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HAYDN / TELEMANN / ALBINONI / HUMMEL / HANDEL / HERTEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Trumpet Concertos Maurice Andre (trumpet) / English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles MacKerras, etc [ EMI Classics Great Artists of the Century / CD - released 20/Jun/2005 ] "Maurice Andre is a superlative trumpet player...I don't remember the instrument as being anything like so docile and amenable as he makes it sound." (Gramophone) |
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Charles Mingus
Mingus Ah Um (LP) [ Music On Vinyl / LP - released 25/Feb/2010 ] When driving a band with his upright bass, Charles Mingus looked - and was - gigantic, in more ways than one. He had huge creative appetites (as well as being hot tempered), creating his own combination of hard bop, blues, and avant-garde jazz. There... |
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National Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (LP) [ Universal LP / LP - released 23/May/2025 ] Originally released 21 May 1980, The Empire Strikes Back: Symphonic Suite from the Original Motion Picture Score presented selections of composer John Williams' music for STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, which had premiered in theatres just two... |
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SMETANA
The Bartered Bride (Complete Opera) Neal Davies / Yvonne Howard / Susan Gritton / Geoffrey Moses / Philharmonia Orchestra / Royal Opera Chorus / Sir Charles Mackerras [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2005 ] "A crisp, witty translation gives added sparkle to a terrific performance" - Editor's Choice Gramophoen Magazine November 2005 |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Symphonies Nos 100 Military & 103 Drum Roll Orchestra of St Luke's / Sir Charles MacKerras [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 16/Apr/2002 ] "Brisk, spirited readings" - Billboard |
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ARGENTO / MANTYJARVI / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / MARTIN / HARRIS
Shakespeare in Song Phoenix Bach Choir / Charles Bruffy (director) [ Chandos / SACD - released 1/Aug/2004 ] A unique collection of Shakespeare songs which will appeal to lovers of song and admirers of the Bard. On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in multichannel sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM |
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MANTYJARVI / TICHELI / MARTIN / CLAUSEN
Eternal Rest Phoenix Bach Choir / Kansas City Chorale / Charles Bruffy [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] Phoenix Bach Choir & Kansas City Chorale, Charles Bruffy |
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JOSEF RHEINBERGER
Sacred Choral Works (Incls Mass, Op. 109) Phoenix Bach Choir / Kansas City Chorale / Charles Bruffy [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2007 ] "This new recording was made by two professional American choirs, the Phoenix Bach Choir and the Kansas City Chorale, conducted by Charles Bruffy. The two groups come together annually to record double choir works. The resulting ensemble is... |
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ANTONIN DVOARK / WILLIAM WALTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak/Walton: Cello Concertos Gregor Piatigorsky (cello) / Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch [ RCA Victor / CD - released 6/Dec/1993 ] Gregor Piatigorsky was born in Ekaterinoslav into a Jewish family. As a child, he was taught violin and piano by his father. After seeing and hearing the cello, he was determined to become a cellist and was given his first cello when he was seven. |
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Placido Domingo, Sissel Kyrkjebo, Charles Aznavour / Vienna Symphony
Christmas In Vienna III [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Oct/1995 ] Christmas in Vienna III is a 1995 Christmas album released by Spanish operatic tenor Plácido Domingo, French chanson and pop music star Charles Aznavour, and Norwegian crossover soprano Sissel Kyrkjebø |
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TRADITIONAL
Placido Domingo & Friends Celebrate Christmas In Vienna Placido Domingo (tenor) with Diana Ross, Charles Aznavour, Jose Carreras, Helmut Lotti, Vanessa Williams, etc [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Dec/2017 ] Plácido Domingo & Friends Celebrate Christmas in Vienna features the legendary tenor and a host of guest stars from the popular and classical music world in a collection of some of the greatest moments from the annual Christmas in Vienna concerts... |
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Ray Charles
At Newport (LP) [ Wax Time / LP - released 5/Jun/2017 ] For his appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival on July 5, 1958, Charles pulled out all the stops, performing raucous versions of "The Right Time", his massive hit "I Got A Woman" and "Talkin' 'Bout You". Featuring (a.o.) Bennie Crawford on baritone... |
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Ray Charles
At Newport (Clear LP) [ Ermitage / LP - released 5/Jun/2017 ] For his appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival on July 5, 1958, Charles pulled out all the stops, performing raucous versions of "The Right Time", his massive hit "I Got A Woman" and "Talkin' 'Bout You". Featuring (a.o.) Bennie Crawford on baritone... |
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Ray Charles
The Genius After Hours [ Atlantic / CD - released 1/Mar/2017 ] Taken from the same three sessions as The Great Ray Charles but not duplicating any of the performances, this set casts Charles as a jazz-oriented pianist in an instrumental setting. Brother Charles has five numbers with a trio (three songs have... |
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Ray Charles
The Genius Sings the Blues (LP) [ Wax Time / LP - released 6/Jul/2012 ] The innovation of Ray Charles is presented on this wonderful compilation from his Atlantic Records catalogue. Featuring songs recorded between 1952 and 1960, prior to his departure from the label, these recordings show the palpable soul that had been... |
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Ray Charles
The Genius Sings the Blues [ Atlantic / CD - released 1/Mar/2017 ] |
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Ray Charles
Genius + Soul = Jazz (180G LP) [ Wax Time / LP - released 11/Apr/2011 ] |
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Ray Charles
Genius + Soul = Jazz (LP) [ Jazz Images / LP - released 11/Apr/2017 ] |
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Ray Charles
Genius - The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection [ Concord Records / CD - released 16/Apr/2009 ] This superb 21-song anthology of hits compiles Charles' most influential recordings for the Atlantic and ABC-Paramount labels - and all are digitally remastered from the original tapes. |
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Ray Charles
An Introduction to Ray Charles [ Atlantic Records / CD ] Ray Charles was the musician most responsible for developing soul music. Singers like Sam Cooke and Jackie Wilson also did a great deal to pioneer the form, but Charles did even more to devise a new form of Black pop by merging '50s R&B with... |