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ELGAR
The Dream of Gerontius (Complete Oratorio) & Symphony No. 1 Peter Auty (tenor), Michelle Breedt (mezzo soprano) & John Hancock (baritone), Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Edo de Waart [ Pentatone SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 21/Oct/2013 ] "On this evidence, Edo de Waart is clearly an Elgar conductor of no mean instinct. Both performances benefit from his judiciously clear-sighted direction...there's an endearing freshness, sense of new discovery and wholehearted application about this |
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Peter, Bjorn & John
Breakin' Point [ Ingrid / CD - released 10/Jun/2016 ] During a fruitful period of disappearance over the last five years, Peter, Bjorn & John have built their own studio, started a record label, and toiled to perfect a formula for effortless sounding pop music. The gang of childhood friends famously... |
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Peter, Bjorn & John
Breakin' Point (LP) [ Ingrid LP / LP - released 10/Jun/2016 ] During a fruitful period of disappearance over the last five years, Peter, Bjorn & John have built their own studio, started a record label, and toiled to perfect a formula for effortless sounding pop music. The gang of childhood friends famously... |
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PETER DICKINSON
Mass of the Apocalypse / Larkin's Jazz / Five Forgeries / Five Early Piano Pieces Peter Dickson (piano) / John Flinders (piano) / Nash Ensemble / Various Artists / Lionel Friend (conductor) / Ivor Bolton (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Dec/2009 ] Peter Dickinson weaves together musical styles popular and classical, past and present.... |
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PER NORGARD
Nørgård: Three Nocturnal Movements / Symphony No. 8 / Lysning Peter Herresthal (violin), Jakob Kullberg (cello) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra John Storgårds, conductor [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Sep/2023 ] Celebrating his 90th birthday in 2022, Per Nørgård is undoubtedly one of the most important Danish composers since Nielsen. |
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PERCY GRAINGER
Salute To Percy Grainger (Incls 'Shepherd's Hey' & 'The Warriors') Peter Pears (tenor) Anna Reynolds (mezzo-soprano) John Shirley Quirk (baritone) / Ambrosian Singers, Wandsworth Boys' Choir, Benjamin Britten [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] "This is an altogether delightful anthology, beautifully played and recorded by these distinguished artists … the recording is an extremely good one" Penguin Guide *** |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Les Illuminations / Sinfonia da Requiem / Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo Peter Pears (tenor) Benjamin Britten (piano) / New York Philharmonic Orchestra / John Barbirolli [ NMC / CD - released 1/May/2007 ] "These are historical documents of importance... Technically wonders have been done to what appear to be intractable originals. All Britten and Pears specialists will want the issue to which Colin Matthews contributes authoritative... |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstances Marches 1 - 5 / Overtures Philharmonia & New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli [ EMI Studio / CD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] In 1866 a German music scholar wrote that "the English are the only civilised nation without music". The imperial tones of Edward Elgar's scores triggered a new trend: overwhelming pomp and circumstance. |
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Pigeon John
Pigeon John and the Summertime Pool Party [ Jam Music / CD - released 19/Sep/2006 ] “Pigeon John is one of these artists who mixes very realistic messages with sprinkles of humour and weird hooks. On top of that, he blends hip hop sensibility with rock... |
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VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS / FINZI / QUILTER
Whither must I Wander? David John Pike (baritone) & Isabelle Trüb (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 3/Dec/2012 ] Centred around Vaughan Williams' 'Songs of Travel', this collection of English song brings together three now influential figures in the world of British music - Vaughan Williams, his contemporary Roger Quilter, and the younger Gerald Finzi |
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LEONCAVALLO / VERDI / MOZART / DONIZETTI / PUCCINI / HANDEL / LEHAR / etc
THRILLING TENOR - Best Loved Opera Arias Piotr BeczaĆa, János Berkes, John Dickie, Marcello Giordani, Vladimir Grishko, Marcus Haddock, Thomas Harper, Kristjan Johannsson, Torsten Kerl, etc [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Dec/2021 ] It is only since the bel canto era in the 19th century that the tenor voice really took off as a leading character in operatic roles, often playing the heroic figure against a love-interest soprano and a villain baritone. |
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LEONCAVALLO
Pagliacci (Complete Opera recorded in 1971) Placido Domingo, Montserrat Caballe & Sherill Milnes / John Alldis Choir & London Symphony Orchestra, Nello Santi [ Sony Opera House / CD - released 20/Feb/2010 ] "...spine-tingling from start to finish. Nello Santi is...full of fire but excellent at eliciting the subtleties of Leoncavallo's score, especially in tandem with Caballé's supremely artistic Stridono lassù...this is a compelling document of... |
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Various Composers
The Essential Placido Domingo (Opera arias, Folk songs & Perhaps Love) SPECIAL PRICE Placido Domingo (tenor) with Renata Scotto, Bo Skovhus, John Denver, etc [ Legacy Records / 2 CD - released 26/Oct/1993 ] This is a definitive double disc collection of the best known and most loved numbers from operatic star Placido Domingo. |
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W.A. MOZART
Coronation Mass Priti Coles (sop) Anna di Mauro (mezzo) John Dickie (tenor) / Capella Cassovia / Johannes Wildner (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2010 ] "A spirited account." BBC Music Magazine |
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SPORTING GAFFES
Sporting Gaffes on Air: broadcasting blunders Radio Show presented by John Inverdale [ BBC Audio / CD - released 9/Oct/2008 ] A collection of BBC broadcasting sporting blunders. |
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Ralph Towner / John Abercrombie
Five Years Later (180g LP) [ ECM Records / LP - released 22/Sep/2008 ] As part of the story of our listening series this historical title has been mastered from original analog sources and reissued in January 2014. |
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MALCOLM ARNOLD
Arnold: Cello Concerto / Saxophone Concerto / Fantasy for Recorder and String Quartet / etc Raphael Wallfisch (cello) John Turner (recorder) / Northern Chamber Orchestra & Manchester Sinfonia, Richard Howarth & Nicholas Ward [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Sep/2011 ] "The disc is a hands-down winner in the Naxos catalogue and slips nicely into the same rank occupied by Penny's symphonies." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month Sept 2011) |
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ZEMLINSKY
Cello Sonata (with works by Goldmark & Korngold) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / John York (piano) [ Nimbus / CD - released 1/May/2007 ] The compositions on this disc not only present a wide range of recipes for effective and enjoyable chamber music, they also serve as a study in ethics. Is music for culinary delight or spiritual elevation, food for the body or the soul, stuff for the... |
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Ray Brown / John Clayton / Christian Mcbride
Superbass 2 [ Hybrid SACD ] |
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JOHN MILTON
Paradise Lost (Read by Anton Lesser) [ Naxos Audiobooks / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2009 ] Of Man's First Disobedience, and the Fruit of the Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe...' Paradise Lost is the greatest epic poem in the English language. In words remarkable for their richness of rhythm... |