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CARL MARIA von WEBER
Weber: Wind Concertos Maximiliano Martin (clarinet) Peter Whelan (bassoon) Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Janiczek [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 17/Sep/2012 ] "When you hear Peter Whelan play the Bassoon Concerto, you'll forgive Weber anything; his is such an expressive, plangent sound...Both [clarinet works] are dispatched with wit and fire by Maximiliano Martín...This is a beguiling CD; feelgood music of |
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Sinatra Frank / Dean Martin / Sammy Davis Jr
The Rat Pack - Rakish & Rampant [ Primo / 2 CD - released 22/Feb/2010 ] |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECK COLLECTABLE: Verdi: La Traviata (complete opera recorded in 1994) Angela Gheorghiu, Frank Lopardo, Leo Nucci / Royal Opera / Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 25/Oct/2012 ] "... the Decca engineers here offer one of the most vivid and involving versions ever of La Traviata ... Gheorghiu brings heartfelt revelations, using her rich and vibrant, finely shaded soprano with consistent subtlety." Rosette Penguin Guide |
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SCHUBERT
Schubert: Swansong Sir John Tomlinson (bass), Christopher Glynn (piano), Sophie Bevan (soprano), Juian Bliss (clarinet), Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn) [ Signum / CD - released 12/Oct/2018 ] Christopher Glynn continues his series of late Schubert song cycles in English, joined by celebrated soloists Sir John Tomlinson, Sophie Bevan, Julian Bliss and Alec Frank-Gemmill. Titled by the works first publisher following Schubert's death,... |
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JOHANN STRAUSS II
Prinz Methusalem (complete operetta) Jana Frey, Jessica Glatte, Frank Ernst, Gerd Wiemer / Frank Oberueber Chor der Staatsoperette Dresden Orchester der Staatsoperette Dresden, Ernst Thei [ CPO / 2 CD - released 2/Jul/2012 ] Prinz Methusalem is the third discovery of an unknown operetta by Johann Strauss II to be released on cpo. Like Der Carneval in Rom (Carnival in Rome) and Das Spitzentuch der Königin (The Queen's Lace Handkerchief), this is another collaboration... |
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Stefan Frank
Reger: Sonata No 2 [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Mar/2005 ] |
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FRANZ LEHAR
Lehar: Zigeunerliebe (Gipsy Love) (complete operetta recorded in 2003) Johanna Stojkovic, Dagmar Schellenberger, Zoran Todorovich / NDR Radiophilharmonie, Frank Beermann, Bernhard Schneider, Ksenija Lukic / [ CPO / 2 CD Box Set - released 27/Jun/2005 ] "This is a wonderful recording of a rarity that will surprise. The recorded sound is ideal." ClassicsToday |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
New Babylon / A Year is like a Lifetime (film scores) SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern / Frank Strobel [ Hanssler / 2 CD - released 29/Dec/2007 ] In celebration of the Shostakovich Year, the SWR Kaiserslautern Orchestra presents a feature-length program of two of Shostakovich's many film scores. The lively and sardonic wit of Shostakovich's early score for the silent film "New Babylon" stands... |
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HARTMANN
20TH CENTURY PORTRAITS TATJANA MASURENKO (VIOLA), FRANK-IMMO ZICHNER (PIANO), RUNDFUNK-SINFONIEORCHESTER BERLIN, MAREK JANOWSKI [ CAPRICCIO / SACD ] |
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Thomas Quasthoff (bass-baritone) with Bruno Muller (guitars) Frank Chastenier (piano) & ensemble
Tell it Like it Is [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 23/Sep/2010 ] Deutsche Grammophon's best-selling release of bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff's The Voice astonished music lovers with tuneful proof of Quasthoff's ability to sing jazz as superbly as they knew him to sing classical music. |
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BRIDGE / BOWEN / SCHUMANN / BRAHMS / WOLSTENHOLME / KREISLER / etc
