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JAPPELLI / CAMPOGRANDE / CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO
Music for Guitar & Choir: Jappelli, Campogrande & Castelnuovo-Tedesco; Nicolò Spera (guitar) / St. Martin's Chamber Choir [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 10/Apr/2020 ] A pair of world-premiere recordings on a unique collection of works conceived for an unusual, highly-appealing combination of musicians. The technical challenging of balancing a choir singing at full volume and a guitar, renowned for its gentle... |
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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Rimsky-Korsakov: 5 Operas [incls 'The Tsar's Bride' & 'Sadko'] (11 CD set) Nicolai Ohotnikov, Gennady Bezzubenkov, Vladimir Galusin, Marianna Tarassova, etc / Kirov Opera, Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, Valery Gergiev [ Decca Collectors Edition / 11 CD Box Set - released 22/Apr/2012 ] Enter the magical world of Rimsky-Korsakov opera with five celebrated recordings made by the Kirov Opera under Valery Gergiev: Kashchey the Immortal, Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh, The Maid of Pskov, Sadko, and The Tsar's Bride - a unique... |
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Noel Edison, choirmaster / Paul Halley, organ / St. John's Choir, Elora
Faire is the Heaven: Hymns and Anthems [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Sep/2004 ] "Given the beautiful singing and the crystal-clear Naxos recording, this is an immensely rewarding disc." -- Marc Rochester, Gramophone, September 2004 |
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FRANCK / BARRERA / de HEREDIA / de SOLA / CABANILIES / etc
Great European Organs No 73 Michael Novenko (organ of St Andreu, Santanyi, Mallorca) [ Priory / CD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] "I was truly amazed by the sound of this organ and I have to say this will be a gem in my collection. I'm sure it will prove distinct in yours." Star Recording - The Organ |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
An Evening Hymn: Music For Solo Treble Oliver Lepage-Dean (Treble) / The Choir Of St John'S College Cambridge / Christopher Whitton (Organ) / Christopher Robinson (Director & Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Sep/2007 ] "His [Oliver Lepage-Dean] voice is well recorded: firm and even, true in pitch, pure in quality. In two items he sings, as soloist, with the choir: Stanford's G Major Magnificat (the treble's violin concerto) and Mendelssohn's Geistliches Lied... |
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Various
Russia's Most Beautiful Song The Optina Pustyn Male Choir - St. Petersburg [ ARC Music / CD ] The Optina Pustyn Male Choir of St. Petersburg, singing a cappella in the tradition of the world famous Don Cossack Chorus directed by Sergei Jaroff, presents Russian traditional songs including favourites such as the 'Volga Boat Men' and the 'Legend... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Serenade in B flat Major 'Gran Partita' Orchestra of St. Luke's / Sir Charles Mackerras [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 14/Sep/2007 ] "...the playing is beautifully neat, blended and elegant..." -Gramophone |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Symphonies Nos 100 Military 101 "Clock" 104 "London" & 103 "Drum Roll""" Orchestra of St Luke's / Sir Charles MacKerras [ 2 CD - released 20/May/2009 ] |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Symphonies Nos 100 Military & 103 Drum Roll Orchestra of St Luke's / Sir Charles MacKerras [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 16/Apr/2002 ] "Brisk, spirited readings" - Billboard |
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Orchestra Of St Luke's/Runnicl
Mozart: Symphonies 39/41 'Jupi [ Delos / Hybrid SACD - released 27/Jun/2011 ] |
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Orchestre Philharmonique De St
Dukas/Ravel/Koechlin: Sorcerer [ Pentatone / SACD - released 16/Aug/2010 ] |
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Orch.Stabile St.Cecilia/Sabata
Debussy/Respighi:la Mer/Fon [ Testament / CD ] |
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FRANCK / WIDOW / DUPRE / BACH / etc
Organ Works Organ at St. John the Divine / Michael Murray [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 3/Nov/2004 ] "...dazzling moments in this hour's worth of music, and all of it suits Michael Murray down to the ground." -Stereo Review |
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The Organ of St Laurenskerk, Rotterdam / Roger Judd
Great European Organs Vol 61 [ Priory / CD - released 16/Jun/2002 ] Volume 61 of the on-going series |
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MICHAEL DAUGHERTY
Mount Rushmore, Radio City & The Gospel According to Sister Aimee (World Premiere Recordings) Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Carl St. Clair [ Naxos / CD - released 23/Jul/2013 ] GRAMMY Award-winning composer Michael Daugherty explores three icons of "The Greatest Generation", a turbulent period of adversity and achievement in the United States of America spanning the Great Depression of the 1930s through the Second World War |
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PAGANINI
The Best Of Paganini Ilya Kaler (violin), Moshe Hammer (violin), Norbert Kraft (guitar), Gerald Garcia (guitar), Scott St. John (violin), Simon Wynberg (guitar) Polish Nat [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Aug/1997 ] Artists: Ilya Kaler (violin), Moshe Hammer (violin), Norbert Kraft (guitar), Gerald Garcia (guitar), Scott St. John (violin), Simon Wynberg (guitar) Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Gunzenhauser |
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LUIGI BOCCHERINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Boccherini: Guitar Quintets Pepe Romero (Guitar) / Academy Of St Martin In The Fields Chamber Ensemble [ Philips / CD - released 28/Jun/1990 ] Recorded: Great Britain, 12/1978 (G.453); 12/1979 (G.447) |
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MAURO GIULIANI / JOAQUIN RODRIGO
Giuliani/Rodrigo: Guitar Concertos Pepe Romero (Guitar) Angel Romero (Guitar) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Orchestre National de l'Opera de Monte-Carlo / with Catherine Miche [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 18/Aug/2006 ] "The sound quality is as good as I have come to expect from the Pentatone RQR releases, and is a slight improvement over the original Philips LP in terms of its transparency and spatiality...Highly recommended." --SA-CD.net |
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JOAQUIN RODRIGO
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez / Fantasia para un gentilhombre / etc Pepe Romero (guitar) Augustin Leon Ara (violin) Christine Pendrill (cor anglais) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca Originals / CD - released 25/Mar/2007 ] A classic Rodrigo recording, featuring his two most popular concertante works - at mid-price for the first time. |