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RICHARD STRAUSS
Great Strauss Scenes Christine Brewer (soprano) Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Donald Owens, with Eric Edwards (baritone) [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 10/Sep/2010 ] "Brewer is fully involved and in splendid voice, letting herself go at the top with a freedom she does not always manage in the theatre...at the climaxes the orchestra does not half let rip." Gramophone Magazine |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Complete Songs Volume 31 Christine Brewer (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Complete Schubert Edition Vol 31 / CD ] 'Some fascinating discoveries' (Classic CD) 'An amazing disc in this matchless series - Unmissable' (Classical Express) |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): Death and Transfiguration / Four Last Songs (with Wagner - 'Tristan und Isode' Prelude and Liebestod) Christine Brewer (soprano) / Atlanta Symphony Orchestra / Donald Runnicles [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2009 ] "Ms. Brewer is the most complete Isolde I have heard in many years. The sound and the reserves of power are there, but so are the musical poise, the delicacy when required and the explosive passion free of any coarseness or overstatement." New York Times |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): The Complete Songs Vol. 1 Christine Brewer (soprano) / Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Jun/2005 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Echoes of Nightingales Christine Brewer (soprano) / Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Mar/2011 ] Unlike many dramatic sopranos, Brewer here demonstrates a clarity of enunciation and a variety of tone that suits this lighter material … extracts from musicals by Romberg and Bernstein are frankly yet enjoyably sentimental. Irresistible' (BBC Music |
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Christine McVie
Christine McVie [ Rhino / Warner / CD - released 3/Nov/2023 ] Christine McVie's second solo album, released in 1984. The album features two singles that reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, "Got a Hold on Me" and "Love Will Show Us How", which reached numbers 10 and 30, respectively. |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: 'Elias', Op. 70 / 'Paulus', Op. 36 (Rec 1994) Christine Schafer (soprano) Cornelia Kallisch (alto) / Andreas Schmidt (bass) Czech Philharmonic / Helmuth Rilling [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 14/Aug/2005 ] "Is this a Bargain of the Month? That's for the Editor to decide. For my money, this is set fair to be a Bargain of the Year. Urgently recommended." (MusicWeb April 2003) |
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GILBERT and SULLIVAN
Gilbert & Sullivan: H.M.S. Pinafore (Complete Opera recorded in 1971) D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, with John Reed, Pauline Wales, Thomas Lawlor, Christine Palmer, Ralph Mason / James Walker (cond) [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Jun/2018 ] "There is a real sense of staging and movement which is all to the good. The dialogue is well handled and is very much a plus factor.' Fanfare, November/December 1983 |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL / NICOLA ANTONIO PORPORA
Handel/Porpora: "The Rivals" Four Nations Ensemble, Andrew Appel (harpsichord/director), with Christine Brandes (soprano) & Geoffrey Burgess (oboe) [ ASV / CD - released 31/Jul/1999 ] The Four Nations Ensemble brings together leading soloists, generational front-runners of period instrument performance. With a core group of soprano, flute, violin, viola, cello and harpsichord Four Nations distinguishes itself with innovative... |
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MARTIN SILVESTRI
Silvestri: The Fields of Ambrosia Joel Higgins & Christine Andreas / Original London Cast [ First Night Records / CD - released 7/Jun/1996 ] The Fields of Ambrosia is a musical written by Joel Higgins and Martin Silvestri. It was performed in the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1993 and it was directed by Gregory Hurst, choreographed by Lynne Taylor-Corbett, staged... |
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GABRIEL FAURE / ROBERT SCHUMANN / JOGHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: La Chanson d'eve Sofie Christine Sussman (mezzo-soprano) Dalton Baldwin (piano) with Freddy Arteel (clarinet) [ Discover / CD - released 10/Feb/1994 ] Accompanist Dalton Baldwin made over 100 recordings of song recitals and won numerous prizes for his work with Elly Ameling and Gérard Souzay. He was best known for his playing of the French repertoire and recorded the complete songs of Debussy,... |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Violin Concertos Kolja Blacher (violin) Christine Pichlmeier (violin) / Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Helmut Muller-Bruhl [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/1999 ] "What you will hear is a performance and recording that is not unlike 'The Stokowski Sound.' Deep, rich and firm bass line, smooth strings and lushness around. The soloists are as romantic." ClassicalNet.. |
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HAVERGAL BRIAN
Brian: Symphony No 1 in D minor "Gothic" Susan Gritton (soprano), Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano), Peter Auty (tenor), Alastair Miles (bass) / London Symphony Chorus, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] "Hyperion's release is a perfect one, of a great event, a magisterial work and an encapsulation of the enormous difficulties of the project as a whole" Gramophone Editor's Choice Feb 2012 |
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SCOTT FRANKEL
Frankel: Grey Gardens - A New Musical Matt Cavenaugh & Christine Ebersole / Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording [ P.S. Classics / CD - released 22/Aug/2006 ] 'Grey Gardens' opened Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons on February 10, 2006, and ran through April 30, 2006. Directed by Michael Greif with choreography by Jeff Calhoun, it starred Christine Ebersole, Mary Louise Wilson, and John McMartin. |
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Various Artists, incls, Katy Perry, The Fray, Ellie Goulding, Ronan Keating, Elton John, Christine Aguilera, Heart, Spice Girls, etc
I Love Mum [ Universal Music New Zealand / 2 CD - released 18/Apr/2014 ] This compilation brings together 36 popular tracks, ranging from classics by Elton John, Jackson 5 & The Commodores to recent tracks by Katy Perry, Ellie Goulding, John Newman & Jamie McDell and everything in between. |
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JERRY HERMAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hermann: Miss Spectacular Christine Baranski & Michael Feinstein / The Concept album [ DRG Theater / CD - released 17/Jun/2002 ] Miss Spectacular is an unproduced musical with a libretto by Robert L. Freedman, lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and additional lyrics by Steve Lawrence and Michael Feinstein. |
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SHAKESPEARE / KEATS / CLARE / BLAKE / etc
Poetry For The Winter Season James Barraclough, Ron Bloomfield, Christine Dimble, Roger McGough, James Murphy, Hazel Pardon, and others [ Naxos Audiobooks / 2 CD - released 2/Oct/2006 ] In November 2005, hundreds of people submitted recordings of Shakespeare, Wordsworth and Roger McGough in an attempt to win a prize - participation in the recording of this new poetry collection by Christina Hardyment, historian and audiobook... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Le Nozze de Figaro [The Marriage of Figaro] (complete opera recorded in 2006) Vienna State Opera / Ildebrando D'Arcangelo / Dorothea Roschmann / Anna Netrebko / Christine Schafer / Nikolaus Harnoncourt (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 DVD - released 18/Jun/2007 ] "The opera has probably never sounded as magnificent... It's shattering, unforgettable music theatre." - The Gardian, London |
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Christine And The Queens
Paranoïa, Angels, True Love (Triple LP) [ Because / Virgin / 3 LP - released 9/Jun/2023 ] |
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Christine And The Queens
Paranoïa, Angels, True Love (LP) [ Because / Virgin / LP - released 9/Jun/2023 ] |