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J. S. BACH
Bach: Life And Works (4CD Box) Written and narrated by Jeremy Siepmann, with John Shrapnel as Bach [ Naxos Life and Works / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Apr/2012 ] |
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FLORENCE BEATRICE PRICE
Price: Concert Overtures / Songs of the Oak / Suite of Dances Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen, John Jeter [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 25/Nov/2022 ] The rediscovery of Florence Price's music has revealed one of the most significant bodies of work by an African American composer in the 20th century. The variety of genres represented on this release place Price's immense artistic imagination on... |
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EDWARD MACDOWELL
MacDowell: Orchestral Works, Volume 2 Xiayin Wang (Solo Piano), Peter Dixon (Solo Cello), John Wilson (Conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 16/Jan/2026 ] In July 1884, MacDowell and his wife, Marian, spent their honeymoon in England, and were both captivated by performances of Shakespeare plays at London's Lyceum Theatre. The young composer started immediately on sketches based on six characters, but... |
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RACHMANINOV
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40 [original 1926 version] (with Medtner - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 50) Yevgeny Sudbin (piano) / Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra / John Neschling [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "…Sudbin's relatively low-key playing, never leaves you in doubt of his musicianship and dexterity." Gramophone Magazine, February 2010 |
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TCHAIKOVSKY / MEDTNER
Piano Concertos Yevgeny Sudbin (piano) / São Paulo Symphony Orchestra / John Neschling [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] "Yevgeny Sudbin's performance here fairly explodes with imagination, feeling and desire." Gramophone Magazine Recording of the Month May 2007 |
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W.A. MOZART
Requiem Mass, K.626 Yvonne Kenny (sop) Sarah Walker (mezzo) William Kendall (tenor) / Choir of St John's College, Cambridge / English Chamber Orchestra/ George Guest [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] 'George Guests new recording is distinguished by its deliberate tempos but also its very powerful rhythmic momentum and an expressive intensity of a kind one might not expect from a conductor and choir who belong to the English cathedral tradition.... |
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Brian Marsella Trio / John Zorn
Meditations on the Tarot [ Tzadik / CD - released 24/Sep/2021 ] Brian Marsella's dynamic trio steps out for another exciting outing performing a new collection of Zorn compositions inspired by the mysterious and occult cards of the Tarot. This beautiful and varied followup to the popular and critically acclaimed... |