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Louis Prima & Keely Smith
On Stage [ Jasmine / CD - released 1/May/1994 ] Another one of Dot Records released on to CD , this recording was made at Wilbur Clark's Desert Hotel Inn. Surprisingly, it features Prima's trumpet playing more than anything, we only hear two short songs from Keely... |
Louis Prima & Keely Smith
Return Of The Wildest [ Jasmine / CD - released 1/May/1994 ] This re-issue from the near end of the Prima/Smith combination is definitely a good one. Originally released in 1961 by Dot records, this album has all the original features that made the Prima/Smith/Butera crew a hit... |
Louis Prima & Keely Smith
Together [ Jasmine / CD - released 1/Sep/1993 ] I first heard these two artists on this recording (record) years and years ago when first released. I was hooked! Have been a fan of theirs all my life since then. This is the first chance I've had to buy it in CD format. Can't wait to receive it! |
Keely Smith & Louis Prima
Twist With Keely Smith / Doin' The Twist With Louis Prima [ Jasmine / CD - released 1/Nov/1996 ] This danceable CD is a re-issue from Jasmine Records from 1962. Originally released as two separate LP's on Dot Records, these two albums feature Keely backed by H.B. Barnum and his Combo and Louis with Sam and the Witnesses... |
Louis Prime & Keely Smith
That Old Black Magic - The Very Best of Louis Prima & Keely Smith [ Jasmine / CD - released 12/Feb/2021 ] Bandleader/singer/trumpeter LOUIS PRIMA, who'd enjoyed huge successes in the 1930s and '40s, mounted a major comeback in the 1950s alongside his new wife KEELY SMITH, and their band, Sam Butera & The Witnesses. |
PAUL LINCKE
Lincke: Frau Luna Maria Leyer, Rene Kollo, Kathrin Smith [ CPO / CD - released 7/Apr/2023 ] Every operetta buff will want this, and I suspect everyone else will simply be swept along by the joie de vivre and sheer melodic flair of this underrated - but unarguable - classic of its genre. - Gramophone Magazine, September 2023 |
CARL MILLOCKER / CARL MICHAEL ZIEHRER / STRAUSS FAMILY
Vienna Premieres, Vols 1-3 Marilyn Hill Smith (soprano) / Johan Strauss Orchestra / Jack Rothstein [ Chandos Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 8/Sep/2011 ] Perhaps no composer is more associated with a city than Johann Strauss II with Vienna. Indeed it is hard to consider Vienna without thinking of the waltz, and the waltz empire is dominated by the Strauss family. |
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Marilyn Hill Smith / Southern Festival Orchestra / Robin White
Moonstruck [ CD ] |
VINCENZO BELLINI
Bellini: Norma (the complete opera, recorded in 2005) Netherlands Opera / Hasmik Papian / Hugh Smith / Irini Tsirakidis / Julian Reynolds (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD - released 7/Nov/2006 ] G :- "Conductor Julian Reynolds extensively studied Bellini's score in manuscript and introduces lots of surprising details." -De Telegraaf |
BELLINI
Norma (complete opera recorded in 2005) BLU-RAY Netherlands Opera / Hugh Smith / Giorgio Giuseppini / Hasmik Papian / Julian Reynolds(cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Dec/2008 ] DVD Blu-Ray - "Irini Tsirakidis, a Greek soprano with a lowish mezzo extension to her voice, takes on the role of Adagisa in more than competent fashion." (MusicWeb July 2007) |
GEORGE ORWELL
Nineteen Eighty-Four Radio Adaptation with Tim Pigott Smith, Christopher Eccleston & Pippa Nixon [ Audio Book / 2 CD - released 25/Feb/2013 ] SPECIAL PRICE Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster and the Thought Police uncover each act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that... |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: Mass / Cantata / Symphony of Psalms Gregg Smith Singers / Philharmonia Orchestra / St. Luke's Orchestra / Robert Craft (Conductor) [ Naxos Stravinsky Edition Vol 6 / CD - released 25/Nov/2006 ] This disc of sacred choral music features the masterly Symphony of Psalms, which Stravinsky dedicated "to the glory of God". The composer himself wrote "It is not a symphony in which I have included Psalms to be sung ... it is the singing of Psalms... |
ARTHUR SULLIVAN
The Rose of Persia (Complete operetta) Plus Overtures (Rec 1999) Richard Morrison (baritone) Richard Suart (baritone) Marilyn Hill Smith (mezzo) Claire Henry (soprano) / Hanover Band / Tom Higgins [ CPO / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2005 ] "The highlight of this performance is the excellent orchestral playing bringing out every nuance of Sullivan's delicious score." |
SIMPSON / JENKINS / IVES
The Excellency of Hand: English Viola da Gamba Duos Robert Smith (viola da gamba) & Paolo Pandolfo (viola da gamba) [ Resonus Classics / CD - released 31/Mar/2017 ] "The end result, with a nod to Simpson, is "delight" that can only elicit an active listener's bountiful "admiration."' Early Music America |
BEETHOVEN
Piano sonatas: Pathetique, Moonlight, Appassionata Ronald Smith (piano) [ Nimbus / CD - released 20/Sep/2008 ] The mass appeal of certain musical compositions at the expense of others is a phenomenon that has never been satisfactorily explained, yet generations have decided that the three famous sonatas on this recording speak with a more universal voice than... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 (complete ballet recorded in 2010) Royal Opera House / Sergei Polunin, Will Kemp, Kilian Smith, Charlotte Edmonds / The Royal Ballet School & Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Paul Murphy [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 25/Nov/2014 ] "...Matthew Hart's Peter and the Wolf is one of the most beguiling children's ballets around." The Telegraph |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 (complete ballet recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House / Sergei Polunin, Will Kemp, Kilian Smith, Charlotte Edmonds / The Royal Ballet School & Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Paul Murphy [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Apr/2016 ] Choreography Matthew Hart Peter and the Wolf, Prokofiev's musical fairy tale, has been delighting children since 1936. Nearly 60 years later, in 1995, the young choreographer Matthew Hart created a witty choreographed version for the Royal Ballet... |
PAGANINI / SARASATE / VIVALDI / KREISLER / SAINT-SAËNS / BACH / etc
Ruggiero Ricci - Complete American Decca Recordings Ruggiero Ricci (violin) with Leon Pommers, Brooks Smith (piano) / Stradivarius Chamber Orchestra / Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Max Rudolf [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 9 CD Box Set - released 29/Oct/2021 ] "His hand has never been surer, his tone never more beautiful than in these enchanting performances, which are aglow with spontaneity, wit, and sheer delight … a classic matching of interpreter and material." Stereo Review |
TCHAIKOVSKY
The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (complete ballet recorded in 2008) BLU-RAY San Francisco Ballet / Damian Smith / Elizabeth Powell / David Karapetyan / Martin West (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Aug/2011 ] 'The opulent new version of the seasonal classic, launched spectacularly by the San Francisco Ballet, is every parent's dream of a holiday treat. It looks scrumptious, tastes delicious, offers substantial nourishment and won't cause cavities.' San... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
The Nutcracker (complete ballet choreographed by Helgi Tomasson recorded in 2007) San Francisco Ballet / Damian Smith / Elizabeth Powell / Davit Karapetyan / Martin West (conductor) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Jan/2009 ] G : - Recorded live at the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, California, on 19 and 20 December 2007. |
