J. S. BACH
Birth of the Symphony: Handel to Haydn Academy of Ancient Music, Richard Egarr [ AAM Records / CD - released 10/Jul/2015 ] The first release on AAM Records, the new label of the Academy of Ancient Music - recently described as "the finest period-instrument orchestra in the world" by Classic FM. Birth of the symphony explores the development of the symphony in the... |
MASCAGNI / MASSENET / DONIZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Duets & Arias Angela Gheorghiu (soprano) Roberto Alagna (tenor) / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Armstrong [ EMI Music / CD - released 1/Dec/2000 ] An ideal gift - a delightful collection of opera duets |
JOSEF HAYDN / W. A. MOZART
Haydn, Mozart: Live In Concert Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti [ ABC Classics / CD - released 4/Oct/2019 ] "This album covers the gamut of expressive musical possibilities - from extreme anguish and despair to heart-aching simplicity, from intellectual rigour and pure consonance to shattering dissonance. It is everything." - Richard Tognetti Hot on the... |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Tannhäuser (Complete Opera recorded in 1989) Bayreuther Festspiele / Richard Versalle, Cheryl Studer, Rutland Engert-Ely, Hans Sotin / Giuseppe Sinopoli (cond) [ EuroArts DVD / 2 DVD - released 21/Feb/2020 ] "Thundering applause", wrote the prestigious "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung", and Rome's "La Republica" noted the "triumphal success and storm of applause" that greeted Giuseppe Sinopoli and the ensemble at Tannhäuser's 1989 Bayreuth Festival... |
GILLIAN WHITEHEAD
Arapatiki Ben Hoadley (bassoon) Stephen de Pledge (piano) with Richard Nunns, Aroha Yates-Smith, Janet Roddick & others [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 10/Dec/2012 ] Smaller-scale Whitehead, all pieces based on a single artistic theme - and featuring solo bassoonist Ben Hoadley. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 23 Charles Richard-Hamelin (piano) / Les Violons du Roy; Jonathan Cohen [ Analekta / CD - released 20/Oct/2023 ] "He shapes and phrases the music with a keen eye (or ear) on its dialogic potential, driving forwards energetically without bullying or indulging in display for its own sake." Gramophone Editor's Choice Dec 2023 |
Cliff Richard
1980s [ EMI / CD ] A collection of Cliff's most popular hits from the 1980s |
Cliff Richard
Cliff Richard 50th Anniversary - The Ultimate Live Concert - Time Machine Tour [ Madman Entertainment / Via Vision Entertainment DVD / DVD - released 4/Dec/2008 ] Join the celebrations for Cliff's 50th anniversary and experience his most thrilling live show ever, which was filmed at London's Wembley Arena. The Time Machine tour features all his greatest hits and highlights through a spectacular musical... |
Cliff Richard
The Fabulous Rock'n'roll Songbook [ CD - released 8/Nov/2013 ] |
Cliff Richard
Rise Up [ Parlophone / CD - released 23/Nov/2018 ] 'Rise Up' is the first album of new material from Cliff Richard in 14 years. Following a traumatic and draining period in his life Cliff Richard returns, in the best way he knows how, with an album of his first new material in 14 years. Backed by... |