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PROKOFIEV / HAYDN / BIZET
First Symphonies Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff [ Warner Classics Maestro / CD - released 24/Nov/2008 ] |
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W.A. MOZART
Music for 2 Pianos / Piano Duets Ingrid Haebler, Paul Badura-Skoda, Jorg Demus (pianos) [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2007 ] "All the music Mozart composed for piano duet or two pianos, in elegant performances." [**(*) Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide] |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Symphonies Nos.1-4 & Overtures Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Kletzki [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 19/Feb/2021 ] (Kletzki's) readings of these iconic works are key to understanding the path they have travelled towards the recognition they enjoy today. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Best Cello 100: Includes Bach's cello suites, The Swan & Kol Nidrei (Six CD set at a special price) Janos Starker / Mstislav Rostropovich / Pierre Fournier / Gautier Capucon / Paul Tortelier / Truls Mork / Jacqueline du Pre / Pablo Casals (cellos) [ EMI / 6 CD Box Set - released 27/Jul/2009 ] This 6 CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favourite cello classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. |
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RAMEAU
Hippolyte et Aricie (Complete opera) Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Veronique Gens, Bernarda Fink / Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv Opera! / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/May/2012 ] "Phèdre was a breakthrough role for Bernarda Fink, who sings here with grave sensuality, supported by a characterful and largely Francophone cast." (BBC Music) |
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The Jean-Paul Sartre Experience
I Like Rain: The Story of (3CD) [ Fire Records / 3 CD - released 26/May/2017 ] The comprehensive Jean-Paul Sartre Experience collection - I Like Rain: The Story of The Jean-Paul Sartre Experience, is a triple CD set with bonus tracks showcasing the group's very best. Now you can experience the Christchurch four-piece's full... |
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MARCEL DUPRE
Organ Music Vol 2 John Scott (organ of St Paul's Cathedral) [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Apr/2009 ] 'Stunning ... a revelatory performance, reaching into the very heart of a work in which "there are dark forces at work"' (Gramophone) |
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DURUFLE
Complete Organ Music John Scott (St Paul's Cathedral organ) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/May/2014 ] 1001 Classical Recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - 'Recordings and performances are splendid. Scott's playing is technically immaculate and his interpretations are intense and moving' (Gramophone |
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MARCEL DUPRE
Dupre: Organ Music John Scott (St Paul's Cathedral organ) [ Hyperion Dyad / CD - released 25/Sep/2006 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - 'The whole presentation is masterly - superb playing and superb engineering' (Gramophone) |
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THOMAS LINLEY
Cantatas and Theatre Music Julia Gooding (soprano) Paul Goodwin (oboe) The Parley of Instruments Baroque Orchestra & Choir / Paul Nicholson [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 30/Aug/2006 ] 'An outstanding disc in a trail-blazing series: highly recommended' (BBC Music Magazine) |
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AGOSTINO STEFFANI
Steffani: Niobe Regina di Tebe (complete opera) Karina Gauvin, Philippe Jaroussky, Amanda Forsythe, Aaron Sheehan / Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, Paul O'Dette and Stephen Stubbs [ Erato / Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 18/Jan/2015 ] "The performance is never forced but always emotive...An exemplary testament of superb musicianship from all participants...this is a landmark event in Steffani's much-deserved rehabilitation." (Gramophone Magazine Award Nomination 2015 Baroque Vocal |
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Paul Kelly
Under The Sun [ CD ] |
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POWER / DUFAY / ISAAC / DE MONTE / SCHUTZ / BACH / etc
The Hilliard Ensemble: Renaissance & Baroque Music Hilliard Ensemble / London Baroque / Knabenchor Hannover / Paul Hillier [ Erato Warner Classics / 7 CD Box Set - released 22/Aug/2017 ] Now reissued at a special price |
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BEETHOVEN / BRUCH / BARTOK / BRAHMS / VIVALDI / TCHAIKOVSKY
The Complete Warner Recordings [11 CDs + DVD] Kyung-Wha Chung (violin) / with Peter Frankl (piano), Itamar Golan (piano), Paul Tortelier (cello), André Previn (piano) [ Warner Classics / 12 CD/DVD Box Set - released 1/Jun/2015 ] "This CD would make a worthy addition to the collection of any Romantic concerto enthusiast, with the Beethoven in particular ranking among the most enduring and sensitive performances I have had the pleasure to come across." (MusicWeb) |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: 'Trout' Quintet & String Trios Leopold String Trio with Paul Lewis (piano) Graham Mitchell (double bass) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Apr/2006 ] 'one of the finest modern Trouts available. As with their Mozart, their Schubert benefits from scrupulous attention to detail, a keen sense of the music's drama and a deeply rewarding expressive response to this imperishable masterpiece … exquisitely... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Les Vents Français: Beethoven Les Vents Français [Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Paul Meyer (clarinet), Francois Leleux (oboe), Gilbert Audin (bassoon), Radovan Vlatkovic (horn), etc] [ Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Apr/2017 ] This extra helping of Beethoven's music for winds comes on the heels of Les Vents Français's recent triple-CD release WINDS & PIANO, praised by The Telegraph for "stylistically sure and interpretatively ear-catching" performances, including one of... |
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POULENC / FARRENC / ROUSSEL / CAPLET / MOZART / BEETHOVEN / etc
Les Vents Français: Winds & Piano Les Vents Français [Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Paul Meyer (clarinet), Francois Leleux (oboe), Gilbert Audin (bassoon), Radovan Vlatkovic (horn), etc] [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2014 ] "The engineers have provided crystal clear sound that superbly captures that often difficult balance between winds and piano. For admirers of chamber music this release makes indispensable listening." (MusicWeb Feb 2015) |
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LISZT
Complete Piano Music: Harold In Italy Leslie Howard (piano) with Paul Coletti (viola) [ Hyperion Complete Liszt Edition Vol 23 / CD - released 1/Feb/2011 ] 'Howard joue tout cela avec beaucoup de raffinement et un vrai sens du châtoiement sonore. De belles découvertes' (Répertoire, France) |
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MOZART
Mozart: Piano Quartets Paul Lewis (piano), Leopold String Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 5/May/2003 ] |