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STEVE REICH
Reich: Daniel Variations Alan Pierson (Conch Shell) / Los Angeles Master Chorale / London Sinfonietta / Grant Gershon [ Nonesuch / CD - released 20/Apr/2008 ] "Daniel Variations [is] a haunting work that circles around alternating ideas of celebration and discord, the latter represented literally by the bitter harmonic interval of a second, which nags away somewhere in the score, even when the music... |
COLIN MATTHEWS
Machines & Dreams (Incls 'Hidden Variables') Alexander Baillie / London Sinfonietta / Berlin Radio Symphony Orch. / John Carewe (cond.) / London Symphony Orch. / Michael Tilson Thomas (cond.) [ NMC / 2 CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] "This set offers a rounded portrait of a restlessly questing composer … big architectonic pieces in performances of impressive might under Carewe." The Sunday Times 2004 |
FREDERIC CHOPIN / ROBERT SCHUMANN
Chopin: Piano Concerto No 2 / Schumann: Piano Concerto (Rec 1934/35) Alfred Cortot (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Landon Ronald, John Barbirolli (Conductors) [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 2/Jul/2001 ] "At its bargain price this release should prove highly attractive to those with specialized interests." - Fanfare |
CESAR FRANCK
Alfred Cortot - Franck: Symphonic Variations (rec 1934) with concertos by Saint-Saens and Ravel Alfred Cortot (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Landon Ronald / Paris Conservatoire Orchestra / Charles Munch [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 2/Jul/2001 ] "One of his precious few concerto recordings, this disc shows Cortot at his most beguiling. Mark Obert-Thorn's transfers are exceptional and all lovers of past but ever-present greatness will want this second and final Naxos volume of Cortot's sadly... |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Spring Symphony / Welcome Ode / Psalm 150 Alfreda Hodgson (contralto), Elizabeth Gale (soprano), Martyn Hill (tenor) / Southend Boys Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Hickox Legacy / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] This re-release of the Spring Symphony, complemented by two smaller but equally life-confirming works by Britten, marks the composer's centenary year. It also forms part of our ongoing Richard Hickox Legacy series, which pays tribute to this great co |
ALBENIZ
Suite Espanola Op 47 / Rapsodia Espanola (with Turina - Rapsodia Sinfonia) Alicia de Larrocha (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos [ SBS Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] 'A brilliant extravaganza of Spanishry … the unadulterated Decca stereo is here superb' Gramophone |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Sonatas (with Haydn - Adante & Variations; Piano Concerto in D) Alicia de Larrocha (piano) with London Sinfonietta, David Zinman [ SBS Decca Australian Eloquence / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Apr/2014 ] '[Larrocha] plays the Mozart sonatas with great authority and conviction." Gramophone |
FINZI / BRITTEN / HOLST
Works for Choir and Orchestra Alison Barlow (sop) John Mark Ainsley (ten) David Hoult (bar) Stephen Varcoe (bar) / Britten Singers, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Hickox Legacy / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] "If any lover of the music of English twentieth century composers does not have this disc in their collection, they should take steps to rectify the omission immediately." (Recording of the Month musicWeb Aug 2013) |
HUMMEL
Mandolin Concerto, Trumpet Concerto, Ballet Music 'Das ZauberglAckchen' Alison Stephens (mandolin) Urban Agnes (trumpet), London Mozart Players, Shelley [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 19/Jun/2001 ] the first recording of the newly discovered Mandolin Concerto. |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10, etc (with Ravel - Piano Concerto in D major (for the left hand), etc Andrei Gavrilov (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / CD - released 20/Apr/2015 ] In March 2015, after months of lively speculation in the media, the London Symphony Orchestra formally announced that Sir Simon Rattle would become its Music Director in September 2017. This news made headlines in the UK, where Liverpool-born Rattle,... |
ANDRES SEGOVIA
The 1946 New York and the 1949 London Recordings Andres Segovia (guitar) / New London Orchestra / Alec Sherman (conductor) [ Naxos Historical Great Guitarists / CD - released 19/Jun/2006 ] "Segovia at the height of his powers during this period. A worthy addition to any respectable collection of guitar music" (MusicWeb July 2006) |
Andrew Lloyd Webber / London Palladium Cast Recording
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (Deluxe Edition) [ Universal Music / CD - released 20/Dec/2005 ] Available as an import CD from Europe, this digitally re-mastered, deluxe edition of 'Joseph' features Jason Donovan and includes a full libretto and special packaging. |
DONIZETTI / ROSSINI / MOZART / VERDI
Great Operatic Arias: (In English) Andrew Shore (baritone) / Philharmonia Orchestra, London Philharmonic, Parry [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jun/2002 ] The latest volume of Chandos' Great Operatic Arias recordings |
GUSTAV HOLST
Holst: Orchestral Works (Incls 'St Paul's Suite') Andrew Watkinson (violin) & Nicholas Ward (violin) Duke Dobing (flute) & Christopher Hooker (oboe) / City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos The Hickox Legacy / CD - released 28/Jul/2017 ] This 1994 recording is one of the first Holst collections made by Hickox and the City of London Sinfonia. An orchestra he conducted for thirty seven years, until his death. Having brought neglected works by Holst to a more deserved fame in the early... |
HARRISON BIRTWISTLE
Birtwistle: Angel Fighter / etc Andrew Watts (Angel) & Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts (Jacob) / BBC Singers & London Sinfonietta, David Atherton [ NMC / CD - released 20/May/2017 ] Gramophone Awards 2016 - Finalist - Contemporary |
ALICE MARY SMITH
Smith: Symphony in A minor / Andante for Clarinet and Orchestra / Symphony in C minor Angela Malsbury (clarinet) / London Mozart Players / Howard Shelley, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] Penguin Stereo Guide (Rosette Recording) - "The sound-quality nicely balances warmth and detail, and the music itself is undemanding if delightful to listen to" (MusicSource.com) |
CARL ORFF
Carmina Burana Ann Archibald (soprano), John Graham-Hall (tenor) Peter Sidhom (baritone) / London, Royal Choral Society & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Cooke [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] Carl Orff was born into a distinguished Bavarian military family, and after composing songs in his childhood took up studies at the Munich Academy of Music. His early music shows the influence of Debussy, but this was soon cast off in favour of... |
ELGAR
The Dream of Gerontius (complete) Ann Sofie von Otter (mezzo soprano) / David Rendall (tenor) Alastair Miles (bass) / London Symphony chorus & orchestra / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live / 2 CD - released 10/Aug/2006 ] 'this new recording from the LSO and Sir Colin Davis is so detailed in its emotional responses - so magical is Davis's phrasing that there are times that one dare not breathe for fear of breaking the spell' International Record Review |
ELGAR
The Dream of Gerontius (complete) Ann Sofie von Otter (mezzo soprano) / David Rendall (tenor) Alastair Miles (bass) / London Symphony chorus & orchestra / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / 2 SACD - released 10/Aug/2006 ] Hybrid SACD Compatible with all CD players. Includes high density stereo and surround tracks that can be read by SACD players. Elgar's Dream of Gerontius was thought by many to be outlandishly modern at the time of its completion in 1900. Telling... |
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BEETHOVEN
Missa Solemnis [recorded live in 2010] Anne Schwanewilms (soprano) Annette Jahns (mezzo) Nikolai Schukoff (tenor) Dietrich Henschel (bass) / London Philharmonic Choir, Christoph Eschenbach [ LPO Live / CD - released 10/Feb/2013 ] |
