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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) |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Walkure (complete opera recorded in 2011) Jonas Kaufmann, Nina Stemme, Rene Pape / Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, Valery Gergiev [ Mariinsky SACD / 4 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2013 ] "Act I has Jonas Kaufmann's heroic, poetic Siegmund at the peak of his powers, partnering a limpid, youthful-sounding Sieglinde in Anja Kampe - a dream pair of Wälsung twins for our time, and one to compare with the greatest on disc." (Sunday Times) |
PURCELL
Dido And Aeneas Susan Bickley, Della Jones & Peter Harvey / St. James's Baroque Players & St. James's Singers, Ivor Bolton [ Warner Classics Das Alte Werk / CD - released 26/Oct/2009 ] |
ALEXANDER KASTALSKY
Kastalsky: Requiem Joseph Charles Beutel (bass-bar), Anna Dennis (sop) Cathedral Choral Society, The Clarion Choir, Chamber Choir of St. Tikhon's Monastery [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] Alexander Kastalsky was a student of Tchaikovsky and a mentor to Rachmaninov, becoming director of the Moscow Synodal School until the Bolshevik regime banned all sacred music. |
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
Widor: Solo Organ Works Joseph Nolan (Cavaille-Coll Organ of St Francois de Sales, Lyon, Cavaillé-Coll Organ of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse) [ Signum / CD - released 7/Jul/2017 ] "a gloriously upbeat conclusion to this superb Widor series" Gramophone |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Julia Fischer (violin) / Academy St Martin in the Fields, Kenneth Sillito [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 22/Apr/2012 ] An innovative DVD presenting two picture edits over one sumptuous soundtrack of Vivaldi's perennial work. Users can choose between the 'performance' edit, featuring German violinist sensation Julia Fischer with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields,... |
PURCELL / MENDELSSOHN / FAURE / FINZI / ELGAR / FRANCK
Hear My Prayer-Hymns and Anthems Karina Gauvin (Soprano), Matthew Larkin (Organ) / St. John's Choir, Elora / Noel Edison (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/May/2006 ] "The first class performances demonstrate tremendous technical accomplishment. I wonder if I will hear a finer release of sacred choral music this year." (MusicWeb June 2006) |
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Katkus/St Christopher C.O.
Balakauskas:concertos [ Bis / CD - released 4/Dec/2000 ] |
GEORGE GERSHWIN
The Gershwin Moment - Rhapsody In Blue Kirill Gerstein (piano) Storm Large (vocals), Gary Burton (vibraphone) / St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, David Robertson [ Myrios Classics / CD - released 10/Jul/2018 ] "Gerstein's music-making is direct from the heart, unsentimental but rich in sentiment." Gramophone Editor's Choice March 2018 |
MENDELSSOHN
Organ Works: Mendelssohn in London Leo van Doeselaar (Thomas Hill Organ, St. Pieterskerk Leiden) [ MDG SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 16/Aug/2014 ] When Mendelssohn first played the organ in England, he surprised his public with his virtuosity, which was completely unknown to the British on this instrument. His pedal playing was particularly impressive, and as a consequence England's extremely... |
JONATHAN BERGER
Miracles and Mud / Sink or Swim / Doubles / for amos Livia Sohn (violin) / St Lawrence String Quartet [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 15/Aug/2007 ] Jonathan Berger’s music is deeply spiritual and hauntingly evocative. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Double Piano Concertos Lucas Jussen (piano), Arthur Jussen (piano) / Academy of St Martin in the fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 16/Mar/2017 ] ".The Jussen boys have found perhaps the perfect collaborator in Sir Neville Marriner, who has conducted more Mozart than most; the Academy acquit themselves well." Editor's Choice Gramophone January 2016 |
Ludmila Kuznetzova, Russian State Symphonic Cappella, Russian St Sym, Polyansky
Bruckner - Mass No. 2 in E minor, O du liebes Jesu Kind, etc [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Dec/2000 ] "The catalogue already boasts some admirable versions of the E minor Mass but I think this one from Polyansky, with its unique timbre and approach and vibrant recording, is likely to stand high in my affections henceforth." International Record... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT / PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Schubert / Liszt: Wanderer Fantasy - Tchaikovsky: Concert Fantasy Lukas Geniušas (piano), Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, Modestas Pitr?nas [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 19/Jun/2026 ] Pianist Lukas Geniušas pays tribute to the fantasy, a form synonymous with freedom, dear to the Romantics. Schubert sets the figure of the wanderer to music in his Lied Der Wanderer, which, a few years later, would give rise to a large-scale... |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Elektra (complete opera) Madeira, Borkh, Della Casa, Lorenz, Böhme, Pernerstorfer, Felbermayr, Loraine, Majkut, Littasy, Gerber, Horne, Wiener St [ ORFEO / 2 CD - released 11/Jul/1997 ] |
ERICH / SAXER / DRUCKENMULLER
Complete Organ Music Manuel Tomadin (Schnitger Organ of St Michaëlskerk, Zwolle, The Netherlands) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 6/May/2016 ] This new recording features the magnificent Schnitger organ of the St. Michael Church in Zwolle, the Netherlands. It was built in 1721 by Arp Schnitger and his sons, and after careful restoration over the last decades by Flentrop the organ is... |
CILEA / PUCCINI / GIORDANO / MASCAGNI / GOMES / MASSENET
Marcelo Alvarez: 20 Years on the Opera Stage Marcelo Alvarez (tenor) / St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Constantine Orbelian [ Delos / CD - released 2/Oct/2002 ] "Marcelo Alvarez gave his usual passionate and thrilling performance … taking advantage of his beautiful voice by phrasing the musical lines with elegance." Ingrid Haas |
SCHULHOFF / KRENEK / d'INDY
The 20th Century Concerto Grosso Maria Prinz (piano); Karl-Heinz Schütz (flute) Christoph Koncz (violin); Robert Nagy (cello) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marrine [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2013 ] .On this disc, we feature the works of three composers - Vincent d'Indy, Ernst Krenek, and Erwin Schulhoff - who all in the mid- to late-1920s adopted neoclassicism and chose to write works in the neo-baroque concerto grosso style, using a... |
J. S. BACH
Bach, (J.S.): Complete Organ Works Marie-Claire Alain (at the organs of the Martinikerk, Groningen; Grote Sint Laurenskerk, Alkmaar; Freiberger Dom; St Georgenkirche, Rötha; Église Sain [ Erato / 15 CD Box Set - released 24/Aug/2018 ] New Remastering in 24-BIT / 96KHZ from original tapes by Art & Son Studio, Annecy (2018) |
TCHAIKOVSKY
1812 Overture, Op. 49 / Moscow Cantata / Marche slave, Op. 31 / etc Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg / Valery Gergiev [ Mariinsky SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Oct/2009 ] Following acclaimed recordings of Shostakovich, the third release on the Mariinsky Theatre's new label features a selection of popular and rarely-heard works by Tchaikovsky. |
