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Angus & Julia Stone
Life Is Strange (LP) [ BMG / ADA / LP - released 4/Mar/2022 ] The first album in almost four years from beloved duo Angus & Julia Stone is the soundtrack to 'Life Is Strange: True Colors'. Having recorded the album during the brief windows in which Angus and Julia weren't working on their respective solo... |
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Angus & Julia Stone
Snow [ Universal Music / CD - released 15/Sep/2017 ] Snow continues a process the siblings began at the suggestion of producer Rick Rubin on their self-titled album of 2014. "That was the first time that we actually started writing together, in the same room, and I guess we took a leaf from that... |
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Ann Sophie von Otter, soprano, Elvis Costello, vocals, and ensemble
For the Stars-Anne Sofie von Otter meets Elvis Costello [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Jun/2001 ] Wonderful pairing of the soprano star with great songwriter/performer |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Simply Anne Sophie (Incls 'Carmen Fantasy' by Sarasate & Meditation by Massenet) Anne Sophie Mutter (violin) with various orchestras and conductors [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD/DVD - released 8/Oct/2007 ] Anne-Sophie's personal selections from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons and the Mozart Concertos, as well as Beethoven's Romance, Massenet's Meditation from Thaïs, Kreisler's Liebesleid, Previn's Song from Tango Song and Dance, Brahms's Hungarian Dance No.... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Double Concerto in A minor Op. 102 (with Clara Schumann: Piano Trio) (LP) Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Pablo Fernandez (cello), Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Manfred Honeck, Lambert Orkis (piano) [ Sony Classical Vinyl / 2 LP - released 4/Nov/2022 ] An aristocrat of the string world is united with one of its most exciting newcomers for this major new concerto release on Sony Classical. First joint album by Anne-Sophie Mutter and Pablo Ferrández - a musical team for many years. |
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JOHN WILLIAMS
John Williams and Anne-Sophie Mutter - Across The Stars Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / The Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles, John Williams [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 25/Oct/2019 ] "Mutter and Williams are especially winning in contemplative, romantic mode, although the scary shivers from the 1979 Dracula earn their place too" The Times, London |
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JOHN WILLIAMS
John Williams In Vienna - Live Edition with bonus tracks Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Wiener Philharmoniker, John Williams [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 22/Sep/2023 ] Greeted on stage at the Musikverein with a standing ovation before a single note had been played Williams described the chance to work with the Wiener Philharmoniker as "one of the greatest honours of my life". During the concert Williams was joined... |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah (Complete Oratorio) Arleen Auger, Anne Sophie von Otter, Michael Chance / English Consort / Trevor Pinnock [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2006 ] "With full, atmospheric and well-balanced recording, this set is not to be missed." (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Classic Karajan: The Essential Collection Herbert Von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic & Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras, with Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) [ Deutche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 30/May/2014 ] In the 25th anniversary of his passing, Deutsche Grammophon celebrate Herbert von Karajan - the best-selling conductor of all time...in a new collection of essential classics, now newly remastered. |
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ALBINONI / PACHELBEL / HANDEL ZIPOLI / BACH / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Baroque Orchestral Music (Incls Albinoni: Adagio & Pachelbel: Canon) Consort of London, Robert Clark, with Julia Girdwood (oboe) & Joseph Frohlich (violin) [ Collins Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/1989 ] A generous selection of popular baroque works. |
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BEETHOVEN / HAYDN / WEBER
Folk Song Arrangements [2 CD set] Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Edith Mathis, Alexander Young, Julia Hamari, RIAS Kammerchor, with accompliment [ Deutsche Grammophon SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/May/2010 ] "Between them these discs contain forty-six songs and over two hours of delightful and often neglected music. Taken a few at a time I find that they lift the spirits and open the ears delightfully." (MusicWeb Jan 2010) |
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ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
Maria de Buenos Aires-Tango Opera Gidon Kremer (violin) / Julia Zenko / Haracio Ferrer [ Teldec / 2 CD - released 31/Aug/1998 ] "Composed more than 30 years ago, this "little tango opera" remains a work of stunning originality. Indeed, the alchemy achieved here by tango master Astor Piazzolla--whose avant-garde, quasi-symphonic meditations on this vital dance form have... |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Music for the Prix de Rome Guylaine Girard / Sophie Marilley / Bernard Richter / Alain Buet / Brussels Philharmonic / Orchestra of Flanders / Herve Niquet [ Glossa / 2 CD - released 16/Mar/2010 ] Claude Debussy presented himself as a candidate for the Prix de Rome on three separate occasions during the 1880s, the most innovative decade in the history of that competition; a time when success entitled the victors (at the French government's... |
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JULES MASSENET
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE; Massenet: Werther (Complete opera) Julia Gertseva (mezzo) Andrea Bocelli (tenor) / Teatro Comunale di Bologna. Conducted by Yves Abel [ Decca Records / 2 CD - released 24/Mar/2005 ] A studio recording of the complete opera Werther by Jules Massenet, conducted by Yves Abel. Andrea Bocelli sings the title role of Werther - which he has sung on stage several times to great critical acclaim (including his USA stage debut).... |
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Julia Holter
Aviary (Ltd Edition Double Heavyweight Transparent LP) [ Domino / 2 LP - released 16/Nov/2018 ] Aviary is an epic journey through what Julia Holter describes as "the cacophony of the mind in a melting world." It's the Los Angeles composer's most breathtakingly expansive album yet, full of startling turns and dazzling instrumental... |
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Julia Holter
Have You In My Wilderness [ Domino / CD - released 25/Sep/2015 ] Have You In My Wilderness is the fourth full length album by Los Angeles artist Julia Holter and her most intimate album yet. Recorded in her hometown over the last year and once again crafted with Grammy-winning producer and engineer Cole... |
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Julia Holter
Have You In My Wilderness (LP) [ Domino Recording Co. LP / LP - released 15/Jan/2016 ] MOJO & UNCUT NUMBER 1 ALBUM OF 2015, Have You In My Wilderness is the fourth full length album by Los Angeles artist Julia Holter and her most intimate album yet. Recorded in her hometown over the last year and once again crafted with Grammy-winning... |
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Julia Holter
In The Same Room [ Domino / CD - released 7/Apr/2017 ] The Domino label has launched Documents, an irregular new series of live studio recordings designed to capture the ever-evolving arrangements of their artists and their bands in high fidelity. Taking its inspiration from classic BBC sessions, each... |
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Julia Holter
In The Same Room (Deluxe Colour LP) [ Domino / 2 LP - released 7/Apr/2017 ] The Domino label has launched Documents, an irregular new series of live studio recordings designed to capture the ever-evolving arrangements of their artists and their bands in high fidelity. Taking its inspiration from classic BBC sessions, each... |
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Julia Jacklin
Crushing [ Liberation Records / CD - released 22/Feb/2019 ] The second full-length album from Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin, Crushing embodies every possible meaning of its title word. It's an album formed from sheer intensity of feeling, an in-the-moment narrative of heartbreak and infatuation.... |