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BOHUSLAV MARTINU
Martinu: Field Mass / Double Concerto / etc Vaclav Zitek (baritone) / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Charles Mackerras [ Supraphon / CD - released 1/Apr/1997 ] |
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W.A. MOZART
Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) Complete opera Alastair Miles, Nuccia Focile, Carol Vaness / Scottish Chamber Chorus / Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Sir Charles MacKerras [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/2009 ] 1001 Classical Recordings you must hear before you die - "There is something about Mackerras's rhythms, his placing of accents, his vitality and his allusiveness that makes this very much a performance of the theatre." (Gramophone) |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Alexander Brailowsky plays Chopin: The Complete RCA Album Collection Alexander Brailowsky (piano) / RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg / Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch [ RCA Red Seal / Sony / 8 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2019 ] Mr. Brailowsky has a sheer instinct for the secrets of the piano, declared the distinguished New York Times music critic Olin Downes in his review of the Ukrainian-American pianist s 1925 Carnegie Hall recital. He recreates his music with all the... |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 Alicia de Larrocha (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Concerto). The Philadelphia Orchestra (Symphonic Dances). Charles Dutoit [ Decca ABC Eloquence / CD - released 18/Aug/2005 ] Recorded early in Dutoit's career and originally coupled with the Schumann concerto, this is the first appearance on CD of his Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 with Alicia de Larrocha as a fine and poetic soloist. |
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W.A. MOZART
Der Zauberflote (The Magic Flute) Highlights Barbara Hendricks / June Anderson / Ulrike Steinsky / Jerry Hadley / Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Sir Charles MacKerras [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 15/Feb/2006 ] "...the sound is outstanding-both clean and rich." -American Record Guide |
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BEAUTIFUL WEDDING
Beautiful Wedding: Prelude (Incls 'Flower Duet', 'Clair de lune' & 'Air On A G String') Various artists and performers including Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Boston Baroque, Leonard Slatkin & Charles Mackerras [ Telarc / CD - released 9/Jun/2008 ] Set the mood for your beautiful wedding with Prelude. Serenade arriving guests with this lovely collection of classical music, featuring tranquil works from Satie, Handel, Mozart, Bach and more. From the first dreamy strains of Delibes' "Flower Duet"... |
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W.A. MOZART
Concerto for Clarinet & Orchestra / Quintet for Clarinet & String Quartet Benny Goodman (clarinet) / Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch / Boston symphony String Quartet [ Sony Originals / CD - released 20/May/2011 ] Two classic reformances now remastered. |
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Beta Hector With Dionne Charles
Payback [ Tru Thoughts / 7in - released 3/May/2010 ] |
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WAGNER
Sydney Opera House Opening Concert 1973 (including a DVD of highlights from the concert) Birgit Nilsson (soprano) / Sydney Symphony Orchestra / Charles Mackerras [ ABC Classics / 2 CD/DVD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] In September 1973 in front of a packed, emotion charged house Sir Charles Mackerras conducted the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in the first concert to be staged in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House. The all-Wagner concert featured Wagnerian... |
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Bobby Charles
Bobby Charles (Encore Series) [ UK COMP / CD - released 22/Feb/2010 ] |
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Bobby Charles
Wish You Were Here Right Now [ Stony Plain / CD - released 22/Feb/2010 ] |
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DEBUSSY
La Mer / Prelude a l'apras-midi d'un / Printemps / Nocturnes (with Ibert - Escales) Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch [ Sony / RCA Originals / CD - released 10/Apr/2011 ] "This makes a superb introduction for the first-time buyer to Debussy's major orchestral masterpieces. It may even provide a point of entry to those unable to relate to the softer-centred impressionist Debussy more commonly heard." (MusicWeb July 04) |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS / CLAUDE DEBUSSY / JACQUES IBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: A Hi-Fi Spectacular Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch [ RCA Victor Living Stereo / CD - released 6/Dec/1993 ] "..the real value of this disc lies in the Debussy. This has to be one of the most sensitive of all La mers, fluent and fluid with a real francophile feel to the dancing rhythms - this is a real Frenchman's response to the sea" MusicWeb |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Symphonies Nos 4 & 2 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch [ Sony Classical Originals / CD - released 10/Apr/2011 ] "Brisk tempos, wicked string and woodwind attacks keep this affectionate version on its toes. Without preliminaries, the Finale erupts out of the opening motifs, a series of punctuated lightning bolts interrupted by woodwinds' pipings and strings'... |
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NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Op 35 / Capriccio Espagnol Op 34 London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 25/Jan/2003 ] "It also demands a performance which combines virtuosity with excitement, sensuous ardour with subtlety of feeling and above all is seemingly spontaneous. Mackerras meets all these requirements admirably in a reading of great power and romantic... |
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Charles Aznavor
Encores [ CD ] |
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Charles Aznavour
Il Faut Savoir / Je M'Voyais Deja (LP) [ VINYL PASSION / LP - released 1/Jan/2018 ] |
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Charles Aznavour
The Legend Sings In English (LP) [ VINYL PASSION / LP - released 1/Jan/2018 ] A keystone in the modern chanson genre, French cabaret singer and songwriter Charles Aznavour entertained the world for close to 75 years. In the early '50s, he often opened for Edith Piaf, and composed several songs for her, thus beginning a solid... |
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Charles Bradley
No Time for Dreaming (LP) [ Shock Records / Daptone Records LP / LP - released 2/May/2011 ] The debut album, on Daptone Records imprint Dunham, from the dynamic soul singer. This album has been long anticipated by Daptone fans!! Charles Bradley's voice has evolved from a lifetime of paying dues, having nomadically laboured for decades at... |
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Charles Bradley
Victim Of Love (LP) [ Shock Records / Daptone Records LP / LP - released 19/Apr/2013 ] A lot has happened in the life of soul singer Charles Bradley since his stellar debut, No Time for Dreaming, was issued in 2011. He has not only received attention, but the album sold well, and he's toured extensively. His compelling story is also... |