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EDWARD ELGAR
Cello Concerto in E Min Op. 85 (with Brahms-Double Concerto for Violin & Cello & Debussy-Cello Sonata) [rec 1959-72] Paul Tortelier (cello) / BBC Symph Orchestra / Adrian Boult, John Pritchard [ BBC Legends / CD - released 20/May/2008 ] "The French Cellist's personality is stamped on every bar of these live performances." (Gramophone) |
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THOMAS PITFIELD
Thomas Pitfield: Chamber Music Tracey Chadwell (soprano), John McCabe (piano), Dennis Simons (violin), Richard Simpson (oboe), Keith Swallow (piano), John Turner (recorder) [ Heritage / CD - released 25/Dec/2015 ] Tommy Pitfield was a 20th century Renaissance man. He was a composer, artist, poet, writer, teacher, ornithologist, and probably much else which his modesty shielded from public notice. But it is his music he served most devotedly. In 1947 he became... |
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JACOB / LEIGH / LLOYD / LAMBERT / MATHAIS / PARRY / STANFORD / WORDSWORTH / etc
Celebrating 50 Years Devoted To British Music - Set 2 Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord) John Ogdon (piano) / BBC Symphony / London Symphony / London Philharmonic [ Lyrita / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Nov/2009 ] "The idea is to offer a single substantial orchestral track for the majority of composers represented in the Lyrita catalogue. You can sometimes argue with the selection but overall the right note has been struck - right and bold" (MusicWeb Oct 2009) |
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RAUTAVAARA
Modificata / Towards the Horizon / Incantations Truls Mørk (cello) Colin Currie (percussion) / Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgards [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Apr/2012 ] "A late and lush harvest of works by octogenarian Einojuhani Rautavaara continues apace. Here we have eagerly awaited documentation of his two latest neo-Romantic concertos, in beautifully recorded and definitive performances by the soloists who are... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony No.9 in D minor, Op.125 'Choral' Twyla Robinson, Karen Cargill, John Mac Master, Gerald Finley / London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / Bernard Haitink [ Alto / CD - released 10/Feb/2020 ] "a magnificent Ninth, done with total commitment under Haitink's inspiring leadership…with splendid chorus and soloists in full cry, and orchestra in blazing form" (Sunday Times) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony No 9 'Choral' Twyla Robinson, Karen Cargill, John Mac Master, Gerald Finley / London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / Bernard Haitink [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 29/Sep/2006 ] Hybrid/SACD - playable on all compact disc players Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is a landmark in the history of music, changing the concept of what a symphony could be. The use of solo singers and a chorus in the final movement was revolutionary, and |
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The Tyburn Tree (John Harles And Marc Almond)
Dark London [ Sospiro Noir / CD - released 25/Apr/2014 ] Two legends from different worlds collide in what promises to be a seminal album of songs about London. Composer/saxophonist John Harle and singer Marc Almond collaborate in 'The Tyburn Tree' - and album of contemporary songs about the darkest sides... |
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The Tyburn Tree (John Harles And Marc Almond)
Dark London [ Sospiro Noir / 2 LP - released 25/Apr/2014 ] Two legends from different worlds collide in what promises to be a seminal album of songs about London. Composer/saxophonist John Harle and singer Marc Almond collaborate in 'The Tyburn Tree' - and album of contemporary songs about the darkest sides... |
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MESSIEAN
Des Canyons aux Étoiles (recorded Nov 2013) Tzimon Barto (piano), John Ryan (horn), Andrew Barclay (xylorimba) & Erika Öhman (glockenspiel) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach [ LPO Live / 2 CD - released 25/Mar/2015 ] "This performance of Messiaen's late, great 100-minute orchestral cycle - 12 pieces for an altering configuration - was recorded live at the Royal Festival Hall in 2013, and makes a powerful, colourful, even apocalyptically witty effect, I find, on s |
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PUTS / NEWMAN / KUSTER / MACKEY / HOLST / GORB
Millenium Canons - Looking Forward, Looking Back University of Georgia Wind Ensemble / John P. Lynch [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Jul/2009 ] Comprising the University' s most accomplished musicians, The University of Georgia Wind Ensemble commissions and premières new compositions and performs other significant works from the wind band repertoire... |
