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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no.3, Works for Solo Piano Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Ryan Bancroft [ Decca / CD - due 10/Apr/2026 ] Isata Kanneh-Mason has a longstanding love for the music of Prokofiev and performed his Third Piano Concerto for her solo debut at the BBC Proms in 2023. Now she explores the music of this great composer further, on this electrifying new album. As... |
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: The Merry Wives of Windsor (recorded live at the Globe Theatre London in 2019) Globe Theatre / Pearce Quigley, Sarah Finigan, Bryony Hannah, Richard Katz, Forbes Mason, Anita Reynolds, Boadicea Ricketts / Elle While (director) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Mar/2013 ] "Double-meanings, disguises and dirty laundry abound as Sir John Falstaff sets about improving his financial situation by wooing Mistress Page and Mistress Ford. But the 'Merry Wives' quickly cotton on to his tricks and decide to have a bit of fun of... |
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GERSHWIN / BARBER / BEACH / COLERIGDE-TAYLOR / COPLAND
Isata Kanneh-Mason - Summertime Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 6/Sep/2021 ] "'Summertime' indeed, from a profound and greatly gifted artist who radiates warmth, joy and much-needed musical sunshine." Gramophone Editor's Choice August 2021 |
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FLORENCE PRICE
Price: Piano Concerto in One Movement / Symphony No. 1 Jeneba Kanneh-Mason (piano), Chineke! Orchestra, Leslie Suganandarajah, Roderick Cox [ Decca / CD - released 7/Jul/2023 ] "[Kanneh-Mason's] playing is vigorous and authoritative. Price could have no more persuasive an advocate...Chineke! Orchestra's woodwind, especially, shine in these lively performances" The Guardian |
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Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets
Live At The Roundhouse [ Legacy / 2 CD/DVD - released 18/Sep/2020 ] "Live at the Roundhouse" is unlike any other concert film connected with Pink Floyd. It's the nearest thing you can get to a time machine, transporting you back to the very earliest days of the band. Nick Mason, the only band member to have played on... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Triple Concerto / Songs Nicola Benedetti (violin), Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Gerald Finley (baritone) / Philharmonia Orchestra [ Decca / CD - released 19/Jul/2024 ] "..together they make a stellar team, bursting with energy and expressive precision.." BBC Music Five Stars July 2024 - Concerto Choice |
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JACOB WEINBERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Weinberg: Piano Concerto 2 / String Quartet Op. 55 / etc Jorge Federico Osorio (piano), Patrick Mason (baritone) / Bingham String Quartet, Barcelona Symphony, National Orchestra of Catalonia [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 3/Apr/2006 ] This compact disc features world premiere recordings of three works by JACOB WEINBERG (1879-1956), who was born in the Ukraine to a cultured, assimilated family and studied first at the Moscow conservatory and then in Vienna. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Inspiration Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello) / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla [ Decca Records / CD - released 1/Jun/2018 ] "A most rewarding CD then, sure evidence that we should henceforth be on the lookout for any performances, recorded or live, that involve Sheku Kanneh-Mason." - Gramophone |
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JOHN KANDER / FRED EBB
Kander/Edd: Steel Pier Anthony Roberts & Marilyn Mason / Original Broadway Cast Recording [ RCA Victor / CD - released 17/May/1997 ] Steel Pier is a musical written by the songwriting team of Kander and Ebb from the original book by David Thompson. Directed by Scott Ellis with choreography by Susan Stroman, the musical opened on Broadway on April 24, 1997. |
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GILBERT and SULLIVAN
Gilbert & Sullivan: H.M.S. Pinafore (Complete Opera recorded in 1971) D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, with John Reed, Pauline Wales, Thomas Lawlor, Christine Palmer, Ralph Mason / James Walker (cond) [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Jun/2018 ] "There is a real sense of staging and movement which is all to the good. The dialogue is well handled and is very much a plus factor.' Fanfare, November/December 1983 |