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J. S. BACH
John Williams plays Bach John Williams (guitar) with Peter Hurford (organ) & the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Kenneth Sillito [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 1/May/2018 ] The Australian guitarist John Williams has long been universally recognized as a true master, to quote the Guardian. The centrepiece of his Bach recordings is formed by the Suites for solo lute. |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Joshua Bell (violin) / Academy of St Martin In The Fields [ Sony Classical / CD - released 8/Sep/2008 ] "This music is so familiar and its technical demands so mainstream these days that any of today's better-trained violinists could deliver a respectable rendition--of any Vivaldi concerto for that matter. But Bell's assured performances and... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Voice of the Violin Joshua Bell (Violin) Orchestra of St Luke's / Michael Stern [ Sony Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] From the world of opera and song, Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell has chosen some of the most popular and enduring melodies ever written for his latest Sony Classical recording Voice of the Violin. |
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PUCCINI / CHOPIN / GLUCK / BORODIN / MONTEVERDI / etc
Romance of the Violin Joshua Bell (violin) with the Academy of St Martins in the Fields [ Sony Music / CD - released 28/Nov/2003 ] "The American violinist with movie-star good looks has emerged as one of the finest musicians of his generation" (The Washington Post) |
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J. S. BACH
Violin Concertos / etc Joshua Bell (violin) with the Academy of St Martins in the Fields [ Sony Music / CD - released 28/Nov/2014 ] "the conception is original and exceptionally executed with searing and soaring artistic intent." (Gramophone Editor's Choice Nov 2014) |
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MAX BRUCH
Bruch: Scottish Fantasy / Violin Concerto no 1 in G minor Joshua Bell (violin/director) / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields [ Sony Classics / CD - released 25/Jul/2018 ] "Very well recorded, and ideally partnered with his present team-mates, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Bell never short-changes the works' attractions and sometimes delivers more than you might expect." The Times |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 20 & 23 / Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Khatia Buniatishvili (piano, director) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields [ Sony Classical / CD - released 23/May/2011 ] After a string of releases on Sony Classical that have redefined the parameters of the classical recital album, Khatia Buniatishvili is returning to tradition with a recording of two of Mozart's most sublime late piano concertos. |
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RACHMANINOV / SCRIABIN
Piano Concerto No 3 / 10 Etudes Lang Lang (piano) St. Petersburg Philharmonic / Yuri Temirkanov (conductor) [ Telarc Records / CD - released 28/May/2002 ] "...this could well be history in the making." - The Times |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOFF / ALEXANDER SCRIABIN
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30 / Scriabin: Etudes (LP) Lang Lang, Yuri Temirkanov, & St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra [ Craft / 2 LP - released 9/Jun/2023 ] Marking the debut orchestral recording of legendary Lang Lang's illustrious career, this album includes the pianist's performance of Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor, Op 30 with the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra from Proms at the Royal Albert... |
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Mackerras/Orchestra Of St Lu
Haydn: Symphonies 101 & 104 [ Telarc / CD - released 30/Sep/2002 ] |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: MASTERPIECE Beethoven Martha Modl (soprano), Yehudi Menuhin (violin) / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic, Academy St Martin-in-the-Fields [ EMI Studio / CD - released 10/Feb/1990 ] This CD contains all the most familiar and best-loved works by the Ludwig van Beethoven, performed by a galaxy of star musicans. |
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BUXTEHUDE
Organ works Masaaki Suzuki {Klapmeyer Organ of St Nicolai Church, Altenbruch & the Wilde-Schniltger Organ of St Jacobi Church, Ludingworth) [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Feb/2010 ] "Suzuki strikes a perfect accord between an expressively singing solo line and its fastidiously-shaped accompaniment." (BBC Music) |
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JOAQUIN RODRIGO / MALCOLM ARNOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rodrigo: Concierto Aranjuez / Arnold: Concerto for Guitar & Orchestra Michael Conn (guitar) / The Orchestra of St. John's, Smith Square, John Lubbock [ IMP Classics / CD - released 28/Sep/1992 ] Originally released 1987 |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 'Organ' / Encores a la Francaise Michael Murray at the organ at St Francis de Sales Church, Philadelphia / Philadelphia Symphony / Eugene Ormandy [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2004 ] "Michael Murray's organ playing bespeaks a mastery and authority that matches the orchestra's... The closing section, in which organ and full orchestra play together, will exhilarate you..." -Digital Audio |
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Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
Where The Messengers Meet [ Dead Oceans / CD - released 2/Aug/2010 ] |
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Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
Where The Messengers Meet [ Dead Oceans / LP - released 2/Aug/2010 ] |
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Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band [ Longtime Listener / CD - released 18/Jan/2010 ] The debut album from the 5-piece classic rock band from Seattle recalls Wolf Parade, with the band's frayed melodic sensibilities and urgent, driven vocals in particular. |
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Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band [ Dead Oceans / CD - released 9/Mar/2009 ] |
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Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band [ Dead Oceans / LP - released 9/Mar/2009 ] |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Keyboard Concertos, Volume 2 (Nos 3, 5, 6 & 7) Murray Perahia (piano) / Academy of St Martins in the Fields [ Sony Classics / CD - released 18/Mar/2002 ] Rosette (highest rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |