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JAMES MCCARTHY / WILL TODD
McCarthy: Codebreaker / Todd: Ode to a Nightingale Hertfordshire Chorus, BBC Concert Orchestra, Julia Doyle (soprano), David Temple (conductor) [ Signum / 2 CD - released 6/Oct/2017 ] Hertfordshire Chorus continue to build on their reputation for commissioning and performing some of the very best in contemporary choral music. |
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WILLIAM BYRD
The Early Byrd Sophie Yates (virginals) / I Fagiolini / Fretwork [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] |
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J. S. BACH
Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245 James Gilchrist, Neal Davies, Sophie Bevan, Iestyn Davies, Benedict Kearns / Academy of Ancient Music & King's College Choir Cambridge, Stephen Cleobu [ King's College SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 15/May/2017 ] "The Academy of Ancient Music retains it standing as one of the best period music ensembles in the world, King's College nonpareil among contemporary sacred music bands, and the recording gorgeously captured in a venue most of us are quite familiar." |
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MENOTTI
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra / Muero porque no muero Cantata / etc Jennifer Koh (violin), Julia Melinek (soprano) / Spoleto Festival Orch., Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 29/Jan/2002 ] 'Koh is outstanding, the orchestra first-class.' International Record Review |
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LEO WEINER
Weiner: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 Júlia Pusker, Ditta Rohmann, Csaba Klenyán, István Kassai [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Jan/2026 ] Leó Weiner's legacy as an educator influenced generations of Hungarian musicians for a half century. His early work as a composer was internationally acclaimed for its new engaging sound, resulting from a unique synthesis of German and French... |
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LEO WEINER
Weiner: Orchestral Works (Complete), Vol. 4 - Violin Concerto No. 1 / Serenade Júlia Pusker (violin) / MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Budapest, Valéria Csányi [ Naxos / CD - released 21/Nov/2025 ] Leó Weiner was one of the most important of all Hungarian pedagogues as well as being a distinguished composer. The success of his Serenade, written when he was 21, was immediate - its light, intimate and richly melodic qualities, some of which... |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E flat major 'Symphony of the Thousand' (recorded live in 1991) Júlia Várady, Jane Eaglen, Trudeliese Schmidt, Jadwiga Rappé, Kenneth Riegel, Hans Sotin / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Klaus Tennstedt [ LPO Live / 2 CD - released 22/Jun/2011 ] "...Tennstedt is overwhelming. Try topping the orchestral peroration, offstage trumpets stretching the "Veni, Creator Spiritus" motif from the interval of a fifth beyond the octave to a heaven-storming ninth." Gramophone Top Ten Mahler Symphonies |
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LEHAR
Die Blaue Mazur [The Blue Mazurka] (complete operetta) Johanna Stojkovich, Julia Bauer, Johan Weigel, Jan Kobow / Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester / Frank Beermann [ CPO / 2 CD - released 20/Feb/2009 ] "CPO must be praised for their enterprising exploration of the lesser known Lehár operettas and this recording of Die blaue Mazur is a worthy addition to the catalogue with some really outstanding singing." (MusicWeb June 2009) |
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BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis Johanna Winkel (soprano), Sophie Harmsen (mezzo-soprano), Sebastian Kohlhepp (tenor), Arttu Kataja (bass), Hofkapelle Stuttgart, Stuttgart Chamber Cho [ Naxos / DVD - released 25/Sep/2020 ] Beethoven's Missa solemnis is the one work the composer admired above all his compositions. It was written for his great patron and friend Archduke Rudolf of Austria at around the same time that he embarked on his Ninth Symphony and as the writer... |
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BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis (Blu-ray) Johanna Winkel (soprano), Sophie Harmsen (mezzo-soprano), Sebastian Kohlhepp (tenor), Arttu Kataja (bass), Hofkapelle Stuttgart, Stuttgart Chamber Cho [ Naxos / Blu-ray - released 25/Sep/2020 ] Beethoven's Missa solemnis is the one work the composer admired above all his compositions. It was written for his great patron and friend Archduke Rudolf of Austria at around the same time that he embarked on his Ninth Symphony and as the writer... |
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GIACOMO CASANOVA / LORENZO DA PONTE / W. A. MOZART
The Giacomo Variations: A chamber opera play John Malkovich, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Florian Boesch & Sophie Klussmann / Martin Haselböck (cond) [ Arthaus DVD / DVD - released 1/Jul/2016 ] Giacomo Casanova received a doctorate as jurist, scratched along as violinist in a theatre, dabbled in the role of a lieutenant and was cofounder of France's lottery. |
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DIETRICH BUXTEHUDE
Buxtehude: Trio Sonatas Op. 2 Jonathan Cohen; Arcangelo; Thomas Dunford; Sophie Gent; Jonathan Manson [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 24/Sep/2021 ] The sonata concertata form is perfectly illustrated in these trios by Dietrich Buxtehude which, according to Peter Wollny constitute 'a landmark in the history of the sonata'. They provide a better understanding of a composer who has owed his fame... |
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CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK
Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide Judith van Wanroij; Stéphanie d'Oustrac; Cyrille Dubois; Tassis Christoyannis; Jean-Sébastien Bou; David Witczak; Anne-Sophie Petit; Jehanne Amzal; Ma [ Alpha Classics / 2 CD - released 4/Oct/2024 ] Since the Baroque revival of the late 1980s, Iphigénie en Aulide is Gluck's only French opera to have remained unrecorded on period instruments. |
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Julia Banse & Andreas Schmidt
Brahms:lieder Comp Edition 5 [ Cpo / CD - released 3/Dec/2001 ] |
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Julia Brown
Bach, W.F.: Keyboard Works Vol [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jul/2012 ] |
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Julia Brown
Buxtehude: Organ Music Vol.2 [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Jan/2003 ] |
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Julia Brown
Scheidemann: Organ Works Vol 6 [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2013 ] |
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Julia Brown
Scheidemann: Organ Works Vol.4 [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Nov/2003 ] |
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W.F. Bach
Keyboard Works, Vol. 2-Fantasias and Fugues Julia Brown (harpsichord) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] The eldest son of Johann Sebastian Bach was hailed as the greatest organist in his time. Living in a time of transition, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach forged his own highly original style, combining the traditional writing learned from his father with new... |
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W. F. BACH
Keyboard Works Volume 4 Julia Brown (harpsichord), and Barbara Baird (harpsichord) [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Apr/2013 ] Wilhelm Friedemann Bach was significant in developing the relatively new keyboard sonata form between the Baroque and Classical periods. |