014 ] William Wallace was a classical scholar, a doctor and eye surgeon, a poet and dramatist, a writer on music and musicians, and the man described by Shaw as 'a young Scotch composer with a very tender and sympathetic talent'. His orchestral... |
FRANCIS CHAGRIN
Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2016 ] Francis Chagrin described himself as 'Romanian by birth, British by nationality and cosmopolitan by inclination'. A student of Paul Dukas and Nadia Boulanger, Chagrin wrote prolifically for films but composed for most genres. The two symphonies are... |
GILBERT & SULLIVAN
HMS Pinafore (complete operetta) Darrell Fancourt, Radley Flynn, Joan Gillingham, Martyn Green, Ella Halman / D'oyly Carte Opera Company, Isidore Godfrey [ Naxos Historical Great Operetta Recordings / CD - released 3/Sep/2001 ] "Listening to these CDs again made me appreciate just how good some of the soloists were. Darrell Fancourt is striking as Dick Deadeye, Ella Halman is a superb Buttercup, and Joan Gillingham is a prim and proper Hebe." Mel@marbecks.co.nz |
WILLIAM WALTON
Anon in Love / A Song for the Lord Mayor's Table / etc Felicity Lott (soprano) Martyn Hill (tenor) Craig Ogden (guitar) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Naxos English Song Series / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] "for a super-budget recording this, as with any of the British song series formerly with Collins and now with Naxos, is a must-have." -- Musicweb.uk.net |
John Martyn
Inside Out [ Island Records / CD - released 6/Dec/2005 ] Available as an import from Europe, John's classic album from 1973 has been digitally re-mastered from the original master tapes and now features 4 bonus tracks. |
John Martyn
Snooo... [ Blueprint Records / CD - released 23/Mar/1999 ] Available as a direct import from U.K., this 4-track EP is one for the collectors. |