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MAX BRUCH / FELIX MENDELSSOHN / HENRI VIEUXTEMPS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 / Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto Cho-Liang Lin (violin) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, Philharmonia Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas [ Sony Music / CD - released 15/Feb/1994 ] "Cho-Liang Lin is accompanied most sensitively by Slatkin and the Chicago orchestra, and this reading is totally compelling in its combination of passion and purity, strength and dark, hushed intensity. The recording is excellent." *** Penguin Guide |
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Chris Thile and Michael Daves
Sleep With One Eye Open [ Nonesuch / CD - released 1/Jan/2011 ] |
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Schubert,
Liedertafel Christian Elsner, James Taylor, Fanz-Josef Selig, Michael Volle Gerold Huber [ ORFEO / CD - released 19/Feb/2004 ] |
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BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 (complete) Christiane Karg, Mihoko Fujimura, Michael Schade, Michael Volle / Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks & Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks [ Arthaus DVD / 3 DVD - released 15/Jan/2014 ] Here is a masterclass in rehearsal technique...Jansons is demanding, concise, collegial, genial, totally focused, always keen to involve the orchestra in a shared journey of discovery...The performances are intelligently filmed |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, R.: Till Eulenspiegel / Oboe Concerto / Waltz Suites 1 & 2 [Der Rosenkavalier] Heinz Holliger (oboe) Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Michael Gielen [ Alto / CD - released 10/Aug/2013 ] "sound is clear but never analytical, the perspective unobtrusive and outstandingly natural. One can, in short, concentrate undistracted on the performances which, that of the Lutoslawski in particular, are highly distinguished. Holliger has not... |
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TELEMANN
The Recorder Collection (6 CDs for the price of 3) Clas Pehrsson (recorder) / Dan Laurin (recorder) / Michael McCraw (bassoon) / Penelope Evison (transverse flute) / Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble [ BIS / 6 CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] The greater part of that music - from solo fantasias and duets to concertos and double concertos - has been gathered in this boxed set, in highly praised recordings by two acclaimed Swedish recorder players: Clas Pehrsson and Dan Laurin. |
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SIMON MAYR
Arianna in Nasso (Ariadne on Naxos) Cornelia Horak, Thomas Michael Allen & Franz Hauk (directed from the harpsichord) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] "[Cornelia Horak] doesn't quite have the necessary star quality, though Thomas Michael Allen in the distinctly secondary role of Bacchus is much more than adequate, and Franz Hauk ensures Mayr's striking orchestral textures make their point." (The... |
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MAHLER
Das Lied von der Erde Cornelia Kallisch / Siegfried Jerusalem / SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg / Michael Gielen [ Hanssler / CD - released 17/Aug/2011 ] "..this is ultimately Gielen's 'performance', and those familiar with his Mahler will encounter the expected combination of formal precision and expressive spontaneity here." (International Record Review July 2011) |
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CHRISTOPHER GUNNING
Gunning: Concerto For Guitar and Orchestra, Concerto For Clarinet and String Orchestra, Concertino For Flute and Small Orchestra Craig Ogden (guitar), Michael Whight (clarinet), Catherine Handley (flute) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Gunning (conductor) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 11/Feb/2022 ] Christopher Gunning and the RPO present a series of 3 concertos, all written for friends and colleagues of the composer. In Gunning's own words "... in each case my aim has been to provide the soloist with something enjoyable yet technically... |
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Michael Crawford
Tony Palmer's Film About... The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford [ ViaVsion Entertainment DVD / DVD - released 11/Aug/2011 ] PG - Contains nudity. |
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DOMENICO CIMAROSA
Cimarosa: Overtures, Vol. 7 Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Michael Halász [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jun/2020 ] Domenico Cimarosa was a prolific composer of church and instrumental music, but his reputation rests principally on his operas. During the second half of the 18th century, and until the arrival of Rossini, he was the most successful and performed... |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Opera Overtures Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Michael Halász [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jan/2016 ] "The woodwind offer sweet commentaries and the horns…ring out joyfully…there's not a duff note here and, despite the odd string lapse, not a moment that isn't an utterly joyful account of Haydn's wit and wisdom." (Gramophone) |
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DOMENICO CIMAROSA
Cimarosa: Overtures Volume 4 Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Michael Halász [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Nov/2015 ] The most famous Italian opera composer of his day, Domenico Cimarosa saw his fame spread all over Europe...his operas endured in popularity long after his death thanks to their melodic invention, colourful orchestration and sheer vitality. |
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BIZET / MASCAGNI / SCHMIDT / HUMPERDINCK / PUCCINI / etc
Intermezzo Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Alexander Rahbari, conductor ; Budapest Symphony Orchestra ; Michael Halasz, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jun/2003 ] The lights are dimmed and from the pit the sound of the orchestra rises. |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Fantaisie / Violin Sonata / Cello Sonata / La Mer Daniel Barenboim (piano), Michael Barenboim (violin), Kian Soltani (cello) / Martha Argerich (piano), Staatskapelle Berlin [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] Daniel Barenboim performs Debussy with Martha Argerich, Michael Barenboim, Kian Soltani and the Staatskapelle Berlin. |
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CARL NIELSEN
Carl Nielsen sung by the Danish National Choirs Danish National Choirs, Phillip Faber, Michael Schønwandt, Susanne Wendt [ Dacapo / CD - released 20/Apr/2016 ] Carl Nielsen's large production of around 300 songs comes in many forms. In this collection we hear 25 choral versions of the most popular Nielsen songs like Den danske sang er en ung, blond pige and Solen er så rød, mor as well as more rarely heard... |
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NIELSEN
Symphonies Nos. 1 and 6 Sinfonia semplice Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Michael Schonwandt [ Naxos / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] "These are just the sorts of performances that debunk the notion, most recently voiced by the New York Times, that "Nielsen is a nice composer: a little north of good, considerably south of great". An important release, made even more attractive by... |
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CARL NIELSEN
Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 2 "The 4 Temperaments" & 3 "Sinfonia espansiva" Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Michael Schonwandt [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] "This, then, is a real bargain and the best way to have these symphonies at a very affordable cost. Indeed, I would recommend them at any price!" (MusicWeb Bargain of the Month July 2008) |
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NIELSEN
Symphonies Vol. 3 - No. 4 "The Inextinguishable" & No. 5 Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Michael Schonwandt [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Jul/2009 ] "The performances are outstanding ... 10/10" - Classics Today on 'Nielsen Orchestral Works Vol. 1' Naxos 8.570737 |
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BERNARD HERMANN
Moby Dick (Cantata) / Sinfonietta for Strings Richard Edgar-Wilson (tenor) David Wilson-Johnson (baritone) / Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Choir, Michael Schønwandt [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2011 ] "The recorded sound of this new Chandos recording is natural and balanced with some lovely performances by chorus and orchestra. The recording features a demonstration-worthy bass and rich sonorities" (MusicWeb) |