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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea (complete opera recorded in 2000) Festival d'Aix-en-Provence / Mireille Delunsch / Anne Sofie Von Otter / Sylvie Brunet / Charlotte Hellekant / Marc Minkowski (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques / DVD - released 24/Jul/2007 ] G - "The casting on the whole is successful, with Nero sung by Mireille Delunsch, a choice that is not only musically successful (particularly in duets with Anne Sofie von Otter), but also opens up the interesting dramatic possibility of presenting... |
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THE LAUGHING POLICEMAN
The Laughing Policeman: 27 Children's Vintage Favourites Flanders & Swann, Frankie Howard, Michael Holiday, Max Bygraves, Henry Blair, Spike Jones, Anne Stephens, etc [ Regis Records / CD - released 2/Feb/2009 ] Original mono recordings from 1926-1950. The Sunday morning breakfast and the children's requests were a regular weekly event - not to be missed. Turn the wireless up to full volume and pop back in time for a nostalgia hour or so of memories. |
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FREYA WALEY-COHEN
Waley-Cohen: Spell Book Freya Waley-Cohen, Manchester Collective, Heloise Werner, Katie Bray, Fleur Barron, Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Anne Beilby, Nathaniel Boyd [ NMC Recordings / CD - released 25/Oct/2024 ] NMC Recordings releases the debut album from composer Freya Waley-Cohen, whose distinctive voice in contemporary classical music draws inspiration from literature, folklore, and the natural world, and is characterized by its vivid imagery and... |
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IGNAZ JOSEPH PLEYEL
Symphonies Concertantes & Bassoon Concerto Gaby Pas-van Riet (flute) Wolfgang Wipfler (horn) Anne Angerer (oboe) Hanno Donneweg (bassoon) Manuel Fischer-Dieskau (cello) Konstanze Brenner (bass) [ CPO / 2 CD - released 16/Aug/2014 ] For May CPO presents Pleyel's Symphonies Concertantes. Pleyel was fated to learn one of life's most painful lessons: worldly fame is fleeting and quickly fades. |
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Georgia Anne Muldrow
Kings Ballad [ Ubiquity Records / CD - released 8/Feb/2010 ] Splicing pop n' lock-friendly space funk with gospel and gracious soul! Everything on 'Kings Ballad' is handcrafted and non-sample based. Georgia Anne Muldrow plays all her own instruments; writes and performs her own songs. |
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Georgia Anne Muldrow
Kings Ballad [ Ubiquity Records / 2 LP - released 8/Feb/2010 ] |
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Georgia Anne Muldrow
Fragments of an Earth [ Stones Throw Records / CD - released 10/Oct/2006 ] "Capturing all the magical madness associated with the first warm days of spring, Georgia Anne Muldrow's 'Olesi' brims with so much optimism and anxious energy that it barely contains itself." - NPR |
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Georgia Anne Muldrow
Overload [ Brainfeeder / CD - released 16/Nov/2018 ] Part of the fabric of Los Angeles' hip hop/jazz/soul avant-garde since 2005, Georgia Anne Muldrow has built an impressive discography and a reputation to match during her career as a vocalist, songwriter, producer and musician. It is fitting that... |
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Georgia Anne Muldrow
Overload (LP) [ Brainfeeder / LP - released 16/Nov/2018 ] Part of the fabric of Los Angeles' hip hop/jazz/soul avant-garde since 2005, Georgia Anne Muldrow has built an impressive discography and a reputation to match during her career as a vocalist, songwriter, producer and musician. |
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Georgia Anne Muldrow
Worthnothings [ Stones Throw Records / CD - released 18/Apr/2006 ] This EP is seriously forward-thinking funky soul music - a perfect introduction to Georgia’s musical world. "An enchanting moment from an enormously promising young talent." - NPR |
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Glen Campbell / Bobbie Gentry / Anne Murray
Boobie Gentry & Glen Campbell and Anne Murray & Glen Campbell [ MORELLO / CD - released 15/Oct/2012 ] 2 classic albums on 1 CD. Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell: Bobbie Gentry would soon become a regular guest on Glen Campbell's genial television variety show, where her pantsuited, beehived country-pop bombshell image belied her delicate, sweet voice... |
