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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Israel in Egypt (Complete oratorio) Aradia Ensemble, Kevin Mallon (Conductor), Jennie Such (Soprano), Nils Brown (tenor), Sean Watson (bass) Jennifer Ens Modolo (alto) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "For the bargain-minded, however, this new Mallon release, one of his best yet, is a very good deal." --American Record Guide, September/October 2008 |
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YORK BOWEN
String Quartets Nos. 2 & 3 / Phantasy-Quintet Archaeus Quartet, with Timothy Lines (bass Clarinet) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Dec/2014 ] "The performances are in first-class sound quality, set in a warm and sympathetic acoustic. Balance between individual instruments could not have been bettered. The Archaeus Quartet have done much to champion lesser known composers." (MusicWeb) |
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J.S. BACH
Weihnachtskantaten (Christmas Cantatas) Arleen Auger (soprano) Ortrun Wenkel (contralto) Peter Schreier (ten) Siegfried Lorenz (bass) / Thomanerchor Leipzig Neues / Bachisches Collegium [ Berlin Classics Basics / CD - released 10/Mar/2008 ] "This disc enters a very crowded and competitive field. However, unless you're allergic to Bach played on modern instruments these well-turned performances under one of Bach's successors at St. Thomas's, Leipzig are well worth considering, especially... |
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J. S. BACH
Bach, (J.S.) - Music for Christmas Vol 1 Arleen Auger (soprano), Annelies Burmeister (alto), Peter Schreier (tenor), Theo Adam (bass) Ruth Holton (sop) Sytse Buwalda (alto) Marcel Beekman (te [ Brilliant Classics / 11 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2018 ] Brilliant Classics have updated their popular Christmas-time collection of music by J.S. Bach for a new decade, adding a timeless recording of the Christmas Oratorio from Dresden, with such star-calibre soloists as Arleen Augér, Peter Schreier and... |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
The very best of Puccini: Excerpts from operatic and orchestral works Armando Ariostini (baritone) Lando Bartolini (tenor) Felipe Bou (bass) Silvano Carroli (bar) Giovanna Casolla (sop) Masako Deguci (sop) & many more [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 8/Dec/2005 ] Presented in a stylish slipcase with a modern take on John Minnion's composer cartoons, with detailed track listings and accessible texts on the composer's life and an overview of their most famous works. |
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SERGEY RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Bells for Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Chorus and Orchestra / Spring, Cantata for Baritone, Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 20 / Three Russian Son Arnold Voketaitis (bass-baritone), Marianna Christos (soprano), St. Louis Symphony Chorus, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin [ Vox Classics / CD - released 15/Dec/2023 ] 'Leonard Slatkin and the Saint Louis Symphony have established a fine track record as interpreters of Rachmaninov.' - David Hall, Stereo Review |
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GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Stabat Mater Arthur Davies (tenor) Della Jones (contralto) Roderick Earle (bass) / City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Richard Hickox Legacy / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] Rosette (Highest Rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
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GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Telemann: Die Donner-Ode, TWV 6:3 / Deus judicium tuum Patrizia Kwella (soprano), Catherine Denley (contralto), Mark Tucker (tenor), Michael George (bass), Stephen Roberts (bass) / Collegium Musicum 90, Ri [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Oct/1993 ] Patrizia Kwella (soprano), Catherine Denley (contralto), Mark Tucker (tenor), Michael George (bass), Stephen Roberts (bass) |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Gloria In Excelsis Deo (Blu-ray) Hana Blažíková (soprano), Robin Blaze (counter-tenor), Gerd Türk (tenor), Peter Kooij (bass) /Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 17/May/2017 ] "The performances of the three cantatas on this Blu-ray are of course superb; from the most prominent soloists to the back desk of the violins, all are now seasoned performers, and it shows." MusicWeb |
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J. S. BACH
Bass Arias from the cantatas Various bass soloists / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart / Helmuth Rilling [ Hanssler / CD - released 11/Aug/2008 ] This disc features a program of arias for bass voice from the Baroque's most important figure J S Bach. The album is drawn from the international award winning Complete Bach Edition recorded under the direction of Helmuth Rilling. |
