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BEETHOVEN / DOHNANYI / RAVEL / PROKOFIEV / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Julius Katchen II Julius Katchen (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult [ Philips / Decca / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/2018 ] Julius Katchen's career ended prematurely when cancer claimed him at age 42. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Schumann: Piano Concerto; Fantasie in C Op 17 Julius Katchen (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux & Janos Ferencsis. Israel Philharmonic. Istvan Kertesz [ Decca The Art of Julius Katchen / 2 CD - released 12/Mar/2004 ] "An exciting account of the solo piano part [of Brahms' Piano Concerto No.2], here combining tremendous drive with the kind of ruminating delicacy Brahms so often calls for." Penguin Guide To Compact Discs |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Opera Arias (Zaide, La Clemenza di Tito, Idomeneo, Zauberflote, Idomeneo, etc) Kiri te Kanawa, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis [ Philips / CD - released 25/Jan/2001 ] "Kiri te Kanawa's is one of the loveliest collections of Mozart arias on record, with the voice at its most ravishing." (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
SIDNEY JONES
Jones: The Geisha (Complete operetta) Lillian Watson / Sarah Walker / Harry Nicoll / Richard Suart / Christopher Maltman / New London Light Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Ronald Corp [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 12/Feb/2006 ] 'The recording that has given me the most joy during the year. A work I have waited fully 40 years to find on LP or CD' (Gramophone) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / RICHARD WAGNER / GIUSEPPE VERDI
Lise Davidsen: Beethoven - Wagner - Verdi Lise Davidsen (soprano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder [ Decca / CD - released 16/Apr/2021 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Voice & Ensemble |
London Grammar
The Greatest Love (LP) [ Ministry Of Sound / LP - released 13/Sep/2024 ] London Grammar returns with the release of their highly anticipated fourth studio album The Greatest Love. The Greatest Love follows the British trio's critically acclaimed #1 selling album Californian Soil, which was released in 2021 and earned... |
London O'Connor
O∆ [ True Panther CD / CD - released 17/Feb/2017 ] O∆, the debut album from self-produced American songwriter, London O'Connor, is a post-any-genre narrative told through vivid and visual production he made from the contents of his backpack while sleeping on floors and couches in New York City. It... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Symphony No 4 London Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink (conductor) [ LSO Live / CD - released 27/Feb/2005 ] "Contrasts were realised to the full without vagaries of tempo, and at the end, where Brahms finally breaks away from his bass line, the release of pent-up force came like an earthquake." - The Independent, 21 June 2004 |
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BRITTEN / AUBER / BURGMULLER / DRIGO / MASSENET / ROSSINI / etc
The Art of the Prima Ballerina [2 CD set] London Symphony Orchestra, National Philharmonic / Richard Bonynge [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 15/Dec/2013 ] "[Bonynge] has a nice sense of rubato, and plenty of verve when this is called for. … The recording is extremely vivid" Gramophone Magazine |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
The Film Music of Sir Malcolm Arnold, Volume 1 (Incls Bridge on the River Kwai & Hobson's Choice ) London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 10/May/2004 ] 'This splendid CD is as much a tribute to the skills of the late Christopher Palmer who created the suites for this recording as it is to the performers and engineers and the ever-imaginative Arnold.' Gramophone |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Symphony No 6 London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live / CD - released 8/Dec/2007 ] "an admirable and infectious performance. Sir Colin Davis and his fine players are wonderfully idiomatic and offer a performance of exceptional clarity of detail." Penguin Guide |
CARL MARIA von WEBER
Weber: Der Freischutz Christine Brewer, Sally Matthews, & Simon O'Neill / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 29/Apr/2013 ] "Simon O'Neill is virtually perfect for Max, not too über-Heldentenor and not too light" (Gramophone, Aug 2013) |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL & OTHERS
Handel's Queens Lucy Crowe, Mary Bevan / London Early Opera, Bridget Cunningham [ Signum / 2 CD - released 19/Jul/2019 ] "This soundly made programme is both pleasing and intriguing." Gramophone Awards 2020 Short List - Recital |
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER / ALAN AYCKBOURN
Webber: By Jeeves Malcolm Sinclair & Steven Pacey / Original London Cast [ Really Useful Records / CD - released 7/Jun/1996 ] By Jeeves is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and lyrics and book by Alan Ayckbourn. It is based on the series of novels and short stories by P. G. Wodehouse that centre around the character of Bertie Wooster and his valet, Jeeves. |
TRADITIONAL / SCHUBERT / VERDI / RAVEL / etc
Margaret Price in Recital Margaret Price (soprano), London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado, with James Lockhart & Geoffrey Parsons (piano) [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 6/Sep/2019 ] A song recital new to CD from a peerless lyric soprano, coupled with classic recordings of Ravel and Verdi. In 1971 Andrew Porter wrote that Margaret Price's voice was among the things that make one 'glad to be alive'. In the 1960s she had... |
JOHN FIELD
Field: Piano Concerto No 1 in E flat major; Piano Concerto No.2 in A flat major Michael O'Rourke (piano) / London Mozart Players / Matthias Bamert [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Mar/2005 ] "The soloist is very persuasive, and he receives admirable support from Bamert and the London Mozart Players. First-class, natural balanced recording." (Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide) |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Maestro: Music By Leonard Bernstein London Symphony Orchestra,Yannick Nézet-Séguin [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 8/Dec/2023 ] From Director Bradley Cooper, Maestro is the towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between cultural icon Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein. A love letter to life and art, Maestro, at its core,... |
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MAX BRUCH & OTHERS
Ray Chen - Player 1 Ray Chen (violin) with Julien Quentin (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra Robert Trevino [ Decca / CD - released 6/Dec/2024 ] Blending classical music with the immersive world of gaming, the album comprises a thrilling array of themes from television, Anime and film including The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Pokémon, and Squid Game. |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Violin concerto / Violin Sonata Renaud Capuçon (violin), Stephen Hough (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Erato / CD - released 5/Mar/2021 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Concerto |
