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GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Don Pasquale (complete opera recorded in 2006) BLU-RAY Zurich Opera / Juan Diego Florez, Isabel Rey, Ruggero Raimondi, Oliver Widmer / Nello Santi (cond) [ Decca Music Group Limited Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 12/Mar/2009 ] Decca presents Florez in one of his most famous stage roles with this performance of Donizetti's irresistible comedy from Zurich Opera House. This is the first recording, both audio and visual, of Flórez singing the role of Ernesto. |
OLIVER DAVIS
Davis: Solace Oliver Davis (Piano and Vocals), Kerenza Peacock, Jonathan Hill (Violins), Katherine Jenkinson, Nicholas Holland (Cellos) [ Signum / CD - released 12/Mar/2021 ] Recorded at the height of the international Covid lockdown, Oliver Davis's sixth album for Signum is a feat of both technological as well as artistic achievement. Following from draws together artists from across the globe for a selection of moving... |
Oliver Nelson
The Blues And The Abstract Truth: The Stereo & Mono Versions (2CD) [ Green Corner / 2 CD - released 17/Nov/2017 ] |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Immortal Beloved: Beethoven Arias Chen Reiss (soprano), Oliver Wass (harp) / Academy of Ancient Music, Richard Egarr [ Onyx / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] "With stunning accompaniments under Richard Egarr this is a thrilling disc with largely unhackneyed Beethoven works - an ideal addition to many Beethoven enthusiasts' collection." MusicWeb Recommended May 2020 |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker (Complete ballet recorded in 1999) Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin / Nadja Saidakova, Vladimir Malakhov, Oliver Matz / Daniel Barenboim (cond) [ Arthaus Musik / DVD - released 27/Jun/2002 ] In 1999, exactly 107 years - to the day - after the first performance in St. Petersburg, Patrice Bart's choreography of Tchaikovsky's worldwide success The Nutcracker premiered at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin. |
SCHUMANN / DARGOMIZHSKY / FRANCK / MENDELSSOHN / etc
Decades: A Century of Song Vol. 4 1840-1850 Florian Boesch (baritone), Alexey Gusev (baritone), Samuel Hasselhorn (baritone), Anush Hovhannisyan (soprano), Oliver Johnston (tenor), Nick Pritchar [ Vivat / CD - released 17/Jan/2020 ] "Any collector of this revelatory series is going to want this new disc" (Gramophone) |
ROBERT SAXTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Saxton: Concerto for Orchestra / The Circles of Light / etc London Sinfonietta, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Knussen [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/1997 ] Robert Saxton was born in London in 1953 and started composing at the age of six. Guidance in early years from Benjamin Britten and Elisabeth Lutyens was followed by periods of study at both Cambridge and Oxford Universities. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: The Prince of the Pagodas (complete ballet) London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen [ Virgin Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 3/Mar/1990 ] Original CD Edition with 70 page booklet |
Oliver Nelson
Black, Brown & Beautiful (Gatefold LP) [ Flying Dutchman Records / LP - released 31/Mar/2023 ] Beautiful" saw legendary composer and arranger Oliver Nelson musically address the state of black America in the wake of the assassination of Martin Luther King. Tracks like 'Requiem', 'Lamb Of God' and 'Martin Was A Man, A Real Man' directly address... |
Oliver Sim
Hideous Bastard (Limited Red Vinyl LP) [ Young / LP - released 9/Sep/2022 ] The debut solo album from Oliver Sim (vocalist and bassist of The xx), Hideous Bastard is a deeply self-confessional journey of fear and shame inspired by the queer horror films he loves. Oliver is joined by Jamie xx, who produces Hideous Bastard... |
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Richard II (recorded live in 2013) Royal Shakespeare Company / David Tennant (Richard), Oliver Ford Davies (Duke of York), Michael Pennington, Nigel Lindsay [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Mar/2013 ] Richard is King. A monarch ordained by God to lead his people. But he is also a man of very human weakness. A man whose vanity threatens to divide the great houses of England and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last 100... |
JULIAN ANDERSON
Anderson: Heaven Is Shy Of Earth Susan Bickley (mezzo) / London Sinfonietta, BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Oliver Knussen [ Ondine / CD - released 20/Jun/2019 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION TOP THREE - Contemporary |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Orchestral Works (Incls Sinfonia da Requiem, Simple Symphony & Prince of the Pagodas) Leif Ove Andsnes, Peter Donohoe, Simon Rattle, Paavo Berglund, Oliver Knussen, etc [ EMI Classics / 8 CD Box Set - released 4/Feb/2013 ] "And there are no duds and some real winners among these performances, which bid fair to rival Britten's own survey for Decca." MusicWeb |
