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PIAZZOLLA / ROTA / WEILL / RODGERS / MORRICONE / etc
Both Sides Now Hakan Hardenberger (trumpet) / Academy of St Martins in the Fields, Kenneth Sillito [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Feb/2012 ] "Hardenberger is often rhythmically too straitlaced for this material. Still, we can admire his smoky flugelhorn tone and deft high passagework on muted trumpet. And the selection, from My Funny Valentine to The Godfather theme, is enjoyable... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Orlando (complete opera) James Bowman, Arleen Augér, Catherine Robbin, Emma Kirkby / The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2014 ] "James Bowman's portrayal of Orlando is both impassioned and intelligent […]Emma Kirkby is perfectly cast in the tragi-comic role of the shepherdess Dorinda […] as unfailingly stylish an account as you're likely to get" (Gramophone) |
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MERCADANTE / MOZART / DEVIENNE / CIMAROSA / BACH / VIVALDI / etc
James Galway plays Flute Concertos [12 CD set] James Galway (flute) / I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone / The Academy of St Martins in the Fields. Sir Neville Marriner, with Marisa Robles (harp) [ Sony Classical Masters / 12 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2011 ] The Man With the Golden Flute, Sir James Galway, is featured in these classic recordings, with harpist Marisa Robles and clarinetist Sabine Meyer. |
J. S. BACH
St John Passion, BWV245 James Gilchrist, Matthew Rose, Ashley Riches, Elizabeth Watts, Sarah Connolly / Academy of Ancient Music Orchestra & Chorus, Richard Egarr [ AAM Records / 2 CD - released 10/Jul/2015 ] "Egarr whips up venomous indignation for the crowd's joustings with Pilate. Sarah Connolly's 'Es ist vollbracht' is searing...And Elizabeth Watts's 'Zerfliesse, mein Herze' is almost unbearably poignant." BBC Music |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart Live 1978 Jessye Norman (soprano), Hugh Maguire (violin), Alfred Brendel (piano) / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner [ Decca Australia Eloquence / 2 CD - released 23/Oct/2019 ] Recorded on January 27, 1978 (the 222nd anniversary of Mozart's birth) at the Palais de la Musique et des Congrès in Strasbourg during a gala concert in aid of the Musicians' International Mutual Aid Fund (UNESCO) |
J. S. BACH
John Williams plays Bach John Williams (guitar) with Peter Hurford (organ) & the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Kenneth Sillito [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 1/May/2018 ] The Australian guitarist John Williams has long been universally recognized as a true master, to quote the Guardian. The centrepiece of his Bach recordings is formed by the Suites for solo lute. |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Joshua Bell (violin) / Academy of St Martin In The Fields [ Sony Classical / CD - released 8/Sep/2008 ] "This music is so familiar and its technical demands so mainstream these days that any of today's better-trained violinists could deliver a respectable rendition--of any Vivaldi concerto for that matter. But Bell's assured performances and... |
PUCCINI / CHOPIN / GLUCK / BORODIN / MONTEVERDI / etc
Romance of the Violin Joshua Bell (violin) with the Academy of St Martins in the Fields [ Sony Music / CD - released 28/Nov/2003 ] "The American violinist with movie-star good looks has emerged as one of the finest musicians of his generation" (The Washington Post) |
J. S. BACH
Violin Concertos / etc Joshua Bell (violin) with the Academy of St Martins in the Fields [ Sony Music / CD - released 28/Nov/2014 ] "the conception is original and exceptionally executed with searing and soaring artistic intent." (Gramophone Editor's Choice Nov 2014) |
MAX BRUCH
Bruch: Scottish Fantasy / Violin Concerto no 1 in G minor Joshua Bell (violin/director) / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields [ Sony Classics / CD - released 25/Jul/2018 ] "Very well recorded, and ideally partnered with his present team-mates, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Bell never short-changes the works' attractions and sometimes delivers more than you might expect." The Times |
