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BEETHOVEN / HAYDN / WEBER
Folk Song Arrangements [2 CD set] Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Edith Mathis, Alexander Young, Julia Hamari, RIAS Kammerchor, with accompliment [ Deutsche Grammophon SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/May/2010 ] "Between them these discs contain forty-six songs and over two hours of delightful and often neglected music. Taken a few at a time I find that they lift the spirits and open the ears delightfully." (MusicWeb Jan 2010) |
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LEOS JANACEK
Janacek: Jenufa (complete opera recorded in 1989) Glyndebourne Opera / Anja Silja, Roberta Alexander, Philip Langridge / Andrew Davis (cond) [ Kultur / Channel 4 DVD / DVD - released 28/Dec/2001 ] "State-of-the-art filming of a state-of-the-art production, cunningly cast and passionately played and conducted...hugely recommended." - International Record Review Dec 2001 |
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HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24 / La mort de Cleopatre Janet Baker, Nicolai Gedda, Gabriel Bacquier / Chœurs de 'Opera de Paris, Orchestre de Paris & LSO / Georges Pretre & Alexander Gibson [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 1/May/2007 ] "Prêtre's "Damnation de Faust"...does have some of the finest singers of the day. Nicolai Gedda and Gabriel Bacquier both turn in excellent professional performances. Dame Janet Baker was evidently determined to stretch herself no matter what the... |
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Joey Alexander
Joey. Monk. Live! [ Motema / CD ] In celebration of Thelonious Monk's centennial, Joey Alexander performed at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Appel Room in June of 2017. The resulting live album, Joey.Monk.Live! captures Joey's trio, with bassist Scott Colley and drummer Willie Jones III,... |
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HANDEL
Handel Arias Karina Gauvin (soprano) / Tempo Rubato / Alexander Weiman [ Atma / CD - released 10/Sep/2009 ] "Her glinting soprano, bright-edged yet deliciously rounded and sensual, is used with rare understanding for character……The highlight is the Queen of Sheba's Will the Sun Forget to Streak, fabulously sung……." Sunday Times |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
Piano Trios Nos 1 & 2 (with Schnittke - Piano Trio) Kempf Trio (Freddy Kempf, piano; Pierre Bensaid, violin; Alexander Chaushian, cello) [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2009 ] "Anyone who doubts the spiritual desolation wrought by Soviet communism need only listen to this disc...The Shostakovich is impressively intense" The Telegraph, 12th February 2010 *** |
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NICOLO PAGANINI & OTHERS
Paganini: 24 Caprices / Caprices by Berlioz, Cervello, Kreisler, Ortiz, etc María Dueñas (violin), with Raphael Feuillatre (guitar) Itamar Golan, Alexander Malofeev (piano) Boris Kuschnir (vio) / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 28/Feb/2025 ] "I'd be hard-pushed to name another modern recording offering anything close to the multicoloured lyrical imagination produced by this 22-year-old." Gramophone Recording of the Month Gramophone March 2025 |
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HENRY PURCELL / GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Purcell: Songs and Interludes / Handel: Arias from Xerxes Maureen Forrester (contralto) Alexander Young (tenor) Martin Isepp (harpsichord) / Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman [ MCA Millennium Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/1996 ] Recording: June 1966 - Mozartsaal, Vienna |
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Monty Alexander
Goin' Yard [ Telarc Records / CD - released 1/Feb/2006 ] "I am most excited about my new album because it's a live concert with my brothers from Jamaica, rather than a studio recording. It's a heartfelt collection of mostly my own compositions, with some Bob Marley songs, and it's unique because this is... |
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Monty Alexander
Live At The Iridium [ Telarc Records / CD - released 14/Mar/2005 ] Recorded in May 2004 at the New York City jazz club, featuring the finest compositions from Monty's own vast catalog pus a few numbers from composers he has long admired. |
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Monty Alexander
Monty Meets Sly & Ro [ Telarc / SACD - released 11/Mar/2002 ] |
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Monty Alexander
My America [ Telarc Records / CD - released 1/Dec/2002 ] Familiar touchstones of 20th century popular music and instrumental versions |
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Monty Alexander
My America [ Telarc / SACD - released 18/Dec/2008 ] |
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Monty Alexander
Rocksteady [ Telarc / SACD - released 3/May/2004 ] |
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Monty Alexander & Ernest Rangl
Rocksteady [ Telarc / CD - released 18/Dec/2008 ] |
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Monty Alexander / Sly Dunbar / Robbie Shakespeare
Monty Meets Sly And Robbie [ Telarc Discover Jazz / CD - released 1/Feb/2006 ] Killer combination: classic soul, funky jazz, modern grooves w/hardcore dub flavour |
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Monty Alexander Trio
Impressions In Blue [ Telarc Records / CD - released 1/Aug/2003 ] Monty celebrates the bluesier side of jazz, with eleven tracks that include favourites from the great American songbook, as well as few selections of more exotic origin |
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GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Anna Bolena (complete opera recorded in 1970) Nicolai Ghiaurov, Elena Souliotis, Marilyn Horne, John Alexander / Wiener Staatsopernchor & Opernorchester, Silvio Varviso [ Australian Decca Eloquence / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Apr/2018 ] 'Marilyn Horne virtually carries the whole opera (in this recording) on her shoulders, and page after page of the score reveals her as a consummate singing-actress.' Opera, January 1971 |
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ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Glazunov: Complete Concertos Rachel Barton Pine (violin) Alexander Romanovsky (piano) Wen-Sinn Yang (cello) Marc Chisson (saxophone) / Russian National Orchestra, Jose Serebrier [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 21/Feb/2011 ] "there's little doubt that both Serebrier and his soloists, supported by warmly idiomatic playing from the Russian National Orchestra and a beautifully clear recording, make a highly persuasive case for the reappraisal of these works." BBC Music |
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DUKAS / SAINT-SAENS / ROSSINI-RESPIGHI
The Sorcerer`s Apprentice / Danse macabre, Op.40 / La Boutique fantasque Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Sir Alexander Gibson [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/1990 ] Collect - the midprice Chandos label |