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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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BIZET / FALLA / BERNSTEIN / RAVEL / LEHAR / etc
Elina Garanca: Habanera Elina Garanca (mezzo) with Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Coro Filarmonico del Regio di Torino, Karel Mark Chichon [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 30/Aug/2010 ] "GaranĨa's voice has been described as "creamy", "silken" and "lustrous" but it also has a surprisingly rounded maturity. What sets her apart, however, is the unteachable ability to send shivers down the spine." Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine,... |
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GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: The Complete Songs vol.3 Felicity Lott (sop) Jennifer Smith (sop) John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Jean-Paul Fouchecourt (ten) Christopher Maltmann (bar) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Aug/2005 ] 'recording and presentation are the stuff of dreams. Hyperion has done Fauré proud' - Gramophone |
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Glenn Fallows & Mark Treffel
The Globeflower Masters Vol.2 (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 9/Dec/2022 ] Glenn Fallows and Mark Treffel released their first album, 'The Globeflower Master Vol. 1', on Mr Bongo in September 2021. With its lush, warm, and timeless productions paying homage to classic 60s and 70s soundtrack composers, it was very well... |
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EDWARD ELGAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar: A Self Portrait: The Music Makers / Dream Children / Froissart / etc Jane Irwin (Mezzo) / Halle Orchestra / Mark Elder [ ASV Halle / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] This is the first time in a decade that this music has been recorded, and the different works perfectly illustrate the different aspects of Elgar's personality. |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Complete Hyperion Schubert Edition: The Final Year John Mark Ainsley, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Michael Schade (tenors) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 37 / CD - released 20/Sep/2000 ] The final volume in the Schubert Hyperion series |
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GERALD FINZI
Finzi: In Years Defaced / Prelude Op 25 / Romance Op 11 / Concerto for Small Orchestra John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Tasmin Little (violin) / City of London Sinfonia, Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 12/Feb/2001 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE: Editor's Choice (May 2001) |
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FELIX & FANNY MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn, (Felix & Fanny): Vom Himmel hoch, MWV A 22 / Gartenlieder, Op.3 / Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Op.60, MWV D 3 Julia Doyle (soprano) Mark Le Brocq (tenor) Ashley Riches (baritone) / Crouch End Festival Chorus, London Mozart Players, David Temple [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 23/Feb/2024 ] "There's a wonderful breadth to the sound caught in St Jude-on-the-Hill in Hampstead Garden Suburb by the Chandos team. This new recording is surely the new benchmark." Gramophone |
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STEPHAN PROCK
Sojourn Lisa Harper-Brown, Mark Dorrell, Roberto Fabbriciani, Margaret Medlyn, Jian Liu, Martin Riseley, Diedre Irons [ Rattle / CD - released 16/Feb/2018 ] Boston-based composer Stephan Prock offers a rich musical reflection of his time in Aotearoa with SOJOURN. Stephan is a film music scholar and freelance composer of contemporary music for soloists, chamber ensembles, orchestra, and film. Based in... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / RICHARD WAGNER / GIUSEPPE VERDI
Lise Davidsen: Beethoven - Wagner - Verdi Lise Davidsen (soprano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder [ Decca / CD - released 16/Apr/2021 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Voice & Ensemble |
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ARENSKY / BUSONI / MOZART / POULENC / RACHMANINOFF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Lyubov Bruk & Mark Taimanov Lyubov Bruk, Mark Taimanov (pianos) / Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Arnold Katz / Leningrad Chamber Orchestra, Lazar Gozman [ Philips Great Pianists Of The 20th Century Vol 15 / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/1998 ] Taimanov was a top concert pianist in the Soviet Union. With his first wife, Lyubov Bruk, he formed a piano duo, some of whose recordings were included in the Phillips and Steinway series Great Pianists of the 20th Century. |
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MaxMILLAN / DOVE / TABAKOVA / GARDINER / BOYLE / DUPRE / PARRY / etc
Voices of Thunder - Works for Choir & Organ Magdalen College Choir, Oxford, Mark Williams (conductor) [ Coro Magdalen / CD - released 1/Nov/2024 ] Another triumph for the Magdalen musicians and an equally enjoyable experience from both choral and organ points of view." Gramophone Editor's Choice Jan 2025 Voices of Thunder features a range of spectacular choral pieces that showcase Magdalen... |
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Mark de Clive-Lowe
Freedom [ Soul Bank / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2022 ] Electronic jazz pioneer, pianist, producer, re-mixer Mark de Clive-Lowe has an envious reputation as a cross genre creative artist who blends acoustic, electronic and world music exploring themes of belonging and identity. Equal parts jazz, house... |
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Mark Knopfler
Local Hero (Original Soundtrack) [ Vertigo Records / CD - released 7/May/1983 ] The 1983 soundtrack for Local Hero was composed by Mark and features guest group The Acetones on 'The Mist Covered Mountains' and 'The Ceilidh'. |
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Mark Lanegan
Bubblegum XX (20th Anniversary Double LP) [ Beggars Arkive / 2 LP - released 23/Aug/2024 ] Bubblegum XX - a set of releases that include a remastered double LP edition of the original album and a 4LP/3CD release containing 40 remastered tracks, 12 of which are previously unreleased. Bubblegum XX features features members of Queens of... |
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Mark Lanegan
Bubblegum XX (20th Anniversary Indie Exclusive Red Vinyl LP) [ Beggars Arkive / 2 LP - released 23/Aug/2024 ] Bubblegum XX features features members of Queens of the Stone Age, PJ Harvey, Greg Dulli, Izzy and Duff from Guns & Roses/Velvet Revolver, among other assorted rock luminaries. When Bubblegum was released, Mark chose to let it speak for itself and... |
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Mark Lanegan
Whiskey For The Holy Ghost (Double Gatefold LP) [ Sub Pop / 2 LP - released 14/Oct/2016 ] Whiskey for the Holy Ghost is the second solo album from Lanegan, and was originally released January 18th, 1994. It builds upon the roots-music foundation Lanegan established with his debut The Winding Sheet. Released during the grunge explosion... |
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Mark Lockett / Joel Frahm / Orlando Le Fleming
Sneaking Out After Midnight [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 11/May/2012 ] A fresh, joyful, and thoroughly modern sound, a successful merging of the unique character of jazz from 'down-under' with the esteemed rigour and pedigree of New York edge. |
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Mark Morrison
Return of the Mack (LP) [ Warner Music LP / LP - released 11/Jun/2021 ] Originally released in 1996, "Return Of The Mack" is the debut studio album from Mark Morrison that made him the first artist in British pop history to have five top ten singles from a debut album on the UK Singles Chart; Return of the Mack (#1),... |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT / LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Schubert: Schwanengesang / Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte Mark Padmore (tenor), Mitsuko Uchida (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 3/Feb/2023 ] With a lifetime of experience with this music, Uchida and Padmore are the perfect duo to interpret this magnificent repertoire. |