BEDRICH SMETANA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Smetana: Libuse (Festive Opera In 3 Acts) Eva Urbanová, Vratislav Kriz, Ludek Vele, Helena Kaupová / Prague National Theatre Chorus & Orchestra, Oliver Dohnanyi [ Supraphon / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Oct/2009 ] "The cast is splendid, reflecting that the extraordinary musical traditions of the Czech's (Europe's most musical nation?) are alive and well. The whole performance captures the sense of occasion." MusicWeb |
ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINCK
Humperdinck: Konigskinder (complete opera recorded in 2010) Zurich Opera / Jonas Kaufmann, Isabel Rey, Oliver Widmer / Jens-Daniel Herzog (cond) [ Decca DVD / DVD - released 20/Dec/2012 ] Tenor superstar Jonas Kaufmann leads the cast in the first-ever DVD release of the beautiful fairytale opera from the composer of Hänsel und Gretel. The German tenor is "the fairytale prince of most opera-goers' dreams - young, reckless,... |
ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK
Humperdinck: Konigskinder (complete opera recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY Zurich Opera / Jonas Kaufmann, Isabel Rey, Oliver Widmer / Jens-Daniel Herzog (cond) [ Decca Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Apr/2014 ] Tenor superstar Jonas Kaufmann leads the cast in the first-ever Blu-ray release of the beautiful fairytale opera from the composer of Hänsel und Gretel. |
Oliver Sim
Hideous Bastard [ Young / Cassette - released 9/Sep/2022 ] The debut solo album from Oliver Sim (vocalist and bassist of The xx), Hideous Bastard is a deeply self-confessional journey of fear and shame inspired by the queer horror films he loves. Oliver is joined by Jamie xx, who produces Hideous Bastard... |
Oliver Sim
Hideous Bastard [ Young / CD - released 9/Sep/2022 ] The debut solo album from Oliver Sim (vocalist and bassist of The xx), Hideous Bastard is a deeply self-confessional journey of fear and shame inspired by the queer horror films he loves. Oliver is joined by Jamie xx, who produces Hideous Bastard... |
Oliver Sim
Hideous Bastard (LP) [ Young / LP - released 9/Sep/2022 ] The debut solo album from Oliver Sim (vocalist and bassist of The xx), Hideous Bastard is a deeply self-confessional journey of fear and shame inspired by the queer horror films he loves. Oliver is joined by Jamie xx, who produces Hideous Bastard... |
Oliver Tree
Cowboy Tears (LP) [ Atlantic / Warner / LP - released 29/Jul/2022 ] This body of work sees Oliver carefully crafting a "cowboy emo" aesthetic unlike anything you've seen or heard. Oliver decided to craft an album that was more focused and draws equally from the genres of alternative, pop, and country, taking sonic... |
Oliver Tree
Ugly Is Beautiful (Limited Edition LP) [ Atlantic / Warner / LP - released 14/Jul/2023 ] Oliver Tree's RIAA Gold, chart-topping debut album Ugly is Beautiful is available now on exclusive clear vinyl as part of the Atlantic 75 anniversary campaign. Upon its release in July 2020, the album immediately rocketed to #1 on Billboard's "Top... |
DORA PEJACEVIC
Piano Trio / Cello Sonata Andrej Bielow (violin) / Christian Poltera (cello) / Oliver Triendl (piano) [ CPO Records / CD - released 10/Aug/2011 ] These works represent the Croatian composer's first systematic occupation with the classical genres of the string quartet (two works), piano quartet and piano quintet (one work each), violin sonata (two compositions), cello sonata (one opus), and... |
GEORGE BENJAMIN
Into the Little Hill / Dance Figures / Sometime Voices Anu Komsi / Hilary Summers / Ensemble Modern / Ensemble Modern Orchestra / George Benjamin, Oliver Knussen, conductors [ Nimbus / CD - released 20/Sep/2008 ] "A stunning performance, which, in combination with the other works heard here, makes this CD." (MusicWeb Feb 2009) |
DAVID MONRAD JOHANSEN
Johansen: Piano Concerto / Pan / Symphonic Variations / Epigrammer Oliver Triendl (piano) / Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, Eivind Aadland [ CPO / CD - released 10/May/2020 ] David Monrad Johansen's catalogue of works displays a mere thirty-six opus numbers as well as a dozen unnumbered compositions from various periods. |
KNUSSEN
Horn Concerto / Whitman Settings / Way to Castle Yonder / Flourish with Fireworks; etc Barry Tuckwell (horn) Lucy Shelton (soprano) / London Sinfonietta. Oliver Knussen [ DG 20/21 Series / CD - released 24/Sep/2004 ] "...one of the finest things Knussen has ever done, a miracle of conciseness and profundity." The Guardian |
JULIAN ANDERSON
Khorovod / The Stations of the Sun / The Crazed Moon / Alhambra Fantasy / etc BBC Symphony Orchestra / London Sinfonietta / Oliver Knussen (conductor) [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Sep/2006 ] "Julian Anderson opens his account with a debut recording of formidably accomplished works...The works on this, his long overdue debut disc, are deeply atmospheric and whet the appetitie for the next release of his music, out soon. Talk about waiting... |
MAGNUS LINDBERG