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STANFORD / FINZI / WALTON / BRITTEN / TAVENER / etc
English Choral Music (Incls the Coronation te Deum & Song for Athene) Choir of St John's College, Cambridge / Christopher Robinson [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] "At Naxos's bargain price these performances should be snapped up and relished. Better still, get yourself to Cambridge during Advent or Easter and hear the choir for yourself...All texts are provided." -- Gary Higginson, MusicWeb |
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BARBER
Violin Concerto, Op. 14 (with works by Bernstein & Bloch) Vadim Gluzman (violin) / Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, John Neschling [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2009 ] "There are plenty of recordings of the three works featured here but not many with the effortless command of Gluzman and his 1690 Stradivarius." Gramophone Magazine, March 2010 |
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VARIOUS WRITERS
1000 Years Of Laughter Carole Boyd, Griff Rhys Jones, Jonathan Keeble, John Moffatt; Cathy Sara; David Timson (readers) [ Naxos Audiobooks / 4 CD Box Set - released 7/Oct/2002 ] Laughter is unique to man. This delightful anthology presents some of the funniest extracts in English literature. David Timson starts with Anglo-Saxon riddles and continues with medieval memories, Tudor comic turns and Restoration buffoonery. The... |
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JULES VERNE
Verne: 20,000 Leagues under the Sea (Abridged) John Carlisle (narrator) [ Naxos Audiobooks / 2 CD - released 17/Aug/2000 ] The year is 1866. The maritime world is gripped by fear after reported sightings of a huge and terrible sea monster. Monsieur Aronnax, a distinguished Professor of Natural History, pronounces the creature to be a giant narwhal and is invited to join... |
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ELGAR / WALTON / ARNOLD / HOLST / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / etc
Best Of British Various artists incls Maria Kliegel, Maggini Quartet, Oxford Camerata, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Choir of St. John's College, etc [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 5/Feb/2019 ] A selection of stirring music from the best of British composers, performed by the elite of British artists. CD 1 features powerful and rousing classics, while CD 2 boasts some of the most serene and beautiful music ever written |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Classical Naptime for Tots Various Artists incls John O'Conor, Leonard Slatkin, Louis Lane, Erich Kunzel, Robert Shaw, etc [ Telarc / CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Classical Meditation (Incls 'Agnus Dei' by Barber & 'The Lark Ascending' by Vaughan Williams) Various performers incls St. John's College Choir, Ormond College Choir, Elora Festival Singers, English Northern Philharmonia, Maggini Quartet [ NAXOS / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2009 ] The perfect antidote to these troubled times, this MEDITATION set from Naxos will help you calm down and unwind after a stressful day. |
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BENJAMIN WALLFISCH
Escape Velocity Michael Collins (clarinet) / Gould Piano Trio / Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Orchestra of St John's / York 2, piano duo / etc [ Quartz / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] Described by Humphrey Burton on BBC Radio 3 as "a major new name on the new music horizon", Benjamin Wallfisch's fast-growing list of large-scale orchestral, vocal and chamber works shows him, at the age of 27, to be a serious composer for our times. |
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GILBERT and SULLIVAN
Essential Gilbert & Sullivan Glyndebourne Opera with George Baker, Owen Brannigan, John Cameron, Richard Lewis, Monica Sinclair [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] "A very well sung recording indeed....Exceptionally good singing....Loaded with atmosphere" |
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HEROLD / ROSSINI
La Fille mal Gardée (hlts) / Boutique Fantasque (hlts) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, John Lanchbery / Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti [ Alto / CD - released 10/Aug/2013 ] "John Lanchbery's score for La fille is one of the great ballet scores of the modern era - a creation to delight even those who do not normally care for ballet. (This recording) is of vintage Decca excellence…"Solti's Boutique is high-powered and... |