COUPERIN / MONTECLAIR / FORQUERAY / LECLAIR / MARAIS
Musique pour la Chambre du Roy Judith Nelson (soprano) Christophe Coin (bass viol) Monica Huggett (violin) & Christopher Hogwood (harpsichord/director) / Academy of Ancient Music [ Decca SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2013 ] " Fine playing and a fine, reverberant recording which captures every detail of the instruments' character make this a notable release. There is much repertoire here which is, furthermore, new to the catalogue." (Gramophone) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 20 & 23 / Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Khatia Buniatishvili (piano, director) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields [ Sony Classical / CD - released 23/May/2011 ] After a string of releases on Sony Classical that have redefined the parameters of the classical recital album, Khatia Buniatishvili is returning to tradition with a recording of two of Mozart's most sublime late piano concertos. |
MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings op 20 (with Boccherini - Cello Quintet Op 37 No 7) Academy of St. Martin in th Fields [ Decca Australian SBS Eloquence / CD - released 20/Sep/2015 ] "When you hear the superbly ebullient, well phrased and sensitive opening to the Octet in this clear, well balanced and very lifelike recording it is hard to believe that it was recorded nearly half a century ago." (MusicWeb) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: MASTERPIECE Beethoven Martha Modl (soprano), Yehudi Menuhin (violin) / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic, Academy St Martin-in-the-Fields [ EMI Studio / CD - released 10/Feb/1990 ] This CD contains all the most familiar and best-loved works by the Ludwig van Beethoven, performed by a galaxy of star musicans. |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Keyboard Concertos, Volume 2 (Nos 3, 5, 6 & 7) Murray Perahia (piano) / Academy of St Martins in the Fields [ Sony Classics / CD - released 18/Mar/2002 ] Rosette (highest rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
J. S. BACH
Plays Bach - Concerto for Flute, Violin & Clavier / Brandenburg Concerto No 5 / Italian Concerto Murray Perahia (piano) with kenneth Sillito (violin) Jaime Martin (flute) / Academy of St Martins in the Fields [ Sony Music / CD - released 28/Oct/2003 ] "Perahia's Bach registers as forthright where needed and quietly (and distinctively) supportive when other players take a lead" - Recording of the Month (Gramophone Dec 2003) |
J. S. BACH
Murray Perahia plays Bach: The complete recordings Murray Perahia (piano) / Academy of St Martins in the Fields [ Sony Music / 8 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2016 ] "No mannerisms, no distractions, no self-serving virtuosity - just the most lucid and moving recording yet of this work." (Gramophone, 2001 GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER - Instrumental for Goldbergs) |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Keyboard Concertos Vol 1 (Nos 3, 5, 6 & 7) Murray Perahia (piano and conductor), Academy of St Martins in the Fields [ Sony Music / CD - released 20/Mar/2001 ] ROSETTE (Highest Rating) Penguin Stereo Guide 2001 GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST - Concerto |
BARTOK / BEETHOVEN / SCHUMANN / CHOPIN / MOZART / MENDELSSOHN
Murray Perahia: The Complete Analogue Recordings 1972 - 1979 Murray Perahia (piano) with Peter Pears (tenor), Academy of St Martin in the Fields, English Chamber Orchestra [ Sony Classical / 15 CD Box Set - released 6/Oct/2017 ] Perahia's complete analogue recordings have now been brought together for the first time in this exclusive collection of 15 remastered CDs. |
TAN DUN
Tan Dun: Buddha Passion Shenyang (bass-baritone) Zhu Huiling (soprano) Yining Chen (pipa), etc / Orchestre National de Lyon, International Choir Academy Lübeck, Tan Dun [ Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2023 ] "This is an attractive work, instantly and uncomplicatedly gratifying. Where the Water Passion wrestles and distils and provokes, the Buddha Passion affirms and entertains. Is it enough? Perhaps. Is it really a Passion? I'm not so sure." Gramophone |
