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ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sullivan: Ivanhoe (Complete Opera) Janice Watson (sop) Geraldine McGreevy (sop) Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-sop) Toby Spence (ten) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales, David Lloyd-Jones [ Chandos / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "The singers provide a polished performance, sing superbly and support each other admirably. Special mention should be made of Janice Watson with sincerity of portrayal and effortless top notes" (Recording of the Month MusicWeb Feb 2010) |
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DVORAK
Stabat Mater [recorded live in 2010] Janice Watson (soprano) Dagmar Peckova (mezzo) Peter Auty (tenor) Peter Rose (bass) / London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, Neeme Jarvi [ LPO Live / CD - released 10/Feb/2013 ] |
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Hodie / Fantasia on Christmas Carols Janice Watson (soprano) Peter Hoare (tenor) Stephen Gadd (baritone) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Hilary Davan Wetton [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Nov/2007 ] "The performances are distinctive and good. That Naxos chose two of the composer's works which are not so popular or well known today is to be applauded." (MusicWeb Dec 2007) |
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LEO ORNSTEIN
Ornstein: Piano Sonatas No. 4 & No. 7 / etc Janice Weber (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] "the growing clan of Ornstein fanciers will rightly want both discs for their wealth of stimulating and frequently astonishing music, ultimately unlike anyone else's." (BBC Music Magazine) |
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HERBERT HOWELLS
Howells: Missa Sabrinensis / Stabat Mater Neill Archer (tenor) Janice Watson (soprano) Della Jones (contralto) Martyn Hill (tenor) / London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra. [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 27/Sep/2005 ] 'Gratitude, then, for an essential contribution towards the re-evaluation of an original visionary…' Gramophone 'Editor's Choice' on Missa Sabrinensis |
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CARL ORFF
Orff: Carmina Burana / Die Kluge (highlights) Janice Harsanyi (Sop), Rudolph Petrak (Ten) Harve Presnell (Bar) with Rutgers University Choir / Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy [ Alto / CD - released 8/Apr/2013 ] "Ormandy & his Philadelphians have just the right panache to bring off this wildly exuberant picture of the Middle Ages…and there is no more enjoyable analogue version… tremendous vigour, warmth, and colour and a genial spontaneous enthusiasm from... |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Peter Grimes (Complete opera recorded by the BBC in 1994) Philip Langridge / Janice Cairns / Alan Opie / Ann Howard / Andrew Greenan / etc [ Kultur / RM Associates / DVD - released 4/Sep/2003 ] G :- Tim Albery's startlingly original treatment of Britten's first operatic masterpiece, a rich and vivid tragedy, won unalloyed critical acclaim and it was hailed as a landmark in the opera's performance history. |
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BEETHOVEN / MOZART
Missa solemnis / Great Mass in C minor Sylvia McNair (soprano) Janice Taylor (mezzo) John Aler (tenor) Tom Krause (bass) Delores Ziegler (mezzo) Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and chorus. Robe [ Telarc Classics / 2 CD - released 28/Jun/2004 ] "Two towering choral masterpieces in loving, inspired readings - a very special issue" - MusicWeb (Aug 2004) |