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Asterix Music
Cupid's Arrow/Let Your Body Show You How [ Firehouse Sound Labs / 7in - released 24/Feb/2017 ] Funk is a dish best served hot and these two modern funk anthems are bound to get your body temperature up. "Cupid's Arrow" recounts a tale of genuine love at first sight over an infectious synth funk groove, it's honest and true to life content make... |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Peter Grimes (complete opera filmed on Aldeburgh beach in 2013) BLU-RAY Alan Oke, Giselle Allen, David Kempster / Guildhall School of Music & Drama & Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford [ Arthaus Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 10/Feb/2019 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD NOMINATION 2014 |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (complete ballet recorded in 2011) BLU-RAY Amsterdam Music Theatre / Anna Tsygankova, Matthew Golding, James Stout / Ermanno Florio [ Arthaus Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Oct/2012 ] Choreographers Toer van Schayk and Wayne Eagling created a Nutcracker for the children and adults of today. It is more dynamic and exciting, and less sweet than usual. |
Wired For Sound: The Stebbing History Of New Zealand Music
by Grant Gillanders & Robyn Welsh [ Bateman / Book - released 8/Nov/2019 ] The fascinating story behind Eldred Stebbing and the Stebbing recording legacy is now available. From pioneering violins and 78 records, to the singers, songwriters, engineers and producers who have pooled their... |
WALTER PISTON
Piston: Chamber Music including the Quintet for Flute & Sting Quartet 1999 Australian Festival of Chamber Music [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 15/Jan/2002 ] "The Naxos American Classics series is throwing up both intriguing repertoire and some appealing performances" The Strad |
FRANCESCO GEMINIANI
Geminiani: 6 concerti grossi, op.3 The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood [ L'oiseau Lyre / CD - released 15/Sep/2008 ] |
CHARPENTIER
La couronne de fleurs / La descente d'Orphée aux enfers Aaron Sheehan, Teresa Wakim, Amanda Forsythe, Douglas Williams, Jesse Blumberg, Dorothee Mields / Boston Early Music, Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs [ CPO / CD - released 16/Aug/2014 ] "Sheehan, who sings the role of Orpheus, [delivers] a finely nuanced interpretation...Amanda Forsythe is a charming Euridice and Roselie, Teresa Wakim a beautifully styled Flore, and Dorothee Mields a compelling Amaranthe and Proserpine." Gramophone |
JAN LADISLAV DUSSEK
Dussek: Messe Solemnelle Academy of Ancient Music / AAM Choir, Richard Eggar, with Stefanie True (soprano) & Gwilym Bowen (tenor) [ AAM Records / CD - released 10/Oct/2020 ] "This enjoyable, well recorded rendition, with lovely solo singing, has clear passionate advocacy; notwithstanding the odd rough edge the performance does Dussek's mass proud." BBC Music Magazine Awards 2022 Shortlisted - Choral |
VIVALDI
Concert for the Prince of Poland The Academy of Ancient Music / Andrew Manze [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Sep/2007 ] "This is a delightful, well-conceived programme, executed with refinement of taste and technique." Gramophone |
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... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Water Music (Complete) / The Alchemist / Music for the Royal Fireworks / etc Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood [ L'Oiseau-Lyre Double / 2 CD - released 26/Jun/2004 ] "A useful and attractive two-CD collection, bringing together rarities as well as complete Fireworks and Water Music." - **(*) Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6 (complete) The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood [ L'Oiseau Lyre / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] Hogwood leads an exciting, fast-paced account of the Brandenburgs on original instruments. |
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Telemann: Double & Triple Concertos The Academy of Ancient Music / Christopher Hogwood [ L'Oiseau-Lyre / CD - released 15/Jun/2008 ] In addition to volumes and volumes of church and chamber music, the astonishingly prolific Georg Philipp Telemann wrote a great many concertos--the most engaging of which are those for two or more solo instruments, often in interesting combinations. |
VIVALDI
Concertos, Sonatas, Sacred Music, Cantatas The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood, with Emma Kirkby, Christoph Coin, Anner Bylsma, Frank de Bruine & others [ L'Oiseau-Lyre / Decca / 20 CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] This collection represents the full range of Vivaldi recordings Christopher made with the AAM, and includes L'Estro Armonico Op.3, La Stravaganza Op.4, and the violin concertos Opp. 6, 8, 9, 11, and 12; solo concertos for flute (op. 10), oboe,... |
JOHN TAVENER
Tavener: Eternity's Sunrise Academy of Ancient Music / Goodwin, Manze, Rozario, Gooding, Tavener [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Jan/2014 ] Tavener's work touches the heart like that of few composers. |
J. C. BACH
Bach (J.C.): Symphony for Double Orchestra / Symphony, Op. 18 No. 4 / Overture: Adriano in Siria / etc. The Academy of Ancient Music / Simon Standage (director) [ Chandos Chaconne Classics / CD - released 17/Nov/2004 ] '…I have very much enjoyed this record and can recommend it warmly…' - Gramophone |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Concerti Grossi Op. 6 Andrew Manze (violin / director) / Academy of Ancient Music [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / 2 CD - released 7/Jul/2017 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1700-1760) |
HANDEL
12 Solo Sonatas Op 1 Academy of Anciet Music / Richard Egarr [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] Handel wrote the solo sonatas of Opus 1 for the professional musicians of his London opera orchestra.They demand considerable skill and stamina both from the soloist and the continuo. Prominent bass parts give the sonatas a contrapuntal strength and... |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream: complete incidental music Actors from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama / Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Jaime Laredo [ Nimbus / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2008 ] This recording was made with a single Nimbus Ambisonic microphone placed in front of the orchestra. In the space between the conductor and the microphone the actors were free to group themselves according to the demands of the dialogue. However, in... |
Gypsy Music From Turkey
Gypsy Music from Turkey [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] A rich collection of authentic and traditional Turkish gypsy music including Saba dance, Karcihar dance and Çiftetellis from all over Turkey. |
