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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Seiji Ozawa Kazuyoshi Akiyama / Saito Kinen Orchestra / Berliner Philharmoniker / Marcus Roberts Trio / Anne-Sophie Mutter / Martha Argerich [ EuroArts DVD / 5 DVD Box Set ] Seiji Ozawa has dedicated most of his life to the service of music. He is not only one of Japan's best-known conductors but also the founder of the Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto, better known as the Seiji Ozawa Festival. This Seiji Ozawa edition... |
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Sophie
Sophie [ Future Classic / CD - released 27/Sep/2024 ] This album was created by SOPHIE and some of her most cherished collaborators. Close to completion when she tragically died, it has been lovingly finalised by those who hold her closest. As SOPHIE's studio manager and most trusted sounding board for... |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel In Italy Vol 1 Sophie Bevan (soprano), Mary Bevan (soprano) & Benjamin Bevan (baritone) / London Early Opera, Bridget Cunningham (director) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 10/Sep/2015 ] "it opens an enjoyable showcase for Sophie, Mary and Benjamin Bevan: two sisters and their youthful uncle. Sophie sings it peachily, with a richer-sounding soprano than previous recorded exponents." (Sunday Times) |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Songs and Duets Sophie Daneman (soprano) Nathan Berg (baritone) Eugene Asti (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/May/2005 ] 'An exceptionally engaging disc' - Classic CD |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Songs and Duets Vol 3 Sophie Daneman (soprano) Sarah Connolly (mezzo soprano) Mark Padmore (tenor) Stephan Loges (baritone) Eugene Asti (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Nov/2003 ] "'There is much to recommend in this collection. First of all, the songs themselves, some deeper than others, are sweet and forthright, and shown to their best advantage by the equally sweet and forthright playing of Eugene Asti." Fanfare |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Songs and Duets - Vol 2 Sophie Daneman (soprano) Stephan Loges (baritone) Eugene Asti (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 16/Sep/2001 ] 'Attractively and intelligently presented by Sophie Daneman and Stephan Loges … the warm baritone of Loges making a particularly strong impression' (BBC Music Magazine) |
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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Bach: Dialogue Cantatas for soprano & bass Sophie Karthäuser (soprano), Michael Volle (bass), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin & RIAS Kammerchor [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 25/May/2018 ] "The Akademie orchestra and the RIAS Kammerchor round off a fine well-balanced recording. Highly recommended." Nicholas Butler/Marbecks |
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BACH / DUPHLY / COUPERIN / RAMEAU / HANDEL / SCARLATTI
La Sophie - Popular Harpsichord Music of the 18th Century Sophie Yates (harpsichord) [ ChaNdos Chaconne / CD ] "If this disc fails to ignite your enthusiasm for the harpsichord and its repertoire, then probably nothing else will…" BBC Music Magazine |
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JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU
Rameau: Pieces de clavecin Sophie Yates (harpsichord) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/2000 ] 2001 GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST - Baroque Instrumental |
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JEAN PHILIPPE RAMEAU
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rameau: Pieces de clavecin Volume 2 (Includes Suites in A & G) Sophie Yates (harpsichord) [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 1/Aug/2004 ] 'Yates's strengths are clearly suited to those of Rameau: depth of characterisation, polarised moods and a delight in the instrument's sonorities.' - BBC Music Magazine |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Il Cembalo Transalpino Sophie Yates (solo harpsichord) [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 3/May/2019 ] All the music in this programme comes from the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, and most of it was collected by its founder, Richard, Seventh Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion (1745 - 1816). A polymath, lover of music, amateur composer and... |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Ariadne auf Naxos (complete opera recorded in 2012) Staatskapelle Dresden / Renée Fleming, Robert Dean Smith, Sophie Koch / Christian Thielemann (cond) [ Decca DVD / DVD - released 21/Jul/2013 ] "...Fleming's sense of the Straussian line cannot be faulted...Robert Dean Smith has a voice that lacks an individual stamp but his absolute security and tirelessly make his Bacchus...a success." (International Record Review) |
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BEETHOVEN / SIBELIUS / HAYDN / DEBUSSY / BERNSTEIN
Leonard Bernstein Vol 1 Various orchestras conducted by Leonard Bernstein, with James Taylor, Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Peter Serkin, Emanuel Ax (pianos), Yo-Yo Ma (cello) [ C Major DVD / 6 DVD Box Set - released 20/Sep/2017 ] A box set celebrating Leonard Bernstein's upcoming 100th birthday including concerts with the Wiener Philharmoniker and the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia as well as the prizewinning documentary Leonard Bernstein: Larger than... |
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Sophie
Sophie (Double LP) [ Future Classic / 2 LP - released 27/Sep/2024 ] This album was created by SOPHIE and some of her most cherished collaborators. Close to completion when she tragically died, it has been lovingly finalised by those who hold her closest. As SOPHIE's studio manager and most trusted sounding board for... |
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Perimenopop (Indie Vinyl LP) [ Classics & Jazz Uk / LP - released 12/Sep/2025 ] Sophie Ellis-Bextor's much anticipated 8th studio album 'Perimenopop' is a playful celebration of where Sophie is at in her life, knowing exactly who she is and embracing the joy and empowerment that... |
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Perimenopop (LP) [ Classics & Jazz / LP - released 12/Sep/2025 ] Sophie Ellis-Bextor's much anticipated 8th studio album 'Perimenopop' is a playful celebration of where Sophie is at in her life, knowing exactly who she is and embracing the joy and empowerment that... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Trios KV 502-KV 542-KV 548 Anne Sophie Mutter (violin) Andre Previn (piano) with Daniel Moller-Schott (cello) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 12/Feb/2006 ] "This is Mozart writing for pure enjoyment, in the best sense of the word." Anne-Sophie Mutter on the Piano Trios |
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BACH / BRAHMS / MASSENET / MOZART / VIVALDI
Anne-Sophie Mutter: 5 Classic Albums Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) [ Warner Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 5/Nov/2012 ] "On this CD she displays more restrained, more music and less pyrotechnics. Immaculate is the best word to describe the performances." GoodMusicGuide on the Bach |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Anne-Sophie Mutter Plays Mendelssohn Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 15/Feb/2010 ] " the German superstar, pirouetting nicely with a burnished tone, nervous rhythms, a furious finale and a vibrating, skylark andante" The Times, London |
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ANTONIN DVOARK
Dvorak: Violin Concerto / Romance / etc Anne-Sophie Mutter, Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Phiharmonic], Manfred Honeck [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Nov/2013 ] "Whatever your final view of the interpretations, Mutter truly "speaks" through her instrument, and what she says sheds an entirely new light on Dvorák, and repays the closest attention." (10/10 ClassicsToday.com) |