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LUIGI BOCCHERINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Boccherini: Guitar Quintets Pepe Romero (Guitar) / Academy Of St Martin In The Fields Chamber Ensemble [ Philips / CD - released 28/Jun/1990 ] Recorded: Great Britain, 12/1978 (G.453); 12/1979 (G.447) |
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MAURO GIULIANI / JOAQUIN RODRIGO
Giuliani/Rodrigo: Guitar Concertos Pepe Romero (Guitar) Angel Romero (Guitar) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Orchestre National de l'Opera de Monte-Carlo / with Catherine Miche [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 18/Aug/2006 ] "The sound quality is as good as I have come to expect from the Pentatone RQR releases, and is a slight improvement over the original Philips LP in terms of its transparency and spatiality...Highly recommended." --SA-CD.net |
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JOAQUIN RODRIGO
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez / Fantasia para un gentilhombre / etc Pepe Romero (guitar) Augustin Leon Ara (violin) Christine Pendrill (cor anglais) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca Originals / CD - released 25/Mar/2007 ] A classic Rodrigo recording, featuring his two most popular concertante works - at mid-price for the first time. |
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MICHAEL TIPPETT
Tippett: Suite in D for the Birthday of Prince Charles / Fantasia Concertante on a theme of Corelli Philip Jones Brass Ensemble / London Symphony Orchestra / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields [ Decca ABC Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jul/2006 ] *** 'The Concerto for Double String Orchestra receives a performance more sumptuous and warm-hearted than any before on record ... the recording is outstanding' Penguin Guide |
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SCHUTZ
11 Motets Pro Cantione Antiqua London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Restoration Academy Edgar Fleet, conductor [ Regis Records / CD - released 2/Jun/2004 ] Penguin Guide 3 stars |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Complete Violin Concertos & Sinfonia Concertante Rachel Barton Pine (violin) / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, with Matthew Lipman (viola) [ Avie / 2 CD - released 18/Apr/2015 ] "there is much to enjoy in Barton Pine's sensitive, finely honed performances, especially of Nos. 4 & 5 (plenty of temperament in the latter's 'Turkish' eruption). With a nod to period performance, she articulates crisply and uses vibrato modestly." |
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J.S. BACH
Harpsichord Concertos BWV1052, BWV1053 & Triple BWV1044 (special price with Harmonia Mundi catalogue) Richard Egarr (harpsichord) / Academy of Ancient Music / Andrew Manze, director [ Harmonia Mundi / CD/Book - released 1/Mar/2009 ] "While Manze draws spirited playing from his ensemble, it's Egarr's intimately dramatic approach that really makes these discs special." ***** The Independent |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Messiah (1751 Version) Robert Brooks / Iestyn Davies / Eamonn Dougan / New College Choir / Academy of Ancient Music / Edward Higginbottom (Conductor) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 7/Nov/2006 ] "This is a very special recording. Not only is it of quite outstanding quality both musically and dramatically, but, being sung entirely by male voices associated with a single institution, it probably comes as close as modern conditions permit to |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Oboe Concertos / Concerto grossi / Concerto a due cori / Orchestral music (Rec 1965-1981) Roger Lord (oboe) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 10/Jun/2009 ] "Stylish performances of attractive music at a giveaway price." (MusicWeb June 2009) |
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W. A. MOZART
Gran Partita (with Haydn - Notturno No. 8 in G major) Royal Academy of Music Soloists Ensemble, Trevor Pinnock [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2016 ] "this is seriously impressive playing from students of the Royal Academy of Music under Trevor Pinnock." (The Guardian) |
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Russian Academy/Munbaev
B Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Jan/2006 ] |
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PACHELBEL / PURCELL / HANDEL / ALBINONI / VIVALDI
The Best of Baroque (Incls Albinoni's Adagio & The arrival of the Queen of Sheba) Sara Barrington (oboe) William Bennett (piccolo) Philip Jones (trumpet) Alastair Ross (organ) / Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields / Richard Hickox [ Decca Eloquence / CD - released 6/Feb/1997 ] All those popular baroque favourites at a special price |
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J. S. BACH
St Matthew Passion, BWV244 James Gilchrist, Matthew Rose, Ashley Riches, Elizabeth Watts, Christopher Maltman / Academy of Ancient Music & Choir of the AAM, Richard Egarr [ AAM Records / 3 CD Box Set - released 15/Jun/2015 ] "Singing and playing are highly polished and assured throughout, with James Gilchrist superb as the Evangelist, and Matthew Rose a credible if rather forceful Jesus" (BBC Music) |
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ABEL / REICHARDT / ZELTER / STORACE / MOZART / PAISIELLO
Jet Set! Classical Glitterati Simon Murphy , New Dutch Academy [ Pentatone / CD - released 22/Mar/2019 ] Featuring works by Abel, Reichardt, Zelter, Storace, Mozart and Paisiello, this album follows the musical "jet set" of the 18th century as they "do" the splendid cosmopolitan cultural epicentres of the time, including London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna... |
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WILLIAM WALTON
Richard III: A Shakespeare Scenario / Major Barbara: A Shavian Sequence / etc Sir John Gielgud (narrator) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] Among the sumptuous and deeply romantic music on this disc is the substantial selection from Walton's score for Richard III; colourful and richly detailed music, the suite is conducted by Sir Neville Marriner and makes a fitting tribute to William... |
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WALTON
Richard III: A Shakespeare Scenario / Major Barbara: A Shavian Sequence Sir John Gielgud (narrator) / Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields / Neville Marriner [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] 'The Chandos series of William Walton Film Music is simply and obviously certain to be a great classic of recording art. It serves all the higher purposes of truly distinguished record-making: not only are all aspects of performance and recording... |
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WALTON
Hamlet: A Shakespeare Scenario / As you Like it: A Poem for Orchestra Sir John Gielgud (narrator) Catherine Bott (soprano) / Academy St Martins / Neville Marriner [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] "Marriner and the Academy draw out all the romantic warmth of both scores, and the sound is richly atmospheric to match, with a sharper focus and a keener sense of presence than on some recordings from this source. The Hamlet music may not match... |
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MAHLER
Symphony No 4 [Chamber arrangement by Erwin Stein] (with Debbusy - Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune} Sonia Grane (soprano) / Royal Academy of Music Ensemble, Trevor Pinnock [ Linn Records SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 27/Jul/2013 ] "Under Pinnock, the Royal Academy of Music's Chamber Ensemble bring to the surface the lithe counterpoint that usually lumbers under thicker string textures." Gramophone Magazine, July 2013 |
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W.A. MOZART
Bassoon / Oboe / Clarinet Concertos Stepan Turnovsky (bassoon) Martin Gabriel (oboe) Ernst Ottensamer (clarinet) / Vienna Mozart Academy / Johannes Wildner [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Nov/2007 ] "In his tonal purity and elegantly musical phrasing, Gabriel conjures Leon Goossens in his prime" - Fanfare |
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GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Requiem / Pelleas et Melisande Suite / Pavane / etc Sylvia McNair, Thomas Allen / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jun/2019 ] "Marriner's pacing is ideal, and the clean choral attack is matched by superb singing from Sylvia McNair and Thomas Allen." (Three Stars Penguin Guide) |