More By Artist: B. J. Thomas
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GERRE HANCOCK
The Music of Gerre Hancock Jeremy Filsell (organ) The Choir of St Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York, Saint Thomas Brass [ Signum Classics / CD - released 23/Apr/2021 ] The renowned Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys record a fitting tribute to their former Choirmaster and Organist Gerre Hancock (1934-2012). In this post for over 30 years, he was a pivotal figure in the choir's rejuvenation and created a wealth of... |
WAGNER
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (Complete Opera recorded in 1963) Jess Thomas, Claire Watson & Hans Hotter / Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Aushilfschor / Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Joseph Keilberth [ Sony Opera House / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2010 ] "Historic but still handsome-sounding Wagner hails from the opening of Munich's Bavarian State Opera 18 years after the bombing. Joseph Keilberth keeps Die Meistersinger all helpfully on the move, Prelude included, and distinguished casting includes... |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Die Frau Ohne Schatten (Complete opera recorded in 1964) Jess Thomas / Ingrid Bjoner / Dietrich Fischer Dieskau / Inge Borkh / Bavarian State Opera Orchestra and Chorus / Joseph Keilberth [ Brilliant Classics Opera Collection / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2009 ] 'This is an historical document of some importance in the recorded history of this piece … Inge Borkh's utter commitment to the part of the Dyer's wife … probably remains unsurpassed.' Gramophone |
JOHN CHARLES THOMAS
An American Classic John Charles Thomas (baritone) with various accompaniments [ Nimbus Prima Voce / CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] 'If I had to choose the four greatest voices I've heard, I would list Thomas along with Caruso, Ponselle and Pinza,' said Frank Chapman in Opera News in 1961. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
John Charles Thomas in Opera and Song (rec 1932-42) John Charles Thomas (baritone) with various accompaniments [ Nimbus Prima Voce / CD - released 27/Jun/2006 ] "If I had to choose the four greatest voices I've heard, I would list Thomas along with Caruso, Rosa Ponselle, and Ezio Pinza ..." Frank Chapman, Opera News, 1961 |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
Highlights from the operettas John Mark Ainsley / Thomas Allen / Rebecca Evans / Felicity Palmer / Richard Suart / Welsh National Opera / Sir Charles Mackerras [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2005 ] "...this anthology is a delight." -Daily Press (Newport News, VA) |
CORIGLIANO
A Dylan Thomas Trilogy John Tessier (tenor) Thomas Allen (baritone) / Nashville Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / Leonard Slatkin [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] Fern Hill is a blithe poem, yet touched by darkness; time finally holds the poet "green and dying" … Poem in October begins in Thomas's seafront town: the poet, marking his birthday, climbs to a high hill, where he reflects on his youth and mulls his... |
Jon K / Pat Thomas
Asafo / Enye Woa (12") [ Soundway / 12in - released 7/Dec/2018 ] Soundway presents the first in a new series of 12" releases, featuring hard-to-find and in-demand dancefloor tracks on loud DJ-friendly pressings. These two late 1980s Ghanaian highlife cuts are taken from the catalogue of Nakasi Records. Nakasi... |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Walkure (Complete Opera recorded in 1967) [Remastered CDs plus Blu-ray Audio] Jon Vickers, Martti Talvela, Thomas Stewart, Gundula Janowitz, Régine Crespin / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Remastered CDs plus Blu-ray audio / 4 CD Box Set - released 12/Jun/2020 ] Remastered at Emil Berliner Studios in 24 bit/192kHz. Blu-ray Audio in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. CDs are produced from the new remastering. |
DIETRICH BUXTEHUDE
Buxtehude: Trio Sonatas Op. 2 Jonathan Cohen; Arcangelo; Thomas Dunford; Sophie Gent; Jonathan Manson [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 24/Sep/2021 ] The sonata concertata form is perfectly illustrated in these trios by Dietrich Buxtehude which, according to Peter Wollny constitute 'a landmark in the history of the sonata'. They provide a better understanding of a composer who has owed his fame... |
MASCAGNI / LEONCAVALLO
Cavalleria Rusticana / I Pagliacci (highlights from the operas) José Carreras, Renata Scotto, Montserrat Caballé, Astrid Varnay, Thomas Allen / Ambrosian Opera Chorus & Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti [ EMI Highlights / CD - released 14/Aug/2011 ] "Caballé and Scotto have some lovely moments and both are strong in dramatic commitment … Carreras gives generously of voice and emotion in both of his roles - they are among his best achievements on records." |
PAUL KLETZKI
Piano Concerto / 3 Preludes / 3 Unpublished Piano Pieces / Fantasie Joseph Banowetz (piano) / Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Thomas Sanderling [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Apr/2010 ] 2010 Grammy Award Nomination - Best Instrumental Soloist (with orchestra) |
HENRY PURCELL
Dido and Aeneas (complete opera) Jospehine Veasey / John Shirley-Quirk / Helen Donath / Thomas Allen / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Sir Colin Davis [ Philips Eloquence / CD - released 1/Nov/2007 ] "fresh and enjoyable" Penguin Guide to CDs |
BEETHOVEN / DEMUS / J. S. BACH / DVORAK / SCHUMANN
Chamber Music with Jörg Demus Jörg Demus (piano), Thomas Albertus Irnberger (violin) [ Gramola SACD / 3 Hybrid SACD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] The work of pianist Jörg Demus was one of the most important musical exports of Austria after the end of the Second World War. In addition to many other musical partners Demus also entertained a very fruitful collaboration with the established... |
SCHUBERT
Piano Trio in E flat / Noctturno Jarg Ewald Dahler : fortepiano / Hansheinz Schneeberger : violin / Thomas Demenga : violoncello [ ECM Records / CD ] Recorded July 1995 |
THOMAS BLOCH
Missa Cantate Jörg Waschinski (male soprano) / Thomas Bloch (glass harmonica, crystal bells, waterphone, bells, ondes martenot) [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Mar/2011 ] Rare-instrument specialist Thomas Bloch is equally at home performing on the soundtrack to Milos Forman's Amadeus, with rock group Radiohead, or at La Scala, Milan or the Salzburg Festival. He has given more than 3000 concerts and made more than 100... |
HANDEL
Messiah (highlights recorded in 1967) Judith Raskin, Florence Kopleff, Richard Lewis, Thomas Paul / Robert Shaw Chorale & Orchestra, Robert Shaw [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 10/Dec/2011 ] Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw |
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah Julia Doyle, Justin Doyle, Thomas Hobbs, Roderick Williams, Tim Mead , RIAS Kammerchor Berlin [ Pentatone / 2 CD - released 16/Oct/2020 ] The RIAS Kammerchor Berlin and its chief conductor Justin Doyle present Handel's Messiah, together with the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and an all-British quartet of outstanding soloists, consisting of Julia Doyle (soprano), Tim Mead... |
KURT WEILL
The Seven Deadly Sins / The Threepenny Opera (Suite) Julia Migenes, Robert Tear, Stuart Kale, Alan Opie / London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas [ Sony Opera House / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2012 ] "Julia Migenes manages to bring out the bitterness and irony of the text, whilst combining it with an appropriately seductive, even erotic soprano sound. In support Michael Tilson Thomas weaves a dazzling sound, bringing out fully the symphonic and... |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Jupiter Jupiter, Thomas Dunford [ Alpha / CD - released 25/Oct/2019 ] In founding the Jupiter ensemble, the lutenist Thomas Dunford wanted to 'rediscover the spirit of chamber music in the Baroque repertory. Jupiter operates in a kind of fraternity, as if we had always known each other . . . Vivaldi's highly contrasted... |