Aura, Engine BBC Symphony Orchestra / Oliver Knussen [ DG 20/21 Series / CD - released 15/Aug/2001 ] 2001 GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST - Contemporary |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Swan Lake (Complete ballet) Berlin Opera Ballet / Steffi Scherzer, Oliver Matz / Daniel Barenboim (cond) [ Arthaus Musik / DVD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] |
POUL RUDERS
Four Dances / Nightshade / etc Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Oliver Knussen [ Dacapo / CD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] "From the flittering opening of Four Dances to the unresolved menace that closes Abysm, the performances, marshalled by Knussen, bristle with controlled energy and colour. The music both beguiles and unsettles, revealing a stunning mastery of chamber... |
MICHAEL MEYNAUD
Meynaud: Chamber Music Cecile Dennaud (Piano) / Joseph Grau (Flute) / Jean-Jacques Jubin (Violin) / Oliver de Mones (Cello) [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Jul/2006 ] "My music is like a diary." Many of Michel Meynaud's works have personal references. A few titles refer explicitly to particular biographical episodes in his life - to his residences in Canada or Southern France (Malaucène) or his friends and family... |
HEINRICH von HERZOGENBERG
Complete Violin Sonatas Christian Altenburger (violin & viola) & Oliver Triendl (piano) [ CPO / 2 CD - released 20/Feb/2012 ] Cpo's Herzogenberg series continues with the complete Violin Sonatas. With each new release it becomes increasingly apparent Herzogenberg was a multifaceted composer who - despite his closeness to Brahms (or rather because of it) - fought with... |
ALEXANDER GOEHR
Colossos or Panic / The Deluge / Little Symphony Claire Booth & Hilary Summers / ASKO Ensemble / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Knussen [ NMC / CD - released 20/Apr/2012 ] "..the modernism of Stravinsky and the Second Viennese School on the one hand, the forms and practices of baroque music on the other...an impressive musical span, which Knussen energises quite wonderfully." (The Guardian) |
THE OBBLIGATO CLARINET
The Obbligato Clarinet: songs by Schubert, Meyerbeer & other 19th century composers Colin Bradbury (clarinet) with Eirian James (mezzo) Robert Murray (tenor) & Oliver Davies (piano) [ Divine Art / CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] "The performances are very fine… Eirian James is a sensitive mezzo-soprano… Robert Murray … is similarly communicative and mellow… the beauty and personality of [Bradbury's] tone merit admiration" - (International Record Review) |
JOSEF HAYDN
Paukenmesse / Salve Regina Dorothea Röschmann, Elizabeth von Magnus, Herbert Lippert & Oliver Widmer / Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Warner Classics Das Alte Werk / CD - released 4/Jun/2012 ] |
Jamie Oliver
Jamie at Home: Series 1 [ Kaleidoscope Film & DVD / Shock Entertainment Group / 2 DVD - released 5/Oct/2007 ] G :- Run Time: 325 minutes Region: 2-6 PAL Cast: Jamie Oliver Jamie Oliver is back doing what he does best - cooking, at home, with simple, accessible ingredients, including fruit and veg that he recently started to grow in his kitchen... |
OLIVER KNUSSEN
Symphonies 2 & 3 / Coursing / Ophelia Dances / Trumpets Elaine Barry / Linda Hirst / Nash Ensemble / Philharmonia Orchestra / Michael Tilson Thomas / London Sinfonietta / Oliver Knussen [ NMC Records / CD - released 20/Feb/2012 ] Two of Knussen's major works of the 1970s - Symphony No.2, a song cycle on texts of Georg Trakl and Sylvia Plath, and Symphony No. 3, a symphonic poem about Shakespeare's Ophelia - are coupled with Coursing, Ophelia Dances and other works. |
JOSEF HAYDN
Harmoniemesse / Cantata / Te Deum Oliver Widmer, Eva Mei, Elisabeth von Magnus & Herbert Lippert / Concentus musicus Wien & Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Warner Das Alte Werk / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "A gripping version of the composer's last Mass." BBC Music Magazine, August 2009 |
GEORGE BENJAMIN
Palimpsests / At First Light / Sudden Time / Olicantus Ensemble Modern / Ensemble Modern Orchestra / George Benjamin, Oliver Knussen, conductors [ Nimbus / CD - released 27/Apr/2008 ] George Benjamin is one of the outstanding composers of his generation. Born in 1960, Benjamin started to play the piano at the age of seven, and began composing almost immediately. |
W. A. MOZART
David, König in Jerusalem Sibylla Rubens, Alison Browner, Christian Elsner, Oliver Widmer / Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Hager [ ORFEO / 2 CD - released 23/Sep/2002 ] The selection presented here as a scenic oratorio, "David, König in Jerusalem," is formed by two previous existing works by Mozart: "Davidde penitente" and "Thamos, König in Ägypten." |
ALBERIC MAGNARD
Magnard: Piano Trio in F Minor / Violin Sonata in G Major Geneviève Laurenceau (violin), Maximilian Hornung (cello), Oliver Triendl (piano) [ CPO / CD - released 1/Mar/2016 ] "it's all wonderfully taut, with austerely beautiful accounts of the first two movements and a nicely edgy approach ot the waltz that forms its third." Gramophone |
