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BRAHMS
Complete String Quartets / Clarinet Sonatas Quartetto Italiano (with George Pieterson & Hepzibah Menuhin) [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 12/May/2005 ] "All in all, a really admirable set despite this minor let-down. If Germany itself has produced a better version since the great days of the Busch Quartet I can't offhand recall which it is." (Amazon.com). |
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W.A. MOZART
Piano Concertos Nos 21, 24 / Piano sonata No 12 [remastered] Robert Casadesus (piano) Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell [ Sony Originals / CD - released 20/Jun/2011 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1761-1800) - "This is exquisite Mozart playing, beautifully paced and articulated." Rosette (highest rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
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MASCAGNI
L'Amico Fritz (complete opera) Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Laura Polverelli & George Petean / Chor und Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Alberto Veronesi [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2009 ] Pietro Mascagni's charming though seldom recorded romantic comedy L'amico Fritz, featuring a "phenomenal" cast. |
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George Shearing & Mel Torme
An Evening With ... [ Concord / CD ] |
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BERNSTEIN
West Side Story (Remastered and Expanded) Soundtrack / George Chakiris & Marni Nixon [ Sony Music / CD - released 1/Jun/2004 ] This recording contains 6 previously unreleased tracks! |
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St George's Chapel Choir Windsor / James Vivian, Luke Bond
Christmas at St George's Windsor [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] The Choir of St George's Chapel, world famous through its royal patronage, is one of this country's foremost, participating in daily services throughout the year at its Windsor Castle home. Here the choir performs a wide range of music appropriate... |
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Tammy Wynette & George Jones
Duets [ Epic / Legacy Records / CD - released 14/Jul/2008 ] Many of these 17 songs were top ten country hits, and proves beyond doubt why George and became known as the President and First Lady of Country Music. |
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George Thorogood & the Destroyers
S/T (1977) [ Rounder Records / Concord / CD ] |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Golden Age Of Light Music: EuropeanTour Various performers incls George Melachrino, Charles Williams, Robert Farnon, Mantovani, Frank Chacksfield, Cyril Stapleton, etc [ Guild Light Music / CD - released 22/Oct/2016 ] Once again it's time for Guild's 'Golden Age of Light Music' series to take another musical tour around Europe, prompted by so many appealing works created by talented composers from near and far. In the world of music you do not have to be a native... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Golden Age of Light Music: More Strings in Stereo! Various Artists including Robert Farnon, Angela Morley, George Melachrino, Nelson Riddle, Percy Faith, etc [ Guild / CD - released 25/Jun/2018 ] When record buyers started to embrace the new wonder of stereophonic sound towards the end of the 1950s they realised that the added dimension allowed them to hear and appreciate far more of the music than had previously been possible. Conductors and... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Golden Age Of Light Music: The Lost Transcriptions Vol 1 Various Artists incls Sidney Torch & the RAF Concert Orchestra, George Melachrino & the Orchestra in Khaki, David Rose, Percy Faith, Carmen Dragon, et [ Guild Light Music / CD - released 1/Sep/2016 ] This collection has been prepared with three main aims: firstly to prove that the so-called boundaries between light and classical music are not as insurmountable as some people seem to imagine; secondly to illustrate that many composers, who may... |
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HASSE / GLUCK / BONONCINI / VINCI / VIVALDI / PORTA
Baroque Divas Vivica Genaux, Sonia Prina, Mary-Ellen Nesi and Romina Basso / Armonia Atenea, George Petrou [ Decca / CD - released 1/Feb/2016 ] Present-day prima donnas Vivica Genaux, Sonia Prina, Marry-Ellen Nesi and Romina Basso now follow in the footsteps of their fervid predecessors, presenting on disc a tongue-in-cheek survey of standout arias for mezzo soprano and contralto. |
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RUBINSTEIN
Orchestral Works (Incls Concerto for violoncello and orchestra ) Alban Gerhardt (violoncello) / Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra / George Hanson [ MDG / CD - released 16/Jun/2003 ] Anton Rubinstein was not only one of the most important pianists of the nineteenth century but also a celebrated composer. |
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REZA VALI
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, etc Alberto Almarza (flute), Jana Baty (soprano), George Mgrdichian (bárbát) / Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose [ Naxos 21st Century Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/2004 ] |
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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) |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano works, incl Piano Concerto No 1 Artur Schnabel (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / George Szell, conductor [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 20/Sep/2001 ] Naxos's great historic pianist series continues |
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GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Telemann: Die Donner-Ode, TWV 6:3 / Deus judicium tuum Patrizia Kwella (soprano), Catherine Denley (contralto), Mark Tucker (tenor), Michael George (bass), Stephen Roberts (bass) / Collegium Musicum 90, Ri [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Oct/1993 ] Patrizia Kwella (soprano), Catherine Denley (contralto), Mark Tucker (tenor), Michael George (bass), Stephen Roberts (bass) |
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STRAVINSKY / FAURE / TCHAIKOVSKY
Jewels (ballet by George Balanchine) Ballet de L'Opera National de Paris / George Balanchine / Christian Lacroix [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 19/Jun/2006 ] G :- 'Jewels', a work first performed by the New York City Ballet in 1967. This alluring, abstract ballet, a triptych in which each piece sparkles with the brilliance of a precious stone, is a lyric tribute to women and to the capital cities of... |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (complete opera recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY Bavarian State Opera / Piotr Beczala, George Petean, Anja Harteros, Okka von der Damerau, Sofia Fomina / Zubin Mehta (cond) [ C Major BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Mar/2017 ] "Musically things are more than fine. BeczaĆa pulls off this one hell of a tenor role…with style and confidence. Harteros gives her usual tightly focused emotional performance." Gramophone Magazine - Blu-ray of the Month - May 2017 |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Richard Wagner Edition - Bayreuth Festival Bayreuth Festival / Martha Mödl; Ludwig Weber, Wolfgang Windgassen; Eberhard Wächter, Jess Thomas; George London, Birgit Nilsson, Christa Ludwig; etc [ Decca / 25 CD Box Set - released 11/Jul/2025 ] A quarter-century of postwar Bayreuth recordings, made live at the Festspielhaus by Decca, DG and Philips: this is an absorbing history in sound of Wagner interpretation featuring several albums of timeless authority. |