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HOLST / SSCHIFFMANN / GUILMANT / LISZT / GENZMER / etc
The Art Of The Trombone Vol.1 Alain Trudel (trombone) Patrick Wedd (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/1999 ] The trombone, like the organ, has always had an ecclesiastical association, from the fourteenth-century Messe de Notre Dame by Guillaume de Machaut, through Gabrieli, Mozart and Beethoven to Berlioz. |
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VIVALDI / ABEL / C.P.E. BACH / SCARLATTI / DANZI / BENDA / MERCADANTE / etc
Flute Concertos Various performers including Nordic Affect, Machiko Takahashi, Ginevra Petrucci, Patrick Gallois, Johannes Walter, Janos Szebenyi, etc [ Brilliant Classics / 12 CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/2017 ] This release is a wonderful selection of concertos and other works featuring the flute from the 18th & 19th centuries, this box showcases 14 composers who championed the flute, each in their own way, with refined & idiomatic music for the instrument |
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PALESTRINA / BRUCKNER / MENDELSSOHN / VICTORIA / FAURE / DURUFLE / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mysteries Beyond - songs and chants in the praise of Mary Kathleen Bride (soprano), Mark Krucez (organ), Vinson Cole (tenor), Patrick Stephens (piano) / Voices Of Ascension, Dennis Keene [ Delos / CD - released 2/Feb/1994 ] Voices of Ascension Chorus and Orchestra, founded and directed by conductor Dennis Keene, is one of the world's premier professional choral ensembles. |
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William Patrick Corgan
Ogilala (LP) [ BMG / LP - released 13/Oct/2017 ] Second solo album for Smashing Pumpkins frontman William Patrick Corgan. Ogilala, produced by Rick Rubin and recorded at Shangri La studios in Malibu, presents Corgan's distinctive vocals and melodies across a sparse, but rich palette of acoustic... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Symphony 9 'Choral' Yvonne Kenny (soprano) Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano) Patrick Power (tenor) / Petteri Salomaa (bass) / London Classical Players, Roger Norrington [ Virgin Virgo / CD - released 19/Oct/2004 ] "For the Ninth, Norrington has a larger orchestra of some 65 players, with the 50-strong Schutz Choir in the finale. But the sonic mix is very much as it was on the earlier record, with glimmering, vibrato-free strings, plaintive woodwinds,... |
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Sweany, Patrick
Close To The Floor [ Nine Mile Records / CD - released 1/Nov/2013 ] |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Love Duets - From Puccini to Bernstein Ailyn Perez (soprano), Stephen Costello (tenor) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Patrick Summers [ Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2014 ] "They are both gifted singers enjoying fast-rising careers but with no obvious sign of monster egos...Pérez and Costello charm...the BBC Symphony Orchestra - an intriguing choice - show their versatility throughout." (Guardian) |
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WILHELM FRIEDEMANN BACH
Bach, W.F.: 6 Duets for 2 Flutes Patrick Gallois, Kazunori Seo (flutes) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2019 ] Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Johann Sebastian's eldest son, enjoyed a reputation as one of Germany's finest organists, but his career was one of mixed fortunes and he died in poverty. The dating of his Six Duets is the subject of speculation, but their... |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Wunderkind Felix Ars Musica; Patrick van der Linden; Nanette Mans [ Channel Classics / CD - released 4/Oct/2024 ] Robert Schumann called Mendelssohn the Mozart of the 19th century given his mastery of both the keyboard and composition at such an early age. |
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JULES MASSENET
Massenet: Ballet Music [Incls 'El Cid'] Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Patrick Gallois [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] Jules Massenet is best known for operas such as Manon and Werther, but his less familiar stage works are also packed with superb intermezzos and ballet music. Evocative scenes bring the mythical story of Bacchus to life, while Hérodiade deals with... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620 [The Magic Flute] (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Bregenz Festival / Alfred Reiter, Norman Reinhardt, Ana Durlovski, Bernarda Bobro / Patrick Summers (cond) [ C Major Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Nov/2013 ] Staged by: David Pountney Subtitles: E, G, F, Sp, Kor, Chin Sound Format: DD 2.0, dts 5.1 Picture: 16:9, HD Booklet: E, G Total Running Time: 150 mins |
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DOMENICO CIMAROSA
Cimarosa: Overtures 5 Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Patrick Gallois [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Dec/2016 ] Domenico Cimarosa was one of the last great exponents of the 'Neapolitan School' and one of the most famous and successful composers before the arrival of Rossini on the European opera scene. His works were produced and re-staged at innumerable... |
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MICHAEL HAYDN
Haydn, (M.): Symphonies Vol 1 [Nos 24, 28, 30] Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Patrick Gallois, with Filip Dvořák (harpsichord) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2016 ] "The performances by Patrick Gallois, famous flutist turned conductor, and the…Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, are very fine indeed-spirited, uplifting, and thoroughly responsive to the music." Fanfare |
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MICHAEL HAYDN
Haydn, (M.): Symphonies Vol 2 [Nos 21, 26, 27, Symphony in F] Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Patrick Gallois, with Filip Dvořák (harpsichord) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2016 ] "Patrick Gallois and the Czech Chamber Philharmonic of Pardubice provide crisp, energetic, stylish readings, though harpsichordist Filip Dvořák is noticeably more subdued in his contribution this time around." Fanfare |
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DOMENICO CIMAROSA
Cimarosa: Overtures Vol. 6 Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Patrick Gallois [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jan/2020 ] Domenico Cimarosa's operas were remarkably successful, being staged and re-staged in opera houses all over Europe. Success in his home town of Naples led o court appointments and royal commissions, including his best-known work Il matrimonio segreto... |
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JACK HEGGIE
Heggie: Great Scott (complete opera recorded in 2015) Dallas Opera / Joyce DiDonato, Ailyn Perez, Frederica von Stade, Anthony Roth Costanzo / Patrick Summers (cond) [ Erato / Warner Classics DVD / DVD - released 12/Mar/2021 ] WQXR, the USA's leading classical music radio station, welcomed as a "deeply moving and musically brilliant work" that "should enter the standard repertory just as Heggie's two previous masterpieces - Dead Man Walking and Moby-Dick - already have". |
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CHARLES IVES
Ives: Songs, Vol. 3 Daniel Trevor Bircher (baritone) Patrick Carfizzi (bass) Ian Howell (counter tenor) Sumi Kittelberger (soprano) Douglas Dickson (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 20/Sep/2008 ] When, in 1922, Charles Ives published a volume entitled 114 Songs, he was indirectly drawing attention to the fact that the genre had played a central part within his output. |
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DIDEM BASAR
Basar: Levantine Rhapsody Didem Başar, Patrick Graham, Noémy Braun [ Analekta / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] The dialogue I created between the kanun and Western classical instruments (flute, percussion, violin and cello) is enriched by Turkish makams (modes), rhythmic cycles and improvisation. |
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EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA
Rautavaara: 12 Concertos (Collector's Edition) Elmar Oliveira (violin) Marko Ylönen (cello) Esko Laine (double bass) Reija Bister, Marielle Nordmann (harp) Patrick Gallois (flute) [ Ondine / 4 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2009 ] This first-ever edition of Einojuhani Rautavaara's complete twelve concertos (written and recorded to this date) follows on the great success of the release of his eight symphonies, in a special box set. |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Violin Concertos Nos. 1-3 Fanny Clamagirand (violin) / Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla, Patrick Gallois [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "Strongly recommended for its soaring performances, in lively recorded sound. Fanny Clamagirand seems to have all the prerequisites for a strong violinistic personality-at least as strong as Grumiaux's or Stern's." Fanfare |