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BYRD/KESSEL/ELLIS
Great Guitars at The Winery [ Concord Jazz / CD ] |
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Dufay Collective with Vivian Ellis, voice & Jacob Heringman, lute
On the Banks of the Seine: Music of the Trouveres [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 3/May/2001 ] hauntingly beautiful |
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Ella Fitzgerald, with Ellis Larkins, Paul Smith and Oscar Peterson
The Complete Piano Duets [ Verve / 2 CD - released 13/Mar/2020 ] For the first time, all of Ella Fitzgerald's collaborations with pianists recorded for the Decca, Verve and Pablo labels are brought together on the album The Complete Piano Duets. |
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ALUN HODDINOTT
Clarinet Concerto / Harp Concerto / Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 2 Gervase de Peyer (clarinet) Osian Ellis (harp) Philip Fowke, Martin Jones (pianos) / London Symphony Orchestra / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [ Lyrita / CD - released 11/Nov/2007 ] "This recording of four concertos is a welcome addition to the other two fine Hoddinott CDs already in the Lyrita catalogue. The colourful music, performances and recording may be confidently recommended" (MusicWeb Oct 2007) |
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Herb Ellis
Four Classic Albums (Nothing But The Blues / Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre / Ellis In Wonderland / Thank You, Charlie Christian) [ Avid / 2 CD - released 24/Nov/2011 ] AVID Jazz here presents four classic Herb Ellis albums including original LP liner notes on a finely re-mastered and low priced double CD. It all started with the Blues and eventually it all goes back to the Blues. Herb Ellis, Roy Eldridge, Stan... |
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Herb Ellis
Nothing But The Blues [ Verve / CD - released 20/Oct/2010 ] |
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Herb Ellis & Joe Pass
Two For The Road [ Pablo Records / CD - released 24/Oct/2011 ] |
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ELGAR / DVORAK / BACH / HAYDN / FRANCK / SCHUMANN / etc
Jacqueline du Pré: The Heart of the Cello Jacqueline du Pré (cello) with Osian Ellis (harp) Daniel Barenboim (piano & conductor) Gerald Moore (piano) Pinchas Zukerman(violin) [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 22/Oct/2017 ] "She clearly was born to play the cello," wrote the New York Times of Jacqueline Du Pré in 1967. Just five years later her career was cut tragically short by illness. Du Pré's recordings provide a treasurable memento of the "perfect balance of youth... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
A Jacqueline du Pre Recital Jacqueline du Pre (cello) with Gerald Moore (piano), Oslan Ellis (harp), Roy Jesson (organ) & John Williams (guitar) [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / CD - released 20/Oct/2017 ] The tragedy of du Pré's brief career is still fresh in the public memory and can be summarised here. She was born in Oxford on 26 January 1945 into a middle-class family in which music was important: her mother was a fine pianist and a gifted teacher. |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Canticles Nos. 1-5 / The Heart of the Matter Judi Dench (narrator) Philip Langridge (tenor) Jean Rigby (contralto) Steuart Bedford (piano) Osian Ellis (harp) and various Artists [ Naxos English Song Series Vol 9 / CD - released 14/Dec/2004 ] "This is a very fine recording of some of the most exquisite vocal music of the past century, and enshrines the work of so many fine artists. Impossible to recommend it too highly." Bargain of the Month MusicWeb Jan 2005 |
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WILLIAM ALWYN
Concerto Grosso No.2 / Autumn Legend / Lyra Angelica Osian Ellis (harp) Geoffrey Browne (cor anglais) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / William Alwyn (conductor) [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] "Following up the welcome reissue of all five of Alwyn’s symphonies, come these two discs of shorter pieces, again with the composer a most persuasive interpreter. Alwyn himself with fair justice counted [Lyra Angelica] his most beautiful work … and... |
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BRITTEN
Britten - Sinfonia da Requiem / Gloriana Suite / Sea Interludes Osian Ellis, harp / Keiron Moore, oboe / Alexander Taylor, viola / London Symphony Orchestra / Steuart Bedford, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Jun/2005 ] Benjamin Britten occupies an unrivalled position in English music of the twentieth century and a place of the greatest importance in the wider musical world. |
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DEBUSSY / ROUSSEL / ROPARTZ / BOIELDIEU / RAVEL
French Music for Harp & Ensemble Osian Ellis (harp) / Melos Ensemble [ ALTO / CD - released 1/Mar/2013 ] "hauntingly magical atmosphere... abounds in gallic delights to charm the listener's ear... Osian Ellis' fine musicianship…fine technique and musicality" [Penguin Guide Rosette] |
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BRITTEN
Gloriana Paul Daniel / Josephine Barstow / Tom Randle / Emer Mcgilloway / David Ellis / Susannah Glanville / Eric Roberts / Clive Bayley [ Opus Arte / DVD - released 3/Jul/2006 ] "This is unquestionably among the finest opera films ever made. The fine ensemble cast survives such potentially cruel exposure through sheer involvement..." (BBC Music) |
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IVOR NOVELLO
The Dancing Years / King's Rhapsody (Rec 1939-1950) Roma Beaumont (vocals) / Phyllis Dare (vocals) / Mary Ellis (soprano) / Olive Gilbert, Dunstan Hart, Vanessa Lee (vocals) / with Ivor Novello (piano) [ Naxos Nostalgia / CD - released 16/Jun/2005 ] 'I am not a highbrow. I am an entertainer. Empty seats and good opinions mean nothing to me'. (Ivor Novello) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Orchestral Favourites Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society, Owain Arwel Hughes, Philip Ellis, Nick Davies, with soloists [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Nov/2020 ] Classical hits from one of the world's great orchestras: a fabulous introduction to the world of music at a super-budget price. |
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ROSSINI / TCHAIKOVSKY / SOUSA / ELGAR / PARRY / HOLST / VAUGHNA WILLIAMS
Last Night of the Proms Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Goldsmiths Choral Union, Philip Ellis, Robin Stapleton, Owain Arwel Hughes & David Arnold [ Orchid Classics / 2 CD - released 7/Sep/2009 ] The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra performs the ultimate British spectacular! This two-disc classical extravaganza is full of Pomp and Circumstance celebrating the best of British music plus other well-loved light classics. Featuring powerful Proms... |
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes, Philip Ellis, John Rigby, Barry Wordsworth, Robin Stapleton
Classics for the People, Vol. 2 [ Brilliant Classics SACD / 2 CD - released 30/Nov/2014 ] The second volume of this well‐received series again features some of the world's most popular masterpieces of classical music performed by the ever‐reliable Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and some of the most experienced British conductors of our day. |
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AARON COPLAND
Appalachian Spring / El Salon Mexico / Billy the Kid / Rodeo (exc) / Fanfare for the Common Man Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Philip Ellis [ Royal Philharmonic / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] Founded in 1946 by Sir Thomas Beecham, with his vision of bringing world-class performances of the greatest music written to the length of the country, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra continues to maintain Beecham's legacy by offering audiences in... |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 2 Thomas Allen (baritone) Osian Ellis (harp) Margaret Feaviour (soprano) Judith Harris (mezzo-soprano) Philip Langridge (tenor) / BBC Singers and others [ Naxos / CD - released 19/Aug/2005 ] Benjamin Britten occupies an unrivalled position in English music of the twentieth century and a place of the greatest importance in the wider musical world. |