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CARL ORFF
Orff: Carmina Burana (LP) Sheila Armstrong (soprano), Gerald English (tenor), Thomas Allen (baritone), St Clement Danes Grammar School Boys' Choir, London Symphony Chorus, LSO [ Warner / 2 LP - released 24/Oct/2025 ] André Previn's landmark 1974 recording of Carmina burana with the London Symphony Orchestra remains one of the most electrifying accounts of Orff's exuberant cantata. From the momentous opening "O Fortuna" to the rapturous closing chorus, Previn... |
CARL REINECKE / EMIL VON SAUER
Reinecke & Sauer: Piano Concertos Simon Callaghan, Sinfonieorchester St Gallen / Modestas Pitrėnas [ Hyperion / CD - released 31/May/2024 ] This is the fourth Romantic Piano Concerto album from Simon Callaghan, and that combination of talents which made his first three so successful - not least a flair for exploring the neglected byways of the Romantic repertoire, and the technique and... |
HINDEMITH / MAXWELL DAVIES / ELGAR / LEIGHTON / BRIDGE / etc
Simon Preston: The Argo Organ Recordings - 20th-Century Organ Recordings Simon Preston (the organ of the Church of St John, Islington, Organ of Royal Festival Hall, etc) [ Australian Decca Eloquence / 2 CD - released 13/Dec/2017 ] Three original Argo albums demonstrating the vitality and variety of 20th-century organ music, newly remastered and compiled together for the first time in a 2CD set, with new booklet notes on the music and a tribute to Simon Preston. |
OLIVIER MESSIAEN
Simon Preston: The Argo Organ Recordings - Messiaen Simon Preston (the organ of Westminster Abbey, Organ of St. Albans Cathedral, etc) [ Australian Decca Eloquence / 2 CD - released 2/Feb/2018 ] Simon Preston's recordings of Messiaen for Argo and Decca, newly remastered and compiled for the first time in a 2CD release. Preston championed Messiaen's organ works, both in recital and on disc, at a time when they were relatively unknown in... |
WILLIAM WALTON
Richard III: A Shakespeare Scenario / Major Barbara: A Shavian Sequence / etc Sir John Gielgud (narrator) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] Among the sumptuous and deeply romantic music on this disc is the substantial selection from Walton's score for Richard III; colourful and richly detailed music, the suite is conducted by Sir Neville Marriner and makes a fitting tribute to William... |
WALTON
Richard III: A Shakespeare Scenario / Major Barbara: A Shavian Sequence Sir John Gielgud (narrator) / Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields / Neville Marriner [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] 'The Chandos series of William Walton Film Music is simply and obviously certain to be a great classic of recording art. It serves all the higher purposes of truly distinguished record-making: not only are all aspects of performance and recording... |
WALTON
Hamlet: A Shakespeare Scenario / As you Like it: A Poem for Orchestra Sir John Gielgud (narrator) Catherine Bott (soprano) / Academy St Martins / Neville Marriner [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] "Marriner and the Academy draw out all the romantic warmth of both scores, and the sound is richly atmospheric to match, with a sharper focus and a keener sense of presence than on some recordings from this source. The Hamlet music may not match... |
BALLET FAVOURITES
Ultimate Ballet (excerpts from Coppelia, Swan Lake, Sylvia, Giselle, Nutcracker, etc) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / CSR Symphony Orchestra / St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos Double / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] The word 'ballet' is French; it was adopted by the English sometime in the seventeenth century. It was during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that the genre really started to develop into the art form that we recognise on the stage today. |
STRAVINSKY
Histoire du Soldat Suite / Renard Rolf Schulte (violin) CharlesNeidich (clarinet) / Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble / Philharmonia Orchestra / St. Luke's Orchestra / Robert Craft [ Naxos Stravinsky Edition Vol 7 / CD - released 6/Feb/2007 ] This is a unique collection of mostly short works that Stravinsky re-worked in different arrangements to suit the occasion. Pastorale, transcribed here for a quartet of oboe, clarinet, English horn, and bassoon, is one of Stravinsky's most popular... |
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Soloists/Sinfonieorchester St
Mayr: Medea In Corinto [ Oehms Classics / 2 CD - released 19/Apr/2010 ] |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Choral Music St Albans Abbey Girl's Choir, Lay Clerks of St Albams Cathedral Choir [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Nov/2012 ] "Best of all is the wonderful sonority of the eight-voice a cappella bookends, the Six Anthems and the setting of Psalm 43, Richte mich, Gott. And Winpenny's organ solo is of a comparable splendour." (Gramophone) |
BURRELL / LEIGHTON / BINGHAM / TAVENER etc
Ave Maria: Music for Upper Voices The St Catharine's Girls' Choir, Cambridge (choir); Edward Wickham (conductor) [ Resonus Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2016 ] Following on from their acclaimed recording debut on 'Nova! Nova!' shared with the college choir of St Catharine's College, The Saint Catharine's Girls' Choir, make their solo debut with a full album of recent works for upper voices, with their... |
FELIKSAS BAJORAS
Symphony No. 2 / Suite of Verbs / Prelude and Toccata / The Sign St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra / Nora Petrocenko [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Jan/2008 ] The Lithuanian composer Feliksas Bajoras began his career as a violinist. His compositions demonstrate his strong interest in Lithuanian folk-music and often contain a personal element. His Symphony No. 2 reflects his experiences on a visit to the... |
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St Clair/Swr Rso Stuttgart
Villa-Lobos:symphonies 4 & 12 [ Cpo / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] |
St George's Chapel Choir Windsor / James Vivian, Luke Bond
Christmas at St George's Windsor [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] The Choir of St George's Chapel, world famous through its royal patronage, is one of this country's foremost, participating in daily services throughout the year at its Windsor Castle home. Here the choir performs a wide range of music appropriate... |
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St George's Windsor Choir
O How Glorious Is Thy Kingdom [ Delphian / CD - released 12/Jun/2006 ] |
St Germain
Tourist - Limited [ Blue Note / 2 CD - released 11/Jun/2001 ] |
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St Jacob's Chamber Choir
Spirituals [ Bis / CD ] |
TRADITIONAL
Folkjul II: A Swedish Folk Christmas St Jacobs Chamber Choir, Gary Graden [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Nov/2018 ] Well into the previous century Sweden was largely a peasant society with folk music an integral part of daily life. There were work songs, narrative ballads and, obviously, music for dancing. Over the centuries a not always easy coexistence between... |
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St Jacob's Chamber Choir/Grade
Sonority [ Bis / CD ] |