A Lionel Tertis Celebration Timothy Ridout (viola), Frank Dupree (piano), James Baillieu (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 22/Mar/2024 ] "All told, it's a most rewarding programme that gathers together an unusual array of ear-catching pieces in performances that present the music in its best possible light." Gramophone Award Finalist 2024 - Chamber |
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HEINRICH von HERZOGENBERG
Violin Concerto & Odysseus Ulf Wallin (violin) / Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbruecken Kaiserslautern, Frank Beermann [ CPO / CD - released 20/May/2010 ] The next instalment in CPO's continuing Herzogenberg series features the classic Violin Concerto and the four movement symphonic poem Odysseus. |
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SCHUMANN
Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra Ulf Wallin (violin) / Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie / Frank Beermann [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2011 ] This release brings together Robert Schumann's complete production for violin and orchestra - three works from the period just before the composer was confined to the mental institution where he would die within two years. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
100 Piano Masterpieces Frank Braley, Paul Lewis, Alexander Melnikov, Olga Kern, Javier Perianes, Alain Planes, Beatrice Rana, Joyce Yang, etc [ Harmonia Mundi / 6 CD Box Set - released 30/Aug/2019 ] "It's an appealing package of six discs, each with a brightly-coloured sleeve. Equally colourful is the music selection, which features a veritable royal family of keyboard stars." BBC Music |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Emanuel Ax plays Chopin Emanuel Ax (piano) with Pamela Frank (violin), Yo - Yo Ma (cello) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Sir Charles Mackerras [ Sony & BMG Music / 6 CD Box Set - released 3/Dec/2017 ] Polish by birth and a victor of the Chopin Competition, Six CDs present Emanuel Ax's interpretations of a stimulating range of concertante, solo and chamber works by his compatriot. The two concertos are played with Sir Charles Mackerras conducting... |
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FORCES' SWEETHEART / HEART-THROBS OF WWII
Forces' Sweetheart & Heart-Throbs of World War II Judy Garland, Vera Lynn, Connee Boswell, Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, The Andrew Sisters, Helen Ward, Peggy Lee, Mary Martin, etc [ Retrospective / 2 CD - released 25/Jul/2011 ] The definitive album of wartime nostalgia: 20 forces' sweethearts and 21 of their heart-throb male counterparts sing 50 great songs, mostly on the theme of parted lovers. For all the soldiers, sailors and airmen parted from their loved ones during... |
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CESAR FRANCK
Franck: Complete Chamber Music Trio Ernest, Frank Braley, Anna Agafia Egholm, Ari Evan [ Fuga Libera / 4 CD - released 22/Apr/2022 ] In the domain of chamber music, César Franck is mainly remembered for his three mature masterpieces: the Violin Sonata, the Piano Quintet and the String Quartet. However, right from his early days in Paris, the young piano virtuoso wrote and... |
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Various Artists incls Hank Ballard, Sam Cooke, Chubby Checker, King Curtis, Frank Sinatra, The Chipmunks, etc
Twistin' The Night Away - 50 Great Recordings [ Jasmine / 2 CD - released 15/Jul/2013 ] When Hank Ballard and The Midnighters recorded their song, 'The Twist' they would have had no idea what they were about to start. For what was about to happen would change dancehalls across the known world forever, welcome ladies and gentleman to the... |
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Various Artists (Red Rodney, Monte Alexander, Frank Morgan, Rufus Reid, Roy HaynesAE)
Birdsongs - A Tribute to Charlie Parker [ Umbrella / DVD - released 16/May/2008 ] G :- All Regions - Regular 1.33:1 / 4:3 - Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - Colour - 52 Minutes - PAL Performed at the Palais des Festivals, Cannes, 1990, this excursion into Parker's inimitable be-bop sound is another... |
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Wendall Hall, isham Jones, Al Jolson, Frank Crumit, Zez Confrey, Marian Harris, etc
Hits of the 1920s Vol 2 1921-1923 [ Naxos Nostalgia / CD - released 20/Aug/2011 ] |