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TCHAIKOVSKY / LALO
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35 / Lalo: Symphonie espagnole: Ellinor D'Melon (violin), RTE Symphony Orchestra, Jaime Martin (conductor) [ Rubicon / CD - released 31/Mar/2023 ] Born to Cuban and Jamaican parents, Ellinor D'Melon started to learn the violin aged just two. Today at only twenty, 'she is one of those rare players who gives the impression that her command - both technical and musical is total ' (The Irish... |
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WOLF-FERRARI
La Vedova Scaltra (complete opera recorded in 2007) Emanuele D'Aguanno / Anne-Lise Sollied / Maurizio Muraro / Fenice Theatre Orchestra & Chorus / Karl Martin [ Naxos Opera / 2 CD - released 10/Oct/2008 ] |
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
The Film Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, Vol. 2 (Includes '49th Parallel' & 'the England of Elizabeth') Emily Gray (soprano) Martin Hindmarsh (tenor) Chetham's Chamber Choir / BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba (conductor) [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 8/Sep/2004 ] Premiere recording of the extended suites of 49th Parallel and The England of Elizabeth, and the premiere recording of the complete version of The Dim Little Island. |
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HASSE / PEROTTI / VIVALDI / TORELLI
A Venetian Christmas Ewa GoliĆska, Komalé Akakpo, Ruby Hughes / Arte dei Suonatori, Martin Gester [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Oct/2014 ] "Some tenuous theming here, but who cares when the music-making - tart and spicy on period-instruments - is so appealing?" (BBC Music Christmas 2014) |
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MARTINU
Chamber Music with Flute Fenwick Smith (flute) / Sally Pinkas (piano) / John Ferrillo (oboe) / Thomas Martin (clarinet) / Richard Ranti and Suzanne Nelson (bassoons) [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Oct/2010 ] "The disc is the idea of the outstanding Boston-based flautist, Fenwick Smith, the recordings, some dating back to 2002 being the product of the excellent American performers involved." (David's Review Corner) |
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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (complete opera) Fernando Guimarães, Jennifer Rivera, Aaron Sheehan, Leah Wool, Owen McIntosh / Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman [ Linn / 3 CD Box Set - released 9/Jul/2012 ] "The strength of this issue is in its strong, youthful cast. The Penelope of Jennifer Rivera almost shakes my allegiance to Jacobs's Bernarda Fink, with a limpid low mezzo of comparable beauty and expressive power, while Fernando Guimaraes's Ulysses |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas: Nos 1 -4 Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Martin Helmchen (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 4/Sep/2020 ] "These recordings are conversations by a perfect instrumental pairing." BBC Music |
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LUDWIG van BEEHOVEN
Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas Vol. 3 (Sonatas 8-10) Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Martin Helmchen (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/Sep/2021 ] The final volume from the acclaimed team of Zimmermann and Helmchen |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 2 [Nos 5 - 7] Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Martin Helmchen (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 9/Apr/2021 ] " Anyone who loves these works will surely come away from this recording feeling entertained, stirred and thoroughly refreshed." Gramophone |
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Freddy Martin & His Orchestra
Classics & Boogie [ Jasmine / CD - released 1/Nov/1999 ] Because the piano featured so prominently in many of Freddy Martin's recordings, it was often thought he was the soloist; in fact, his chosen instrument was the tenor sax. |
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FAURE / STRAUSS / MAHLER / COPLAND / IVES / etc
Lieder (recorded 1986) Frederica von Stade (mezzo) Martin Katz (piano) [ ORFEO / CD - released 30/Aug/2013 ] "the mezzo-soprano on excellent form in a fascinating programme … Katz is a consistently birlliant accompanist and the programme is as absorbing as it is enterprising. Nobody who admires this singer should hesitate for a moment." (International Record Rev |
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PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: String Quartets 1 - 3 / Souvenir de Florence Gabrieli String Quartet / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Mar/2014 ] "the Gabrielis give a finely conceived performance, producing well-blended tonal quality" Penguin Guide |
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C. P. E. BACH / J. C. BACH / THOMAS ARNE
Arne, CPE Bach & JC Bach: Harpsichord Concertos George Malcolm (harpsichord) / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 16/Sep/2017 ] There were many worlds in George Malcolm's (1917-1997) universe - organist, harpsichordist, pianist, composer, choral director and conductor - and this one demonstrates his unique skill as a solo performer who, throughout his career, more than any... |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg [complete opera recorded in 2012] Glyndebourne Opera / Gerald Finley, Anna Gabler, Johannes Martin Kränzle / London Philharmonic Orchestra, VladimirJurowski [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 2/Feb/2013 ] "Gerald Finley's pivotal Sachs relish[es] this intensely verbal role with a Lieder-singer's skill and beauty...Jurowski completes the ensemble with a beautiful account, unfolding the story with pace and details...Together they make the immense... |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Recorded live at Glyndebourne, Lewes, July 2011) BLU-RAY Gerald Finley, Anna Gabler, Johannes Martin Kränzle, Marco Jentzsch, Topi Lehtipuu / London Philharmonic Orchestra, VladimirJurowski, David McVicar [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Feb/2013 ] "Jurowski completes the ensemble with a beautiful account, unfolding the story with pace and details...Together they make the immense performance the most uplifting performance I can recall" (Five Stars BBC Music - DVD/Blu-ray Choice - December 2012) |
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ALUN HODDINOTT
Clarinet Concerto / Harp Concerto / Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 2 Gervase de Peyer (clarinet) Osian Ellis (harp) Philip Fowke, Martin Jones (pianos) / London Symphony Orchestra / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [ Lyrita / CD - released 11/Nov/2007 ] "This recording of four concertos is a welcome addition to the other two fine Hoddinott CDs already in the Lyrita catalogue. The colourful music, performances and recording may be confidently recommended" (MusicWeb Oct 2007) |
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MANUEL de FALLA
El Amor Brujo / El Retablo de maese Pedro [Master Peter's Puppet Show] Ginesa Ortega (sngr) Joan Martin (treb) Joan Cabero (ten) Ifiaki Fresiin (bar) / Orquestra de Cambra Teatre Lliure, Josep Pons [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 20/May/2011 ] "Ginesa Ortega is most effective as the passionate gitana Candelas, a lady of such strong personality that one suspects that even a sturdy gipsy lover might be flattened by its force...This is an attractive disc." (Gramophone) |
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: Comedy, Romance, Tragedy (As You Like It / Love's Labour's Lost / Romeo & Juliet) BLU-RAY Globe Theatre / Brendon Hughes, Jack Laskey, Trevor Martin, Philip Cumbus, Trystan Gravelle, William Mannering, etc [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / 3 Blu-ray Box Set - released 25/Nov/2015 ] Shakespeare's Globe productions of As You Like It, Love's Labour's Lost and Romeo & Juliet are offered in this exclusive limited edition Blu-ray box set. |
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Grady Martin & the Slew Foot Five
There'll Be A Hot Time Tonight [ Jasmine / CD - released 29/Apr/2016 ] A great experience awaits the listener when he plays a Grady Martin and his Slew Foot Five recording. Don't let the familiar nick-name tempt you to under-rate the perfectionist quality of their music for Martin and his boys have demonstrated again... |
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MANUEL PONCE
Complete Guitar Music Gérard Abiton (guitar) & Beatrice Martin (harpsichord) Ensemble Orchestral Stringendo, Jean Thorel [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Oct/2014 ] Manuel Ponce was one of Mexico's best and most popular composers. His compositions are imbued with the native music and folklore of his beloved Mexico, irresistably lively, sensual and passionate. |