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J.S. BACH
St John Passion (Complete Oratorio) Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Marjana Lipovsek, Angela Maria Blasi / Concertus musicus Wien / Harnoncourt [ Teldec Das Alte Werk / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] The Austrian cellist, viol player, and conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt was born in Berlin, grew up in Graz (Austria) and studied the cello in Vienna, where from 1952 to 1969 he was a cellist with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Christmas Oratorio (complete oratorio) Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Nancy Argenta, Anne Sofie von Otter, Olaf Bar / The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner [ Archiv Collectors Edition / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2014 ] Gardiner's celebrated Christmas Oratorio, first released in 1987, offered at mid-price for the first time. With soloists including Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Evangelist), Nancy Argenta and Anne Sofie von Otter. |
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Anthony Warlow
Best Of: Act 1 [ Polydor / CD ] Official Australian import |
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Anthony Warlow
On The Boards [ Polydor / CD ] Official Australian import |
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Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Star One
Revel In Time [ Insideoutmusic / 2 CD - released 18/Feb/2022 ] Revel in Time, the third album from Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Star One, is as much of a reaction as it is a contrast to Arjen Lucassen's previous album, "Transitus" from Ayreon. While "Transitus" is a cinematic experience that you may almost call a... |
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Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Star One
Revel In Time (LP) [ Insideoutmusic / 2 LP/CD - released 18/Feb/2022 ] Revel in Time, the third album from Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Star One, is as much of a reaction as it is a contrast to Arjen Lucassen's previous album, "Transitus" from Ayreon. While "Transitus" is a cinematic experience that you may almost call a... |
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Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Star One
Space Metal [ Century Media / 2 CD - released 11/Mar/2022 ] The debut album from Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Star One offers stellar musicianship, visionary production and a simple yet far-reaching concept. Dan Swano (ex-Edge of Sanity, Nightingale), Russell Allen (Symphony X and more), Damian Wilson... |
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Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Star One
Space Metal (LP) [ Century Media / 2 LP/CD - released 11/Mar/2022 ] The debut album from Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Star One offers stellar musicianship, visionary production and a simple yet far-reaching concept. Dan Swano (ex-Edge of Sanity, Nightingale), Russell Allen (Symphony X and more), Damian Wilson... |
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Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Star One
Victims Of The Modern Age (Re-Issue 2022) [ Insideoutmusic / CD - released 1/Apr/2022 ] On 2010's Victims of the Modern Age, Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Star One reunite the stellar cast of lead vocalists from the debut release Space Metal (2002): Russell Allen (Symphony X), Damian Wilson (Headspace, Threshold), Floor Jansen (ReVamp,... |
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WILLIAM WALTON
Facade / Siesta / Scapino Overture / Portsmouth Point Overture (with music by Bax & Bliss) Dame Edith Sitwell and Sir Peter Pears (narrators), English Opera Group Ensemble, Anthony Collins / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 10/Nov/2010 ] "As for the performance, it stands above all others since … must remain a classic to the end of time" Gramophone Magazine |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 5, 6 & 7 / Pohjola's Daughter / Karelia Suite / etc Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Collins, Thomas Jansen [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 14/Jul/2014 ] "I think the star performance is that of the Sixth Symphony - so elusive, so easy to ruin by over-interpreting. I was fascinated by what seemed like a hint of Russian flavouring in the string chants of the coda - well why not?" (Gramophone) |
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CAMPION / DOWLAND / MORLEY / BARTLETT / etc
An Elizabethan Songbook Emma Kirkby (soprano) Anthony Rooley (lute) [ Decca ABC Australian Eloquence / CD - released 27/Jul/2005 ] "This a wonderful disc. Delightful songs. Kirkby's clear, pure voice complemented by Rooley's sympathetic lute accompaniment" (MusicWeb Dec 2005) |
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JOHN DOWLAND
Honey from the Hive Emma Kirkby (soprano) / Anthony Rooley (lute) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2006 ] "A well-articulated, piercing clarity, delicacy and perfect intonation, not to mention sympathetic accompaniment, combine to make this a superb version of Dowland's inventive and touching songs" (MusicWeb Dec 2006) |
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HANDEL / BACH / DOWLAND / BLOW / SCARLATTI / etc
The Artistry of Emma Kirkby: highlights from the original BIS recordings Emma Kirkby (soprano) with Jakob Lindberg (lute) Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord) Anthony Rooley (theorbo-lute) etc [ BIS / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/2009 ] "Artistry indeed, and praise to BIS for recognising how to honour it." Gramophone Magazine Reissue of the Month - July 2009 |
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WILLIAM HAYES
The Passions: An Ode for Music (Oxford 1750) Evelyn Tubb, Ulrike Hofbauer, Sumihito Uesugi / La Cetra Barockorchester Basel, Anthony Rooley [ Glossa / CD - released 10/Oct/2010 ] "...the qualities of Hayes's composition emerge impressively in this excellent performance...Rooley's direction conveys the narrative of the ode astutely and demonstrates that Hayes's imaginative music is long overdue such tender loving cares."... |
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W. A. MOZART
Piano Concertos Nos. 14, 17, 25 & 26 / etc Friedrich Gulda (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, New Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Collins [ Decca SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] |
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The Irish Tenors [John McDermott, Anthony Kearns, Ronan Tynan]
The Irish Tenors [ Startel Entertainment / CD - released 11/Nov/1999 ] John McDermott, Anthony Kearns & Rowan Tynan are The Irish Tenors & they are sweeping the world with their moving & passionate performances of Irish Vocal Music. A favourite album for Brian Edwards & lovers of pure vocal harmanies in the Irish tradition. |
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TCHAIKOSVKY / BRAHMS / SHOSTAKOVICH / SIBELIUS / HANDEL / RIMSKY KORSAKOV / etc
Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra - The Columbia Stereo Collection Isaac Stern (violin) William Kincaid (flute) Anthony Gigliotti (clarinet) Gary Graffman (piano) / Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy [ Sony RCA Original Masters / 88 CD Box Set - released 17/Nov/2023 ] The Sony label now presents Eugene Ormandy's stereo recordings from Philadelphia containing all recordings released from 1958 to 1963 (plus some fillers from later years). |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Canatas / Magnificat BWV243 Jennifer Smith, Anthony Rolf-Johnson, Jose van Dam / Ensemble vocal de Lausanne, Michel Corboz / Scottish Philharmonic Singers, Raymond Leppard [ Erato Collection / CD - released 14/Nov/1995 ] Original recordings from 1979 & 1984 |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Semele (complete opera recorded in 1956) Jennifer Vyvyan, Anthony Lewis, William Herbert / New Symphony Orchestra, The St. Anthony Singers, Anthony Lewis [ Australian Eloquence / Decca / 2 CD - released 20/Dec/2018 ] A pioneering Handel recording of the 1950s in a new digital remastering. The scholar and conductor Anthony Lewis was one of the early luminaries of the L'OiseauLyre label which became, over time, the early-music imprint of Decca. Drawing on his... |