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W.A. MOZART
Concerto in A for Basset Clarinet plus vocal items Craig Hill (basset clarinet) Cyndia Sieden (soprano) / Australian Brandenburg Orchestra [period instruments] / Paul Dyer [ ABC Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] |
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Marilyn Crispell / Gary Peacock / Paul Motion / Annette Peacock
Nothing Ever Was Anyway [ ECM / 2 CD - released 19/Dec/2008 ] It's astonishing to think that the music of Annette Peacock, given its rare and just dues on this essential 1997 release, has not been buried under more attention. Then again, when listening to it in the hands of pianist Marilyn Crispell (in her ECM... |
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ELGAR / WALTON / BRITTEN / DELIUS / KNUSSEN / TIPPETT / RODNEY-BENNETT
Best of British from the 2007 BBC Proms [2 CD set] Daniel Hope (violin), Philip Dukes (viola) Christian Poltéra, Paul Watkins (cello) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis, Jiríi Belohlávek [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 14/Jul/2014 ] This special priced two-CD set features selected highlights from the 2007 BBC Proms season, compiled to a survey of the best of British music of the last 100 years. The Album captures the world premiere performance of Sir Richard Rodney Bennett's... |
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BENT SORENSEN
Bent Sørensen: Snowbells - Works for choir Danish National Vocal Ensemble, Paul Hillier [ Dacapo / CD - released 20/Apr/2016 ] Bent Sørensen's atmospheric vocal work Sneklokker (Snowbells) from 2010 arose as the audio accompaniment for the unique art installation 'The White Forest', in which an area in a summer-green forest was partly transformed into a snow-white winter... |
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Dave Brubeck Quartet feat. Paul Desmond
In Your Own Sweet Way [ Avid / CD - released 12/Oct/2009 ] One of the key jazz groups of the time are here featured with previously unreleased material recorded around the summer and autumn of 1958. Led by the legendary pianist Dave Brubeck these studio transcriptions feature Brubeck's long time sax player... |
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Dave Brubeck Quartet Featuring Paul Desmond
On The Radio: Live 1956-57 [ Acrobat / CD - released 14/Aug/2008 ] |
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The Dave Brubeck Quartet With Paul Desmond
At Newport 1956 & 1959 [ Phoenix / CD - released 18/Jul/2011 ] |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel's Unsung Heroes Iestyn Davies, Christine Rice, Lucy Crowe (vocals) / Paul Sharp (trumpet) Roger Montgomery (horn) Joe Walters (horn) / La Nuova Musica, David Bates [ Pentatone / CD - released 15/Oct/2021 ] "This project is a heroic achievement for all involved." Recording of the Month BBC Music Magazine Christmas 2021 |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No 6 / Violin Concerto (Rec 1955/60) David Oistrakh (violin) / Stockholm Festival Orchestra / Philharmonia Orchestra / Paul Kletzki [ Medici Masters / CD - released 18/Nov/2007 ] "Another fine entrant in this increasingly useful series, this Tchaikovsky release is a testament to Kletzki's under-sung symphonic eloquence and adds the absorbing Oistrakh performance." (MusicWeb Dec 2007) |
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David Paul Jones
Something There [ Linn / CD - released 1/Jan/2002 ] |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart - Piano Concertos Nos 1, 21 & 25 Derek Han (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Freeman [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 17/Oct/2008 ] |
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W.A. MOZART
Piano Concertos Nos 20, 21 'Elvira Madigan', 23 & 24 Derek Han (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra under Paul Freeman [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] In addition to Brilliant's best-selling 170 CD box with the complete works by Mozart they celebrate with this double CD of four major piano concertos. |
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W.A. MOZART
The Great Piano Concertos Vol. 2 (Incls KV271 Jeunehomme KV449 KV456 KV537 Coronation Concerto) Derek Han (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra under Paul Freeman [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 13/Mar/2006 ] Of course we can not ignore Mozart’s anniversary. So in addition to Brilliant's best-selling 170 CD box with the complete works by this composer they celebrate his 250th birthday with a special series. This consists of 14 3CD-sets with selected... |
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FRANZ von SUPPE / DANIEL AUBER / HECTOR BERLIOZ / etc
Suppe / Auber: Overtures:(1959- - 1962 recordings) Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray [ Alto / Mercury Living Presence / CD - released 15/May/2018 ] Mastered fromMercury Living Presence LPs. 'Mercury is all about the placement of the microphones. Paul Paray, the conductor who made the Detroit Symphony one of the finest 'French' orchestras on the planet' (Gramophone) . |
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MENDELSSOHN / SCHMITT / SIBELIUS / CHABRIER / BEETHOVEN / SUPPÉ / etc
Paul Paray - The Mercury Masters: Volume 2 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray, with Monique Haas (piano) [ Mercury Living Presence Eloquence / 22 CD Box Set - released 17/Jun/2022 ] This edition of their recordings, remastered from the original sources by Thomas Fine and Wilma Cozart Fine, chronicles the last five years of this partnership (1958-62). This original jackets collection is presented chronologically. |
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ALBERT ROUSSEL
Roussel: Musique Française Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray / New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein / etc [ Praga Digitals / CD - released 9/Jun/2017 ] Albert Roussel, much-travelled midshipman inspired by visions from the East, successfully endows the intrinsic classicism of the symphony with both dryness and impressionist lushness. Distinguished conductors, impressed by Roussel's powerful,... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K384 (Complete opera) Diana Damrau, Anna Prohaska, Rolando Villazón, Paul Schweinester / Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Jul/2016 ] The third of DG's series of seven Mozart operas conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and initiated by Rolando Villazón, in collaboration with Festspielhaus Baden Baden, U-Live, and sponsored by ROLEX. The release follows up a "completely... |
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EDWARD MacDOWELL
MacDowell: Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2 / New England Idyls Donna Amato (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Freeman, conductor [ Alto / CD - released 10/Aug/2013 ] "[Piano Concerto No.2 is] fresh and tuneful, redolent of Mendelssohn and Saint-Saëns. Donna Amato's scintillating performance is entirely winning, and she is equally persuasive in the a minor Concerto. This music needs polish and elegance as well as... |
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PHILIP GLASS
Philip Glass: The Complete Sony Recordings Douglas Perry, Paul Esswood, Claudia Cummings, Yo Yo Ma / New York City Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Christopher Keene / The Philip Glass Ensemble [ Sony Opera House / 24 CD Box Set - released 17/Dec/2016 ] This Ltd, deluxe x24 CD box set see's the first ever release of the complete Philip Glass recordings on Sony Classical. The release coincides with the occasion of the composer's 80th Birthday celebrations on 31st January 2017. |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Chamber Music (Includes Piano Quintet in G minor Op. 57 & Cello Sonata in D minor Op. 40) (Rec 1990-1992) Edward Auer (piano) Paul Rosenthal (violin) Godfried Hoogeveen (cello) Isabelle van Keulen (violin and viola) Timora Rosler (cello) Klara Wartz (piano [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 18/Aug/2005 ] This set of 3 CD's contains seven of the best works for small ensembles and solo instrument by Shostakovich. |