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VERDI / MOZART / BELLINI / PUCCINI / OFFENBACH / etc
A Night at the Opera Various Soloists with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Charles Rosenkrans, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Dec/2004 ] "almost all of the performances are worthy to be in any opera lover's collection" |
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ROSSINI / DONIZETTI / BIZET / BEETHOVEN / VERDI / WEBER / etc
50 Best Overtures & Preludes: Includes 'The Bartered Bride', 'William Tell' & 'The Barber of Seville') Philharmonia Orchestra, Stuttgart Radio Symphony, La Scala Opera Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, etc [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Jun/2012 ] 50 Favourite overtures and preludes from all your favourite operas & ballets. |
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ORCHESTRAL SPECTACULAR
Orchestral Spectacular (Incls 'Bolero', 1812 Overture & 'Polovtsian Dances') Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / various conductors [ Naxos Super Budget Series / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra provide their own Spanish magic" - Essex Chronicle |
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STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: Petrushka (1911 version) | Rossini / Respighi: La Boutique fantasque (compiled by Malcolm Sargent) Vasily Petrenko, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra [ Onyx / CD - released 30/Oct/2020 ] Vasily Petrenko's previous Stravinsky recordings have been universally praised by the critics for the fine interpretations of these great scores, the superb playing of the RLPO and for the outstanding recorded sound. The same technical team was on... |
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CHRISTOPHER GUNNING
Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 / Concerto for Oboe and String Orchestra Verity Gunning (oboe) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Christopher Gunning [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] This is the first disc in an on-going series of music by Christopher Gunning. |
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SAINT-SAENS / BLOCH / CHAUSSON / BRUCH / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
Incantation Virgil Boutellis-Taft (violin) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jac van Steen [ Aparté / CD - released 21/Feb/2020 ] Incantation holds many mysteries. The brilliant violinist Virgil Boutellis-Taft strips away the veil of its secret powers, the ones that lie inside his violin's fascinating chant. |
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Willard White, bass baritone Royal London Philharmonic Orchestra Carl Davis, conductor
Willard White in Concert [ Regis Records / CD - released 2/Jun/2004 ] one of the world's leading bass baritones |
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DAVID GOMPPER
Violin Concerto / Ikon / Flip / Spirals Wolfgang David (violin) / Peter Zazofsky (violin) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Emmanuel Siffert [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 30/Jun/2011 ] Honoured in 2009 with an Academy Award, David Gompper has travelled the world working as a pianist, conductor and composer, and developing a fascination with all manner of things, from the experience of echoes in the mountains, to the images of... |
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ELGAR
Cello Concerto / Nursery Suite / Chanson du matin Yoohong Lee (cello) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Yehudi menuhin (cond) [ Royal Philharmonic / SACD - released 10/Apr/2006 ] The world's largest-ever classical recording contract with one of the most outstanding orchestras, was begun in September 1993 and has been built into a collection of over 150 albums of the world's best classical music. |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Violin Concerto in D / Serenade Melancolique / etc Zino Vinnikov (violin) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin [ Royal Philharmonic / SACD - released 10/Oct/2008 ] |
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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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ALBENIZ / TURINA / MONTSALVATORE / SURINACH
Alicia de Larrocha - Concertos from Spain Alicia de Larrocha (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 12/Dec/2009 ] In 1977 Decca released an LP entitled 'Concertos from Spain' which coupled two contemporary piano concertos - those by Montsalvatge (Concerto Breve, written for Alicia de Larrocha) and Surinach's Piano Concerto. The Surinach - a kind of Spanish... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Conc. No. 2 / Haydn Variations Andre Previn (piano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Horacio Guiterrez [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2002 ] "this Telarc recording will be hard to beat for some time to come." -Fanfare |
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ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Symphony No. 2 St. Florian Bellini, Eliasson, Ernman, Borelius (soloists) / Mikaeli Chamber Choir / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / Leif Segerstam (conductor) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Jan/1995 ] Leif Segerstamis currently chief conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition he holds honorary titles with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and the Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz in Germany. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: 9 Symphonies Carole Farley (soprano) Alfreda Hodgson (contralto) Stuart Burrows (tenor), Norman Bailey (bass) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Antal Doráti [ Deusche Grammophon / 5 CD Box Set - released 7/Apr/2023 ] For Antal Doráti, one of the mid-twentieth century's most gifted conductors, Beethoven was a central repertoire choice. This symphony cycle was recorded in 1975-76 at the beginning of his tenure as principal conductor of the Royal Philharmonic... |
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JOHN IRELAND
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ireland: Piano Concerto in E flat / A London Overture / Mai-Dun - Symphonic Rhapsody / etc Colin Horsley (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Basil Cameron with Daniel Adni, Desmond Wright and the composer on piano [ EMI Classics / CD - released 3/Mar/1993 ] This release restores a classic of the catalogue, the Piano Concerto with Colin Horsley from 1957. |
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VERDI
Attila (Complete opera recorded in 1973) Cristina Deutekom, Carlo Bergonzi, Ruggero Raimondi, Sherill Milnes, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Lamberto Gardelli [ Decca Grand Opera / 2 CD - released 20/Jun/2012 ] Blazing drama and thrilling singing from an all-star cast as Attila returns to the catalogue. |
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BEETHOVEN / KREISLER
Legacy [incls Beethoven - violin concerto] David Garrett (violin) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ion Marin [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 22/Mar/2012 ] "The Beethoven has some lovely episodes." (Gramophone) |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony 4 & 5 / Romeo & Juliet / Piano Concerto No. 1 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman / Horacio Gutierrez (piano) / Royal Philharmonic, Andre Previn [ Telarc Everybody's Classics / 2 CD - released 19/Sep/2008 ] "Zinman's is a refined...deftly paced account...Telarc's sound is resplendent." American Record Guide |
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Dolora Zajick, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles MacKerras
The Art of Dramatic Mezzo-Soprano (Incls arias by Verdi, Gluck & Saint-Saens) [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 12/Aug/2000 ] This collection, amazingly enough, is Zajick's first solo recording! |