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MAURICE RAVEL
Maurice Ravel: The Complete Works Sir Simon Rattle, Martha Argerich, Bertrand Chamayou, Samson François, André Cluytens, Armin Jordan, Lorin Maazel, Charles Münch, etc [ Warner Classics / 21 CD Box Set - released 4/Sep/2020 ] An essential collection of landmark performances, this 21-CD box of Ravel's complete works brings together major interpreters of the present day and preceding generations. |
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STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Sondheim: Follies (complete musical comedy recorded in 2015) Opera Toulon / Graham Bickley, Liz Robertson, Charlotte Page, Marilyn Hill Smith, Julia Sutton / David Charles Abell (cond) [ BelAir Classiques DVD / DVD - released 20/Mar/2017 ] "The choice of the soloists is of irreproachable quality. The Follies' production in Toulouse is shining with a thousand fires." MUSICALAVENUE.FR |
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James AIKMAN
Venice of the North Concerti St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Lande / Charles Wetherbee (violin) / Taimur Sullivan (saxophone) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] |
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VIVALDI / MOZART / MARCELLO / BACH / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / etc
Outstanding Oboe - Best loved classical oboe music Stefan Schilli, Max Artved, Elise Batnes, Charles "Chip" Hamann, József Kiss, Lisa Stewart (oboes) [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Feb/2019 ] With its roots in ancient Greece and Rome, the oboe has evolved from the rustic medieval shawm and the French Baroque hautbois to become the modern instrument we know today. Italian composers provided the first works befitting of its expressive... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K626 [Levin Edition] Susan Gritton (soprano) Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo) Timothy Robinson (tenor) Peter Rose (bass) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Charles Mackerras [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Feb/2014 ] "The string lines carry all the expressive weight one could want, and the woodwind and brass have a sovereign authority." The Guardian |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV / ERNEST BLOCH
Prokofiev/Bloch -: Violin Concertos (with Bartok - Portrait Op 5 No 1) Joseph Szigeti (violin) / Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Paris, Charles Munch / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Beecham [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 2/Jun/2003 ] Penguin Guide - Rosette Winner |
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CHARLES GOUNOD
Gounod: Faust (complete opera recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY Teatro Regio di Torino / Charles Castronovo, Ildar Abdrazakov, Irina Lungu, Vasilij Ladjuk / Gianandrea Noseda (cond) [ C Major BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 28/Mar/2016 ] "Unless one is steadfastly loyal to a traditionally staged Faust this imaginative and insightful Stefano Poda production at Teatro Regio Turino makes spectacular entertainment." MusicWeb Dec 2016 |
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Teddy Charles
Four Classic Albums (Evolution / Tentet / Coolin / Flyin' Home, Salute To Hamp) [ Avid / 2 CD - released 27/Nov/2015 ] |
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LEOS JANACEK / ZOLTA KODALY
Janacek - Glagolitic Mass / Kodaly - Psalmus Hungaricus, Op. 13 Tina Kiberg (sop) Randi Stene (mez) Peter Svensson (ten) Ulrik Cold (bass) Per Salo (organ) / Danish National Radio Choir, Charles Mackerras [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/May/2004 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "Mackerras's new version is of particular interest as it embodies another of the reconstructions that have been painstakingly made of Janacek's original intentions in different... |
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ERICH ZEISL
Zeisl: Lieder - Weich küsst die Zweige der weiße Mond Ulf Bästlein (Baritone) Charles Spencer (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Sep/2022 ] 'Melody is the heart of music - and you can't construct melodies. They are the essence of a musical gift'. This was the firm belief of Erich Zeisl, who in the 1930s was considered one of the most promising musical talents... |
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CHOPIN
Polish Songs, Op 74 Urszula Kryger (mezzo) Charles Spencer (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 22/Jan/2007 ] 'A rare opportunity to sample Chopin the song composer, here performed with real feeling by Polish mezzo Urszula Kryger.'(Gramophone) |
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FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: 150Th Anniversary Edition Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves, [ Warner Classics / 18 CD Box Set - released 14/Nov/2011 ] The present generous set has no parallels nor would I anticipate that there will be for many years. The performances and recordings are healthy and pleasing." (MusicWeb) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Golden Age Of Light Music: EuropeanTour Various performers incls George Melachrino, Charles Williams, Robert Farnon, Mantovani, Frank Chacksfield, Cyril Stapleton, etc [ Guild Light Music / CD - released 22/Oct/2016 ] Once again it's time for Guild's 'Golden Age of Light Music' series to take another musical tour around Europe, prompted by so many appealing works created by talented composers from near and far. In the world of music you do not have to be a native... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Golden Age of Light Music: Great British Light Orchestras Ray Martin, Norrie Paramor, Charles Williams, Sidney Torch, Stanley Black, etc [ Guild Light Music / CD - released 1/Jun/2016 ] This new Guild Light Music series has already focussed attention on the many fine recordings made during the 1940s and 1950s, and it is now appropriate to concentrate on the output from British studios. A combination of talented composers, plus... |
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ALLEGRI / GABRIELI / MONTEVERDI / PALESTRINA
The Renaissance of Italian Music: The National Gallery Collection Gerald Finley (bari), Timothy Beasley-Murray (treble), Charles Daniels (ten) / Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh, Taverner Consort, Choir, Andrew Parrot [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Nov/2016 ] "[The Allegri] is one of the highlights, the 1970 recording by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge achieving an almost weightless sublimity, particularly in the Sanctus. The Taverner Consort of the 1980s offers similarly impressive interpretations... |
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Various Artists including Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Charles Brown, Stan Kenton, Sidney Bechet
4 Classic Christmas Albums plus [ Avid / 2 CD - released 6/Dec/2016 ] AVID Jazz presents the third release in AVID's Christmas Classic Album series with a re-mastered 2CD release featuring four Christmas Jazz albums plus by Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Charles Brown, Stan Kenton and Sidney Bechet |
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VERDI / MOZART / BELLINI / PUCCINI / OFFENBACH / etc
A Night at the Opera Various Soloists with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Charles Rosenkrans, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Dec/2004 ] "almost all of the performances are worthy to be in any opera lover's collection" |
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JANACEK / DVORAK / STRAVINSKY / MOZART / ELGAR / SULLIVAN / BRIAN / etc
Sir Charles Mackerras - The Complete Warner Classics Edition Various orchestras conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras, with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Janet Baker, and more [ Warner Classics / 63 CD Box Set - released 7/Nov/2025 ] Sir Charles Mackerras (1925-2010) 100th Anniversary of Birth on November 17th The Complete Recordings on HMV, Pye, Columbia Graphophone, Classics for Pleasure, EMI Classics, Virgin Classics & Erato |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky / The Stone Flower / Suites from: Lieutenant Kija, Love for Three Oranges, etc. Various orchestras conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy / Silvio Varviso / Charles Dutoit / Neville Marriner [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 3/Jan/2003 ] This programme includes such rarities as the early orchestral tone-poem Dreams and excerpts from the equally rarely heard Stone Flower. |
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100 BEST ROMANTIC CLASSICS
100 Best Romantic Classics [6 CD special price] Various performers incls Leif Ove Andsnes, Martha Argerich, Charles Dutoit, Julian Bream, Montserrat Caballe, Yehudi Menuhin, etc [ EMI / Virgin / 6 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2012 ] This 6 CD set contains an unrivalled collection of 100 favourite romantic classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. Among them are the singers Maria Callas, Natalie Dessay, Angela Gheorghiu. Barbara Hendricks, Luciano Pavarotti and... |