VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Orchestral Works (Including Concerto for Oboe and Strings in A minor & English Folk Song Suite) Iona Brown (violin) Celia Nicklin (oboe) Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conducted by Sir Neville Marriner [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 15/May/2004 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "I enjoyed Marriner's fresh, sympathetic approach to the Vaughan Williams" (Gramophone) |
DEBUSSY
Hughes Cuenod sings Debussy Hughes Cuenod (tenor), Martin Isepp (piano) [ Nimbus / CD - released 28/Jul/2014 ] |
W.A. MOZART
Flute Concertos and Symphony No. 41 Jupiter Jacques Zoon (flute) / Boston Baroque / Martin Pearlman [ Telarc SACD / SACD - released 23/Feb/2005 ] Boston Baroque returns with special guest flutist Jacques Zoon, who records on period flute for the first time on Mozart's two glorious Flute Concertos. - DSD / 2 Channel / 6 Channel SACD - Playable on all CD players |
PIAZZOLLA
Song of the Angel James Crabb (classical accordian) Benjamin Martin (piano) Australian Chamber Orchestra. Richard Tognetti [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 8/Dec/2003 ] 'Accordion wizard and company delight in a seductive and exuberant sound world.' Gramophone |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos Jan Lisiecki (piano/director) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 12/Jun/2020 ] International Classical Music Awards 2019 Nominee - Concerto |
Janis Martin
Love And Kisses [ LP - released 1/Mar/2010 ] |
WAGNER
Die Fliegende Hollander (Flying Dutchman) (Complete Opera) Janis Martin, Norman Bailey, Rena Kollo / Chicago Symphony / Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Records / 2 CD - released 11/Aug/2002 ] Solti's monumental recording now remastered |
Jean Martin
Faure:nocturnes 1-6/Theme A [ Naxos / CD ] |
GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Nocturnes Nos. 7-13 / Preludes, Op. 103 / Romances, Op. 17 Jean Martin (piano) [ Naxos / CD ] Jean Martin, a pupil of Yves Nat, Pierre Pasquier, Pierre Kostanoff and Guido Agosti, divides his time between concert engagements and teaching. |
GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Nocturnes Nos. 1-6 / Theme And Variations Op. 73 Jean Martin (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] "Jean Martin is obviously at home here" - Penguin Guide |
DEBUSSY / RAVEL / FRANCK
French Violin Sonatas Jennifer Pike (violin) & Martin Roscoe (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 30/Jun/2009 ] Jennifer Pike, an exclusive Chandos artist and one of the brightest up-and-coming stars on the musical scene today, named BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2002, here performs some of the greatest violin music in the repertoire. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart Live 1978 Jessye Norman (soprano), Hugh Maguire (violin), Alfred Brendel (piano) / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner [ Decca Australia Eloquence / 2 CD - released 23/Oct/2019 ] Recorded on January 27, 1978 (the 222nd anniversary of Mozart's birth) at the Palais de la Musique et des Congrès in Strasbourg during a gala concert in aid of the Musicians' International Mutual Aid Fund (UNESCO) |
OSCAR STRAUSS
Der Tapfere Soldat [The Chocolate Soldier] (complete operetta) Johannes Martin Kranzle, Caroline Stein, Helmut Berger, John Dickie / Händel Collegium Köln, Siegfried Köhler [ Capriccio / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2015 ] The Chocolate Soldier was based on a comedy by George Bernard Shaw and is considered to be a pioneer of the musical, as we know it today. First performed in Vienna in 1908 it became a huge success in America and England due to its many popular tunes. |
BAX / BRIDGE / DELIUS / ELGAR / GRAINGER / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
English Idylls John Birch (organ), John Lanehan (piano), Julian Lloyd-Webber (cello) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner [ Philips SBS Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Mar/2016 ] Simply idyllic, this 2-CD set couples a traversal of English seasons (CD1) with idyllic music for cello and orchestra by English composers, all rapturously performed by the Academy and Marriner. |
JOHN DOWLAND
Pavans and Fantasies from the Age of Dowland John Holloway (violin, viola) Monika Baer (violin, viola) Renate Steinmann (violin) Susanna Hefti (viola) Martin Zeller (bass violin) [ ECM Records / CD - released 20/Apr/2014 ] "it's a ravishing listening experience, exactly the right length, played and recorded stunningly. ECM's notes are up to their usual standards, both as education and entertainment." (10/10 ClassicsToday July 2014) |
GIACOMO CASANOVA / LORENZO DA PONTE / W. A. MOZART
The Giacomo Variations: A chamber opera play John Malkovich, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Florian Boesch & Sophie Klussmann / Martin Haselböck (cond) [ Arthaus DVD / DVD - released 1/Jul/2016 ] Giacomo Casanova received a doctorate as jurist, scratched along as violinist in a theatre, dabbled in the role of a lieutenant and was cofounder of France's lottery. |
John Medeski, John Scofield, Billy Martin, Chris Wood
Juice [ Indirecto Records / CD - released 16/Sep/2014 ] Considering its winning combination of tuneful melodies, danceable rhythms and earthy textures, Juice is Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood's most appealing, cohesive and consistently engaging release to date. |
MENDELSSOHN
String Symphonies Nos 9, 10 & 12 / Concerto in A minor for Piano & Strings John Ogdon (piano) / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca ABC Australian Eloquence / CD - released 12/Jun/2006 ] "If you are looking to experience more of the young Mendelssohn, then this is the disc for you" (MusicWeb Feb 2007) |
J. S. BACH
Mass in B minor BWV232 / Cantata BWV56 'Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen' John Shirley-Quirk, Margaret Marshall, Janet Baker, Robert Tear / Academy & Chorus of St Martin in the Fields [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 10/Mar/2013 ] "I found the solo singing rewarding and in particular Dame Janet Baker's account of the Agnus Dei very moving … the sound is rich with plenty of bloom ... Cum Sancto Spiritu is a real choral tour de force" (Gramophone Mass) |