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STRAVINSKY / MOZART / BIZET / WAGNER / PUCCINI / BRITTEN / etc
Glorious Glyndebourne: (excerpts from various operas recorded at Glyndebourne) BLU-RAY Glyndebourne Opera / Miah Persson, Topi Lehtipuu, Matthew Rose, Anne Sofie von Otter, Danielle de Niese, John Mark Ainsley, etc [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/May/2014 ] An exuberant brainchild of John Christie, Glyndebourne Festival Opera launched in 1934 with a production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. Since then, Glyndebourne has become a byword for excellence, bringing together the finest operatic musicians... |
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STRAVINSKY / MOZART / BIZET / WAGNER / PUCCINI / BRITTEN / etc
Glorious Glyndebourne: (excerpts from various operas recorded at Glyndebourne) Glyndebourne Opera / Miah Persson, Topi Lehtipuu, Matthew Rose, Anne Sofie von Otter, Danielle de Niese, John Mark Ainsley, etc [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 10/May/2014 ] "The combination of Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic Orchestra ensures crisp ensemble of the highest quality." (Gramophone on 'The Rake's Progress) |
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RACHMANINOV / BIZET / PUCCINI / VERDI / DONIZETTI / RACHMANINOV
Glyndebourne: Comedy & Tragedy [Carmen / L'elisir d'amore / The Miserly Knight / Gianni Schicchi / Falstaff] Glynebourne Opera / Anne Sofie von Otter, Sergei Leiferkus, Ekaterina Siurina, Christopher Purves [ Opus Arte DVD / 6 DVD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2011 ] Five Classic Opera Productions from the Glyndebourne Festival (2002-2009) |
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HANNAH KENDALL
Kendall: shouting forever into the receiver Hannah Kendall, Ensemble Modern, Anne Denholm-Blair, Halle Orchestra, Jonathan Bloxham, Jonathan Morton [ NMC / CD - released 27/Jun/2025 ] Award-winning British composer Hannah Kendall is at the forefront of British music, confronting our collective history and exploring social themes through music which both honours and challenges contemporary musical culture Her new album shouting... |
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SIBELIUS
Complete Solo Songs Helena Juntunen (soprano) Anne Sofie von Otter, Monica Groop (mezzo-soprano) Dan Karlström (tenor) Gabriel Suovanen, Jorma Hynninen (baritone) [ BIS Complete Sibelius Edition / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "Given the artistry and insight of this splendid partnership, and the interest and beauty of the repertoire, this is a self-recommending issue." Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 (on the Anne Sofie von Otter recording) |
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WAGNER
Siegfried (complete opera recorded in 1999) Het Muziektheater Amsterdam / Heinz Kruse / Graham Clark / John Brocheler / Henk Smit / Carsten Stabell / Anne Gjevang / Hartmut Haenchen (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / 3 DVD - released 19/Jun/2006 ] G :- "This Siegfried definitely had me hooked from beginning to end" (MusicWeb July 2006) |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Piano Quartet & Piano Quintet Isabelle Faust, Anne Katharina Schreiber, Antoine Tamestit, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Alexander Melnikov [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 24/Nov/2023 ] "...they meld their ensemble seamlessly and attend to minute details of phrasing and dynamics without losing sight of the shape of each movement." Gramophone Award Finalist 2024 - Chamber |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Octet D.803 / Fünf Menuette mit sechs Trios D. 89 Isabelle Faust (Violin) with Anne Katharina Schreiber (violin), Danusha Waskiewicz (viola), Kristin von der Goltz (cello), Lorenzo Coppola (clarinet) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 18/May/2018 ] In response to a commission from Count Troyer, who wanted a work closely modelled on Beethoven's famous Septet op.20, Schubert - despite his fervent admiration for the older composer - resolutely struck out on his own by delivering an . . . Octet.... |
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NICHOLAS MAW
Scenes and Arias (with Anthony Milner-Salutatio Angelica) Jane Manning (soprano) Anne Howells (mezzo) Norma Proctor (contralto) / BBC Symphony / London Sinfonietta & Chorus / David Atherton [ Lyrita / CD ] "The recordings serve the music beautifully and anyone who cares about British Music of the period should snap this recording up without fail" (MusicWeb Nov 2007) |