Claire Martin & Ray Gelato
We've Got A World That Swings [ Linn / CD - released 20/May/2016 ] Claire Martin and Ray Gelato are artists at the top of their game and this recording is a tour de force: the combination of Ray's sax and Claire's voice has created an album which is irresistible. The song selection is a delicious serving of some... |
Claire Martin & Richard Rodney Bennett
Say It Isn't So [ Linn / CD - released 9/May/2011 ] One of The 10 Best Albums of 2013 - The Telegraph |
Claire Martin & Richard Rodney Bennett
Witchcraft [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 9/May/2011 ] The unstoppable duo of Martin and Bennett - a partnership polished over two decades - present 'Witchcraft', a sparkling celebration of the music of Cy Coleman. |
Claire Martin & Sir Richard Ro
When Lights Are Low [ Linn / CD - released 31/Oct/2011 ] |
NIELSEN / IBERT / ARNOLD
Flute Concertos Clara Andrada (flute), Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Jaime Martín (conductor) [ Ondine / CD - released 24/Jan/2020 ] In this album Clara Andrada, solo flutist of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony, performs three 20th century flute concertos together with the orchestra conducted by Jaime Martín. Malcolm Arnold's delightful Flute Concerto No. 1 makes a pleasant addition... |
TELEMANN / VIVALDI / ALBINONI / FASCH / HERTEL / etc
Concerto à la Carte Claude Monteux (flute) John Wilbraham (trumpet) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ SBS Australian Decca Eloquence / 2 CD - released 15/Feb/2016 ] "The most alert string-playing distinguishes this record … first-class quality of recording throughout" The Gramophone |
Martin Clunes
Man to Manta: In Search of the Giant Ray [ Madman Entertainment / DVD - released 12/Jan/2012 ] PG: Region 4 - PAL - 46 minutes For over ten years BAFTA award-winning Martin Clunes has escaped from the world of acting by scuba diving under the sea in the Maldives. A qualified diver, he has, like most divers, become addicted to the silent... |
J. S. BACH
The Best of Johann Sebastian Bach (LP) Concentuis Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Beatrice Rana / Academy St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner / Ton Koopman / etc [ Warner Classics / 2 LP - released 11/Jun/2021 ] Highlights from the greatest masterpieces by JS Bach performed by first-class musicians: Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Mstislav Rostropovich, Ton Koopman, Alexandre Tharaud, David Fray, Sir Neville Marriner, Fabio Biondi, Emmanuel Pahud, Beatrice Rana,... |
CHARLES-VALENTIN ALKAN
Alkan Edition [Piano, Organ & Chamber Music] Costantino Mastroprimiano, Mark Viner, Laurent Martin, Alan Weiss, Alessandro Deljavan, Costantino Mastroprimiano (pianos) / Trio Alkan, Kevin Bowyer [ Brilliant Classics / 13 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2018 ] "Two major pluses are the excellent contextual essay and the budget price. It's a steal." BBC Music |
WUORINEN
Scherzo / First String Quartet / Viola Variations / Second Piano Quintet Curtis Macomber (violin) / Jesse Mills (violin) / Lois Martin (viola) / Fred Sherry (cello) / Peter Serkin (piano) / Brentano String Quartet [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2011 ] "In contrast to the city's minimalists, Wuorinen is a New York maximalist, a consummate wielder of rich, relentless polyphony, complex and speedily rhythmic textures, able to show each time that high modernism is not only alive and kicking, but a... |
HANDEL
Ultimate Handel: Includes Water Music Suites, Concerto grosso in B flat & Messiah [selection] Daniel Chorzempa (Organ) Concerto Amsterdam / The Brandenburg Consort / David Hill / Gillian Fisher (Soprano) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields / e [ Decca Budget Boxes / 5 CD - released 22/May/2007 ] 5 CDs in presentation slip case at SUPER-BUDGET price. An outstanding collection of Handel Favourites. Great value gift purchase. |
Martin Taylor
Change Of Heart [ Linn Records / CD - released 2/Feb/1987 ] |
Dean Martin
Collected Cool (Special Edition) [ Concord Music Group / 4 CD/DVD - released 28/Jun/2012 ] |
Dean Martin
Essential Love Songs [ Capitol Records / CD - released 29/Mar/2010 ] Dean Martin's most romantic ballads - 16 classics including "You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You," "Just In Time," "That's Amoré," "I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face," and "Dream A Little Dream Of Me." |
Dean Martin
Forever Cool [ EMI Music / CD - released 24/Sep/2007 ] This is a collection of songs by the late great Deano, in collaboration with other top entertainment luminaries - including Joss Stone, Kevin Spacey, Robbie Williams, Charles Aznavour, Martina McBride, Dave Koz, Chris Botti and more! |
Dean Martin
Italian Love Songs [ Not Now / 2 CD - released 6/May/2013 ] |
Dean Martin
My Kind of Christmas [ Polydor / CD - released 3/Nov/2011 ] A variety of holiday favorites performed in Dean Martin's inimitable, easy-going style. |
Dean Martin
Dino: Italian Love Songs (LP) [ VINYL PASSION / LP - released 10/Feb/2017 ] The only surprising thing about an album of Italian songs by Dean Martin, the most overtly Italian of Italian-American pop singers, was that it wasn't recorded until near the end of Martin's recording contract with Capitol. Maybe it was the... |
Dean Martin
Playlist: The Very Best Of [ Legacy / Sony Music / CD - released 21/Jan/2014 ] Playlist: The Very Best of Dean Martin is a midline-priced collection that features 14 songs drawn from Martin's recordings for Capitol and Reprise in the '50s and '60s. |