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LOTTI
Vesper Psalms Barbara Christina Steude, Annekathrin Laabs (sops) David Erler (alto) Tobias Berndt (bass) Saechsisches Vocalensemble & Batzdorfer Hofkapelle / Matthi [ CPO / CD - released 23/Feb/2007 ] "this is an attractive programme given with charm, poise and a lively immediacy." (MusicWeb April 2007) |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Ich habe viel Bekammernis Cantatas BWV21 & BWV42 Barbara Schlick (sop) Garard Lesne (counter-tenor) Howard Crook (tenor) Peter Kooy (bass) La Chapelle Royale / Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 27/Mar/2020 ] Superbly constructed, the cantata Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis is incontestably one of Bach's finest works. The masterly arrangements of the material endows it with an emotional cohesion and a dramatic intensity worthy of the Passions and the Mass in B... |
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Bass Mekanik
BMRMX: The Remix Album [ Pandisc / CD - released 2/Aug/2004 ] Due to popular demand, the Bass Mekanik, the #1 best selling artist in car audio, has compiled an album heavy on the breakbeats and chock full of hits, remixes and three brand new bonus tracks! |
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Bass Mekanik
Faster, Harder, Louder [ Pandisc / 2 CD/DVD - released 25/Mar/2003 ] Bass heavy rumblers that will test your speaker cones and rattle your windows |
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CHARLES GOUNOD / FRANZ SCHUBERT
Gounod: St Cecilia Mass / Schubert: Mass No. 2 in G major, D167 Luba Orgonášová (soprano), Christian Elsner (tenor) & Gustáv Beláček (bass) / Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons [ BR Klassik / CD - released 21/Nov/2011 ] "splendidly controlled by Mariss Jansons. There is also a fine tenor solo from Christian Elsner in the 'Sanctus', and both performance and recording do well with the three soloists in 'et incarnatus', which Gounod wanted sung as quietly as possible" |
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BEETHOVEN
Symphony No 9 'Choral' (rec 1954) Gre Brouwenstijn (soprano), Ira Malaniuk (alto), Wolfgang Windgassen (tenor) & Ludwig Weber (bass) / Bayreuth Festival Chorus, Wilhelm Furtwängler [ Orfeo / CD - released 1/Sep/2013 ] "Orfeo offers the best sound yet for this performance, even though the vocal soloists remain painfully spotlit. Furtwängler conducts with spacious grandeur and elemental drive." (BBC Music) |
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HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette Michèle Losier (mezzo-soprano), Samuel Boden (tenor), David Soar, (bass) / BBC Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 16/Sep/2016 ] "... Davis's reading is warm and full of subtle atmospheric nuances... Davis takes full advantage of a magnificent SACD recording epically spacious, illuminating the excellent chorus and soloists vocal and instrumental in sharp detail " (BBC) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Chamber Music For Horns, Winds And Strings Jozsef Balogh (clarinet), Ildiko Hegyi (violin), Jeno Kevehazi (horn), Gyozo Mathe (viola), Peter Szabo (cello), Istvan Toth (double bass), Jozsef Vaj [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/1995 ] "These talented Hungarian players offer a fluent, responsive account of the Septet that highlights the music's intimate chamber character...This excellent, value-for-money Naxos disc also offers an elegant, well-turned performance of the Quintet." |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms / On the waterfront (Suite) Jeremy Budd, tenor / Paul Charrier, bass / Elizabeth Franklin-Kitchen, soprano / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / Marin Alsop [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 30/May/2009 ] "It seems entirely appropriate that Marin Alsop's first recording with her Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra should be of music by her teacher Leonard Bernstein." Recording of the Month Gramophone Magazine Oct 2003 |
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BOTTESINI
Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra in F# Minor / Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra in B Minor / etc Boguslaw Furtok, Johannes Staehle (double bass) / Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt / Stephan Tetzlaff [ CPO / CD - released 1/May/2007 ] Dubbed by some of his contemporaries as the 'Paganini of the Double Bass', Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1899) created some of the finest compositions ever written for the instrument. Furtok is the principal bassist for the Frankfurt Radio Symphony... |