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W. A. MOZART
Eugene Ormandy conducts Mozart Wind Concertos John de Lancie (ob) Bernard Garfield (bassoon) William Kincaid (fl) Anthony Gigliotti (clar) Mason Jones (horn) / Philadelphia Orch., Eugene Ormandy [ Sony / RCA Classical Masters / 3 CD Box Set - released 26/May/2017 ] Rarely thought of as a Mozart conductor, Eugene Ormandy made delightful recordings of all the wind and brass concertos with his "Fabulous Philadelphians" between 1957 and 1962. Known best for its sumptuous strings, the Philadelphia Orchestra has also... |
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MOZART / SPOHR / SCHUBERT / WEILL / LIGETI / SCHOENBERG / etc
Vienna - From Mozart to Schoenberg London Sinfonietta, David Atherton, with Aurele Nicolet (flute), Heinz Holliger (oboe), Anthony Pay (Clarinet), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), etc [ Decca Austrailian Eloquence / 13 CD Box Set - released 7/Feb/2025 ] "David Atherton and his admirable singers and players deal with the music most sympathetically… The playing has all the artistry one expects from members of the Sinfonietta." Gramophone, June 1980 (Schubert: Sacred Works) |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 - 4 London Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Collins [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 14/Jul/2014 ] "Collins's readings possess a red-blooded fervour and thrusting energy to which many will rightly respond" (Gramophone) |
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MAHLER
Symphony No 8 Melanie Diener / Juliane Banse / Yvonne Naef / Anthony Dean Griffey / Stephen Powell / Schweizer Kammerchor / Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra / David Zinman [ RCA / Sony / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2010 ] "it's clear (Zinman) remains one of the world's most inquiring senior maestros, looking for fresh perspectives. In his Mahler cycle, he has certainly found those." Sunday Times, 25th April 2010 |
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BOUBLIL & SCHONBERG
Les Miserables - 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall - Collector's Edition Double DVD Disc Set Michael Ball, Colm Wilkinson, Philip Quast, Ruthie Henshall, Jenny Galloway, Alun Armstrong, Lea Salonga, Michael Maguire, Judy Kuhnk, Anthony Crivell [ V C I DVD / 2 DVD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] Recorded live at London's Royal Albert Hall in 1995, this tenth anniversary performance of Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil's landmark musical features a one-night-only "dream cast" of Les Mis veterans. Colm Wilkinson reprises his original... |
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Michel Petrucciani, Steve Gadd, Anthony Jackson
Trio In Tokyo [ Disques Dreyfus / CD ] |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Suites & Concertos Osian Ellis (harp), Desmond Dupre (lute), Carl Pini, Neville Marriner (violins) / Philomusica of London, Anthony Lewis, Granville Jones [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 10/Oct/2018 ] The works on this collection are drawn from two of the very first stereo LPs released by the L'Oiseau-Lyre sub-label of Decca. 'Music of Handel' was a 1958 album containing arias (recently reissued by Eloquence 482 4759) and this instrumental suite... |
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KALEVI AHO
Chamber Works [incls 'Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet'] Osmo Vänskä, clarinet, Sarah Kwak & Gina DiBello, violins, Thomas Turner, viola, Anthony Ross, cello, Susan Billmeyer, piano, Etc. [ BIS / CD - released 1/Apr/2012 ] Renowned for his rich production in the field of orchestral music, Kalevi Aho is also a prolific composer for chamber forces. On this disc, three works spanning two decades have been combined. |
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Peter Sellers & Anthony Newley
Fool Brittania Plus [ Acrobat / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] |
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Ray Anthony & His Orchestra
Young Ideas/Moments Together [ CD - released 23/Nov/2007 ] |
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GILBERT and SULLIVAN
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Mikado (Complete Opera) Richard Suart, Donald Adams, Marie Mclaughlin, Anthony Rolfe Johnson / Welsh National Opera, Charles Mackerras [ Telarc Records / CD - released 7/Jul/2000 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) Rosette (highest rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
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HEROLD
La Fille Mal Gardee (complete ballet with chorography by Frederick Ashton recorded in 2005) The Royal Ballet, Covent Garden / Carlos Acosta / Marianela Nunez / William Tuckett / Anthony Twiner (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 10/Aug/2008 ] G - 'The Royal Ballet's present revival makes much of its vigorous characters, its brilliantly virtuosic solos and duets…[Marianella Nunez] gives the swift, intricate footwork as gorgeously as I have ever seen it.' (The Stage) |
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GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Telemann: Sinfonia TWV 50:1 in G major 'Grillen-Symphonie', etc. Anthony Halstead, Christian Rutherford, Raul Diaz (horns), Simon Standage (violin) / Collegium Musicum 90 [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 25/Nov/1993 ] "This release shows Telemann at his most irrepressibly good-humoured and imaginative." Gramophone |